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Written question asked by Robbie Moore (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 April 2026 (named day). It was answered by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Monday, 13 April 2026 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Natural England: Environment Protection

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much public funding was allocated to Natural England for its nutrient mitigation scheme in 2022.

Answer

In 2022/23 the (then) Government allocated £30 million over three years to Natural England for the Nutrient Mitigation Scheme. Natural England used this to prepare, facilitate and administer a scheme in accordance with the Secretary of State Direction (see here) to address development pressures in catchments where the scheme could deliver the most impact.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
123790
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Finance Environment protection Planning Natural England Eutrophication
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk