Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 42062
Bees: Conservation
Tabled: 27 March 2025
Answered: 3 April 2025
Question
Robin Swann
Ulster Unionist Party — South Antrim
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many inspectors his Department has trained to (a) inspect and (b) assess the health of (i) bees and (ii) their hives.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Animal and Plant Health Agency’s National Bee Unit has 50 trained inspectors which includes the National Bee Inspector and 8 Regional Bee Inspectors. All of these inspectors are trained to inspect and assess the health of bees and the hives in England...
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