Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to reintroduce the burbot into UK waters.

Any burbot re-introduction to inland waters in England would be dependent on further research and an assessment of the associated risks and opportunities. Factors resulting in the loss of the burbot from UK waters in the first place would also need considering in order to determine whether they remain relevant, and whether current habitats In England are suitable for the species.