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Zoos: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to update the Standards of Modern Zoo Practice for Great Britain.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
30 May 2025
Target answer date
3 Jun 2025
Answer
9 Jun 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to update the Standards of Modern Zoo Practice for Great Britain.

  2. 3 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jun 2025

    Answer published

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  4. 10 Jun 2025

    Answer corrected

    The Government published new Standards of Modern Zoo Practice for Great Britain on 24 May 2025. The Standards will come into force from May 2027 and will replace the current 2012 Secretary of State’s Standards of Modern Zoo Practice. The new Standards re...

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