To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her Department was represented at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Summer Conference on 3 June 2008. (210051)

The RSPCA conference on 3 June 2008 looked at the challenges of managing dogs within our communities. Lord Rooker, Minister of State for Animal Welfare at DEFRA, whose portfolio includes responsibility for the subject matter, spoke at the conference. The Home Office was not represented.