Found: trophy into Great Britain where— (a) the hunting trophy is of an animal to which this Act applies,
Asked by: Sojan Joseph (Labour - Ashford)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward measures to ban (a) trophy hunting and (b) animal smuggling.
Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Government committed to a hunting trophy import ban of endangered animals in its manifesto and we will deliver on this. Defra is engaging with relevant stakeholders to ensure that we can deliver on this commitment in the most effective way.
As outlined in our manifesto, we are committed to ending puppy smuggling. The Government is supporting the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill sponsored by the hon. Member for Winchester. The Bill will close loopholes in the non-commercial pet travel rules that are abused by unscrupulous traders and give the government powers to prevent the supply of low-welfare pets to the United Kingdom. We are fully supportive of this Bill and would like to see it pass through both Houses as soon as Parliamentary time allows.
Asked by: Jonathan Davies (Labour - Mid Derbyshire)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timeline is for introducing legislation to ban (a) trail hunting and (b) the import of hunting trophies.
Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Trail Hunting is a devolved matter with regard to Scotland and Northern Ireland; hunting with dogs is a reserved matter with respect to Wales and therefore, the information provided relates to England and Wales only.
The Government made a manifesto commitment to ban Trail Hunting as part of a set of measures to improve animal welfare. Work to determine the best approach for doing so is ongoing. Announcements will be made in due course.
The Government also committed to a hunting trophy import ban in its manifesto and we intend to deliver on this. We are currently engaging with relevant stakeholders to ensure that we can deliver on this commitment in the most effective way.
Asked by: Johanna Baxter (Labour - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many permits were issued for cheetah trophies in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is responsible for releasing data on hunting trophy import permits. APHA has not yet released its data on permits issued for hunting trophies in the 2024-25 financial year. This information will be published on the CITES trade database later this year. Available here.
Asked by: Cat Eccles (Labour - Stourbridge)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her planned timetable is for bringing forward measures to ban trophy hunting.
Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Government committed to banning the import of hunting trophies in its Manifesto. We intend to deliver on this and are currently considering the most effective way to do so.
Mentions:
1: Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath) What his planned timetable is for the introduction of legislation to ban imports of hunting trophies. - Speech Link
2: Mary Creagh (Lab - Coventry East) The Government have also committed to banning the import of hunting trophies. - Speech Link
3: Wera Hobhouse (LD - Bath) It is still legal to import hunting trophies into this country. - Speech Link
4: Mary Creagh (Lab - Coventry East) They failed to pass the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill, which would have stopped selfish - Speech Link
Feb. 11 2025
Source Page: Deer (Scotland) Act 1996 - proposed amendments: consultation analysisFound: deer managers should be concentrating on culling females.With the current political climate around “trophy
Mentions:
1: Lord Mancroft (Con - Excepted Hereditary) The previous Government supported the trophy hunting Bill, which was in both parties’ manifestos at the - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Kerry McCarthy (Lab - Bristol East) Trophy hunting is not about conservation. As my right hon. - Speech Link
2: Rosie Duffield (Lab - Canterbury) All of us here are familiar with the term “trophy hunting”. - Speech Link
3: Bill Wiggin (Con - North Herefordshire) Gentleman, we are not banning trophy hunting in the UK. - Speech Link
4: Christopher Chope (Con - Christchurch) hunting, more land has been conserved under trophy hunting than under National Parks, with hunting areas - Speech Link
5: Rebecca Pow (Con - Taunton Deane) Trophy hunting can and will continue around the world. - Speech Link