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Commons · Question 7685 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Sarah Dyke
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to issue any further badger control licences under the current or any successor cull policy; and if she will make a statement on the timetable for the cess
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 11 Jun 2026
There are currently no plans to issue further badger control licences. The government has committed to ending the badger cull by the end of this Parliament, and the 2025 culling season marked the final year of industry-led culling in England’s High Risk a...