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Hunting

Asked by Connor NaismithLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 10 June 2026UIN 5709

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to introduce a statutory difference between drag hunting using synthetic scents and activities involving animal-based scent trails.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

On 26 March, Defra launched a Consultation on Proposals to Prohibit Trail Hunting in England and Wales seeking views on how to deliver a ban in England and Wales, including on any potential implications for drag hunting. All responses to the consultation will be considered carefully in developing detailed proposals for implementing a ban on trail hunting.

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