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Primates: Pets

Asked by Dr Neil HudsonConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 1 September 2025UIN 69100

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of primates being kept as pets in the UK.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The Department does not collect or hold data on the number of primates being kept in the UK.

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