Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 31432
Primates: Overseas Trade
Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 25 February 2025
Question
Andrew Rosindell
Reform UK — Romford
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for banning the trade of primates as pets in the UK.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2024 was signed into law on 5 March 2024 and will prohibit the keeping of primates as pets in England without a specialist license, improving the welfare of potentially thousands of animals. The ...
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