Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 14777
Wind Power: Birds
Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department has estimated how many seabirds have died due to colliding with offshore wind turbines for each of the last five years.
Answer
Emma HardyWe have commissioned the Joint Nature Conservation Committee to undertake a project to calculate estimated mortalities from offshore wind farms using up to date methods and parameters. This will support future assessments of offshore wind impacts on seabi...
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