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Squirrels: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the conservation of native red squirrel populations.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
26 Jun 2025
Target answer date
2 Jul 2025
Answer
2 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to support the conservation of native red squirrel populations.

  2. 2 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to taking action to recover our threatened native species, including red squirrels, especially through the delivery of our biodiversity targets, which will benefit many of our native species including red squirrels.We know that...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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