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Animal Welfare

Commons · Question 123776 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 13 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to lay the Activity Regulations to give effect to the Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023; and which activities she plans to prioritise.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 13 Apr 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. As set out in the animal welf...