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Hunting: Birds of Prey

Commons · Question 114681 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 26 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Steve Witherden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of exemptions permitting the use of birds of prey in fox hunting activities; and whether it plans to review those provision

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 26 Feb 2026

The department has made no assessment of the effectiveness of exemptions permitting the use of birds of prey in fox hunting activities and has no plans to review those provisions.