PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Hunting (18 February 2022)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to end trail hunting on government-owned land.
Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Answer
Our manifesto was clear that no changes will be made to the Hunting Act. The Hunting Act 2004 makes it an offence to hunt a wild mammal with dogs, except where it is carried out in accordance with the exemptions in the Act. Those found guilty under the Act are subject to the full force of the law.
Issuing a license or giving permission for trail hunting is an operational matter for the landowner and those organisations with a land lease or agreement in place for government land.
Answered by:
Rebecca Pow (Conservative)
28 February 2022
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