Question follow-through · 25912

Beavers: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has conducted surveys on trends in the level of public support for releasing beavers into the countryside.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
24 Jan 2025
Answer
4 Feb 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has conducted surveys on trends in the level of public support for releasing beavers into the countryside.

  2. 24 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only. No surveys on trends in the level of public support for releasing beavers into the countryside have been conducted. However, levels of public support for releasing ...

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