Written questions

Eels: Conservation

Commons · Question 101015 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 6 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Sarah Dyke

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83876 on Eels: Conservation, what plans she has to review the root causes of these problems and to reverse the decline in the numb

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 6 Jan 2026

This is a devolved matter and therefore the response relates to England only. Actions to address the pressures on eels at the River Basin District scale are set out in Eel Management Plans, which the EA continue to deliver and report against. Additionally...