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1656750

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Hunting
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 information she collects on the prevalence of trail hunting on her Department's land.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	196485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Defra does not hold this data. The enforcement of the Hunting Act is an operational matter for the police.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 196486 question first answered 19/09/2023 09:12:23 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1627739

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
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	Hunting
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 steps she is taking to ensure that fox hunts take place in compliance with the law.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	185015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Hunting Act 2004 makes it an offence to hunt a wild mammal with dogs except where it is carried out in accordance with the exemptions in the Act, and completely bans hare coursing. Those found guilty under the Act are subject to the full force of the law. Enforcement of the Hunting Act is an operational matter for the police.</p><p> </p><p>Since the introduction of the Act, many hunt organisations across the country have worked hard to adapt their activities towards trail hunting, which is intended to retain important traditions as part of the fabric of rural life.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 185016 question first answered 22/05/2023 13:29:02 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1627741

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
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	Hunting
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 she is taking steps to protect rural communities from anti-social behaviour by hunts.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	185016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Hunting Act 2004 makes it an offence to hunt a wild mammal with dogs except where it is carried out in accordance with the exemptions in the Act, and completely bans hare coursing. Those found guilty under the Act are subject to the full force of the law. Enforcement of the Hunting Act is an operational matter for the police.</p><p> </p><p>Since the introduction of the Act, many hunt organisations across the country have worked hard to adapt their activities towards trail hunting, which is intended to retain important traditions as part of the fabric of rural life.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 185015 question first answered 22/05/2023 13:29:02 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1624462

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Hunting
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 estimate her Department has made of the number of illegal fox hunts that have taken place in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	183153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>We recognise it is possible that dogs may on occasion pick up and follow the scent of live foxes during a trail hunt. Failure to prevent dogs from chasing or killing a fox may be taken as intent to break the law. Enforcement of the Hunting Act is an operational matter for the police.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made a manifesto commitment not to change the Hunting Act.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 183154 question first answered 09/05/2023 13:00:14 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1623625

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
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	Hunting
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 she plans to allow trail hunting on public land during the next hunting season.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	182625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>Issuing a license or giving permission for trail hunting is an operational matter for the landowner and those organisations with a land lease or agreement in place for government land.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 02/05/2023 16:58:43 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1623339

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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	Hunting
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 she plans to take further steps to prevent illegal hunting at events described as trail hunting; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	182331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>We recognise it is possible that dogs used for trail hunting may on occasion pick up and follow the scent of live foxes during a trail hunt. If this occurs it is the responsibility of the huntsman and other members of hunt staff to control their hounds.</p><p> </p><p>Failure to prevent dogs from chasing or killing a fox may be taken as intent to break the law. Anyone who believes that an offence has taken place should report the matter to the police, as the police deal with complaints of illegal hunting.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 182332 question first answered 27/04/2023 13:09:25 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1623340

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
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	Hunting
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 prevalence of illegal hunting at events described as trail hunting.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	182332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>We recognise it is possible that dogs used for trail hunting may on occasion pick up and follow the scent of live foxes during a trail hunt. If this occurs it is the responsibility of the huntsman and other members of hunt staff to control their hounds.</p><p> </p><p>Failure to prevent dogs from chasing or killing a fox may be taken as intent to break the law. Anyone who believes that an offence has taken place should report the matter to the police, as the police deal with complaints of illegal hunting.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 182331 question first answered 27/04/2023 13:09:25 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1583650

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
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	Hunting
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 League Against Cruel Sports report, entitled Hunt Havoc: The Human Cost of Hunting With Hounds, published in October 2022, what consideration she has given to possible steps to protect pets and domestic animals.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	139220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>The ‘Hunt Havoc’ report describes a number of incidents across the country involving hunts and calls for the Government to amend the Hunting Act to better protect not only wild animals but the British public, their property, and right to enjoy the countryside in peace. While such incidents are clearly concerning, and although we cannot comment on individual cases, most of the incidents described in the report are of a nature that would be likely to qualify as trespass or nuisance. Other activities such as trespassing on railways, livestock worrying, and threatening or abusive behaviour are already statutory offences.</p><p> </p><p>Under section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 it is an offence to allow any dog to be out of control in any place. Furthermore, section 2 of the Dogs Act 1871 allows a complaint to be made to a Magistrates’ court by any individual, the police, or local authorities where dogs are dangerous and not kept under proper control. The court may make any order it considers appropriate to require owners to keep their dogs under proper control.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made a manifesto commitment not to change the Hunting Act, and I am satisfied that it would be unnecessary to set out specific offences under the Hunting Act when they are already covered under common law and statute. Where members of the public have evidence of such offences occurring, they should report it to the relevant authorities. Those found guilty of such offences should be subject to the full force of the law.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 15/02/2023 10:30:47 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1423162

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Hunting
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 he has made of the extent of trail hunting on privately-owned land; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	125481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>Defra has made no assessment of trail hunting on private land. Giving permission for trail hunting is a matter for the landowner.</p><p>The Hunting Act 2004 makes it an offence to hunt a wild mammal with dogs except where it is carried out in accordance with the exemptions in the Act. Those found guilty under the Act are subject to the full force of the law.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/02/2022 17:17:37 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1404949

registered interest
date	20/01/2022
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	Hunting
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring that any fox or wild animal killed in trail hunting be reported by a hunt and that that data be made accessible to the public, identifying the hunt and the number of animals.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	108575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>The Hunting Act 2004 makes it an offence to hunt a wild mammal with dogs except where it is carried out in accordance with the exemptions in the Act. The Government will not amend the Hunting Act 2004.</p><p> </p><p>Those found guilty under the Act are subject to the full force of the law, and enforcement is an operational matter for the police.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/01/2022 14:23:40 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell