United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 71129
Hares: Conservation
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29 August 2025
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4 September 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of hares shot during the period when sale is prohibited under the Hares Preservation Act 1892 in the latest period for which data is available.
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29 August 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of hares shot during the period when sale is prohibited under the Hares Preservation Act 1892 in the latest period for which data is available.
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4 September 2025
Answer
Defra holds no official statistics on the number of hares shot in England. The Act aims to protect hares by prohibiting the sale of hares in England from March to July inclusive.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/71129
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1827849
- uk · wq-1827849 · source updated 4 September 2025