Question follow-through · 105235
Animal Welfare: Exemptions
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what exemptions are permitted for small, not-for-profit operators under the Animal Rights Act to ensure reindeer used to help generate hospice and other charity donations are not destr
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 13 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jan 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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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
13 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what exemptions are permitted for small, not-for-profit operators under the Animal Rights Act to ensure reindeer used to help generate hospice and other charity donations are not destr
20 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jan 2026
Answer published
Some reindeer displays may be required to be licensed. The type of licence needed will depend on the nature of the display (permanent or temporary) and whether the reindeer are being exhibited as part of a business. There are also licensing requirements f...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Animal Welfare: Electronic Training Aids
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Packaging: Recycling
2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the exemption from producer fees under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme to social enterpri
Packaging: Recycling
2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department's review of the wider impacts of the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme includes engagement with the social enterprise sector to assess the impact of produc