Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 35092

Game: Conservation

Tabled: 3 March 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025

Question

Alex Ballinger

LabourHalesowen

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to protect grouse and their habitats.

Answer

Mary Creagh
There are two native species of grouse in England, red and black grouse. Black grouse are of conservation concern because of a long-term decline in their numbers due to a combination of factors including predation, climate change and changes in agricultur...

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