Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to UIN 12963, what steps she is taking to legislate regarding the use of snares in England.

This Government has a commitment to bring an end to the use of snare traps in England, as stated in the response given on 1 July 2026 to PQ UIN 12963. This was reaffirmed in this Government’s Animal Welfare Strategy, published in December 2025. Such a change will require primary legislation, and Defra is actively looking to bring a ban on snares into force as swiftly as possible.