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1731435

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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 bring forward legislative proposals to ban trail hunting during this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Camborne and Redruth
tabling member printed	Perran Moon
uin	7097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and Northern Ireland; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales only.</p><p> </p><p>The Government committed to enacting a ban on Trail Hunting in line with our manifesto commitment. Further announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 11/10/2024 12:18:29 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	5208

1725759

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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 publish a timeline to bring forward legislative measures to end trail hunting.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	2956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and NI; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to enacting a ban on Trail Hunting, and work to determine the best approach for doing so is ongoing. Further announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 12/09/2024 13:36:33 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1726334

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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 his Department plans to ban the practice of fox trail hunting.
tabling member constituency	Lewes
tabling member printed	James MacCleary
uin	3586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and NI; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to enacting a ban on Trail Hunting, and work to determine the best approach for doing so is ongoing. Further announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 11/09/2024 15:24:28 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	5265

1726350

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to end trail hunting.
tabling member constituency	Poole
tabling member printed	Neil Duncan-Jordan
uin	3663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and NI; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to enacting a ban on Trail Hunting, and work to determine the best approach for doing so is ongoing. Further announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 12/09/2024 14:18:40 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	5359

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