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Written question asked by Ellie Chowns (Green Party) on Wednesday, 12 November 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 November 2025. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Thursday, 4 December 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Grasslands: Environment Protection

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases Natural England is investigating for potential breaches of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No.2) Regulations 2006 on semi-natural grassland for (a) 2025, (b) 2024 and (c) 2023.

Answer

Figures by financial year can be found in Natural England’s published enforcement reports here. The 2023/24 report is due to be published soon, and work is underway on the 2024/25 report.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
90551
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Environment protection Grasslands
Legislation
Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No.2) Regulations 2006
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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