Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of (a) requiring free-roaming cats to be neutered and (b) supporting animal rescue centres with the costs associated with unneutered cats.

The Government has no plans to require free-roaming cats to be neutered.

The Government will continue to engage with animal welfare stakeholders including rescues to understand issues and trends in relation to cats.