Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 120390
Trapping: Regulation
Tabled: 12 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Ruth Jones
Labour — Newport West and Islwyn
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has her Department made in reviewing traps aside from snares used to catch wildlife.
Answer
Mary CreaghIn the Animal Welfare Strategy, published in December 2025, the Government committed to ban the use of snares in England and conduct a review of other traps used to catch wildlife in England for which welfare concerns have been raised. The Animal and Plan...
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