Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 11 September 2025.
Andrew Rosindell
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Parliamentary time will be allocated for an annual debate to monitor progress towards achieving the goals set out in the animal welfare strategy.
Angela Eagle
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Government has no such plans at the present time. The Prime Minister announced that we will be publishing an animal welfare strategy later this year.
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