Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 182625

Hunting

Tabled: 25 April 2023
Answered: 2 May 2023
Named Day

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op) — York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to allow trail hunting on public land during the next hunting season.

Answer

Issuing a license or giving permission for trail hunting is an operational matter for the landowner and those organisations with a land lease or agreement in place for government land.