§ Mr. BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will seek to amend the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to introduce a statutory closed season on hare hunting. [51972]
§ Angela EagleAn objective under the brown hare biodiversity species action plan is to review the use of legislation pertaining to shooting and selling of hares in the light of research findings on the seasonality of reproduction. Any decision on restrictions on hare hunting will not be made until the outcome of that review is known.