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Birds of Prey: Forest of Dean |
| Question ID: |
1762452 |
| UIN: |
29212 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-02-05 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5323 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Matt Bishop
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Matt Bishop
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the protection of birds of prey in the Forest of Dean. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-11 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
1579 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Mary Creagh
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| Answering Member handle: |
marycreagh_
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@marycreagh_
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| Answer text: |
While Defra has not implemented any protections specific to the Forest of Dean, all birds of prey are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It is an offence to kill or injure or take any wild bird; take, damage or destroy the nest of any ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |