Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 2023 will come into force on 1 February 2024.

The Government remains committed to banning the use of electronic training collars controlled by hand-held devices that deliver an electric shock to cats or dogs in England. Parliamentary business will be announced in the usual way.