Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 92521

Hunting Act 2004

Tabled: 19 November 2025
Answered: 26 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Kerry McCarthy

LabourBristol East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has received recent representations on breaches of the Hunting Act 2004.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Enforcement of the Hunting Act is an operational matter for the police. Those found guilty under the Act are subject to the full force of the law.