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Hares: West Sussex

Commons · Question 120553 · Tabled 12 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 19 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help protect hare populations in (a) West Sussex and (b) Chichester constituency.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 19 Mar 2026

The department has supported West Sussex County Council in preparing its Local Nature Recovery Strategy, which is expected to be published shortly. This strategy will set nature‑recovery priorities and map specific proposals for habitat creation and impro...