Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 127896
Animal Welfare: Public Consultation
Tabled: 16 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026
Named DayQuestion
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 EagleThe Animal Welfare strategy sets out Government priorities until 2030. Policies will be delivered throughout this time. Next steps on the consultation will be announced in due course.