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Written question asked by Angus MacDonald (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 July 2025. It was answered by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 July 2025 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Curlews: Conservation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the devolved Administrations on coordinated approaches to monitoring curlew populations.

Answer

The Secretary of State has not had discussions with the Devolved Administrations on a coordinated approach to monitor curlew populations.

The UK curlew population is monitored under the British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO) Breeding Bird Survey (BBS), an annual monitoring scheme jointly funded by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, BTO and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Population trends for curlew are generated at UK, country and regional levels and shared publicly in an annual report.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
68268
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Conservation Devolution Monitoring Curlews
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk