Question follow-through · 65047
Animal Welfare: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the licensing and regulation of animal rescue and rehoming centres.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 4 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 10 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Fly-tipping · 8 Jul 2025
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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
4 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the licensing and regulation of animal rescue and rehoming centres.
8 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Jul 2025
Answer published
Animal welfare is a devolved matter in the UK. This means that responsibility for animal welfare policy in the individual nations is the responsibility of the relevant nations’ Ministers. However, Defra works closely with the devolved Governments on a ran...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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