Written question asked by Ruth Jones (Labour) on Thursday, 12 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 March 2026 (named day). It was answered by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Thursday, 19 March 2026 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Trapping: Regulation

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has her Department made in reviewing traps aside from snares used to catch wildlife.

Answer: In the Animal Welfare Strategy, published in December 2025, the Government committed to ban the use of snares in England and conduct a review of other traps used to catch wildlife in England for which welfare concerns have been raised. The Animal and Plant Health Agency has already been commissioned to conduct a review of the evidence relating to the spring traps listed on the Spring Trap Approval Order as it applies in England and work is underway.

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