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997250

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance his Department has given to local authorities to prevent dog attacks on (a) domestic pets, (b) livestock and (c) wild animals.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	185010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Earlier this year, my department provided local authorities and the police with guidance which reminded them of the measures and powers they have in order both to prevent and to deal with dangerous dog attacks. These measures include the ability to issue Community Protection Notices to individuals whose dogs are causing low level nuisance, and hence to intervene before a dog becomes dangerous. Other measures include using the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 where a dog is considered to be dangerously out of control, in any place. The guidance, as with the measures, apply regardless as to whether the dog has attacked pets, livestock or wild animals. My officials have also confirmed with the National Police Chief Constables Livestock Offences Group that the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 can be used in cases of attacks on other dogs or other animals, regardless as to whether a person was present.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 01/11/2018 10:38:14 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

937582

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations his Department has received from (a) organisations, (b) charities and (c) individuals on Section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	161979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Defra receives regular letters, emails and queries relating to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 from a range of organisations, charities and individuals. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee is currently holding an inquiry on the issue and Defra has given evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/07/2018 10:40:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

723904

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many defendants received the maximum permissible sentence under section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	71742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p><em>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/04/2017 06:59:31 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

723906

registered interest
date	24/04/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many custodial sentences were given under section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	71741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p><em>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/04/2017 06:59:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

694327

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to make provision for the introduction of national or local standards to regulate the re-homing of dogs which could pose a risk to their new owners.
tabling member printed	Lord Redesdale
uin	HL5601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>Many dog rehoming centres are members of the Association for Dogs &amp; Cats Homes (ADCH) which has minimum standards in regard to the responsible re-homing of dogs and cats. The Government has no proposals to introduce additional obligatory regulatory standards. I would encourage anyone thinking of acquiring a dog from a re-homing centre to approach a member of the ADCH first.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5602 question first answered 09/03/2017 16:20:36 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3271 label Biography information for Lord Redesdale

694328

registered interest
date	24/02/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are planning to make provision for the introduction of national or local standards to oblige dog re-homing centres to make owners aware of any previous history of attacks on humans or other dogs by any dog being considered for re-homing.
tabling member printed	Lord Redesdale
uin	HL5602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>Many dog rehoming centres are members of the Association for Dogs &amp; Cats Homes (ADCH) which has minimum standards in regard to the responsible re-homing of dogs and cats. The Government has no proposals to introduce additional obligatory regulatory standards. I would encourage anyone thinking of acquiring a dog from a re-homing centre to approach a member of the ADCH first.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5601 question first answered 09/03/2017 16:20:36 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3271 label Biography information for Lord Redesdale

648735

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 on the population of types of dog prohibited under section 1 of that Act; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	55770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>There are, as of 30 November 2016, 3,275 dogs on the Index of Exempted Dogs (dogs that are legally exempt from the general prohibition on certain types of dogs). If the relevant types of dogs were not prohibited the population of these dogs is likely to be higher</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/12/2016 11:37:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

648736

registered interest
date	30/11/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in reducing the number of attacks by dogs on people.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	55771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>In 2014, the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 formed part of a wider review into tackling irresponsible ownership of dogs. That review resulted in several changes to the law on dangeorus dogs such as the extension of the offence of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control to all places and increasing the maximum penalties for such an offence. Early intervention action was also made possible through new measures contained within the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime &amp; Policing Act 2014, which came into force in 2015. These provisions have supported the minimisation of dog attacks on people.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/12/2016 11:39:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

647698

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice or guidance her Department has issued to (a) the Police, (b) local authorities and (c) rescue centres on implementation of section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	55409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>Since taking over responsibility for the policy on dangerous dogs Defra has published two guidance documents about the Dangerous Dogs Act. Although this guidance was mainly aimed at the police and local authorities it was available to everyone.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/12/2016 11:07:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

647699

registered interest
date	29/11/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of dog attacks on people were committed by (a) dogs prohibited under section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and (b) dogs which are not prohibited under section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	55410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2016 answer text <p>Specific details of the type or breed of dog involved in attacks are not held centrally. However, information held by Defra on reported dog attacks show that nine pit bull terriers were involved in eight of the 30 total fatal dog attacks since 2005.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/12/2016 13:54:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith