Question follow-through · 104324
Dogs: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered banning prong collars in addition to shock collars as part of the Government's Animal Welfare Strategy published 22nd December 2025.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 8 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 14 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
8 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered banning prong collars in addition to shock collars as part of the Government's Animal Welfare Strategy published 22nd December 2025.
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 Jan 2026
Answer published
As set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy, we will consult on whether to ban the use of electric shock collars later in this Parliament. We will carefully consider the scope of the consultation ahead of its publication.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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