Defra says the proposals are being analysed alongside the rest of the responses to its Schedule 2.1 consultation. The NGO Fisheries Branch launched the UK Parliament petition at the end of June. Schedule 2.1 currently lists 19 wild bird species in England and Wales and 23 in Scotland, mainly ducks, geese and wading birds. What happens nextDefra has given no date for its decision on Schedule 2.1. A UK Parliament petition that reaches 100,000 signatures is considered for debate in Parliament, and the NGO is pushing for that threshold; the petition remains open on the Parliament petitions site.