Question follow-through · 9662

Dangerous Dogs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons will Articles 2(5)(a) and 3(2)(a) of the The Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 come into force on 1st November 2026, rather

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
15 Jun 2026
Target answer date
22 Jun 2026
Answer
22 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons will Articles 2(5)(a) and 3(2)(a) of the The Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 come into force on 1st November 2026, rather

  2. 22 Jun 2026

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  3. 22 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    From 1 November 2026, it will be an offence to leave a child under the age of 12 in close proximity with a banned breed dog, in a home or garden without adult supervision. This measure is intended to strengthen safeguards for children, where evidence indi...

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17 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps will be taken to ensure that imports of eggs, liquid eggs and powdered eggs meet UK animal welfare standards, in the context of any phase-out of caged systems domestically.

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17 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether Government plans to introduce measures to prevent the import of a) eggs, b) liquid eggs and c) powdered eggs produced in systems that are banned in the UK.

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17 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the risk of increased imports of lower-welfare eggs following domestic reforms to housing systems for laying hens.

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Air Pollution: Public Consultation

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28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report entitled Bovine TB Control Strategy for England, published in June 2026, what specific criteria her Department intends the proposed framework for determini

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Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control

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Air Pollution: Monitoring

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