Question follow-through · 103478
Birds of Prey: Smuggling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has her department made of exisiting legislation to restrict illegal trade of birds of prey.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 6 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has her department made of exisiting legislation to restrict illegal trade of birds of prey.
8 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jan 2026
Answer published
All wild birds of prey and their eggs are protected under UK legislation, including the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Offences can result in up to a six-month custodial sentence and/or an unlimited fine. Restrictions on the commercial use or trade of...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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