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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) reward-only training and (b) e-collar training to deter escaped dogs from attacking sheep.

The statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs includes guidance on how to keep dogs safe and under control, and can be found here: Code of practice for the welfare of dogs (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Defra published research in 2014 on the use of e-collars which can be found here: Science Search (defra.gov.uk)