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Hunting Act 2004

Asked by Kerry McCarthyLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 26 November 2025UIN 92521

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has received recent representations on breaches of the Hunting Act 2004.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Enforcement of the Hunting Act is an operational matter for the police. Those found guilty under the Act are subject to the full force of the law.

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