Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of licensing of trail hunting on his Department's owned and managed land.

Third party activities on the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Estate including trail hunting take place under licences which contain provisions to comply with all legal requirements, including those related to the protection and welfare of flora and fauna.

Any fixtures booked under the licence will also take into account any additional site-specific matters.

There are no plans to make a specific assessment of the potential impacts of licensing trail hunting on MOD land.