Question follow-through · 31525

Hunting Act 2004

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening the provisions of the Hunting 2004.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
13 Feb 2025
Target answer date
24 Feb 2025
Answer
24 Feb 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening the provisions of the Hunting 2004.

  2. 24 Feb 2025

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  3. 24 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans in a generation to improve animal welfare and that is exactly what we will do. The Government has already committed to a ban on trail hunting which will provide significant pro...

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