Written questions

Deer: Hunting

Commons · Question 112950 · 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, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending existing legislation to prohibit stag hunting with hounds.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 23 Feb 2026

The department has made no assessment of the potential merits of amending existing legislation to prohibit stag hunting with hounds.