Question follow-through · 16451
Cats: Imports
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ban the importation of pregnant cats in the last half of their pregnancy.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 27 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 29 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 2 Dec 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Horticulture · 29 Nov 2024
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
27 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will ban the importation of pregnant cats in the last half of their pregnancy.
29 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Government recently announced its support for the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill sponsored by Dr Danny Chambers MP. The Bill will give the government powers to prevent the supply of low-welfare pets to ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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