Question follow-through · 5709
Hunting
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to introduce a statutory difference between drag hunting using synthetic scents and activities involving animal-based scent trails.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 1 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 10 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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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
1 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to introduce a statutory difference between drag hunting using synthetic scents and activities involving animal-based scent trails.
3 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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10 Jun 2026
Answer published
On 26 March, Defra launched a Consultation on Proposals to Prohibit Trail Hunting in England and Wales seeking views on how to deliver a ban in England and Wales, including on any potential implications for drag hunting. All responses to the consultation ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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