Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 114681
Hunting: Birds of Prey
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026
Question
Steve Witherden
Labour — Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of exemptions permitting the use of birds of prey in fox hunting activities; and whether it plans to review those provision
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe department has made no assessment of the effectiveness of exemptions permitting the use of birds of prey in fox hunting activities and has no plans to review those provisions.