The Government notes the Committee’s concern about the breeding of dogs whose health may be compromised and partially accepts the Committee’s recommendation. Condition 6(5) of Schedule 6 of the LAIA Regulations is a crucial provision. Its application is intended to prevent licensed dog breeders from breeding from dogs where that can reasonably be expected to result in poor health or welfare outcomes for the breeding dog or their puppies, such as extreme conformation or inherited disease. The listing of specific breeds for whom a licence would not be issued has the potential to lead to unintended consequences. For example, such an approach could restrict responsible licensed breeders and shift the breeding of breeds for which a licence is unachievable to unlicensed breeders. This would result in less local authority oversight with the potential for worse welfare outcomes for the breeding dogs and their offspring and may incentivise large-scale illegal breeding activity to meet continued demand. As many dog breeds are prone to some form of hereditary ailment and as these ailments do not impact all dogs of a particular breed, or impact all affected dogs to the same extent, it may be worth considering whether to work to move breeding practices towards high-welfare high-health outcomes instead of introducing additional guidance.