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Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if will she publish clear timelines for the delivery of all commitments in the Animal Welfare Strategy.

answeredIqbal MohamedDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
26 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if will she publish clear timelines for the delivery of all commitments in the Animal Welfare Strategy.

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Animal Welfare Strategy sets out the priority issues the Government will address, focusing on the changes and improvements Defra aims to achieve by 2030. Policies will be delivered throughout this time. Defra has already launched consultations on phas...

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