Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 20402

Hunting

Tabled: 16 December 2024
Answered: 20 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) hunting with hounds and (b) trail hunting on rural communities.

Answer

Mary Creagh
This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and Northern Ireland; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales only. The Government is committed to banning trail hu...

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