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 CreaghRamsar 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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