Natural England: Gamebird Release Licensing Debate

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Natural England: Gamebird Release Licensing

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Department for Science, Information and Technology: Abolition
Tuesday 21st July 2026

(2 weeks, 6 days ago)

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Lord Rooker Portrait Lord Rooker (Lab)
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Notwithstanding the technicalities of this Question—I congratulate my noble friend on doing three out of four—why do I get the impression from the past couple of years that Natural England seems to be opposed to any rural activity and any aspect of the rural way of life?

Baroness Hayman of Ullock Portrait Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
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I disagree with my noble friend. Natural England gets a lot of attention in certain areas, but it also does a lot of work that is not properly recognised.

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