Question follow-through · 106544

Hunting

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department plans to issue to local authorities on implementing and enforcing a ban on trail hunting.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
19 Jan 2026
Target answer date
21 Jan 2026
Answer
29 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department plans to issue to local authorities on implementing and enforcing a ban on trail hunting.

  2. 21 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Enforcing a ban on trail hunting will be a matter for the police.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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