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

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to facilitate and plan for releases of beavers into the wild in England; and what consideration they have given to the optimal population and distribution of beavers.

Taking into account the range of responses and feedback from the consultation on our approach to beaver reintroduction and management in England, Defra will continue to work with Natural England to develop our approach.