Written questions

Reindeer

Commons · Question 857 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 19 May 2026

Question

Asked by Sarah Dyke

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consideration they have made to adding exemption guidance to farmed reindeer in the Standards of Modern Zoo Practice 2027.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 19 May 2026

The Standards of Modern Zoo Practice for Great Britain, published in May 2025, apply to all zoos in Great Britain licensed under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981 (the 1981 Act). The 1981 Act provides for exemptions or dispensations for small collections dependi...