Question follow-through · 91548

Assistance Animals: Nottinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to support charities to increase availability of guide dogs in Nottinghamshire.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
19 Nov 2025
Answer
21 Nov 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to support charities to increase availability of guide dogs in Nottinghamshire.

  2. 19 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 21 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The UK government recognises the invaluable role guide dogs play in enhancing the independence and quality of life for individuals with visual impairments and hearing loss. Assistance dogs are not funded or provided by the government. Direct provision of ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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