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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Nature Recovery Networks

Thursday 27 January 2022 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 0 Partly answered 2 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Barry Sheerman asked about steps to increase farmer engagement with nature recovery networks.
  • The Secretary of State mentioned the national delivery partnership supporting England's nature recovery network.
  • Local nature recovery strategies and schemes are being developed to incentivize farmers.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Barry Sheerman Lab
Agriculture & Rural Affairs Environment
Context

The question addresses the need for increased engagement from farmers and other land managers in England's nature recovery network.

Question

What steps he plans to take to help increase farmer and other land manager engagement with nature recovery networks?

Answer from George Eustice

England's nature recovery network is backed by the national delivery partnership, which includes partners such as the Country Land and Business Association. Earlier this month, I set out further details of our new farming schemes, including local nature recovery, which will incentivise farmers to make space for nature on their land and contribute to the network.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The specific measures to increase engagement are not detailed beyond mentioning partnerships and incentives.

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Q2 Barry Sheerman Lab
Agriculture & Rural Affairs Environment
Context

The question highlights the barriers faced by constituents, particularly farmers, in understanding and accessing resources for local nature recovery initiatives.

Question

I do not want to upset the Secretary of State, but I really like this policy and approve of it wholeheartedly. The fact of the matter is that most of our constituents are not Greta Thunberg or Bill Gates, but they want to roll up their sleeves and do something in their local community. That is why I like the schemes. I am involved in one in John Clare country, in the poet's neighbourhood, and one in Huddersfield. I speak to farmers, charities and people who really want to do that, but there is a blockage relating to how people get the money and a bit of resource to do it and how they open that up. Farmers, in particular, think it is a magical mystery tour. They want to do it but they cannot get on the journey.

Answer from George Eustice

It is great that we have cross-party consensus on the importance of nature. We also have the local nature recovery strategies that local authorities are putting together, making space for nature within local communities and new local nature reserves. In terms of schemes for farmers, we have already announced full details of the sustainable farming incentive and there will be many more details to come on things like landscape recovery for them to engage with.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The response does not address how to overcome specific funding access barriers faced by farmers.

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