Extract from Westminster Hall debate on Bird Nesting Sites: Protection - May 13
Tuesday, 14 May 2019 08:07
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab):...We must look
seriously at ending the practice of netting, but we must also think
beyond that. Last year in the UK, numbers of bats, hedgehogs, birds
and insects continued to plummet. The UN report last week spoke
powerfully of how nature’s decline will presage our own. Awareness
is growing that to support society, we must change the rules to
give nature room to thrive. The Government must look again at how
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(Kingston upon Hull North)
(Lab):...We must look seriously at ending the practice of
netting, but we must also think beyond that. Last year in the UK,
numbers of bats, hedgehogs, birds and insects continued to plummet.
The UN report last week spoke powerfully of how nature’s decline
will presage our own. Awareness is growing that to support society,
we must change the rules to give nature room to thrive. The
Government must look again at how the developments we need—houses,
schools and hospitals—can be achieved without destroying nature. As
Maggie said, we must look at prioritising brownfield land, which
the Campaign to Protect Rural England has
said can be used for more than 1 million homes on 18,000 sites.
When greenfield is the only option, we should include original
habitats, including hedgerows and trees, in the designs...
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