Question follow-through · 114959
Biodiversity: Property Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking to steps to (a) amend processes for applying for biodiversity net gain exemptions and (b) require developers to provide objective evidence that an exem
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 23 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 25 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 25 Feb 2026 · 2 calendar days after tabling
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- Fisheries: Territorial Waters · 28 Apr 2026
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- Pigs: Slaughterhouses · 29 Jun 2026
- Animal Welfare · 8 Jul 2026
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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
23 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking to steps to (a) amend processes for applying for biodiversity net gain exemptions and (b) require developers to provide objective evidence that an exem
25 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Government has announced its intention to introduce changes to biodiversity net gain (BNG), including a new area-based exemption set at 0.2 hectares. Full details will be set out in the consultation response to be published shortly. BNG applies to pla...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Fisheries: Territorial Waters
28 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of alleged unauthorised fishing taking place in protected marine environments in UK coastal waters.
Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Sustainable Farming Incentive
23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to introduce an offline application process for the Sustainable Farming Incentive and the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier Scheme.
Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Sustainable Farming Incentive
23 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to ensure those managing common land will be eligible to apply for the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier Sche
Pigs: Slaughterhouses
29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to implement the policy recommendations of the Animal Welfare Committee's independent report into the carbon dioxide gas stunning of pigs, publis
Animal Welfare
8 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to implement the findings of the December 2024 Court of Appeal ruling on animal welfare practices that breach the Welfare of Farmed Animals (England
Animal Welfare
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made on the next steps laid out in the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, published on December 2025.
Bluetongue Disease: Disease Control
14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential financial impact of bluetongue virus on livestock farms; and whether she plans to provide additional financial support to farmers facing f