Petitions/Ban driven grouse shooting
StatusClosed
Opened22 Nov 2024
Closes22 May 2025
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateDebated · 15 Oct 2025
Milestones 10,000 100,000

Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery (Wild Justice) believe that driven grouse shooting is bad for people, the environment and wildlife. People; we think grouse shooting is economically insignificant when contrasted with other real and potential uses of the UK’s extensive uplands.

Environment; muirburn contributes to climate breakdown and drainage leads to flooding and erosion. Wildlife; the wholesale extermination of predators has a disastrous impact on the ecology of these areas and the criminal practice of raptor persecution has taken place. We believe it's time to provide an opportunity to implement immediate and meaningful measures to address what we see as an abhorrently destructive practice so that recovery of moorlands can progress.

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Government response

The Government has no plans to ban driven grouse shooting. It recognises well-managed grouse shooting can be an important part of a local rural economy, providing direct and indirect employment.

Constituency engagement ranking

Olivia Blake
1Olivia Blake MP
Sheffield Hallam
635
John Whitby
2John Whitby MP
Derbyshire Dales
617
Jon Pearce
3Jon Pearce MP
High Peak
530
Sir Julian Smith
4Sir Julian Smith MP
Skipton and Ripon
488
Tim Farron
5Tim Farron MP
Westmorland and Lonsdale
468
Sir Mel Stride
6Sir Mel Stride MP
Central Devon
457
Caroline Voaden
7Caroline Voaden MP
South Devon
456
Edward Morello
8Edward Morello MP
West Dorset
430
Ben Lake
9Ben Lake MP
Ceredigion Preseli
420
Kevin Hollinrake
10Kevin Hollinrake MP
Thirsk and Malton
417
Ban driven grouse shooting — Petitions