To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will assess the effectiveness of the provisions of the Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925 in ensuring the maintenance of animal welfare standards; and if he will make a statement. (279089)

As well as being covered by the 1925 Act, performing animals are protected by provisions laid down in the Animal Welfare Act 2006. We are currently in the process of reviewing the welfare standards of performing animals, and will consider the need for any further controls in due course.