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Written question asked by David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 18 June 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 June 2019. It was answered by David Rutley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 June 2019 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Dogs: Tagging

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs were microchipped in 2018.

Answer

The Government estimates, from figures provided by the relevant microchip databases, that around 8.1 million dogs in the UK were microchipped in 2018. This represents around 90% of all dogs in the UK.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
266249
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Dogs Tagging
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk