Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Environmental Audit Committee
Closed
Inquiry
This inquiry examines how the UK can best protect and enhance biodiversity. We are: reviewing the UK Government’s performance on achieving international and domestic biodiversity targets in preparation for the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) examining the state of …
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Recommendations
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Conclusions
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Reports
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Oral sessions
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Letters
6
Events
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Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 6 sessions
4 Mar 2021
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Kemi Badenoch · HM Treasury
Steve Field · HM Treasury
24 Feb 2021
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Panel 1
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta · HMT Economics of Biodiversity Review
13 Jan 2021
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Cheryl Case · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Richard Pullen · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Rt Hon George Eustice · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Simon Gallagher · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
The Rt Hon. the Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
9 Dec 2020
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David Webster · Associated British Foods UK Grocery
Martin Harper · Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
Mihai Coroi · Mott MacDonald
Nathalie Seddon · University of Oxford
Professor David Hill · Environment Bank
Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta · HMT Economics of Biodiversity Review
12 Nov 2020
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Ben McCarthy · National Trust
Caroline Knox · National Farmers' Union Environment Forum
Craig Bennett · Wildlife Trusts
Dr Ruth Little · University of Sheffield
Julian Glover · London Evening Standard
Kari Sprostranova · Balfour Beatty
Mayor Philip Glanville · Local Government Association’s Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport Board
Professor Kathy Willis · Natural Capital Committee
22 Oct 2020
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Andy Purvis · IPBES
Anne Larigauderie · IPBES
Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias · UN Convention on Biological Diversity
Doug Allan · Planet Earth and Blue Planet series
Elisa Morgera · Strathclyde University Law School
Kate Norgrove · WWF
Tony Juniper · Natural England
Reports 2 reports · click to expand
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Report - The UK's footprint on global biodiversity | HC 674 | 30 Sep 2021 | 31 | Responded |
| First Report - Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust? | HC 136 | 30 Jun 2021 | 71 | Responded |
Recommendations & Conclusions
42 results
5
Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
We welcome the Government’s announcement of a ‘State of Nature’ target on species abundance for...
We welcome the Government’s announcement of a ‘State of Nature’ target on species abundance for 2030. This goes some way in providing a legal mechanism to achieve nature goals, but for this to translate into urgent, transformative action, the target …
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Government Response
The government's response details efforts to invest in green skills and jobs, assess capacity needs for environmental policies, and strengthen government capabilities in environmental issues. It does not address the committee's specific recommendation regarding the scope and interim targets for the 'State of Nature' target on species abundance.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
Invasive species contribute significantly to the decline in biodiversity levels in Great Britain.
Invasive species contribute significantly to the decline in biodiversity levels in Great Britain. By its own admission, the Government has failed to prevent the arrival and continued spread of damaging invasive species. None of our predecessors’ recommendations on tackling invasive …
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Government Response
The government's response describes the 25 Year Environment Plan Outcome Indicator Framework, the use of earth observation technology, and funding for natural capital estimates. This response does not address the committee's conclusion regarding the failure to prevent the spread of invasive species.
9
Conclusion
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
Invasive species continue to cost the economy £1.8 billion per year.
Invasive species continue to cost the economy £1.8 billion per year. It is significantly cheaper to prevent invasive species from establishing, rather than tackling them once they are established.
Government Response
The government's response focuses on marine protection, Marine Protected Areas, and managing fishing activities, but does not specifically address the committee's conclusion regarding the economic cost of invasive species or the importance of preventing their establishment.
10
Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
We strongly recommend that Ministers urgently review the recommendations of the Committee’s report on Invasive...
We strongly recommend that Ministers urgently review the recommendations of the Committee’s report on Invasive Species made in October 2019 and implement them without further delay. This includes increasing the proportion of biosecurity funding directed at countering invasive species to …
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Government Response
The government's response discusses healthy soil, sustainable farming practices, and soil health monitoring, but it does not address the recommendation to review and implement previous proposals on invasive species or to increase biosecurity funding.
12
Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
We recommend that Ministers make a material increase in levels of investment in training and...
We recommend that Ministers make a material increase in levels of investment in training and skills for chartered ecology and associated disciplines. This ought to form an element of the Government’s promised investment in Green Jobs.
Government Response
The government acknowledges the importance of monitoring costs and spend, referencing existing funding and measures to leverage private finance for biodiversity. However, it does not specifically commit to increasing investment in training and skills for chartered ecology.
13
Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
The relationship between environmental monitoring and remedial action is far too weak.
The relationship between environmental monitoring and remedial action is far too weak. This must change. Data on biodiversity levels must inform decision-making in Government far more substantially than at present.
Government Response
The government refers to recommendation 11 and states that spending plans beyond 2021-22 have not been set, with future plans to be agreed as part of SR21. This response does not address the committee's recommendation about strengthening the link between environmental monitoring and remedial action or how biodiversity data will inform decision-making more substantially.
14
Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
We recommend a formal mechanism be established to review and act on the information provided...
We recommend a formal mechanism be established to review and act on the information provided in the Environmental Accounts.
Government Response
The government's response focuses on efforts to eliminate harmful subsidies, support international agreements, and ensure sustainable practices through legislation like the Fisheries Act and Subsidy Control Bill, but does not address the recommendation to establish a formal mechanism to review and act on Environmental Accounts.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
The efficient management of data relevant to assessing levels of biodiversity is made difficult due...
The efficient management of data relevant to assessing levels of biodiversity is made difficult due to the sheer variety of data systems used to monitor UK biodiversity.
Government Response
The government details its plans for monitoring progress through the Environment Bill and an Outcome Indicator Framework, which is under development with an aim to finalise all indicators by 2024, but does not address the committee's observation regarding the difficulty caused by the variety of data systems.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
We recommend that the Government implement a preferred approach to data management and monitoring, to...
We recommend that the Government implement a preferred approach to data management and monitoring, to strengthen a consistent evidence base on the UK’s natural capital. The Government should also make greater use of earth observation data as a cost-effective means …
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Government Response
The government's response outlines its 25 Year Environment Plan, the Environment Bill's provisions for environmental improvement plans and targets, and the establishment of the Office for Environmental Protection, but does not specifically address the recommendation for a preferred data management approach or greater use of earth observation data.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
We reiterate the conclusions and recommendations of our predecessor Committee’s 2019 inquiry into Sustainable Seas.
We reiterate the conclusions and recommendations of our predecessor Committee’s 2019 inquiry into Sustainable Seas. (Paragraph 97) • Ministers must urgently set out a timetable to put management plans and monitoring in place for all MPAs. • Different categories of …
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Government Response
The government's response references a Written Ministerial Statement on the Landscapes Review and protected landscapes. This response does not address any of the committee's specific recommendations concerning Marine Protected Areas, bottom trawling, or marine monitoring and surveillance.
20
Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
Healthy soils are essential to biodiversity; and yet the data and indicators to measure soil...
Healthy soils are essential to biodiversity; and yet the data and indicators to measure soil health do not exist to the degree required to ensure effective monitoring. Without credible arrangements for monitoring and measuring soil health, the Biodiversity in the …
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Government Response
The government's response discusses gigabit broadband connectivity and the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme, which is entirely unrelated to the recommendation on addressing the soil health data gap.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
To deliver the Government’s environmental vision to improve the environment within a generation, arm’s length...
To deliver the Government’s environmental vision to improve the environment within a generation, arm’s length bodies and departments need to have the funding to do so. Budget cuts to biodiversity expenditure over the last decade have hindered this.
Government Response
The government's response outlines commitments to establishing a Nature Recovery Network and Local Nature Recovery Strategies, which will guide funding from schemes like the future farming programme, but it does not directly address the committee's conclusion regarding past budget cuts hindering environmental efforts or commit to increasing overall biodiversity expenditure.
23
Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
We recommend that the Government urgently review the funding allocated to bodies with responsibility for...
