Question follow-through · 33973

Business Premises: Assistance Animals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has taken steps to record the number of access refusals to people accompanied by (a) guide and (b) assistant dogs from (i) businesses and (ii) services.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
26 Feb 2025
Target answer date
3 Mar 2025
Answer
7 Mar 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 26 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has taken steps to record the number of access refusals to people accompanied by (a) guide and (b) assistant dogs from (i) businesses and (ii) services.

  2. 3 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    I am replying to this parliamentary question as I have responsibility for the Disability Unit which has overall policy responsibility for assistance dogs. The Disability Unit has not taken steps to record the number of access refusals of assistance dogs i...

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