Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 4273

Beavers: Conservation

Tabled: 4 September 2024
Answered: 11 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Sarah Green

Liberal DemocratChesham and Amersham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of widening the reintroduction of beavers to the wild in England.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Government supports species reintroductions where there are clear benefits for nature, people and the environment. All reintroductions in England are expected to follow the Code for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations. We will contin...

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