We recommend that the Government urgently review the funding allocated to bodies with responsibility for monitoring, protecting and increasing levels of biodiversity in England, consistent with its goals for nature recovery under the 25 Year Environment Plan. In the next …
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Government Response
The government's response discusses nature-based solutions and various environmental initiatives but does not specifically address the recommendation to urgently review funding for bodies monitoring biodiversity or to provide a proper funding settlement for Natural England in the next Spending Review.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
As the Public Accounts Committee has recently observed, there is no single point of responsibility...
As the Public Accounts Committee has recently observed, there is no single point of responsibility within government for monitoring overall expenditure on environmental goals, and the Government does not have a good understanding of the total costs required to deliver …
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Government Response
The government has commissioned the Joint Nature Conservation Committee to develop a global environmental footprint indicator as part of the 25 Year Environment Plan. However, this response does not address the committee's concern about the lack of a single point of responsibility for monitoring environmental expenditure or understanding total costs.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
We support the recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee and the National Audit Office made...
We support the recommendations of the Public Accounts Committee and the National Audit Office made in their work on Achieving government’s long-term environmental goals. The Government must provide a comprehensive, consistent, and time-bound record of funding for the 25 Year …
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Government Response
The government's response discusses international aid spending on family planning and reproductive health, which it links to global biodiversity, but does not address the recommendation to provide a detailed, time-bound record of UK funding for the 25 Year Environment Plan or domestic biodiversity.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
Between 2013–14 to 2019–20 Natural England’s baseline funding reduced by 49 per cent.
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 …
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Government Response
The government's response discusses GDP limitations, the Bean Review, and funding for the ONS to improve natural capital estimates, but does not address the conclusion regarding Natural England's reduced funding and its impact on statutory duties.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
The Government increased Natural England’s baseline funding by £11.3 million in in 2020–21 and has...
The Government increased Natural England’s baseline funding by £11.3 million in in 2020–21 and has committed to increasing this by a further £75 million. Whilst 118 Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust? the funding increase is welcome, it does …
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Government Response
The government's response discusses global leadership in natural capital and international accounting standards. It does not address the committee's specific concern about Natural England's funding and the need for consistent multi-year investment.
28
Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
In the next multi-annual spending review, we recommend that Natural England receive a materially greater...
In the next multi-annual spending review, we recommend that Natural England receive a materially greater contribution in annual funding, in line with its 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review bid.
Government Response
The government's response explains that spending reviews assess costs and benefits using the Green Book, which is being improved to include environmental impacts, but it does not address the specific recommendation for Natural England to receive materially greater funding.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
The Government is not on track to achieve its objective of improving the environment within...
The Government is not on track to achieve its objective of improving the environment within a generation, and its 25 Year Environment Plan does not provide sufficient direction to change this. Despite repeated calls in the last five years by …
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Government Response
The government's response discusses exploring a new GCSE in Natural History and the benefits of outdoor learning, then details commitments related to nature-related financial disclosures, a Green Taxonomy, and the Green Finance Institute. However, it does not directly address the committee's core conclusion regarding the 25 Year Environment Plan's lack of sufficient direction, the failure to establish baselines for measuring environmental progress, or the continuing deterioration of natural capital assets.
32
Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
The Government must urgently establish a baseline for the Outcome Indicator Framework.
The Government must urgently establish a baseline for the Outcome Indicator Framework. Defra’s planned Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment pilot, and any subsequent baseline exercise, must focus on measuring a clear set of representative natural capital assets across England. The …
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Government Response
The government response describes the existing Outcome Indicator Framework but does not explicitly commit to urgently establishing a baseline for it, address funding, or detail Defra's pilot as requested.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
In all future progress reports on the 25 Year Environment Plan, information provided should relate...
In all future progress reports on the 25 Year Environment Plan, information provided should relate to the Plan’s ten goals. Priority actions must be assessed year on year, as must local delivery of the plan through arm’s length bodies. From …
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Government Response
The government response describes the existing Outcome Indicator Framework but does not address how future progress reports will relate to the ten goals, how priority actions will be assessed, or how ELM/LNRS will be assessed from 2022 onwards.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
The Government has failed to define what it means by net environmental gain as set...
