Hunting: Regulation
(asked on 28th August 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on banning trail hunting.
Answered by
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 4th September 2026
On 18 June 2026, Defra closed its consultation seeking views on the Government’s proposed approach to implementing a ban on trail hunting. All responses to the consultation are currently being analysed and a summary of responses will be published in due course.