Question follow-through · 18349
Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed appropriate prioritisation approach within Environmental Delivery Plans on environmental harm; and what framework w
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 13 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Planning Permission: Biodiversity · 28 Aug 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
13 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed appropriate prioritisation approach within Environmental Delivery Plans on environmental harm; and what framework w
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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17 Jul 2026
Answer published
The mitigation hierarchy remains at the heart of the Nature Restoration Fund. These Regulations require Natural England, where appropriate, to prioritise avoidance measures over mitigation and compensation measures, and mitigation over compensation measur...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Planning Permission: Biodiversity
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Planning Permission: Biodiversity
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of planning applications under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 have claimed the de minimis exemption from biodiversity net gain each year since 2024.