Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 100595
Postal Workers: Dangerous Dogs
Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Question
Liz Jarvis
Liberal Democrat — Eastleigh
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of dog attacks on postal workers.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDefra does not hold data on the number of dog attacks on postal workers. This information may be collected by the NHS, individual police forces and local authorities.