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Commons · Question 10569 · Tabled 22 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 31 Oct 2024

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Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals to end fox hunting.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 31 Oct 2024

This 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 Hunting Act 2004 makes it an offence to hun...