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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the £9 million Tranche 2 international nature funding already approved for the Legacy Landscapes Fund.

The Government has invested £20 million in the Legacy Landscapes Fund as planned. The £9m Tranche 2 was intended for a new, separate programme. Following ODA budget reductions, Defra has prioritised existing programmes to support partner countries to achieve 30x30.