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Eels: Conservation

Asked by Sarah DykeLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 28 October 2025UIN 83878

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to provide additional support to (a) the Somerset Eel Recovery Project and (b) other local recovery projects to enable the (i) delivery of eel passes, (ii

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

In England, the Environment Agency is responsible for eel management and working with local delivery partners.

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