questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of issues raised by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, published on 10th June 2026, regarding the proposed area-based exemptions from Biodiversity Net Gain requirements for residential brownfield development on nature recovery; and whether her department plans to withdraw the proposed exemptions in relation to their impact on nature recovery and environmental inequality.
answerText: The Biodiversity Net Gain consultation on a potential additional targeted exemption for certain residential brownfield development closed on 10 June 2026 and thank you to all those that responded. Evidence from responses, including a response from CIEEM, ...
heading: Biodiversity: Property Development