Question to the Home Office:

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.

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.

We intend to have the legislation in place to deliver this by the end of the year.