Question follow-through · 13923
Game: Birds
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the environmental and animal welfare impacts of the breeding, release and shooting of game birds, and whether she plans to introduce a ban on these prac
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 29 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 2 Jul 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the environmental and animal welfare impacts of the breeding, release and shooting of game birds, and whether she plans to introduce a ban on these prac
1 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Jul 2026
Answer published
This Government has no plans to ban the breeding, release or shooting of gamebirds. However, gamebird shooting can have trade-offs with environmental, economic, and animal health and welfare outcomes and we want to ensure the highest standards of practice...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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