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Written question asked by Steve Reed (Labour) on Friday, 12 April 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 April 2024 (named day). It was answered by David Rutley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 17 April 2024 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.


Nature Conservation: Finance

Question

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2024 to Question 18175 on Nature Conservation: Finance, what estimate he has made of the total budget that is (a) unspent and (b) unallocated as of 12 April 2024.

Answer

Between financial years 2021/22 and 2022/23 the UK spent £763 million on climate change interventions that protect and restore nature and biodiversity leaving £2.2 billion to spend between 2023/24 and 2025/26. This figure will be updated when total spend for the financial year for 2023/24 is finalised later this year. There is currently over £3 billion allocated to nature programming between 2021/22 and 2025/26.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
21051
Session
2023-24
Related items
Nature Conservation: Finance
Monday, 18 March 2024
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Biodiversity Finance Nature conservation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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