Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the publication entitled Environmental Outcomes Reports: Roadmap to reform, published on 13 March 2026, whether (a) Habitats Regulations and (b) Biodiversity Net Gain assessments will be incorporated into Environmental Outcome Reports.

Neither Habitats Regulations Assessments nor Biodiversity Net Gain assessments will be incorporated into Environmental Outcomes Reports.

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulations set out that where both an EIA and an appropriate assessment under the Habitats regime is required, the two assessments should be co-ordinated in order to avoid duplication.