A question on #Game #GunSports tabled by Nick Timothy on 30-04-2025 has been answered by Mary Creagh.

Heading: Game: Gun Sports
Question ID: 1798939
UIN: 49500
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-30
Asking Member ID: 5062
Asking Member display name: Nick Timothy
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Nick Timothy
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Natural England on the potential impact of issuing a GL43 on the shooting season this year.
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Date answered: 2025-05-09
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Answering Member ID: 1579
Answering Member display name: Mary Creagh
Answering Member handle: marycreagh_
Answering Member Twitter reference: @marycreagh_
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Answer text: In considering the issue of GL43 for this year’s shooting season, Defra took into account Natural England’s statutory advice, noting that the national transmission risk status of avian influenza in wild birds continues to be very high. This included a rec...
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Answering body ID: 13
Answering body name: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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