Question follow-through · 37718
Dangerous Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) police forces, (b) local authorities and (c) animal welfare groups on helping to prevent future dog-on-dog attacks.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 25 Mar 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) police forces, (b) local authorities and (c) animal welfare groups on helping to prevent future dog-on-dog attacks.
14 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Mar 2025
Answer published
Defra is continuing to work with the police, local authorities and animal welfare groups to explore measures to reduce dog attacks and promote responsible dog ownership across all breeds of dog. This includes continuing to consider how we can improve data...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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