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Animal Welfare: Tourism

Commons · Question 112494 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 18 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what enforcement mechanisms will be used to ensure compliance with the Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 once the Activity Regulations are in force.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 18 Feb 2026

The Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 provides a framework for the introduction of future bans on the advertising and offering for sale, in England and Northern Ireland, of low-welfare animal activities abroad. The Act grants enforcement po...