Question follow-through · 27043

Game: Birds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the existing evidence base on gamebird rearing, release and shooting in England.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
3 Sept 2026
Target answer date
7 Sept 2026
Answer
15 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the existing evidence base on gamebird rearing, release and shooting in England.

  2. 7 Sept 2026

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  3. 15 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    As set out in the Land Use Framework and the Animal Welfare Strategy for England, this Government committed to strengthening the evidence base on gamebird rearing, release and shooting in England. Defra’s Gamebird rapid evidence review was published in 20...

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