River Frome: Beavers
Commons · Question 32119 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Simon Opher
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the release of wild beavers in the River Frome.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 17 Mar 2025
This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government recently confirmed its position on the wild release of beavers in an announcement on 28 February. A licence is needed to release any beavers into the...