Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 101861
Animal Welfare: Licensing
Tabled: 2 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the consultation on licensing domestic rescue and rehoming organisations will be launched; and what her planned timetable is for its conclusion and response.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleAs set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy, the Government will launch a consultation on licensing domestic rescue and rehoming organisations in due course.