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Postal Workers: Dangerous Dogs

Asked by Liz JarvisLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 100595

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of dog attacks on postal workers.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Defra does not hold data on the number of dog attacks on postal workers. This information may be collected by the NHS, individual police forces and local authorities.

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