Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112949
Deer: Hunting
Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Vikki Slade
Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the use of exemptions in the Hunting Act 2004 for stag hunting on stag population numbers in the South West.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe department has made no assessment of the potential impact of the use of exemptions in the Hunting Act 2004 for stag hunting on stag population numbers in the South West.