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Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Environment Agency

Feb. 27 2024

Source Page: Stream polluted by “negligent” Southern Water
Document: Stream polluted by “negligent” Southern Water (webpage)

Found: The incident happened near where habitats and wetlands were previously given formal protection by conservation

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Written Question

Water: Pollution Control

Monday 11th September 2023

Asked by: Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of nutrient neutrality mitigation schemes on (a) biodiversity and (b) carbon sequestration.

Answered by Trudy Harrison

Nutrient mitigation can provide carbon and biodiversity benefits alongside other wider environmental benefits if the mitigation involves nature-based interventions such as wetlands or other habitat creation. Natural England’s Nutrient Mitigation Scheme will continue to maximise the wider environmental benefits of nutrient mitigation in its new and expanded form; as well as seeking to promote innovative approaches to reducing nutrient pollution.

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Lords Chamber
Biodiversity Gain Site Register (Financial Penalties and Fees) Regulations 2024 - Wed 10 Jan 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) The biodiversity net gain that is being offered is “We will have some wetlands over there”—I am not quite - Speech Link

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Select Committee

National Farmers Union

WQI0030 - Water quality and water infrastructure: follow-up

Written Evidence May. 15 2024

Committee: Environmental Audit Committee

Found: high-cost and low-return such as using anaerobic digestion to process manures and creating artificial wetlands

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Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Natural England

Mar. 28 2023

Source Page: Future of new Calstock wetlands assured with 20 year management agreement
Document: Future of new Calstock wetlands assured with 20 year management agreement (webpage)

Found: Future of new Calstock wetlands assured with 20 year management agreement

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Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Jan. 04 2024

Source Page: Biggest upgrade to UK farming schemes introduced by the Government since leaving the EU
Document: Biggest upgrade to UK farming schemes introduced by the Government since leaving the EU (webpage)

Found: reward farmers who are already protecting the environment, for example through maintaining grasslands, wetlands

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Select Committee

Dŵr Cymru

WQW0004 - Water quality in Wales

Written Evidence Nov. 22 2023

Inquiry: Water quality in Wales
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Welsh Affairs Committee (Department: Wales Office)

Found: Wetlands Constructed wetlands are engineered to mimic the physical, chemical, and biological processes

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Select Committee

Correspondence from the Wildlife and Countryside Link relating to the Government response to the Committee's report on Species reintroduction, dated 2 November 2023

Correspondence Nov. 14 2023

Committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Found: , Chi ef Executive Office r, The Ri vers Trust Tim McGrath, Director of Conservation, Wildfowl and Wetlands

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