Select committee: Environmental Audit Committee
Conclusion 26
First Report - Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust?
Published 30 Jun 2021
Paragraph 124
Environmental Audit Committee Biodiversity and Ecosystems All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
Between 2013–14 to 2019–20 Natural England’s baseline funding reduced by 49 per cent. The body considers that it can no longer deliver its statutory duties to a good standard as a direct consequence of these cuts. The cuts have fallen disproportionately on Natural England’s budget for monitoring and information provision.
From: Environmental Audit Committee, First Report - Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust? (HC 136), paragraph 124, 30 June 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 30 September 2021 (deadline 30 August 2021).