Question follow-through · 59701
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of brown hares shot in England between February and October each year.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 13 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 17 Jun 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information his Department holds on the number of brown hares shot in England between February and October each year.
17 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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17 Jun 2025
Answer published
Defra holds no official statistics on the number of brown hares shot in England between February and October each year. We are however aware of a number of estimates made by stakeholder groups which range markedly from the low tens of thousands to the low...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Countryside: Conservation
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure public authorities are aware of and comply with Section 245 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.