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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help prevent decline in hedgehog populations in Royal Sutton Coldfield.

The Government supports the West Midlands Local Nature Recovery Strategy, which identifies hedgehogs as a priority species and proposes habitat improvements. Wider measures, including Countryside Stewardship, the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Biodiversity Net Gain, support habitat creation and connectivity. Natural England also supports national hedgehog conservation and monitoring programmes.