Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 119795

Hunting: Dogs

Tabled: 10 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to retain existing exemptions in the Hunting Act; and if she will make an assessment of the level of likelihood that these exemptions are used to circumvent the law t

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The planned consultation on the Trail Hunting ban will invite respondents to raise any matters which they consider relevant. The consultation will provide an opportunity to submit your views on how to deliver an effective ban.