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Equipment: Animal Welfare

Commons · Question 16322 · Tabled 6 Jul 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 9 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Vikki Slade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of requiring manufacturers of ground maintenance equipment to put stickers or markings on such products to warn users t

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 9 Jul 2026

The Department has not made a specific assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the merits of requiring manufacturers of ground maintenance equipment to place stickers or markings on such products advising users to check for hedgehogs before use.