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

LabourRushcliffe

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 Creagh
The 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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