Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 104474

Hunting

Tabled: 9 January 2026

Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Stuart Andrew

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of a ban on trail hunting on the economy in rural communities.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The department intends to launch a consultation seeking views on how to deliver a ban on trail hunting. The responses to that consultation will be used to inform our assessment of the potential impact of a ban on trail hunting on the economy in rural comm...

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