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759296

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Foxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what incentives his Department gives to help control fox numbers in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Wildlife management is a devolved matter so this reply relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>Defra does not offer incentives to help control fox numbers in England and currently has no plans to control the number of foxes.</p><p> </p><p>Defra's general policy is that individuals should be free to manage wildlife within the law. The fox is not a protected species so the decision to control them lies with the owner or occupier of the property where the problem occurs.</p><p> </p><p>Natural England, on Defra’s behalf, has a team dedicated to providing wildlife management advice to the public, both through written material and directly by telephone.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/09/2017 10:27:34 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

391787

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Foxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the population size of foxes.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p>The last estimate of the fox population, published by the Mammal Society in 2004, indicated that the fox population in Great Britain was around 258,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Analysis based on a different methodology as part of the British Trust for Ornithology’s Breeding Bird Survey, which collects supplementary information on UK mammals, shows a statistically significant decline of 29% in the fox population between 1995 and 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/09/2015 15:36:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

168927

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Foxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with countryside representatives on the control of foxes by shooting, snaring or hunting.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	217801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has had no meetings or discussions with countryside representatives on the control of foxes by shooting, snaring or hunting.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/12/2014 14:14:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

890309

registered interest
date	24/04/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Foxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to take steps to tackle urban fox population growth.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	137584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to control the number of urban foxes in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s policy is that individuals should be free to manage wildlife within the law. The decision on whether or not to control foxes lies with the owner or occupier of the property where the problem occurs.</p><p> </p><p>Advice on the management of foxes can be obtained from Natural England.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/05/2018 13:13:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1125839

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Foxes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of potential secondary uses of the estimated 400,000 foxes killed each year in Britain, including as a source of biofuel.
tabling member printed	Lord Hanningfield
uin	HL15629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>In 2000, the Burns Report estimated that 400,000 foxes die each year in Britain on roads, by being shot or through natural causes.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of those who wish to control foxes by culling to ensure that the carcases are disposed of in accordance with the law. We have made no assessment of potential secondary uses of fox carcases.</p><p> </p><p>Animals killed on roads are typically sent for disposal by incineration, co-incineration or processing (rendering). The fat extracted from rendering is commonly sent to approved biodiesel plants for conversion into biodiesel.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/05/2019 11:52:03 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2650 label Biography information for Lord Hanningfield

1125838

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Foxes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 8 April (HL15102), what assessment they have made of the environmental impact of the disposal of the estimated 400,000 foxes killed each year in Britain, in particular to water courses.
tabling member printed	Lord Hanningfield
uin	HL15628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has not been made aware of any largescale or widespread practice of dead foxes being disposed of in watercourses.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 20/05/2019 16:19:42 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2650 label Biography information for Lord Hanningfield

1110134

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Foxes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of foxes killed each year in the UK, broken down by means of killing; and what advice they have provided, if any, on the disposal or sale of fox carcasses and skins.
tabling member printed	Lord Hanningfield
uin	HL15102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s policy is that individuals should be free to manage wildlife within the law. The decision on whether or not to control foxes lies with the owner or occupier of the property where the problem occurs.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, the Government does not collect data on the number of foxes killed or how they are killed. However, in 2000 the Burns Report estimated that 400,000 foxes die each year in Britain – on roads, shot or through natural causes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government would always encourage those considering taking management action to try preventative strategies to deter foxes. However, we recognise it may be necessary to cull individual animals who are causing persistent problems. Natural England provides detailed advice on the humane and legal management of foxes to help owners and occupiers protect their property from damage.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/04/2019 12:44:41 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2650 label Biography information for Lord Hanningfield