Question follow-through · 904
Electronic Training Aids: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has (a) taken recent steps towards and (b) had discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on a legislative ban on the sale of aversive training tools for do
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 13 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2026
- Answer
- 20 May 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has (a) taken recent steps towards and (b) had discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on a legislative ban on the sale of aversive training tools for do
20 May 2026
Target answer date
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20 May 2026
Answer published
Animal welfare is a devolved matter; responsibility for animal welfare policy in Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Executive. Defra has regular discussions on animal welfare matters with the Northern Ireland Executive. In Engl...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Cattle: Pest Control
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Cattle: Pest Control
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Cattle and Sheep: Euthanasia
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many i) cattle and ii) sheep have been euthanased by shooting, by their department in each of the last 3 years for welfare concerns.