Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:49 pm on 1 February 2017.
Cabinet Secretary, you’ve made it quite clear in a recent response to a written question I asked that you’ve not made any representations to your ministerial counterparts across the UK about the possibility of an animal abuse register and you’ve also confirmed that you have no intention of raising the issue of increasing penalties for animal offences at all at this present time. Given that I understand you’re meeting with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs tomorrow, can you confirm that you will now raise these matters with the UK Government, and following that meeting, will you also publish a statement outlining the Welsh Government’s agenda for improving animal welfare throughout the fifth Assembly?