Written question asked by Tulip Siddiq (Labour) on Tuesday, 25 April 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 April 2023. It was answered by Rebecca Pow (Conservative) on Wednesday, 3 May 2023 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Elephants: Animal Welfare

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to take steps to ban the advertisement of low welfare elephant tourism venues.

Answer: The Government is supporting the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Private Members Bill introduced to this House by Angela Richardson MP on 20 June 2022. The Bill will allow the introduction of regulations banning the advertising and the offering for sale in England and Northern Ireland, of specific low-welfare animal activities which are undertaken abroad. This could include low-welfare elephant activities abroad. The Bill has successfully passed through this House.

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