The Government has failed to define what it means by net environmental gain as set out in the 25 Year Environment Plan, as its ambition for future development. The 120 Biodiversity in the UK: bloom or bust? failure to move …
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Government Response
The government's response focuses on the Biodiversity Net Gain policy and the Environment Bill's provisions for a 10% gain, without addressing the committee's concern about the lack of definition for a broader 'net environmental gain' or the risk of habitat fragmentation.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
Nature recovery does not happen overnight and must be maintained and built upon for generations.
Nature recovery does not happen overnight and must be maintained and built upon for generations. The proposed 30 year minimum to maintain biodiversity net gains will achieve little in terms of delivering long-lasting nature recovery.
Government Response
The government's response describes the general Biodiversity Net Gain policy under the Environment Bill, but fails to address the committee's specific concern that the proposed 30-year minimum for maintaining gains is insufficient for long-lasting nature recovery.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
The Government’s Planning White Paper could have implications on the delivery of the biodiversity net...
The Government’s Planning White Paper could have implications on the delivery of the biodiversity net gain policy. We believe planning reforms should not weaken or undermine biodiversity protection.
Government Response
The government's response describes the general Biodiversity Net Gain policy under the Environment Bill, but fails to address the committee's specific concern about the potential for the Planning White Paper to weaken or undermine biodiversity protection.
45
Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
To allow the biodiversity net gain policy to fulfil its transformative potential within the UK’s...
To allow the biodiversity net gain policy to fulfil its transformative potential within the UK’s built environment we recommend that: • The Government should explain how and when it will move to embedding environmental net gain in the planning system, …
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Government Response
The government's response outlines the existing Biodiversity Net Gain policy via the Environment Bill, ensuring a minimum 10% gain, but does not address the specific recommendations regarding embedding environmental net gain, extending mandatory gains beyond 30 years, strengthening local authority capacity, or reviewing the National Planning Policy Framework.
54
Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
To realise the benefits of nature-based solutions to climate change, we recommend that: a) The...
To realise the benefits of nature-based solutions to climate change, we recommend that: a) The UK adopt a clear definition of NbS and consider using the IUCN definition alongside the IUCN Global Standard for NbS. b) The Government prioritise protection …
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Government Response
The government highlights its investment in nature restoration and nature-based solutions, including the Nature for Climate and Green Recovery Challenge funds, and the Peatland Grant Scheme for peatland restoration, but does not address specific recommendations on defining NbS, bringing forward the peat ban, or providing tax incentives.
58
Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
In response to this report, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office should set out the...
In response to this report, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office should set out the extent to which the announced cuts to the UK’s aid budget will affect overseas development assistance for family planning and reproductive healthcare. We recommend that …
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Government Response
The government acknowledges the positive impact of family planning and its commitment to sexual and reproductive health and rights, citing past spending and future global health funding. However, it does not set out the extent to which aid budget cuts will specifically affect family planning and reproductive healthcare, nor does it commit to protecting ODA for these areas at or above 2019 levels.
71
Recommendation
Not Addressed
First Report - Biodiversity in the…
To increase education on biodiversity we: a) Support the establishment of a Natural History GCSE;...
To increase education on biodiversity we: a) Support the establishment of a Natural History GCSE; b) Recommend the Department for Education re-evaluate the opportunities for nature visits and teaching outside, as part of its support to schools recovering from the …
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Government Response
The government is exploring a Natural History GCSE but has made no commitment. It recognises the benefits of outdoor learning, but does not explicitly commit to re-evaluating new opportunities, involving children in afforestation, mandatory ecology briefings for civil servants, or establishing a biodiversity education charter.
3
Recommendation
Not Addressed
Second Report - The UK's footprint…
We recommend that the Government urgently prioritise the development of the indicator on overseas environmental...
