Game: Gun Sports
Commons · Question 49500 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 9 May 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Natural England on the potential impact of issuing a GL43 on the shooting season this year.
Answer
Answered by Mary Creagh, 9 May 2025
In considering the issue of GL43 for this year’s shooting season, Defra took into account Natural England’s statutory advice, noting that the national transmission risk status of avian influenza in wild birds continues to be very high. This included a rec...