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Wednesday 15th April 2026 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Please! I am trying to hear, and the noise is not helpful.

[Vikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole) (LD)]

Q8. Will the Prime Minister join me in congratulating Dorset Wildlife Trust and the people of Dorset on their incredible efforts to secure Upton heath for nature, after part of this internationally designated site was put up for sale after decades-old planning consent was being used for mineral extraction? We worked around the clock to raise hundreds of thousands—secured just last night—to buy the site, but the value was inflated by the permission from the 1950s, which should never have applied to a site of special scientific interest. Will the Prime Minister demonstrate his Government’s commitment to nature by committing to legislate to extinguish historical planning consents without compensation on sites that achieve international environmental designation?