United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 55596
Octopuses: Cornwall
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30 May 2025
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9 June 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle the octopus bloom in Cornwall following discussions on 20 May 2025.
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30 May 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle the octopus bloom in Cornwall following discussions on 20 May 2025.
Source: Commons
9 June 2025
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Defra, Government scientists (Cefas), the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and local Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities (IFCAs) met on 20 May to discuss this phenomenon, the evidence, the impacts on the crab and lobster stocks and potential ac...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-30/55596
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1807163
- uk · wq-1807163 · source updated 9 June 2025