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Biodiversity and Pollution: Sutton Park

Commons · Question 98739 · Tabled 10 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 18 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with Birmingham City Council on (a) pollution and (b) decreasing biodiversity in Sutton Park.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 18 Dec 2025

Sutton Park is both a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a National Nature Reserve. Natural England (NE) has an ongoing constructive dialogue with Birmingham City Council (BCC), which manages the park, about its management of the park’s import...