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Trapping: Regulation

Commons · Question 69443 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 2 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to enforce the ban on glue traps.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 2 Sep 2025

The Glue Traps (Offences) Act 2022 bans glue trap use in England in all but the most exceptional, licensable circumstances. It came into force in 2024. Nothing in the law prevents sale of glue traps in England. However, only pest controllers with a licenc...