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...