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Eels: Conservation

Commons · Question 83878 · Tabled 21 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 28 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Sarah Dyke

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to provide additional support to (a) the Somerset Eel Recovery Project and (b) other local recovery projects to enable the (i) delivery of eel passes, (ii

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 28 Oct 2025

In England, the Environment Agency is responsible for eel management and working with local delivery partners.