| Heading: |
Beavers: Conservation |
| Question ID: |
1785836 |
| UIN: |
39229 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5352 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Dr Roz Savage
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Dr Roz Savage
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to encourage participation in the wild beaver reintroduction program in (a) areas prone to downstream flooding and (b) England; and whether he plans to provide |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-28 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1579 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Mary Creagh
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| Answering Member handle: |
marycreagh_
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@marycreagh_
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| Answer text: |
This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. The Government recognises that beavers can bring many benefits for the environment including reducing downstream flooding. A licence is needed to release any beaver... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |