PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Police: Animal Welfare (29 January 2021)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been allocated to police forces to tackle crimes against animal welfare in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 2015.

Asked by:
Alex Davies-Jones (Labour)

The Home Office does not hold the requested information.

We have announced a provisional police funding settlement of up to £15.8 billion for 2021/22. This is a total increase of up to £636 million for the policing system which will enable police to cut crime and tackle offences including relating to animal welfare crimes.

Answered by:
Kit Malthouse (Conservative)
3 February 2021