Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 102337
Seals: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 9 January 2026
Question
Ben Maguire
Liberal Democrat — North Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and what assessment her Department has made of the potential impacts of the decision to reject JNCC's recommendations on seals' ability to rest undisturbed at haul out sites, following
Answer
Mary CreaghOur grey and harbour seals face a range of threats and pressures, including potential impacts from disturbance at haul out sites. However, the best available evidence indicates that the effects of disturbance can be variable and are highly site specific a...
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