Deer: Hunting
Commons · Question 112949 · Tabled 11 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Vikki Slade
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the use of exemptions in the Hunting Act 2004 for stag hunting on stag population numbers in the South West.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 23 Feb 2026
The department has made no assessment of the potential impact of the use of exemptions in the Hunting Act 2004 for stag hunting on stag population numbers in the South West.