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

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 13 October (HL2581), when the Animal and Plant Health Agency plans to conduct an inspection of Grafton Pet Cemetery and its handling of dead badgers; when the last such inspection was conducted; how regularly such inspections are conducted; and what length of notice is usually provided before each inspection.

Grafton Pet Crematorium was last inspected in August 2022 with no issues found. The premises are on annual risk-based inspection regime so the next routine inspection will be due to take place in August 2023.

The length of notice provided before an inspection varies and is determined on a case-by-case basis at the local level depending on staff and operator availability. APHA also has the provision, if required, to make unannounced visits.