Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 63260

Squirrels: Conservation

Tabled: 26 June 2025

Answered: 3 July 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on measures to protect red squirrel populations.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The UK Squirrel Accord, to which Defra is a signatory, is working to better understand the appropriate strategies for conserving the red squirrel. The Accord is UK-wide, and signatories include Scottish Government, Natural England, Forestry England as wel...

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