| Heading: |
Rivers |
| Question ID: |
1813599 |
| UIN: |
60690 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-17 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5249 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Ellie Chowns
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| Asking Member handle: |
EllieChowns
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@EllieChowns
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to support the reintroduction of (a) species, (b) elk, (c) water voles, (d) eels and (e) pine martens in river catchments. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-24 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
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: |
The Government supports species reintroductions, where there are clear benefits for nature, people and the environment. Taking each species in turn: A) We are not aware of any active proposals for the reintroduction of elk. B) The conservation and recover... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |