Question follow-through · 16322

Equipment: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of requiring manufacturers of ground maintenance equipment to put stickers or markings on such products to warn users t

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
6 Jul 2026
Target answer date
9 Jul 2026
Answer
9 Jul 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of requiring manufacturers of ground maintenance equipment to put stickers or markings on such products to warn users t

  2. 9 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Department has not made a specific assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the merits of requiring manufacturers of ground maintenance equipment to place stickers or markings on such products advising users to check for hedgehogs before use.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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