Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 46487
Cattle: Walls and Fences
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025
Question
Rachel Gilmour
Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, who is (a) responsible for the installation of fencing to keep cattle safely grazing and (b) liable if the fence breaks and a member of the public is injured by cattle.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Britain’s national regulator for workplace health and safety, this includes workplace health and safety risks created in agriculture. The main piece of health and safety legislation enforced by HSE is the Health an...
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