In the Lords

The Government support increasing the maximum custodial sentence for animal cruelty offences from six months to five years.

In 2018, the UK hosted the biggest ever illegal wildlife trade conference, and 65 countries signed up to the London declaration, which commi

Animal experimentation clearly has an enormously important role to play.

Recordable offences are set outside Defra, although Defra has been working with, for example, the Raptor Persecution Priority Delivery Group

The noble Lord makes an important point and I will convey it to the Attorney-General, on whose behalf I am afraid I am not able to speak.

This was a manifesto commitment and we have taken a key step in delivering it by launching, just a few weeks ago, a consultation on ending l

The noble Baroness makes an important point.

The Government introduced a ban on the commercial third-party sale of puppies and kittens in England, and ahead of that we launched a big na

International evidence on the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in human faeces, urine and wastewater has been examined by the Transmission of

The Government shares the public's high regard for animal welfare, including the welfare of dogs and cats, and we are committed to making th