PE1859: Retain falconers' rights to practise upland falconry in Scotland
Petition summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Animals and Wildlife Act 2020 to allow mountain hares to be hunted for the purposes of falconry.
Petitioner: Barry Blyther
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 25 February 2021
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (184KB, pdf) posted 24 January 2022
Committee meeting
1 September 2021: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 1 September 2021
1 December 2021: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 1 December 2021
20 April 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust and the RSPB. It also agreed to invite the Petitioner and Dr Nick Fox and the Scottish Government to give evidence at a future meeting.
Official Report of Meeting 20 April 2022
07 December 2022: The Committee took evidence from petitioner Barry Blyther. The Committee agreed to consider the evidence at a future meeting.
Official Report of Meeting 07 December 2022
21 December 2022: The Committee agreed to consider the evidence at a future meeting.
Official Report of Meeting 21 December 2022
18 January 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Environment and Land Reform, NatureScot, Police Scotland, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
Official Report of Meeting 18 January 2022
08 November 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Minister for Environment and Land Reform, Police Scotland and NatureScot. The Committee agreed to seek a Parliamentary debate on the issues raised in the petition.
Official Report of Meeting 08 November 2023
Written submissions
PE1859/A: Scottish Government submission of 2 June 2021
PE1859/B: Petitioner submission of 7 June 2021
PE1859/C: Petitioner submission of 26 August 2021
PE1859/D: Alex Matossian submission of 26 August 2021
PE1859/E: Roy Lupton submission of 30 August 2021
PE1859/F: Petitioner submission of 15 September 2021
PE1859/KK: /G: Hazel Marshall submission of 29 September 2021
PE1859/H: Alex Matossian submission of 29 September 2021
PE1859/I: Petitioner submission of 30 September 2021
PE1859/J: Amy Wallace submission of 30 September 2021
PE1859/K: Roy Lupton submission of 30 September 2021
PE1859/L: Keith Talbot submission of 30 September 2021
PE1859/M: NatureScot submission of 7 October 2021
PE1859/N: Lauren McGough submission of 16 October 2021
PE1859/O: Scottish Government submission of 10 November 2021
PE1859/P: Amy Wallace submission of 22 November 2021
PE1859/Q: Alex Matossian submission of 24 November 2021
PE1859/R: Keith Talbot submission of 25 November 2021
PE1859/S:Petitioner submission of 11 November 2021
PE1859/T: Petitioner submission of 30 November 2021
PE1859/U: Thomas Dutton submission of 25 November 2021
PE1859/V: Petitioner submission of 29 December 2021
PE1859/W: Scottish Government submission of 16 February 2022
PE1859/X: Roy Lupton submission of 29 March 2022 (59KB, pdf) posted 13 April 2022
PE1859/Y: Petitioner submission of 1 April 2022 (96KB, pdf) posted 13 April 2022
PE1859/Z: Petitioner submission of 1 April 2022 (71KB, pdf) posted 13 April 2022
PE1859/AA: A Future With Falconry submission of 7 April 2022 (126KB, pdf) posted 13 April 2022
PE1859/BB: Dr Nick Fox submission of 19 April 2022 (65KB, pdf) posted 19 April 2022
PE1859/CC: RSPB Scotland submission of 16 May 2022 (62KB, pdf) posted 24 May 2022
PE1859/DD: Dr Nick Fox submission of 20 November 2022 (69KB, pdf) posted 01 December 2022
PE1859/EE: Petitioner submission of 5 January 2023 (63KB, pdf) posted 11 January 2023
PE18959/FF: Police Scotland submission of 15 March 2023 (154KB, pdf) posted 20 March 2023
PE1859/GG: Minister for Environment and Land Reform submission of 15 March 2023 (62KB, pdf) posted 20 March 2023
PE1859/HH: NatureScot submission 16 March 2023 (77KB, pdf) posted 20 March 2023
PE1859/II: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service submission of 24 March 2023 (62KB, pdf) posted 30 March 2023
PE1859/JJ: Petitioner submission of 22 March 2023 (62KB, pdf) posted 30 March 2023
PE1859/KK: Dr Nick Fox and Helen Nakielny submission of 29 March 2023 (126KB, pdf) posted 22 May 2023
PE1859/LL: Petitioner submission of 3 April 2023 (94KB, pdf) posted 22 May 2023
PE1859/MM: Petitioner submission of 16 September 2023 (64KB, pdf) posted 02 October 2023
PE1859/NN: Minister for Energy and Environment submission of 27 November 2023 (62KB, pdf) posted 08 December 2023
PE1859/OO: Police Scotland submission 6 December 2023 (12KB, pdf) posted 08 December 2023
PE1859/PP: NatureScot submission of 8 December 2023 (57KB, pdf) posted 04 January 2024
PE1859/QQ: Petitioner submission of 4 March 2024 (59KB, pdf) posted 12 April 2024
PE1859/RR: Petitioner submission of 14 March 2024 (63KB, pdf) posted 12 April 2024