A question on #Deer tabled by Alicia Kearns on 19-05-2025 has been answered by Mary Creagh.

Heading: Deer
Question ID: 1803941
UIN: 53186
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-19
Asking Member ID: 4805
Asking Member display name: Alicia Kearns
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Alicia Kearns
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the next deer management strategy will be published.
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Date answered: 2025-05-28
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 1579
Answering Member display name: Mary Creagh
Answering Member handle: marycreagh_
Answering Member Twitter reference: @marycreagh_
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Answer text: We recognise new and existing woodlands are under pressure from increasing damage caused by over-foraging of young trees and woodland flora by wild deer. We are considering how to go further to reduce these impacts and will provide an update in due course...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tweeted: true