Assistance Animals: Travel
Commons · Question 18760 · Tabled 14 Jul 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help facilitate the movement of assistance dogs accompanying their owners travelling from the UK to the EU.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 21 Jul 2026
Securing less burdensome arrangements for non-commercial pet travel to the EU, including for assistance dogs, remains a UK Government priority. As announced at the UK-EU Leaders' Summit on 19 May 2025, the UK and EU have agreed to work towards a common Sa...