Question follow-through · 11145

Birds: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, of the potential impact of a lack of nest sites, including buildings, on Re

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled: 24 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 28 Oct 2024
Answer: 31 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

24 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, of the potential impact of a lack of nest sites, including buildings, on Re
28 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Oct 2024
Answer published
Cavity nesting birds in England that use buildings, and which are on the Red List (Birds of Conservation Concern), are the house sparrow, house martin, swift and starling. While Defra has not made an assessment of the potential impact of a lack of nest si...

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