Written questions

Animal Welfare: Fines

Commons · Question 111195 · Tabled 5 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 12 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to answer 109832 of 4 February 2026 on Animal Welfare: Fines, what conversations she has had with the Leader of the House regarding the planned timetabling for the introductio

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 12 Feb 2026

The commitment to review and look to strengthen penalties for cruelty against wildlife - so they are consistent with higher levels of sentencing available for animal welfare offences against pets and livestock - was made in the Government’s Animal Welfare...