SAVE HARRY THE HEDGEHOG CAMPAIGN

That this House is alarmed at the rapid decline of the UK hedgehog population which is estimated to have dropped from approximately 36 million in the 1950s to under one million today, the dramatic decline of the species being in large part due to habitat loss and the proliferation of roads; and urges the Government to take heed of the Save Harry the Hedgehog campaign led by the Wildlife Aid Foundation and the former hon. Member for Maidstone and The Weald the right hon. Ann Widdecombe, and to consider the campaign's call for the introduction of legislation specifically for the protection of hedgehogs.