A question on #LocalGovernment #Ecology tabled by Blake Stephenson on 21-03-2025 has been answered by Mary Creagh.

Heading: Local Government: Ecology
Question ID: 1787258
UIN: 40340
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-21
Asking Member ID: 5100
Asking Member display name: Blake Stephenson
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Blake Stephenson
Member interest: true
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the recruitment of additional ecologists in local government.
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Date answered: 2025-03-28
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Answering Member ID: 1579
Answering Member display name: Mary Creagh
Answering Member handle: marycreagh_
Answering Member Twitter reference: @marycreagh_
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Answer text: Since November 2021, the Government has committed over £35 million to Local planning authorities (LPAs) to help them prepare for and implement biodiversity net gain. Defra has confirmed funding up to the end of 2024/25 and will confirm for 2025/26 shortly...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tweeted: true