Question follow-through · 52811
Hunting: Public Consultation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on the trail hunting consultation; and if he will an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reviewing current exemptions within the Hunting Act
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 15 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 May 2025
- Answer
- 22 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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- Pigs: Slaughterhouses · 29 May 2026
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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
15 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on the trail hunting consultation; and if he will an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reviewing current exemptions within the Hunting Act
19 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 May 2025
Answer published
This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England and Wales only. 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 d...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Recycling: Reform
4 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to implement proposed circular economy reforms; and when she plans to publish the Circular Economy Growth Plan.