Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a policy requiring drivers to report collisions with cats.

I recognise how distressing it must be for pet owners to lose cats in road collisions, especially when they are unable to find out what has happened.

Although there is no obligation to report all animal deaths on roads, drivers should, if possible, make enquiries to ascertain the owner of domestic animals, such as cats, and advise them of the situation.

However, there are no plans to introduce a legal duty for drivers to report collisions with cats.