Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to mark the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest.
Answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble
We recognise the significant environmental, economic, and societal benefits that trees provide, with planting more trees at the heart of our work to protect the environment for future generations.
Looking to the future, we remain committed to being the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than we found it and we will deliver this through an ambitious 25-year environment plan.
The government made no specific plans to mark the 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest.
Asked by: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy with regard to the hunting of wild animals with dogs.
Answered by Lord De Mauley
The Hunting Act 2004 prohibits all hunting of wild mammals with dogs in England and Wales, apart from the tightly drawn exemptions set out in the Act.
The Government’s policy is that we will bring forward a motion with a free vote before the House of Commons on whether the Hunting Act 2004 should be repealed when Parliamentary time allows.