Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the contribution by the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food of 23 June 2011, Official Report, column 581, whether she has received legal advice on a ban on wild animals in circuses following the ruling of the Austrian Constitutional Court of 1 December 2011; and if she will make a statement.
Answer
The judgment of the Austrian Constitutional Court was published on 21 December 2011 and we are considering its relevance to the legal position here.