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Written question asked by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Thursday, 29 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 February 2026. It was answered by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Thursday, 5 February 2026 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2025 to Question 98739 on Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park, what discussions she has had with Birmingham City Council on additional funds to support (a) biodiversity and (b) reducing pollution in Sutton Park since that Council issued a Section 114 notice in September 2023.

Answer

Natural England has discussed the following options for funding with Birmingham City Council to support biodiversity and pollution reduction; Severn Trent Water’s 5-year funded Asset Management Programme, future utilisation of agri-environment scheme funding, options for council designed and implemented ‘developer funded’ scheme, and the West Midlands Combined Authority’s Local Investment in Natural Capital (LINC) Programme.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
109512
Session
2024-26
Related items
Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park
Thursday, 18 December 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Biodiversity Finance Pollution Sutton Park
Link
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