Dangerous Dogs

(asked on 22nd May 2023) - View Source

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

To ask His Majesty's Government whether (1) the number of dog attacks in England and Wales has increased month by month over the past 12 months, and (2) the total number is greater than it was for the previous 12 months.


Answered by
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Lord Benyon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 30th May 2023

Defra does not collect this data. Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) published by NHS Digital include numbers of finished consultant episodes (FCEs) for hospital admissions in England that were caused by a dog bite or strike.

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