Although the Government has not undertaken this specific assessment, we closely monitor trends in bird populations. These trends have long been considered to provide a good indication of the broad state of our wildlife.<\/p>
<\/p>
In November last year, the Government published Wild Bird Populations in England, 1970 to 2017<\/em>. Overall, this showed that the combined all-species index has changed little compared with around 45 years ago. However, there was much variation in numbers between species, with some species increasing and some species decreasing.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when her Department plans to conclude the radar technology baseline review; and if she will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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