Nature Conservation
Commons · Question 65856 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with (a) devolved administrations, (b) conservation organisations and (c) local communities to facilitate effective species reintroduction programmes.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 11 Jul 2025
Defra enables and facilitates effective species reintroduction programmes through its arms-length bodies. Regarding (a), Natural England, Natural Resources Wales and NatureScot meet quarterly to discuss species reintroductions. The England Species Reintro...