Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 87036

Nature Conservation: Wetlands

Tabled: 31 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential (a) costs and (b) merits of adding Ramsar sites to the Habitats Regulation rules.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Ramsar sites are wetlands of international importance designated under the Convention on Wetlands. Most Ramsar sites are also already designated as Habitats Sites or Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), and so subject to strict protections. Howev...
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