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Equipment: Animal Welfare

Asked by Vikki SladeLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 9 July 2026UIN 16322

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of requiring manufacturers of ground maintenance equipment to put stickers or markings on such products to warn users t

Answered by Kate Dearden

The Department has not made a specific assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the merits of requiring manufacturers of ground maintenance equipment to place stickers or markings on such products advising users to check for hedgehogs before use.

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