Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle biodiversity loss in the London Borough of Havering.

This Government is committed to tackling biodiversity loss. We have set targets on species abundance, species extinction and habitat creation and restoration through the Environment Act. These targets will drive actions to support biodiversity in Havering and every other local authority area across England.

Government has launched a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) to ensure it fully supports our mission to recover nature. We will publish a summary of findings in early 2025, to be followed by publication of a revised EIP in Spring 2025.

Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) are being prepared across the whole of England to support delivery of the biodiversity targets. The Greater London Authority is preparing a strategy which covers the Havering constituency, with support from the local planning authorities in the area, including Havering Borough Council.