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Asked by Dan NorrisIndependentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 4 March 2025UIN 31410

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) pheasants and (b) partridges were imported for shooting in 2024.

Answered by Mary Creagh

See the below table showing the number of Partridges and Pheasants imported into Great Britain in 2024. We cannot confirm whether the purpose of these imports was for hunting, as this is not recorded on the Import of products, animals, food and feed (IPAFF) system.

Species

Number of animals

Partridges

455,194

Pheasants

487,488

Total

942,682

This information is drawn from external IPAFF systems not directly controlled by the department.

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