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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to implement a mandatory Digital Equine ID system.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
12 Jun 2025
Target answer date
16 Jun 2025
Answer
17 Jun 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to implement a mandatory Digital Equine ID system.

  2. 16 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 31 March 2025 to the hon. Member for Windsor, UIN 41275.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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