| Heading: |
Beavers: Conservation |
| Question ID: |
1781252 |
| UIN: |
HL5472 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-04 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4551 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Redfern
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Baroness Redfern
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government how many licences to release beavers they have granted since beavers were classified as a native species in October 2022. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-27 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4395 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
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| Answering Member handle: |
suehayman1
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@suehayman1
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| Answer text: |
This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. Since October 2022 Natural England has issued 13 beaver enclosure licences, 1 genetic reinforcement licence, and 1 wild release licence. |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |