Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 99355
Game: Gun Sports
Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 18 December 2025
Question
James Naish
Labour — Rushcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing in vicarious liability for landowners to reduce grouse shooting.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe introduction of new regulation, such as vicarious liability, requires evidence that it will be effective. Vicarious liability occurs where one person can be held liable for the actions of another person. With regards to grouse shooting, this could mea...
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