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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to ensure an environmentally sustainable economic recovery from the covid-19 outbreak.

We will rebuild our economy and society from the coronavirus pandemic in a way that is cleaner, greener and more resilient. We have just launched a £40 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund, bringing forward funding to help charities and environmental organisations start work on projects across England to restore nature and tackle climate change; and the £3 billion green investment package that could help support around 140,000 green jobs and upgrade buildings to help reduce emissions.

Our landmark Environment, Fisheries and Agriculture Bills will also underpin green recovery. Our legislative agenda will protect and recover our precious natural environment and diverse ecosystems. This is in line with our 25 Year Environment Plan and our commitments to leave the environment in a better state than we inherited it and to deliver the most ambitious environmental programme of any country on earth.