Petition · past parliament
Increase Natural England's budget to £1 billion
Closed
45 signatures
What the petition asks
For 2022-2023 Natural England's planned funding was £261.6 million. This is £12 million less than its funding in 2008. When inflation is accounted for it's a third less. However, given we are in biodiversity crisis I am calling on the Government to do more and increase the budget to £1 billion.
Planned funding for 2022 to 2023 taken from here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/natural-england-action-plan-2022-to-2023
Income for 2008 to 2009 taken from here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/250451/0756.pdf
Inflation adjusted value calculated using the Bank of England calculator: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator
Income for 2008 to 2009 taken from here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/250451/0756.pdf
Inflation adjusted value calculated using the Bank of England calculator: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/inflation/inflation-calculator
Timeline
| 18 May 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Nov 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
45
Status
Closed
Opened
18 May 2023
Closed
18 Nov 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.