Question follow-through · 36274
Crabs: Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the spread of mitten crabs to Cambridgeshire.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 6 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 11 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the spread of mitten crabs to Cambridgeshire.
10 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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11 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Government understands concerns regarding the impact of Chinese mitten crab in Cambridgeshire. However, whilst we continue to take steps to prevent the further spread of Chinese mitten crab, Defra is not currently aware of any cost-effective or proven...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Farms: Educational Visits
10 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of educational access visits to farms over the last five years; and what plans he has