Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 25997
Crabs: Non-native Species
Tabled: 23 January 2025
Answered: 18 February 2025
Question
Steve Barclay
Conservative — North East Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect (a) the Cambridgeshire Fens and (b) the UK from Chinese mitten crabs.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Government takes invasive species seriously and has legislated to prevent the further introduction and spread of Chinese mitten crab. As a ‘Species of Special Concern’ it is subject to the Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019...
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