7. Does the Welsh Government have any plans to review dog breeding legislation? OAQ54250

The consultation on third-party sales of puppies and kittens, which included wider dog breeding issues, closed on 17 May. Officials have been analysing the responses to determine the most appropriate interventions required, and I will be making a statement on this issue before the end of term. 

You've pretty much answered my question then, if you're going to be making a—. Well, it doesn't give you much time, actually, to make a statement, does it? In 2015, the Assembly, obviously, passed the regulations on dog breeding, and there were similar measures in England. And as you said, there’s been a fair amount of work done in this area. I was contacted by a constituent recently who was concerned about the robustness of some of the measures in place, and said that there was still some activity that we wanted to outlaw, in terms of puppy breeding, that was ongoing. So, my constituent asked me if there was going to be a review in the pipeline. You're obviously going to give a statement on this, so perhaps you could update the Assembly as soon as possible on when that review will happen and the scope of it, so that we can deal with all these issues.

Thank you. There’s certainly some activity that we would not want to see continuing to be undertaken in Wales. I had hoped to make a statement by today, but I will be making a statement and updating Members imminently.