Subject	Predicate	Object
EIXxfOiT	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	mdfvLMKI
	answer has answering person	Therese Coffey
	answer text	<p>We have not received any representations on protecting the bittern under phase one of the 2016 Special Protection Area (SPA) Review.</p><p> </p><p>We have however received an SPA review phase two report from the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, which sets out potential options to address the insufficiencies identified in the phase one report. Officials are currently considering the implications of the report in liaison with Natural England, noting that work to refine these options will need to be prioritised in order to make best use of resources.</p><p> </p><p>For the bittern, the report highlights that there are SPA insufficiencies, which may be addressed by adding the species as a feature of other existing SPAs, where it is present in sufficient numbers. This confirms that the species has expanded in numbers and range, indicating that our conservation measures, including the SPA network, are proving effective.</p>
	answer given date	2018-11-07
	answer has answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	written answer has answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	answering body has written answer	EIXxfOiT
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	answering body has answer	EIXxfOiT
mdfvLMKI	question has answer	EIXxfOiT
Therese Coffey	answering person has answer	EIXxfOiT