Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 43708

Housing: Bricks

Tabled: 2 April 2025
Answered: 7 April 2025
Named Day

Question

David Taylor

LabourHemel Hempstead

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he ha made of the potential merits of using swift bricks when building new homes.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Natural England has identified that the lack of nest sites is a pressure on certain bird species, including the swift. Therefore, provision of swift bricks may aid recovery alongside other actions, such as to increase food resources. The revised National ...

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