United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3774
Animal Welfare
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15 January 2020
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20 January 2020 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Queen's Speech of December 2019 and background briefing notes, what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals on recognising animals as sentient beings
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15 January 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Queen's Speech of December 2019 and background briefing notes, what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals on recognising animals as sentient beings
Source: Commons
20 January 2020
Answer
The Government has committed to bringing in new legislation on animal sentience. Any necessary changes required to domestic law will be made in a rigorous and comprehensive way after we leave the EU. Legislation will be brought forward when Parliamentary ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-01-15/3774
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1170980
- uk · wq-1170980 · source updated 20 January 2020