Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112469

Hunting: Animal Welfare

Tabled: 10 February 2026

Answered: 18 February 2026

Question

Irene Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the proposed consultation on banning trail hunting will allow submissions on family pets being killed by hunting hounds; and what plans she has to bring forward legislative pro

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Government will hold a consultation on its plans to ban trail hunting. Defra will be guided by the Government's consultation principles in shaping the proposed consultation. The department plans to introduce legislation to ban the activity of trail hu...

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