Deer: Urban Areas
(asked on 9th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the adequacy of the Deer impacts policy statement for England in addressing deer impacts in residential and peri-urban areas.
Answered by
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
No assessment has been made or is planned regarding the adequacy of the policy statement in respect of addressing deer impacts in residential or peri-urban areas in England.
It is the responsibility of the landowner or landowners of the land on which the issue occurs to arrange for management measures to be carried out. Local authorities also have a role to play regarding management of deer on public land for which they have responsibility.