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UIN 5261

Animal Sentience Committee

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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21 May 2021

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1 June 2021 · Answer

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1 June 2021

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Animal Sentience Committee announced in the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill will be independent of Government.

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  1. 21 May 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Animal Sentience Committee announced in the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill will be independent of Government.

    Source: Commons

  2. 1 June 2021

    Answer

    The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill creates an expert committee, the Animal Sentience Committee. The Animal Sentience Committee will have the power to scrutinise individual Ministerial policy formulation and implementation decisions. The Committee will se...

    Source: Written answer

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