Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 114384

Birds: Conservation

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026

Question

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal DemocratNewbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to address the decline in populations of British wild birds.

Answer

Mary Creagh
We are committed to delivering our statutory biodiversity targets which will support the recovery and conservation of native wild birds. Nationally, Government actions to restore and create more than 500,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitat by 2042, alon...

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