Environment Act 2021

(asked on 12th March 2026) - View Source

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to meet the nature targets set out in the Environment Act 2021.


Answered by
Mary Creagh Portrait
Mary Creagh
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 19th March 2026

The Government is clear that nature and development can go hand in hand.

The Land Use Framework shows we have enough land to achieve our priorities if we make better decisions about how we use it.  We can restore nature and meet our housing and clean energy targets.

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