Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 76177
Badgers: Conservation
Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 24 September 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to protect badger populations in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer
Mary CreaghDefra is not taking action specific to Surrey Heath. However, nationally we are taking action to protect badgers. Badger persecution is one of the seven UK wildlife crime priorities. The UK Badger Persecution Priority Delivery Group, of which Defra is a m...
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