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Horse Racing: Animal Welfare

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Question for Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

UIN 483, tabled on 15 October 2019

Question

Paul Farrelly
Labour
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the British Horseracing Authority on changes to reduce the death rate of horses.

Answer

Zac Goldsmith
Conservative
Richmond Park
Commons

Answered on

21 October 2019

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to the Hon. Member for Slough on 4 July 2019, PQ 263251. Since then Defra officials have met the British Horseracing Authority and will continue to do so, to ensure actions to improve horserace welfare are maintained.

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