Subject	Predicate	Object
tCU6J4vt	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	0PWFwEdR
	answer has answering person	Therese Coffey
	answer text	<p>No direct assessment has been carried out. The Government takes biosecurity extremely seriously and aims to reduce the impacts of invasive non-native species on our natural environment, the economy and human health. As part of this, the Government works closely with the UK Squirrel Accord and forestry interests to implement the grey squirrel action plan for England and provides funding to the Animal and Plant Health Agency to explore the potential for developing a fertility control method for grey squirrels. We have made a commitment that our exit from the EU will not to erode protections for the environment.</p><p> </p><p>We therefore intend to uphold our commitment to the implementation of the EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation 2014 which requires us to manage the populations of widespread species such as grey squirrel and muntjac deer.</p><p> </p>
	answer given date	2019-01-31
	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	tCU6J4vt
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	answering body has answer	tCU6J4vt
0PWFwEdR	question has answer	tCU6J4vt
Therese Coffey	answering person has answer	tCU6J4vt