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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the steps the Government is taking to improve the welfare of animals in circuses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the steps the Government is taking to improve the welfare of animals in circuses.
The welfare of wild animals in travelling circuses in England is protected by the Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012. The 2012 Regulations have recently been reviewed by Defra. The review found that the Regulations have been successful in promoting and monitoring high welfare standards for wild animals in travelling circuses in England. The Regulations will expire on 19 January 2020. The Government does not intend to renew the Regulations as it intends to ensure that a legislative ban is introduced by then.
The welfare of other animals in circuses is covered by new regulations laid in Parliament on 8 February that will replace existing laws on performing animals. The new regulations will mean circuses will need to adhere to strict statutory minimum animal welfare standards, which will be enforced by local authorities. The new regulations will come into force on 1 October.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the use of animals in circuses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the use of animals in circuses.
I refer the Hon. Gentleman to the response to PQ 117047, answered on 7 December 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce legislative proposals to ban the use of animals in travelling circuses in the current session of Parliament.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce legislative proposals to ban the use of animals in travelling circuses in the current session of Parliament.
The Government’s policy is to introduce a ban on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses as soon as Parliamentary time allows. In the interim, the welfare of any wild animals still being used by travelling circuses in England is protected by the Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the Circus Working Group is expected to report; and how its terms of reference were agreed.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when the Circus Working Group is expected to report; and how its terms of reference were agreed.