PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(18 December 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of recreational shooting on the economies of rural areas.
Asked by:
Mr Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Mr Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
Rural areas offer significant potential for growth and are important to our economy, contributing over £259 billion a year to England alone.
Defra has not made a formal assessment on contribution of recreational shooting to the rural economy; however, we know the rural economy is diverse with 86% of rural businesses unrelated to agriculture, forestry or fishing.
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