Red Squirrels: Potential Extinction — [Sir David Crausby in the Chair]

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 10:38 am on 3 July 2019.

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Photo of Kirstene Hair Kirstene Hair Conservative, Angus 10:38, 3 July 2019

One of the best places in Scotland to spot red squirrels is Montreathmont forest, just outside Forfar in my constituency. A number of years ago, an application for a wind farm in the forest received widespread opposition from locals and organisations because the forest was registered as such a significant habitat for wildlife, including red squirrels. Will the Minister join me in celebrating those local people who invested a huge amount of their time to ensure that wildlife sightings continued to be registered? We must ensure that planning applications are in the right spaces so that we do not destroy those habitats.