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Birds: Gun Sports

Asked by Claire HannaSocial Democratic & Labour PartyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 2 July 2026UIN 13576

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to deliver a ban on the (a) breeding, (b) release and (c) killing of birds for sport.

Answered by Stephen Morgan

This Government has no plans to ban the breeding, release or killing of birds for sport.

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