Nature Conservation: Fines
Commons · Question 109586 · Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on (a) reviewing and (b) strengthening penalties for cruelty against wildlife.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 26 Feb 2026
The commitment to review and look to strengthen penalties for cruelty against wildlife - so they are consistent with higher levels of sentencing available for animal welfare offences against pets and livestock - was made in the Government’s Animal Welfare...