Question follow-through · 104328
Dangerous Dogs: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in reference to question UIN 43714 tabled on 2 April 2025, what recent progress her Department has made in public guidance for a process of withdrawing certificates of exemption for do
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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, in reference to question UIN 43714 tabled on 2 April 2025, what recent progress her Department has made in public guidance for a process of withdrawing certificates of exemption for do
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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14 Jan 2026
Answer published
We are continuing to develop a withdrawal scheme so that owners who no longer believe that their dog is an XL Bully can apply to have their certificate of exemption for their dog withdrawn. This work is still in progress, and further details will be share...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Hunting: Dogs
20 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to bring forward legislation to prohibit the use of dogs in hunting activities, including trail hunting.
Lighting: Pollution
10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to increase awareness of the issues and impact surrounding light pollution.
Lighting: Pollution Control
10 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to enforce restrictions against nuisance light pollution under the The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005.
Rural Areas: Disadvantaged
18 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of current measures of deprivation in capturing dispersed and hidden poverty in rural communities.
Rural Areas: Disadvantaged
18 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to incorporate transport costs, access to services and off-grid energy costs into its assessment of rural deprivation and need.
Land Drainage
10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress her Department has made with enacting Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.
Mobile Phones: Batteries
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of introducing legislation requiring user-replaceable batteries in smartphones and tablets, equivalent to the provisions cont
Mobile Phones: Batteries
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with smartphone and tablet manufacturers on the introduction of user-replaceable battery standards and the potential impact on consumer repair c
Electronic Equipment: Waste Disposal
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of user-replaceable batteries in smartphones and tablets on levels of electronic waste in the UK.
Inland Waterways
4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve access to inland waters for recreational users.
Inland Waterways
4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help protect the health of people using inland waters for recreation.
Biodiversity: Property Development
17 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the revised Biodiversity Net Gain rules expected to come into effect on 31 July 2026 will apply to planning applications based on the date of submission or the date of determin