Question follow-through · 95945
Brownfield Sites: Biodiversity
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 91533 on Brownfield Sites: Biodiversity, whether the full impact assessment will be published prior to her response to the consul
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 1 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 4 Dec 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 24 November 2025 to Question 91533 on Brownfield Sites: Biodiversity, whether the full impact assessment will be published prior to her response to the consul
3 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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4 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Government response to the ‘Improving biodiversity net gain for minor, medium and brownfield development’ consultation and the impact assessment will be published in due course. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published in Ma...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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