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	registered interest
	date	06/06/2018
	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	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 he has made of the number of foxes that have been killed as part of the hunt season in the UK in the last five years (a) nationally, (b) in Lancashire, (c) in Cumbria and (d) in Cheshire.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	150578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>No estimate has been made of the number of foxes that have been killed, as part of the hunt season in the UK, since the Hunting Act 2004 came into effect.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 13/06/2018 10:48:58 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

843891

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	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	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 article on the Puckeridge Hunt in the Hertordshire Mercury published on 8 February 2018, whether he will (a) make an assessment of the risks of laying scent trails and (b) make and assessment of the potential merits of banning the laying of scent trails.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	128166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Hunting Act 2004 came into effect on 18 February 2005 and bans all hunting of wild mammals with dogs in England and Wales, except where it is carried out in accordance with the exemptions set out in Schedule 1 to the Act. Many hunts have since turned to trail hunting as an alternative to live quarry hunting.</p><p> </p><p>The Government neither has plans to assess the risk of laying scent trails nor to assess the merits of banning the laying of scent trails. There are also no plans to assess the risks posed by hunting hounds using scents laid by trail hunts drifting across the transport network.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 128304 question first answered 26/02/2018 17:16:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

843892

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	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	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 risks posed by hunting hounds using scents laid by trail hunts drifting across the transport network.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	128304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Hunting Act 2004 came into effect on 18 February 2005 and bans all hunting of wild mammals with dogs in England and Wales, except where it is carried out in accordance with the exemptions set out in Schedule 1 to the Act. Many hunts have since turned to trail hunting as an alternative to live quarry hunting.</p><p> </p><p>The Government neither has plans to assess the risk of laying scent trails nor to assess the merits of banning the laying of scent trails. There are also no plans to assess the risks posed by hunting hounds using scents laid by trail hunts drifting across the transport network.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 128166 question first answered 26/02/2018 17:16:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

170389

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	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	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 research her Department has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned on how often using dogs to flush out foxes to be shot results in foxes being killed by the dogs rather than by shooting.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	218626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Defra has not conducted or commissioned any research on how often using dogs to flush out foxes to be shot results in foxes being killed by the dogs rather than by shooting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/12/2014 15:35:53 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

171282

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	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	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 she will take steps to prohibit the sale of badges which promote illegal activity by mounted groups of hunters hunting foxes with dogs; and if she will make an assessment of the prevalence of this activity by (a) the Countryside Alliance and (b) other groups.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	219164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is not aware of the sale of any badges promoting illegal activity. If the hon. Member is referring to badges marking the tenth anniversary of the Hunting Act coming into force, it is quite within the rights of organisations such as the Countryside Alliance to promote an activity that can be carried out legally in accordance with the exemptions set out in the Act, and is of economic and social importance to many of our most rural communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/01/2015 17:05:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

172206

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2015 to Question 219164, which part of the Hunting Act 2004 she referred to as containing an exemption which makes it legal to hunt and kill foxes with a pack of dogs for sport.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	219920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>The Hunting Act 2004 sets out several classes of exempt hunting under which dogs may be used to hunt wild mammals, subject to strict conditions. The full details of the Hunting Act exemptions are available online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/37/schedule/1" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/37/schedule/1</a>.</p><p>Following the introduction of the Hunting Act, many hunts also use an artificially laid scent to simulate the path that would be taken by a fox during traditional hunting activity. This is one way in which hunts are able to continue to meet and exercise their hounds.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/01/2015 16:14:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

1128208

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2018 to Question 199874 on Hunting, what criteria his Department applies to ensure that scientific evidence is sufficient to (a) demonstrate that trophy hunting is an effective conservation tool and (b) is independent of the trophy hunting industry.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	257507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Imports of hunting trophies into the UK are subject to strict controls under the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations, which apply in the UK. All applications for permits to import hunting trophies into the UK are assessed to make sure that the import would not have a harmful effect on the conservation status of the species or on the extent of the territory occupied by the relevant population of the species. In addition, the applicant must provide documentary evidence, in the form of an export permit that demonstrates that the specimens have been obtained in accordance with the legislation on the protection of the species concerned.</p><p> </p><p>There are import suspensions in place for countries where hunting of the species concerned is not considered to be sustainable. The need for any further suspensions is kept under active review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State held a roundtable with stakeholders last month on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 257508 question first answered 10/06/2019 10:39:39 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

804796

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	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	Hunting
	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 December (HL3602), whether they will place a copy of the Hunting Act 2004 Investigators Manual in the Library of the House.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wasserman
	uin	HL4122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Hunting Act 2004 Investigators Manual was produced by the Association of Chief Police Officers and issued to Forces as a guide to enforcing the Hunting Act 2004. Any decision on making it publicly available is now a matter for the National Police Chiefs’ Council.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 21/12/2017 15:57:31 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4207 label Biography information for Lord Wasserman

179253

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2015
	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	Hunting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the United for Wildlife's follow-up to the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade, what representations they are making to ensure that subsistence hunters are not being criminalised or evicted from their lands in the name of conservation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL4990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>We have not made any specific representations on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is one of the global leaders in the response to the illegal trade in wildlife. At the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade held in February 2014 more than 40 Governments committed to action designed to strengthen law enforcement, reduce demand and support alternative livelihoods of communities affected by poaching and trafficking. These Governments recognised the illegal trade in wildlife as a major barrier to sustainable, inclusive and balanced economic development that damages ecosystems, undermines good governance and the rule of law, threatens security, and reduces the revenue and local benefits earned from economic activities such as wildlife‐based tourism and the sustainable utilisation of and legal trade in wildlife. They recognised that sustainable livelihoods will be best supported by engaging with communities living in and around protected areas to reflect their needs alongside those of local wildlife.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We welcome the leadership of the Botswana Government in hosting the Kasane Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade on 25 March as a follow-up to the London Conference.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 23/02/2015 13:30:58 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

179254

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2015
	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	Hunting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they support the decision of the United Nations Human Rights Committee that a ban on subsistence hunting, where hunting is an "essential element in the culture of the community", violates Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL4991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is fully committed to promoting and protecting human rights for all individuals, including indigenous people, without discrimination on any grounds. We continue to work overseas and through multilateral institutions to improve the situation of indigenous people internationally, and have long provided political and financial support to the economic, social and political development of indigenous peoples around the world.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We regard the General Comments and Decisions of the United Nations Human Rights Committee as valuable guidance for all State Parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). We do not, however, consider that they are legally binding and have therefore made no assessment of whether a ban on subsistence hunting breaches Section 27 of the ICCPR.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 24/02/2015 15:41:07 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch