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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will distribute guidance on dog waste management for both onsite and offsite disposal to ensure puppy breeders manage waste in accordance with environmental and health guidelines.

Businesses have a duty of care to make sure that waste, including dog faecal matter, is managed and disposed of in a way which does not cause harm to human health and the environment. Dog faecal matter may only be disposed of at a site in accordance with an environmental permit or registered exemption, under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010.

There is existing guidance on the disposal of dog faecal matter provided by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH). The CIEH Model Licence Conditions and Guidance for Dog Breeding Establishments is available at: http://www.cieh.org/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=50814.