Select committee: Environmental Audit Committee
Conclusion 35
First Report - Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust?
Published 30 Jun 2021
Paragraph 156
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
The 25 Year Environment Plan is not yet supported by clear, ambitious, quantified statutory targets and milestones. The Environment Bill will provide a statutory underpinning for five of the goals in the Plan, but government has not set long-term objectives for the other five plan areas or how its goals will be met. The current significant improvement test for targets within the Environment Bill is ultimately decided by the Secretary of State. We agree with the Natural Capital Committee that the test is highly subjective.
From: Environmental Audit Committee, First Report - Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust? (HC 136), paragraph 156, 30 June 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 30 September 2021 (deadline 30 August 2021).