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date	2019-06-21
answer › question first answered	2019-07-01T13:43:58.24Z
min date	2019-05-22

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registered interest

date

21/06/2019

answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Animal Welfare: Sentencing

house id

legislature

25259

	pref label	House of Commons

question text

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to introduce tougher sentences for animal cruelty.

tabling member constituency

Newport West

tabling member printed

Ruth Jones

uin

267787

answer

is ministerial correction

date of answer

01/07/2019

answer text

<p>I am pleased to report that the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill was introduced to the House of Commons on 26 June. The Bill, when passed, will increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 from 6 months’ imprisonment to 5 years’ imprisonment.</p>

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Macclesfield

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David Rutley

question first answered

01/07/2019 13:43:58

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4033

	label	Biography information for David Rutley

tabling member

4716

	label	Biography information for Ruth Jones