Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 79099

Land Use: Horses

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of protections for equine welfare in relation to (a) temporary and (b) permanent construction projects on (i) agricultural and (ii)

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is an offence to cause any animal unnecessary suffering or to fail to provide for its welfare. The Act is supported by the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Horses, Ponies, Donkeys and Their Hybrids which provides g...

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