Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 110191

Birds: Conservation

Tabled: 2 February 2026
Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

Adam Dance

Liberal DemocratYeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle the decline in native wild birds in (a) Yeovil constituency (b) Somerset and (c) the British Isles.

Answer

Mary Creagh
We are committed to delivering our statutory biodiversity targets which will support the recovery and conservation of native wild birds. At a local level, Defra has supported Somerset Council in preparing its Local Nature Recovery Strategy, which also cov...

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