PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Nature Conservation: EU Law (5 July 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to revoke legislation implementing the EU Habitats Directive in the forthcoming Brexit Freedoms Bill announced in the Queen's Speech 2022.

Asked by:
Sarah Green (Liberal Democrat)

We set out our initial proposals to reform the Habitat Regulations in the Nature Recovery Green Paper: protected sites and species. The Nature Recovery Green Paper consultation closed on 11 May and we are now in the process of analysing responses. The Government will publish a formal response in due course.

Answered by:
Steve Double (Conservative)
12 July 2022