Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 74853

Animal Products: Imports

Tabled: 3 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

LabourSuffolk Coastal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timeline is for introducing legislation to prohibit the import of hunting trophies.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Government is committed to banning the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern. Timeframes for introducing legislation will be provided once there is sufficient clarity on the Parliamentary timetable.