Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 103633

Partridges and Pheasants: Gun Sports

Tabled: 6 January 2026

Answered: 14 January 2026

Question

Adrian Ramsay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of a) pheasants and b) partridges that were released for recreational shooting in (i) 2023, (ii) 2024 and (iii) 2025.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The release of pheasant and red legged partridge on or within 500 metres of a European site must be authorised under licence. It is a requirement of such licences to report releases made under their authorisation. Our records show that the following numbe...

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