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Hunting: Rural Areas

Asked by Stuart AndrewConservativeDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 22 January 2026UIN 104483

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department considers trail hunting to form part of the UK’s rural cultural heritage.

Answered by Ian Murray

DCMS and each of the Devolved Governments are working to create inventories of living heritage in the UK. The criteria are set out here: https://livingheritage.unesco.org.uk/info/guidance/criteria.

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