Written questions

Robins: Conservation

Commons · Question 5924 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 14 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to minimise habitat loss of the native UK robin population.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 14 Oct 2024

Robins are not of conservation concern and as such receive no targeted conservation action. However, Government actions to restore and create more than 500,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitat by 2042 will support a wide range of native bird species, inc...