Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 29 November 2022Answered: 5 December 2022
Asked by
Greg Smith
Conservative — Mid Buckinghamshire
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs (Daniel Zeichner)
Under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018, anyone in the business of breeding and selling cats as pets needs to have a valid licence issued by their local authority, and licensees must meet strict statutory minimum welfare standards, which are enforced by local authorities.