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Animal Welfare

Commons · Question 15936 · Tabled 6 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Kerry McCarthy

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will bring forward regulations under the Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Morgan, 14 Jul 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 taking place abroad. As set out in th...