Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 83685

Penguins: Tourist Attractions

Tabled: 20 October 2025

Answered: 4 November 2025

Named Day

Question

David Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) safety and (b) wellbeing of penguins housed in (i) zoos and (ii) aquariums.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Government published new Standards of Modern Zoo Practice for Great Britain on 24 May 2025, which will come into force from May 2027. The new Standards contain the very latest in best practice for caring for animals in zoos and aquariums, including pe...

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