Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many horses have been euthanised by (a) his Department and (b) agencies and public bodies of his Department since June 2020.

Collation and verification of Military Working Animal End of Service data, including information on deaths and euthanasia, is undertaken annually. For the 2020 calendar year six horses were euthanised on veterinary grounds. All were carried out by qualified veterinary surgeons.