Question follow-through · 27079

Ministry of Defence: Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that illegal hunts do not take place on Ministry of Defence land.

answeredDr Ellie ChownsMinistry of Defence

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Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Tabled
28 Jan 2025
Target answer date
30 Jan 2025
Answer
5 Feb 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that illegal hunts do not take place on Ministry of Defence land.

  2. 30 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The Ministry of Defence has only ever issued licences to recognised hunts for Trail and Drag hunting which are legal activities authorised by the Hunting Act 2004. Any suspicion of illegal hunting should be reported to the Police.

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