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Hunting: Birds of Prey

Asked by Steve WitherdenLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 26 February 2026UIN 114681

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of exemptions permitting the use of birds of prey in fox hunting activities; and whether it plans to review those provision

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The department has made no assessment of the effectiveness of exemptions permitting the use of birds of prey in fox hunting activities and has no plans to review those provisions.

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