Question follow-through · 129081
Squirrels: Pest Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the predominance of the grey squirrel population during this Parliament.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 22 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 28 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the predominance of the grey squirrel population during this Parliament.
28 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Apr 2026
Answer published
The Grey Squirrel Policy Statement was published in January 2026. This policy statement sets out the actions we will take over the next five years to manage the impact of grey squirrels. Actions include encouraging landowners to take greater action throug...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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