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Ministry of Defence: Land

Asked by Tom MorrisonLiberal DemocratMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 21 October 2024UIN 7934

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to prevent trail hunting on land (a) owned and (b) managed by his Department.

Answered by Maria Eagle

This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation, including the banning of trail hunting. Licenses to trail hunt on Ministry of Defence (MOD) land are currently under Ministerial review. To date, no licenses to trail hunt on MOD land have been granted for the 2024-25 hunting season, pending Ministerial review.

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