Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112950
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, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending existing legislation to prohibit stag hunting with hounds.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe department has made no assessment of the potential merits of amending existing legislation to prohibit stag hunting with hounds.