What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their office received, if any, on the synthetic nitrogen fertiliser cap, including anything related to the operation of the database, monitoring of the rules, and compliance?

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In my capacity as the Associate Minister for the Environment, I received the following papers on the synthetic nitrogen cap: Ministry for the Environment: 4/10/2024: BRF-5290: Briefing: Freshwater regulations affecting the primary sector 15/11/2024: BRF-5542: Aide-memoire: Further information on the wetland, river loss, fish passage, and nitrogen cap policies in the NPS-FM 2025 24/02/2025: BRF-5776: Briefing: Freshwater Proposals for Public Consultation 18/09/2025: BRF-6705: Briefing: Freshwater: Summary of consultation feedback, with recommendations and next steps 24/11/2025: BRF-6929: Briefing: Freshwater national direction: Exposure draft and consultation