Question follow-through · 35972
Game: Hunting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of the licensing of grouse shooting in England.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 5 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 8 Apr 2025 · 34 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
5 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of the licensing of grouse shooting in England.
7 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises well-managed grouse shooting can be an important part of a local rural economy, providing direct and indirect employment. We also appreciate that many people hold strong views on the issue of grouse shooting and there is evidence...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Independent Water Commission
21 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the (a) evidence base and (b) consultation submissions used to inform the findings and recommendations of the final report of the Independent Water Commission, publ
Water Companies: Finance
4 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to encourage privatised water companies to increase their financial transparency.
Water Charges: Social Tariffs
11 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a national standardised water social tariff with clear eligibility and consistent discount levels.