House of Lords
18 March 2026
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Chamber House of Lords
01:40 - 01:43
Speaker 1
First oral question, the earl of Leicester.
01:44 - 02:04
Speaker 2
Lords, I beg your leave to ask the questions only my name in the order paper, and I should refer the house to my register of interests as a landowner in Norfolk over which trail hunting has always taken place legally, including the Nar Valley bloodhounds who come and play Hunt the Host. Very good. My
02:06 - 02:33
Speaker 3
lords, the government is committed to enacting a ban on trail hunting in line with our manifesto commitment. The government will shortly be launching a consultation to seek views on how to deliver an effective enforceable ban. The responses to that consultation will be used to inform our assessment of the potential impact of the ban on trail hunting on the rural economy.
02:33 - 03:12
Speaker 2
I I thank the minister for her response, and I really do hope that that is is a very fair consultation. If I take you back, the Hunting Act was the result of seven hundred hours of debate and was what hunting opponents wanted. Hunts adapted and adopted trail hunting which is what the supporters of the band said they should do. A recent socioeconomic survey stated that the hunting contributes a 100,000,000 to the rural economy each year. A Countryside Alliance survey found that 97% of hunting participants believed the activity to benefit their physical and mental health.
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