Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 32775
Swifts: Conservation
Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 5 March 2025
Question
Anna Gelderd
Labour — South East Cornwall
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential merits of mandating swift bricks in new property developments.
Answer
Mary CreaghNatural England has identified that the lack of nest sites is one of the pressures on species including the swift. Therefore, provision of swift bricks may aid recovery alongside other actions, such as to increase food resources. The Ministry for Housing,...
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