Primates

Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 9 July 2008.

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Photo of Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn Labour, Islington North

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when codes for primate-keeping under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 will be published; and when they will be brought into force.

Photo of Jonathan R Shaw Jonathan R Shaw Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs) and Minister for the South East), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

As a result of concerns raised during the passage of the Animal Welfare Act through Parliament, the Government intend to introduce a code of practice on the keeping of primates as pets. It is anticipated that this will restrict the keeping of primates by private keepers to specialists.

The code will be subject to public consultation and parliamentary scrutiny. Preliminary work has been completed and DEFRA officials and Ministers will shortly consider how this work is to be progressed. Until this review has been completed it would not be appropriate to make any further commitments as to the date of its introduction.

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