Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 12218
Beavers: Conservation
Tabled: 31 October 2024
Answered: 6 November 2024
Named DayQuestion
Jayne Kirkham
Labour (Co-op) — Truro and Falmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding schemes to reintroduce beavers into the wild.
Answer
Mary CreaghThis is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Yes, assessments of the potential merits of beaver reintroductions in England have been made. Most notably, beginning in 2015, a 5-year trial for beaver wild releas...
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