Question follow-through · 129251
Pets
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken any joint work with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to assess the a) societal and b) economic impact of companion animal ownership.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 22 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Employment: Pets · 29 May 2026
- Unemployment: Young People · 29 May 2026
- Unemployment: Young People · 29 May 2026
- Employment: Young People · 2 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
22 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken any joint work with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to assess the a) societal and b) economic impact of companion animal ownership.
27 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Apr 2026
Answer published
I refer my Hon. friend to the answer I gave on 13th April to PQ 122869.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Employment: Pets
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 13 April 2026 to Question 122869 on Employment: Pets, what consideration he has given to measuring (a) companion animal ownership and (b) its impact on the UK labour mark
Unemployment: Young People
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on reducing the number of young people not in employment, education or training in a) Newport West and Islwyn constituency and b) South Wales.
Unemployment: Young People
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged 16 - 24 years were not in education, employment or training in Newport West and Islwyn constituency in each of the last six years.
Employment: Young People
2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on the (a) the interim findings of the Milburn Review and (b) the barriers facing young people in (i) entering into and (ii) remaining in employm