Question follow-through · 114681
Hunting: Birds of Prey
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of exemptions permitting the use of birds of prey in fox hunting activities; and whether it plans to review those provision
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 26 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Furs: Sales · 23 Mar 2026
- Pigs: Slaughterhouses · 19 May 2026
- Animal Products: Import Controls · 8 Jun 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of exemptions permitting the use of birds of prey in fox hunting activities; and whether it plans to review those provision
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Feb 2026
Answer published
The department has made no assessment of the effectiveness of exemptions permitting the use of birds of prey in fox hunting activities and has no plans to review those provisions.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Furs: Sales
23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the sale of unethical fur products.
Pigs: Slaughterhouses
19 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to accept the recommendation of the Animal Welfare Committee's report entitled The welfare impacts on pigs of high concentration CO2 gas stunning and of po
Animal Products: Import Controls
8 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish the list of species the Department considers to be of conservation concern under the proposed legislation to ban imports of hunting trophies; and how the Department