We recommend that the Government urgently prioritise the development of the indicator on overseas environmental impacts of UK consumption of key commodities, since a better understanding of the environmental impacts of imported products is crucial to meeting the Government’s objectives …
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Government Response
The government details its Net Zero Strategy and the use of the Green Book for environmental impact in spending, but does not commit to developing the specific indicator on overseas environmental impacts of UK consumption or setting a related footprint target.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Second Report - The UK's footprint…
Ministers should consider how best to encourage behavioural change towards more sustainable and ethical patterns...
Ministers should consider how best to encourage behavioural change towards more sustainable and ethical patterns of consumption. Subsidies, environmental tax measures and tax reliefs are some of the financial and fiscal tools available to government. The Public Accounts Committee has …
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Government Response
The government's response focuses on environmental impact assessments within Free Trade Agreements and tackling illegal wildlife trade, rather than addressing the recommendation to encourage behavioural change through financial tools or the Treasury's approach to environmental tax measures.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Second Report - The UK's footprint…
The Committee looks forward to seeing an ambitious approach from Government to embedding Net Zero...
The Committee looks forward to seeing an ambitious approach from Government to embedding Net Zero in all policy decisions in its forthcoming Net Zero Strategy.
Government Response
The government's response details compliance with Greening Government Commitments and annual reporting on sustainable procurement and buying standards, but it does not address the committee's specific point about the ambition of its forthcoming Net Zero Strategy.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Second Report - The UK's footprint…
In the Net Zero Strategy, the Government should commit to evaluating all taxation changes against...
In the Net Zero Strategy, the Government should commit to evaluating all taxation changes against how well they deliver on the Government’s environmental objectives. 48 The UK’s footprint on global biodiversity The Government’s approach to how taxation changes will be …
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Government Response
The government's response discusses the forthcoming Government Food Strategy and environmental land management schemes, but does not address the recommendation to commit to evaluating all taxation changes against environmental objectives in the Net Zero Strategy.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Second Report - The UK's footprint…
The Net Zero Strategy should include an explicit commitment to Net Zero stress test all...
The Net Zero Strategy should include an explicit commitment to Net Zero stress test all future fiscal events and a commitment to develop a nature stress test to be used for fiscal events. The Net Zero Strategy must be published …
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Government Response
The government's response outlines broader commitments to green investment, anti-deforestation legislation, and international agreements, but does not address the recommendation for Net Zero or nature stress testing of future fiscal events.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Second Report - The UK's footprint…
For the Government to make good on its support for environmental sustainability to be at...
For the Government to make good on its support for environmental sustainability to be at the heart of global production and trade, it needs to mainstream biodiversity considerations more consistently into its trade agreements and operations. Leaving the European Union …
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Government Response
The government's response discusses the importance of financing for nature and the Global Environment Facility's performance, but does not address the specific recommendation to mainstream biodiversity considerations into trade agreements and operations.
9
Recommendation
Not Addressed
Second Report - The UK's footprint…
We recommend that sustainability impact assessments be conducted for all future trade agreements and that...
We recommend that sustainability impact assessments be conducted for all future trade agreements and that as part of the Government’s Nature Strategy the Government consider how to monitor and deliver environmental net gain in trade deals. In response to this …
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Government Response
The government's response details its commitments and existing overseas development assistance programmes related to nature and biodiversity, but does not address the recommendations for sustainability impact assessments for future trade agreements or widening participation in the Wildlife Financial Taskforce.
10
Recommendation
Not Addressed
Second Report - The UK's footprint…
We welcome and agree with the Secretary of State’s analysis that addressing the sustainability of...
We welcome and agree with the Secretary of State’s analysis that addressing the sustainability of the UK’s global supply chains will be one of the most powerful ways in which the UK can reduce its adverse impact on levels of …
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Government Response
The government response is a verbatim repetition of the committee's recommendation, stating that efforts must be stepped up to make overseas biodiversity monitoring a reality, without outlining any specific government action to achieve this.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Second Report - The UK's footprint…
Sustainable government procurement presents a pathway to increasing the sustainability of supply chains.
