Hunting (Hansard, 19 January 1994)

§ Mr. Redmond
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will provide details of the terms and conditions of the licences issued by the Forestry Commission to the Badsworth hunt allowing it to hunt on its lands; and if she will make a statement.

§ Mr. Jack
The Forestry Commission has not issued a licence to hunt over its land to the Badsworth hunt.

§ Mr. Redmond
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will list the names of the hunts which have been given licences to hunt on Forestry Commission land in the county of Essex; and if she will make a statement.

§ Mr. Jack
The Forestry Commission has issued licences to hunt over its land in Essex to the following hunts:

East Essex hunt

Essex hunt

Puckeridge hunt

Suffolk hunt

Thurlow hunt

§ Mr. Redmond
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which hunts have been given licences to hunt in Epping forest.

§ Mr. Baldry
I have been asked to reply.
The hon. Member may wish to contact the City of London corporation which acts as conservators of Epping forest.