Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 24563
Nature Conservation: Crime
Tabled: 1 May 2024
Answered: 7 May 2024
Question
Ruth Jones
Labour — Newport West and Islwyn
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making the use of catapults to harm wildlife illegal.
Answer
The Government takes crimes against wildlife seriously, including those involving the use of catapults. There is already sufficient legislation in place which protects wildlife against the use of catapults. The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 protects a...
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