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Written question asked by Jared O'Mara (Independent (affiliation)) on Friday, 10 November 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 November 2017. It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Friday, 17 November 2017 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Game: Animal Breeding

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ban purpose-bred pheasants and partridges for the shooting industry.

Answer

The government has no plans to ban the breeding of pheasants and partridges for the shooting industry.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
112392
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Animal breeding Gun sports Partridges Pheasants
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk