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Hunting Act 2004

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will strengthen the provisions of the Hunting Act 2004.

answeredGavin RobinsonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
23 Jun 2025
Target answer date
25 Jun 2025
Answer
30 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will strengthen the provisions of the Hunting Act 2004.

  2. 25 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Jun 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 Hunting Act 2004 makes it an offence to hunt a wild mammal with dogs, except where it is carr...

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