§ Mr. WinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will consider introducing legislation concerning the ownership of rottweiler and similar breeds of dogs in the light of recent deaths; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley[holding answer 19 October 1989]: Measures have been taken in the Dangerous Dogs Act 1989 to strengthen existing legislation on the control of dangerous dogs. We issued a consultation paper on 10 August which outlined further measures we propose on dog control. We are at present considering the responses to this consultation paper.