questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on the trail hunting consultation; and if he will an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reviewing current exemptions within the Hunting Act to prevent exploitation, (b) introducing stronger deterrents to illegal hunting, and (c) enhancing protections for (i) deer and (ii) other wildlife from being hunted with dogs.
answerText: This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England and Wales only. This government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans in a generation to improve animal welfare and that is exactly what we will d...
heading: Hunting: Public Consultation