Written question asked by Lord Soames of Fletching (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 February 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 March 1999. It was answered by Alan Meale (Labour) on Monday, 1 March 1999 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what estimate he has made of the presence of red squirrels in South East Britain.
- Answer
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Mr. Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what estimate he has made of the presence of red squirrels in South East Britain. [73907] Mr. Meale: Red squirrels are absent from South East Britain, with the exception of the Isle of Wight and islands in Poole Harbour, where the populations are estimated to number 4,000 individuals.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 326 c525W; 73907
- Session
- 1998-99
- Subjects
- Conservation Isle of Wight Nature conservation Wildlife Squirrels South East Poole Harbour
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