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Select Committee
British Association for Shooting and Conservation
 ECL0048 - Education and Careers in Land-based Sectors

Written Evidence Nov. 28 2023

Inquiry: Education and Careers in Land-based Sectors
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Found: The management of deer and grey squirrels will be of upmost importance in delivering the England

Westminster Hall
Animal Testing - Mon 19 Feb 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Mentions:
1: Virginia Crosbie (Con - Ynys Môn) constituency is Ynys Môn, and we are an island of animal lovers—animals ranging from dolphins and red squirrels - Speech Link

Westminster Hall
Isle of Wight: Island Designation Status and Landscape Protection - Tue 06 Jun 2023
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Bob Seely (CON - Isle of Wight) We do not have grey squirrels, although one once got on a ferry and the ferry had to be stopped. - Speech Link

Scheduled Event - Thursday 25th May
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Lords - Short debate - Grand Committee
Steps to promote and protect woodland cover, and to control grey squirrels
MP: Lord Redesdale
Written Question
Deer and Squirrels: Conservation
Monday 26th February 2024

Asked by: Earl of Caithness (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)

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

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards their national deer management strategy and their updated Grey Squirrel Action Plan, as committed to in the England Trees Action Plan 2021–2024, and when is the publication date.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We held a public consultation on key proposals for the English deer management strategy in 2022. Consultation responses have been collated, analysed and fed into the development of the deer management strategy. We are also working to refresh the Grey Squirrel Action Plan.

It is our intention to publish them as soon as we are in a position to do so.

Commons Chamber
Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill   - Mon 15 Jan 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Mark Spencer (Con - Sherwood) in the European Union, and they decided to consume other species of animal such as llamas, alpacas, squirrels - Speech Link

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

May. 11 2024

Source Page: Battle against pests and pathogens stepped up with new funding for national tree health laboratory
Document: England Trees Action Plan 2021-2024 (PDF)

Found: respond swiftly to outbreaks of pests and diseases and improve the management of deer and grey squirrels

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Forest Research

May. 11 2024

Source Page: Battle against pests and pathogens stepped up with new funding for national tree health laboratory
Document: England Trees Action Plan 2021-2024 (PDF)

Found: respond swiftly to outbreaks of pests and diseases and improve the management of deer and grey squirrels

Non-Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Forestry Commission

Sep. 11 2023

Source Page: Woodland management matters: Ensuring the future health and resilience of our woodlands
Document: Woodland management matters: Ensuring the future health and resilience of our woodlands (PDF)

Found: For a more in-depth view, you may wish to conduct an impact assessment for deer or grey squirrels

Written Question
Squirrels: Pest Control
Tuesday 7th March 2023

Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to control the grey squirrel population.

Answered by Trudy Harrison

The Government is committed to addressing grey squirrel impacts.

In 2019, the Government put in place the Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order. Under the Order, listed invasive species, including the grey squirrel, cannot be imported, kept, bred, transported, sold, used or exchanged, allowed to reproduce, or released into the environment.

We announced in the England Trees Action Plan and Environment Improvement Plan that we will update the Grey Squirrel Action Plan. The Government has introduced Countryside Stewardship funding for grey squirrel control and management.


We have also worked with stakeholders and the UK Squirrel Accord (UKSA) on their England Red Squirrel Action Plan which was published in January this year and sets out the actions needed to guide red squirrel conservation and recovery. Alongside the UK Squirrel Accord, research into fertility control for grey squirrels to reduce local grey squirrel populations.