Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 14107
Badgers: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 29 June 2026
Answered: 6 July 2026
Named DayQuestion
Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of raising the maximum prison sentence for badger baiting under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 to
Answer
Mary CreaghThis Government’s Animal Welfare Strategy, published in December 2025, made a commitment to review and look to strengthen penalties for cruelty against wildlife, including the horrific offence of badger baiting, to ensure they are consistent with higher l...
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