Written questions

Squirrels: Conservation

Commons · Question 93665 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 27 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 20 November 2025 to WPQ 91307, whether she plans to reduce the number of grey squirrels and increase the number of red squirrels by the end of the current Par

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 27 Nov 2025

To deliver against the statutory targets for biodiversity, in England, we are acting at scale to create, restore, manage, and protect wildlife-rich habitats, reduce pressures on biodiversity, and take targeted action for species including red squirrels. E...