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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has made an estimate of the number of organised deer hunts that operated under exemptions relating to the flushing of deer to guns in 2024/25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has made an estimate of the number of organised deer hunts that operated under exemptions relating to the flushing of deer to guns in 2024/25.
No, this Government has not made such an estimate.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on banning trail hunting.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on banning trail hunting.
On 18 June 2026, Defra closed its consultation seeking views on the Government’s proposed approach to implementing a ban on trail hunting. All responses to the consultation are currently being analysed and a summary of responses will be published in due course.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made to ban the import of hunting trophies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made to ban the import of hunting trophies.
This Government is committed to banning the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern. Defra continues to engage with relevant stakeholders to ensure that the department can implement a robust ban. Timeframes for introducing legislation will be provided once the Parliamentary timetable for future sessions is determined.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ban the importation of hunting trophies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ban the importation of hunting trophies.
The Government is committed to banning the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern. Defra continues to engage with relevant stakeholders to ensure that we can implement a robust ban. Timeframes for introducing legislation will be provided once the Parliamentary timetable for future sessions is determined.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of whether the size and distribution of released gamebird hunting bags in England and Wales align with the numbers of non-native gamebirds registered in relevant locations, allowing for the proportion of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of whether the size and distribution of released gamebird hunting bags in England and Wales align with the numbers of non-native gamebirds registered in relevant locations, allowing for the proportion of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the size, destination and distribution of non-native gamebird imports to the UK align with the size and distribution of released gamebird hunting bags in England and Wales, allowing for the proportion of birds that were released but...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the size, destination and distribution of non-native gamebird imports to the UK align with the size and distribution of released gamebird hunting bags in England and Wales, allowing for the proportion of birds that were released but...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions have taken place under the Hunting Act 2004 in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions have taken place under the Hunting Act 2004 in each of the last five years.
I had the pleasure of watching England versus DR Congo with some of the good folks at the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting. Thankfully, the England men’s team have not taken the title of the campaign too literally, and are still on the hunt to bring at least one trophy...
I had the pleasure of watching England versus DR Congo with some of the good folks at the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting. Thankfully, the England men’s team have not taken the title of the campaign too literally, and are still on the hunt to bring at least one trophy...
I thank my hon. Friend for his work on this important issue—I know that he joined campaigners in taking the campaign to No. 10 last year. As he will know, the Government remain committed to banning the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern, and the Department for...
I thank my hon. Friend for his work on this important issue—I know that he joined campaigners in taking the campaign to No. 10 last year. As he will know, the Government remain committed to banning the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern, and the Department for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what training will be given to border officials to enforce the government’s proposed ban on imports of hunting trophies, including how to identify the species from which the trophy is derived; and what checks will be conducted on...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what training will be given to border officials to enforce the government’s proposed ban on imports of hunting trophies, including how to identify the species from which the trophy is derived; and what checks will be conducted on...
Defra officials continue to engage with relevant stakeholders to determine the scope and design of this ban, including what will be required to implement it effectively. The detail of arrangements such as training for border officials and checks at cargo and passenger terminals will be considered as part of that design work.
That this House notes with concern that the brown hare is the only game species in England and Wales without a statutory close season, leaving pregnant does and nursing mothers liable to be shot during the breeding season and their leverets to starve; recognises that hares are sentient animals capable of suffering; further notes that the shooting of pregnant does and nursing mothers during the breeding season raises significant animal welfare concerns; understands that the brown hare population has declined by an estimated 80% over the past century to fewer than 500,000, with illegal hare coursing placing further pressure on the species; recognises that the brown hare is a UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority species and forms part of the Government's indicators for legally binding species abundance targets; observes that Scotland and Northern Ireland have protected hares since 2011, as do most European countries; welcomes the intention in the Animal Welfare Strategy for England to consider bringing forward a close season for hares; also notes that the Government's concurrent consultation on firearms licensing, including the reclassification of shotguns, provides an opportunity to increase the protection of quarry species during their breeding season; regrets the omission of any close season measure from the King's Speech; and calls on the Government to bring forward legislation at the earliest opportunity establishing a statutory close season for hare shooting so that leverets born this spring and in future years receive the legal protection on which the species' survival depends.
That this House notes with concern that the brown hare is the only game species in England and Wales without a statutory close season, leaving pregnant does and nursing mothers liable to be shot during the breeding season and their leverets to starve; recognises that hares are sentient animals capable...
That this House condemns the grindadráp or Grind in the Faroe Islands, where pods of dolphins are driven into bays by small boats and slaughtered by hand; notes with concern that more than 1,000 cetaceans were killed in 2025, including juveniles and pregnant females; further notes that this practice is largely unregulated; recognises that cultural norms cannot justify the extreme suffering inflicted on highly sentient marine mammals; acknowledges the efforts of the Stop the Grind initiative in advocating to end to this practice; urges the Government to continue to raise this issue with the Faroese authorities, and call for an immediate end of the grindadráp; further urges the Government to review the terms of the free trade agreement with the Faroe Islands if swift action is not forthcoming; and calls for country-of-origin labelling of Faroese fish products to be mandated to enable consumers to make informed choices.
