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Birds: Conservation

Commons · Question 11145 · Tabled 24 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 31 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, of the potential impact of a lack of nest sites, including buildings, on Re

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 31 Oct 2024

Cavity nesting birds in England that use buildings, and which are on the Red List (Birds of Conservation Concern), are the house sparrow, house martin, swift and starling. While Defra has not made an assessment of the potential impact of a lack of nest si...