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

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) on 7 April (HC40908), what communications representatives of the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation have made to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on (1) the Swanscombe Peninsula Site of Special Scientific Interest designation or (2) the presence or absence of distinguished jumping spiders within land owned by the Development Corporation for development, since 4 July 2024.

The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government, as the sponsor department, has regular discussions with Ebbsfleet Development Corporation on matters relevant to its core objectives including the impact of the Site of Special Scientific Interest.