Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 74010

Livestock: Dartmoor

Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 19 September 2025

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what evidential basis reducing the number of (a) Dartmoor ponies and (b) other livestock will effectively control overgrazing on Dartmoor.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
All prospective Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme offers have been assessed for their potential impact against a range of environmental and cultural services, including carbon sequestration and biodiversity indicators. These have included qualita...

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