Crabs: Non-native Species
Commons · Question 25997 · Tabled 23 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 18 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Barclay
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect (a) the Cambridgeshire Fens and (b) the UK from Chinese mitten crabs.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 18 Feb 2025
The Government takes invasive species seriously and has legislated to prevent the further introduction and spread of Chinese mitten crab. As a ‘Species of Special Concern’ it is subject to the Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019...