WEST WORCESTERSHIRE MP Dame Harriett Baldwin has slammed the Government’s plans to cull rural sports with consultations which threaten people who enjoy hunting and shooting pursuits.
The MP recently met with experts representing local shooting clubs who are concerned about proposed changes to the way shotgun licences are issued which could drive local people away from the popular sport.
And last week, the MP wrote to hundreds of local people who have expressed their opposition to a consultation to make trail hunting illegal.
Dame Harriett has regularly spoken up for people who enjoy rural pursuits and recently visited the kennels at Croome Hunt, where the British Hound Sports Association told the MP that hunting is estimated to be worth £80 million to the rural economy.
She said: “My email inbox has been overwhelmed with people who have shared their opposition to the latest Government consultation which threatens the future of hunting.
“And coming just days after hearing the concerns of local shooting clubs, it is clear to me that metropolitan MPs are planning a cull on our rural sports and our traditions as part of an ongoing assault on people who live and work in our beautiful English countryside.
“I am grateful for the many people who join me opposing these proposals and I’ll be speaking up in Parliament against them should this lead to legislative proposals.”
