Question follow-through · 73146
China: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has raised concerns on (a) animal welfare issues and (b) feline welfare with the Chinese Government.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 3 Sept 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has raised concerns on (a) animal welfare issues and (b) feline welfare with the Chinese Government.
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Sept 2025
Answer published
The UK Government and the public share a high regard for animal welfare. Whilst the UK Government cannot guarantee that other countries will adopt similar welfare standards as our own, we encourage others to do so through membership of international organ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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