Nutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Debate

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Department: Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Nutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

Kerry McCarthy Excerpts
Tuesday 5th September 2023

(8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kerry McCarthy Portrait Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab)
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Does the Minister accept that the proposed investment in the Natural England nutrient mitigation scheme covers only 15% of the total mitigation requirement to 2030? Where will the additional funds required to address the shortfall come from?

Rachel Maclean Portrait Rachel Maclean
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I do not accept that figure, and I do not know where the hon. Lady got it. Those schemes are very much in progress at the moment, on an ongoing basis. We are working through some of the details. I should also mention that as well as the Natural England scheme we have the Government’s own scheme, administered by my Department, which we will be able to deliver throughout the country.