Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 80724
Pets: Tagging
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 23 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Danny Chambers
Liberal Democrat — Winchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press notice entitled More lost pets to return home as microchipping system reformed, published on 29 March 2024, what progress her Department has made on introdu
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Department is working closely with the Association of Microchip Database Operators to explore the development of an industry-led solution that would make it easier for authorised users to access information contained on the databases digitally.