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1664808

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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 His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of progress to prevent attacks on humans by dog breeds such as XL Bully in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL10577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government is taking urgent action to bring forward a ban on American XL Bully dog types following a concerning rise in attacks and fatalities, which appear to be driven by this type of dog. We intend to have the legislation in place to deliver this by the end of the year.</p><p><br> In the meantime, we have been working hard with the police, local authorities and animal welfare groups to help prevent attacks by encouraging responsible dog ownership, to ensure dog control issues are addressed before they escalate and to make sure the full force of the law is applied across all breeds of dog.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 25/10/2023 10:46:49 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1665164

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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 estimate her Department has made of the resources that will be required to implement the proposed ban on American Bully XLs; and whether her Department plans to take steps to help support (a) animal welfare charities, (b) local authorities and (c) the police when the proposed ban comes into effect.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	202857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>We are working with animal welfare charities, local authority representatives and the police to identify the resources that will be required to implement the ban on American XL Bully breed type dogs. We will continue to work closely as the ban comes into effect</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 24/10/2023 11:15:47 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1661828

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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, whether she has made an estimate of how many XL bully dogs there are in the UK; and what plans she has for such dogs once a ban comes into effect.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	200381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Further details will be provided ahead of the tabling of the legislation later this year. Dog owners do not need to take any action at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 16/10/2023 16:15:41 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1661876

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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, on what evidential basis her Department decided to ban the XL Bully breed of dog.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	200220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>From our assessment of publicly available data, it appears that the American XL Bully type dog has been disproportionately involved in fatal dog attacks in the past 12 months. This is why the Government is taking urgent action to bring forward a ban on XL Bully dog types before the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 16/10/2023 16:27:23 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1661877

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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, where her Department plans to keep seized XL Bully dogs.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	200221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Further details will be provided ahead of the tabling of the legislation later this year. Dog owners do not need to take any action at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 200399 question first answered 16/10/2023 16:13:10 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1661878

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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 recent estimate she has made of the number of XL Bully dogs in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	200222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>We are actively working with data analysts and stakeholders to ascertain the current size of the XL Bully population in the UK. The American XL Bully type dog has been disproportionately involved in fatal dog attacks in the past 12 months. This is why the Government is taking urgent action to bring forward a ban on XL Bully dog types under the Dangerous Dogs Act.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 16/10/2023 16:26:54 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1661386

registered interest
date	18/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the dog attacks recorded by the police in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	200103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects data from police forces in England and Wales on the number of offences recorded of an “Owner or person in charge allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control in any place in England or Wales (whether or not a public place) injuring any person or assistance dog” and of an &quot;Owner or person in charge allowing a dog to enter a non-public place and injure any person&quot; recorded by the police in England and Wales, since 2015/16.</p><p>Data provided in the table below is from 38 territorial police forces and British Transport Police in England and Wales who have been able to supply this information.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Offences</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>12,509</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>15,465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>16,507</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>16,727</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>16,812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>18,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>20,117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>23,641</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: excludes Devon and Cornwall, Humberside, Staffordshire and West Midlands Police Force Areas.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 16/10/2023 11:08:03 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1660035

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
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, whether she has met with the RSPCA to discuss the effectiveness of the Dangerous Dogs Act in 2023.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	198975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has not met with the RSPCA to discuss the effectiveness of the Dangerous Dogs Act to date in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 28/09/2023 14:00:43 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1660071

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Dangerous Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had discussions with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential merits of banning American Bully XL dogs.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	198985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>The government is taking urgent action to bring forward a ban on XL Bully dog types under the Dangerous Dogs Act following a concerning rise in attacks and fatalities, which appear to be driven by this type of dog.</p><p>We intend to have the legislation in place to deliver this by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/09/2023 16:21:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1660136

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
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 estimate she has made of the number of attacks by American Bully XL dogs in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	199096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2023 answer text <p>From our assessment of publicly available data, it appears that the American XL Bully type dog has been disproportionately involved in fatal dog attacks in the past 12 months. This is why the Government is taking urgent action to bring forward a ban on XL Bully dog types before the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 10/10/2023 08:41:57 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon