Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 50280

Trapping

Tabled: 6 May 2025

Answered: 14 May 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to make businesses aware of the ban on unlicensed use of glue traps in the Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022.

Answer

Mary Creagh

The Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 bans glue trap use in England in all but the most exceptional, licensable circumstances. It came into force in 2024. Nothing in the law prevents sale of glue traps in England. However, only pest controllers with a licenc...

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