Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) builders and (b) homeowners receive guidance on legislation relating to (a) nesting birds and (b) the protection of nests during the breeding season.

Natural England provides guidance in its publication ‘Wild Birds: Surveys and mitigation for development projects’ to help builders and planners assess the impacts of developments on wild birds.