Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 120551
Hares: Conservation
Tabled: 12 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Question
Jess Brown-Fuller
Liberal Democrat — Chichester
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing a statutory close season for the brown hare during its breeding period on levels of conservation.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Government considers the need for a close season for hares to be justified primarily on the grounds of animal welfare. It committed to consider how to bring forward and introduce a close season for hares in England in its Animal Welfare Strategy, publ...
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