Question follow-through · 125096
Dogs: Insurance
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued to dog owners on changes to public liability insurance through the Dogs Trust Companion Club scheme from 1 July 2026.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 10 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 16 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued to dog owners on changes to public liability insurance through the Dogs Trust Companion Club scheme from 1 July 2026.
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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16 Apr 2026
Answer published
Defra has contacted all registered owners to inform them of the change to insurance, notifying them that no action is required from owners at this stage. Defra has also updated its GOV.UK page. Defra is working to ensure owners of banned breed dogs are ab...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Water: Social Tariffs
13 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a national social tariff for water bills.