Wildlife: Conservation
Commons · Question 102336 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what evidence her Department considered in deciding to reject the proposed amendments to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, recommended following JNCC's Seventh Quinquennial Review
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 9 Jan 2026
Through the seventh quinquennial review, JNCC and the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies provided independent, science-based recommendations on species conservation. In considering that advice Defra took a broader perspective, including reflecting exist...