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Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 June 2026

Debate

Livestock Grazing on Dartmoor National Park

Contribution

My Lords, a brief search of the internet reveals considerable anger among graziers and farmers on Dartmoor at the proposed culling of ponies by Natural England. Farmers are at a loss to understand how Natural England could believe that farmers would choose to reduce cattle and sheep numbers, on which their businesses rely, rather than reducing pony numbers. We have seen the result of a lack of meaningful consultation in the Malvern Hills. Will the noble Lord agree that this issue on Dartmoor could have been handled much better?

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