Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 62943

Trapping: Licensing

Tabled: 26 June 2025

Answered: 2 July 2025

Question

Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent the sale of illegal glue traps.

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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