Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 100089
Badgers
Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Question
Jonathan Davies
Labour — Mid Derbyshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the results of the forthcoming badger population survey will be published.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe first major badger population survey in a decade began in February 2025 to estimate badger abundance and population recovery. Surveying work will take place over the next two winters and a report will be published once that has concluded.