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1665433

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date	17/10/2023
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	Game: Birds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Written Statement of 5 June 2023 on General licensing, UIN HCWS820, how many applications to release gamebirds (a) on and (b) within) 500 metres of Special Protection Areas has her Department (i) received, (ii) approved and (iii) sought advice from Natural England.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	202935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Please find below a breakdown of applications received by Defra to release gamebirds within a Special Protection Area or within 500 metres of such an area:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Applications received</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications approved</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications where advice from Natural England considered</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/10/2023 13:17:12 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1652527

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
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	Game: Birds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisations Ministers in her Department met between 1 May 2022 and 31 May 2023 to discuss General Licence 43 for releasing gamebirds in protected areas.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	193813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department has held frequent meetings with stakeholders, including those interested in the release of gamebirds.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 25/07/2023 08:09:06 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1652528

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
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	Game: Birds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with which stakeholders Ministers in her Department held discussions on the renewal of General Licence 43 for releasing gamebirds on protected areas between 1 May 2022 and 31 May 2023.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	193814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2023 answer text <p>The Department has held frequent meetings with stakeholders, including those interested in the release of gamebirds.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 25/07/2023 08:05:37 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1600014

registered interest
date	28/02/2023
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	Game: Birds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will delay the opening of the woodcock shooting season to 1 December.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	155067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>Defra is committed to reviewing the protection we afford to wild birds listed on Schedule 2 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which permits the hunting of a species listed on Part 1 outside of its close season.</p><p> </p><p>This review will seek to establish the evidence underpinning the listing of species such as the woodcock, so we can ensure that recreational shooting is sustainable and does not undermine species recovery. This might include amending the close season for native species such as the woodcock.</p><p> </p><p>Engagement with Natural England and the Devolved Administrations is already underway, and we anticipate meeting further with them and other key stakeholders to hear their views in the coming weeks. Once Natural England has completed its analysis, we will be considering if any changes ought to be made to Schedule 2.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 07/03/2023 15:46:16 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski