Written question asked by Lisa Cameron (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 12 April 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 April 2021. It was answered by Baroness Prentis of Banbury (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 April 2021 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Animal Products: Imports

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) meetings, (b) telephone calls, (c) emails, (d) letters and (e) other communications have taken place between his Department and officials of the Government of the Netherlands on implementing a ban on hunting trophy imports similar to the ban introduced in that country in 2017.

Answer: Defra officials have engaged with a range of stakeholders to inform our policy on hunting trophy imports, including officials from other governments. As part of this work we have spoken to officials from the Government of the Netherlands. As we develop our policy, we are looking at how other countries have approached this issue, alongside the wide range of views and evidence we have received through our consultation and call for evidence.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 179188
Session: 2019-21
Subjects: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Animal products Hunting Imports Netherlands
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk