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Driven Grouse Shooting

Proceeding contribution from Steve Double (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 31 October 2016. It occurred during e-petition debate on Driven Grouse Shooting.

My hon. Friend makes a valid point, which I will address at the end of my speech. Leaving the EU may give us an opportunity to divert some money to better management of our moorland.

In Scotland alone, grouse shooting supports thousands of jobs that are worth £7 million a year in wages and contributes £32 million to the economy. It is estimated that it supports more than 4,000 full-time equivalent jobs in some of the poorest and most rural communities in the UK. Banning grouse shooting would be an epic gamble with our rural economy.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
616 c232WH 
Session
2016-17
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
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