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Hunting

Asked by Suella BravermanReform UKDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 29 January 2026UIN 106544

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department plans to issue to local authorities on implementing and enforcing a ban on trail hunting.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Enforcing a ban on trail hunting will be a matter for the police.

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