Question follow-through · 109524
Biodiversity: Property Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of misapplication of the de minimis exemption on the rollout of biodiversity net gain obligations.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 29 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 4 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
29 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of misapplication of the de minimis exemption on the rollout of biodiversity net gain obligations.
2 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Feb 2026
Answer published
A full consultation response and impact assessment to the Biodiversity Net Gain small, medium and brownfield development consultation will be published soon. This will set out whether any changes will be made to the de minimis exemption alongside the intr...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Environment Protection: Regulation
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Peatlands: Conservation
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Peatlands
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Controlled Burning
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Wind Power: Land
11 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Biodiversity Net Gain and peatland restoration funding on land subsequently developed for onshore wind.