Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 93665

Squirrels: Conservation

Tabled: 24 November 2025

Answered: 27 November 2025

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Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 20 November 2025 to WPQ 91307, whether she plans to reduce the number of grey squirrels and increase the number of red squirrels by the end of the current Par

Answer

Mary Creagh

To deliver against the statutory targets for biodiversity, in England, we are acting at scale to create, restore, manage, and protect wildlife-rich habitats, reduce pressures on biodiversity, and take targeted action for species including red squirrels. E...

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