Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 65049
Animal Welfare: Northern Ireland
Tabled: 4 July 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the licensing and regulation of animal rescue and rehoming centres.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerAnimal welfare is a devolved matter in the UK. This means that responsibility for animal welfare policy in the individual nations is the responsibility of the relevant nations’ Ministers. However, Defra works closely with the devolved Governments on a ran...
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