Tory MPs back mandatory swift bricks in all new homes to help declining birds
by Patrick Barkham from Environment | The Guardian on (#6CRCC)
Calls grow for legislation requiring developers to include hollow bricks for endangered nesting species
Conservative MPs are joining calls for a new law to guarantee swift bricks in every new home to help the rapidly declining bird and other endangered roof-nesting species.
Pressure is growing to amend the levelling up bill so that developers are required to include a hollow brick for nesting birds in all new housing, with MPs to debate the issue in parliament on 10 July.
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