Animal Products: Import Controls
Commons · Question 45576 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take legislative steps to introduce an immediate moratorium on import permits for hunting trophies of cheetahs.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 30 Apr 2025
The government committed to a ban on the import of hunting trophies of endangered animals in its manifesto and will deliver on this. Defra is currently engaging with a range of stakeholders in order to decide on the most effective approach.