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

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to pass a bill to make provision about the welfare of certain kept animals that are in, imported into, or exported from Great Britain, in the current parliamentary session.

This Government is committed to increasing our already high animal welfare standards. Our Action Plan for Animal Welfare lays out how we will ensure the welfare of all animals, whether that be farm, pet or wild animals is set at the highest standards, as well as encouraging similar standards abroad.

The Government introduced the landmark Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill to Parliament on 8 June 2021. The Bill will extend and strengthen protections for pets, farmed animals, and kept wild animals. Following introduction, the Bill has subsequently passed the second reading and committee stage in the House of Commons. This Bill is currently awaiting a date for report stage when parliamentary timetabling allows.