Question follow-through · 45576
Animal Products: Import Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take legislative steps to introduce an immediate moratorium on import permits for hunting trophies of cheetahs.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 17 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 30 Apr 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
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Recorded timeline
17 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take legislative steps to introduce an immediate moratorium on import permits for hunting trophies of cheetahs.
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
30 Apr 2025
Answer published
The government committed to a ban on the import of hunting trophies of endangered animals in its manifesto and will deliver on this. Defra is currently engaging with a range of stakeholders in order to decide on the most effective approach.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Hunting
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20 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department has to meet with animal welfare organisations to discuss tackling the illegal (a) breeding and (b) sale of hybrid cats.
Cats: Animal Breeding
20 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the cross-breeding of exotic cats with domestic cat breeds.
Electronic Cigarettes: Environment Protection
10 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any cross-departmental work is being undertaken to (a) assess and (b) address the environmental impact of illegally imported disposable vapes.
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15 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to prevent British companies from selling hunting trips to British nationals to shoot so-called canned lions for sport and trophies.
Cats: Animal Welfare
12 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that cats are included in the Animal Welfare Strategy.
Cats: Animal Welfare
12 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to meet with animal welfare organisations to discuss the promotion of responsible cat ownership and sourcing.
Poultry: Animal Welfare
10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to work with industry to develop a roadmap for ending the routine culling of male chicks, as laid out in the Animal Welfare Strategy.
Poultry: Animal Welfare
10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she plans to publish a formal consultation on how a transition to in-ovo sexing would be implemented.
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10 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether she will commit to developing a roadmap for the transition to in-ovo sexing in the UK egg industry.