Written question asked by Grant Shapps (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 May 2019 (named day). It was answered by David Rutley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 May 2019 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Animal Welfare
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government has plans to improve animal rights after the UK leaves the EU.
- Answer
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We will maintain and enhance our high animal welfare standards as we leave the EU.
We recently laid legislation to ban travelling circuses from using wild animals and to tackle puppy farming by ending third party sales. We have made CCTV mandatory in slaughterhouses and are introducing one of the world’s toughest bans on ivory sales to protect elephants from poaching. Each of these measures goes further than EU rules require.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 252554
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Animal welfare Brexit
- Link
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- 2019-05-14 17:46:06 +0100
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