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Dangerous Dogs

Commons · Question 63704 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 7 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Steve Darling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many FTE civil servants his Department has allocated to work on the exemption scheme for dogs initially classified as XL bullies.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 7 Jul 2025

There are many civil servants across Defra that are responsible for multiple animal welfare policies, working flexibly according to business need. Civil Servants work across animal welfare, transforming farm animal health and welfare, wildlife and rural t...