Game: Hunting
Commons · Question 35972 · Tabled 5 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Anna Dixon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of the licensing of grouse shooting in England.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 8 Apr 2025
The Government recognises well-managed grouse shooting can be an important part of a local rural economy, providing direct and indirect employment. We also appreciate that many people hold strong views on the issue of grouse shooting and there is evidence...