Question follow-through · 62943

Trapping: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent the sale of illegal glue traps.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
26 Jun 2025
Target answer date
30 Jun 2025
Answer
2 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent the sale of illegal glue traps.

  2. 30 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 bans glue trap use in England in all but the most exceptional, licensable circumstances. It came into force in 2024. Nothing in the law prevents sale of glue traps in England. However, only pest controllers with a licenc...

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