Sustainable government procurement presents a pathway to increasing the sustainability of supply chains. Yet Government performance against existing sustainable procurement policies has been unimpressive. The removal of the mandatory reporting obligation by Government departments against the Greening Government Commitments has …
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Government Response
The government's response focuses on addressing climate change and biodiversity loss through COP26 outcomes and the Leaders' Pledge for Nature, failing to address the committee's specific concerns regarding sustainable government procurement and mandatory reporting obligations.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Second Report - The UK's footprint…
We welcome the news that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is considering...
We welcome the news that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is considering restarting the routine reporting of levels of compliance with Government buying standards. We also note with approval the effect that Government commitments on the importation …
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Government Response
The government response is incomplete and only reiterates the committee's conclusion, failing to address the substance of the committee's welcome for routine reporting on Government buying standards and sustainable palm oil commitments.
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Recommendation
Not Addressed
Second Report - The UK's footprint…
90% of respondents to the Government’s consultation on new laws for forest-risk commodities believed proposals...
90% of respondents to the Government’s consultation on new laws for forest-risk commodities believed proposals should be extended so that it is illegal for UK businesses to use any key commodities related to deforestation in their supply chains. We agree …
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Government Response
The government response is incomplete and only reiterates the committee's recommendation, failing to address the substance of making it illegal for UK businesses and the finance sector to use commodities linked to deforestation.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Second Report - The UK's footprint…
The UK Overseas Territories are home to 94 per cent of British endemic species and...
The UK Overseas Territories are home to 94 per cent of British endemic species and 90 per cent of the biodiversity for which the UK Government has responsibility. The territories are also of global importance given the large proportion of …
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Government Response
The government response merely repeats the committee's conclusion verbatim without providing any specific action, commitment, or further engagement.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Second Report - The UK's footprint…
Consideration of natural capital must be a priority in the assessment of overseas development assistance...
Consideration of natural capital must be a priority in the assessment of overseas development assistance projects. Nature sustains all of us and becomes even more critical in a developing country context. We welcome the Government’s announcement of a new International …
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Government Response
The government response is incomplete and only reiterates the committee's conclusion, failing to address the detail of how it will nature-proof ODA expenditure or the committee's regret regarding the source of international climate finance.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Second Report - The UK's footprint…
We reiterate our welcome for the UK Government’s leadership in establishing the Global Ocean Alliance...
We reiterate our welcome for the UK Government’s leadership in establishing the Global Ocean Alliance and signing the Leaders’ Pledge for Nature. We also welcome the establishment of nature as a key theme for COP26.
Government Response
The government's response is a direct repetition of the committee's welcome for its leadership in establishing the Global Ocean Alliance and Leaders' Pledge for Nature, and for nature as a key theme for COP26.
Government Response AI assessment · 102 of 61 classified
Accepted
26
Acknowledged
20
Deferred
8
Rejected
3
Total
61 recs + 41 conclusions
Correspondence 7 letters
24 Mar 2022
To committee
Letter from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, relating to the Biodiversity and Ecosystems inquiry, dated 18 March 2022
Parliament page
3 Mar 2022
To committee
Letter from the Chair to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, relating to the Biodiversity and Ecosystems inquiry, dated 2 March 2022
Parliament page
27 Jan 2022
Correspondence with the Minister of State (Minister for School Standards), Department for Education, relating to recommendations made in the EAC's Biodiversity in the UK: Bloom or Bust? and Green Jobs reports, dated 27 January 2022
Parliament page
7 Jul 2021
To committee
Letter from the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, regarding the publication of the EAC Biodiversity and Ecosystems report, dated 2 July 2021
Parliament page
17 Mar 2021
To committee
Letter from the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury to the Chair on water quality, dated 12 March 2021
Parliament page
13 Nov 2020
To committee
Letter from Natural England re: funding and biodiversity
Parliament page
15 Oct 2020
To committee
Letter from EasyJet CEO to Chairman on additional points raised at meeting
Parliament page