§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will examine whether future farm support can be tied to a policy of not allowing hunting on recipients' land. [96293]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 29 October 1999]: The Government's position on hunting was set out in the reply by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Mr. Mackinlay) on 25 October 1999, Official Report, column 715. For so long as hunting remains legal, there would be no grounds for withholding agricultural support payments from those who allow hunting on their land.