Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applicants have received funding from the Big Nature Impact Fund as of 11 May 2023.

The Big Nature Impact Fund is being designed as a public-private fund for nature which will unlock significant private investment into nature projects, such as new tree planting and restoring peatlands. Managed by Federated Hermes and Finance Earth, the fund will invest in projects which will aid small business growth and job creation as well as soak up carbon emissions and support cleaner air and water. The Fund is in the process of being set up as a legal entity.