Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 114093

Birds of Prey

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

LabourClapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions have been brought in relation to offences involving the persecution of birds of prey in each of the last five years.

Answer

Mary Creagh
Defra does not hold official data on the number of prosecutions that have been brought in relation to offences involving the persecution of birds of prey. The Ministry of Justice does publish data on prosecutions for a wide range of offences, including of...

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