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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing support to pet owners for the cost of (a) spaying and (b) neutering their pets.

Defra has no plans to provide financial support to pet owners for spaying or neutering their pets. We are aware that some animal charities have been offering support for this.