Pet Owners

Lord Hanningfield
asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much they have spent in total on the new pet owners' code of practice; and what was spent on (a) consultation, (b) production and publication, and (c) Civil Service staff time. [HL6215]

The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change & Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)
It is impossible to provide a total of what was spent on producing the draft codes because a lot of the work involved a significant contribution from representatives from non-governmental organisations. However, the preparation of the consultation including Civil Service staff time is estimated to have cost in the region of £10,000. The cost in production and publication has been negligible due to having been prepared mostly as electronic versions.

Lord Hanningfield
asked Her Majesty's Government:

What consultation they have undertaken with United Kingdom animal charities on the new pet owners' code of practice. [HL6216]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
A number of animal charities and welfare organisations contributed to the content on each of the draft codes of practice, which is currently subject to wide consultation. Lists of the consultees for each code are available on the Defra website.