Written question asked by Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 June 2026. It was answered by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Trapping
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to ban the use of snares in England.
- Answer
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This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation and this included a commitment to bring an end to the use of snare traps in England.
This was recently reaffirmed in this Government’s Animal Welfare Strategy, published in December 2025. Defra is now actively looking to bring a ban on snares into force as swiftly as possible.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 12963
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Trapping
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- 2026-07-01 15:43:51 +0100
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