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Offensive Weapons: Animal Welfare

Asked by Helen WhatelyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 23 July 2025UIN 67799

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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential merits of introducing (a) specific criminal offences and (b) criminal sanctions for

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

In view of the ongoing concerns about the misuse of catapults, especially against wildlife, I have written to Dan Zeichner MP, the relevant Minister in DEFRA, who has responsibility for the protection of animals and birds.

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