United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 8086
Hornets
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5 January 2024
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12 February 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help eradicate Asian hornets from the UK before spring 2024.
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5 January 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help eradicate Asian hornets from the UK before spring 2024.
Source: Commons
12 February 2024
Answer
In 2023 the National Bee Unit (NBU) – part of the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) - located and destroyed 72 Asian hornet nests. The NBU has been taking action against Asian hornet since 2016 and has a fine-tuned response. They frequently find a nes...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-05/8086
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1679715
- uk · wq-1679715 · source updated 12 February 2024