Question follow-through · 108318
Dogs: Electronic Training Aids
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she made of the potential impact of electric shock collars on the welfare of dogs.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 26 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jan 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
26 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she made of the potential impact of electric shock collars on the welfare of dogs.
29 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Government is concerned about the possible welfare implications of the use of electric shock collars.As set out in the Animal Welfare Strategy, Defra will consult on whether to ban the use of electric shock collars later in this Parliament.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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