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Livestock Worrying: Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in the Welsh Government on taking steps to help tackle livestock worrying.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
4 Sept 2024
Target answer date
9 Sept 2024
Answer
20 Sept 2024 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in the Welsh Government on taking steps to help tackle livestock worrying.

  2. 9 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The Secretary of State has spoken to his Welsh counterpart on a range of issues. The Government recognises the distress livestock worrying can cause animals and their keepers. We are considering the most effective ways to deliver our commitments in this a...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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