That this House condemns the grindadráp or Grind in the Faroe Islands, where pods of dolphins are driven into bays by small boats and slaughtered by hand; notes with concern that more than 1,000 cetaceans were killed in 2025, including juveniles and pregnant females; further notes that this practice is...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which species of conservation concern will be covered by the forthcoming legislation to ban the import of hunting trophies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which species of conservation concern will be covered by the forthcoming legislation to ban the import of hunting trophies.
Defra continues to engage with relevant stakeholders to help determine the most appropriate scope for a ban. Species of conservation concern are listed primarily on Appendices I and II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) based on the level of threat that international trade poses to their conservation status.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many import permits were issued for hunting trophies between July 1, 2024 to May 31, 2026, for which species, and for what type of hunting trophy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many import permits were issued for hunting trophies between July 1, 2024 to May 31, 2026, for which species, and for what type of hunting trophy.
Between 1 July 2024 and 31 May 2026, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) issued 33 import permits for hunting trophies under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES),
Trade data up to 2024 is available on the CITES Trade Database CITES Trade Database.
The species of the 33 import permits issued under purpose H (- Hunting Trophies) between 1 July 2024 and 31st May 2026 were as follows:
- Crocodylus niloticus
- Giraffa camelopardalis
- Hippopotamus amphibius (x 5)
- Loxodonta Africana (x 18)
- Oryx dammah
- Panthera leo
- Panthera pardus
- Ursus americanus (x 3)
- Ursus arctos (x 2)
It is important to note that a single permit does not necessarily correspond to a single animal; in some cases, multiple CITES permits may be required for an individual animal.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the list of species the Department considers to be of conservation concern under the proposed legislation to ban imports of hunting trophies; and how the Department developed its criteria.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the list of species the Department considers to be of conservation concern under the proposed legislation to ban imports of hunting trophies; and how the Department developed its criteria.
This Government is committed to delivering on its manifesto commitment to ban the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern. Defra is continuing to engage with relevant stakeholders to help determine the most appropriate scope for a ban. Species of conservation concern are listed primarily on Appendices I and II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) based on the level of threat that international trade poses to their conservation status.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward reforms to the Hunting Act 2004 beyond a ban on trail hunting; and whether she has consulted (a) police forces, (b) prosecutors and (c) animal welfare organisations on potential reforms to the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward reforms to the Hunting Act 2004 beyond a ban on trail hunting; and whether she has consulted (a) police forces, (b) prosecutors and (c) animal welfare organisations on potential reforms to the...
This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans in a generation to improve animal welfare and that is exactly what we will do.
This Government is committed to enacting a ban on trail hunting, that truly protects our countryside, wildlife and rural communities. On 26 March, Defra launched a consultation seeking views on how best to deliver an effective and enforceable ban in England and Wales and on any potential social, community, economic, business or environmental impacts. The consultation will be open until 18 June and all responses to it will be considered carefully in developing our proposals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) what review her Department has undertaken of the exemptions listed in Schedule 1 to the Hunting Act 2004, (b) whether she plans to amend or remove exemptions relating to the stalking and flushing of wild mammals and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) what review her Department has undertaken of the exemptions listed in Schedule 1 to the Hunting Act 2004, (b) whether she plans to amend or remove exemptions relating to the stalking and flushing of wild mammals and...
This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans in a generation to improve animal welfare and that is exactly what we will do.
This Government is committed to enacting a ban on trail hunting, that truly protects our countryside, wildlife and rural communities. On 26 March, Defra launched a consultation seeking views on how best to deliver an effective and enforceable ban in England and Wales and on any potential social, community, economic, business or environmental impacts. The consultation will be open until 18 June and all responses to it will be considered carefully in developing our proposals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential risk of trail hunting being used to circumvent the Hunting Act 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential risk of trail hunting being used to circumvent the Hunting Act 2004.
The Government is aware of concerns on this point. On 26 March, Defra launched a Consultation on Proposals to Prohibit Trail Hunting in England and Wales inviting views on the Government’s proposed approach to implementing a ban. All responses to the consultation will be considered carefully in developing proposals for an effective ban.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to introduce a statutory difference between drag hunting using synthetic scents and activities involving animal-based scent trails.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to introduce a statutory difference between drag hunting using synthetic scents and activities involving animal-based scent trails.
On 26 March, Defra launched a Consultation on Proposals to Prohibit Trail Hunting in England and Wales seeking views on how to deliver a ban in England and Wales, including on any potential implications for drag hunting. All responses to the consultation will be considered carefully in developing detailed proposals for implementing a ban on trail hunting.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will publish legal advice she has received regarding implementation of a moratorium on imports of hunting trophies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will publish legal advice she has received regarding implementation of a moratorium on imports of hunting trophies.
Legal advice to Ministers is subject to legal professional privilege, and maintaining its confidentiality is essential to ensure that Ministers can receive full and frank advice as part of effective decision-making. This Government remains committed to banning the import of hunting trophies from species of conservation concern and will bring forward legislation when Parliamentary time allows.