Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will introduce legislation to ensure that businesses erect signage stating that all service animals are welcome on their premises.

There are no plans to introduce legislation to ensure businesses have signage stating that service animals (assistance dogs) have access to premises. Standards for assistance dogs are currently and historically maintained on the basis of a voluntary regulatory framework. There is no specific legislation for the regulation of assistance dogs and no legislation is planned. Assistance dogs must be allowed access to premises and services as a reasonable adjustment under the Equality Act 2010.