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1174848

registered interest
date	30/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	South West Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to continue the £50 payment to South West Water customers for each year of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	10466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>We have committed to extend the rebate of £50 for South West Water’s customers until 31 March 2021.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that the Government reviews the future of the subsidy beyond 2020-2021. This will allow us to take account of the 2019 Price Review and ensure that its continuation is appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 04/02/2020 17:29:08 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1174201

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Busking: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to tackle the (a) import, (b) drugging and (c) trafficking within the UK of dogs for use by multiple street entertainers.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	9614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of the illegal importation of dogs and puppies seriously. All dogs entering the UK must be compliant with specific documentary and health preparations intended to safeguard their welfare and the biosecurity of this country. We have one of the most rigorous pet travel checking regimes in the world and any dogs found to be non-compliant with import rules may be refused entry or detained until compliant.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who illegally administers drugs to dogs to be used for begging or as part of street entertainment would be in breach of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 by causing unnecessary suffering or administering injurious drugs. The maximum penalty for either of these offences is six months’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine. However, the Government has already announced that it will increase the maximum custodial penalty for these offences to five years’ imprisonment. Anyone who has concerns about the health and welfare of a dog or any other animal used by beggars or street entertainers should report it to the relevant local authority or the police who have powers to deal with such matters, or to the RSPCA who will also investigate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/02/2020 17:24:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1174240

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Recycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the December 2018 document, Our Waste, Our Resources: A strategy for England, what steps her Department has taken to extend the lives of products through repair, reuse and remanufacture.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	9772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Our Strategy is guided by the objectives of maximising the value of resource use and minimising waste and its impact on the environment. One of our underlying principles is to prevent waste, where we can, from occurring in the first place.</p><p> </p><p>With this in mind, we have taken steps towards supporting ecodesign of products so they are durable, repairable and capable of remanufacture. We are seeking powers in the Environment Bill to put in place, subject to consultation, ecodesign and consumer information requirements for non-energy using products. As to energy-using products, we will seek to drive change to ensure products can be repaired, reused and remanufactured making use of powers on ecodesign that we are taking back from the EU. The powers in the Environment Bill will enable us to supplement these requirements with consumer information requirements to facilitate sustainable purchasing. We are also reviewing the contribution that producer responsibility schemes for priority products could make to encourage better product design.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, we are in the process of developing a new Waste Prevention Programme for England, on which it is intended to consult this year, aimed at supporting reuse, repair and remanufacture as well as other means of waste prevention.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 03/02/2020 15:50:12 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1174257

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of staff employed by her Department are apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	9694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>As of 31 December 2019, there were 72 apprentices in Defra. This is 1.4% of the total staff employed in the department.</p><p> </p><p>Data regarding the number of apprentices in each Government department is published yearly as part of routine Government transparency. The most recent report was published in September last year, covering the 2018-19 financial year, and can be found on the GOV.UK website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-apprenticeship-data-2018-to-2019</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 03/02/2020 08:55:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1174299

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Electronic Training Aids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the use of electronic shock collars.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	9766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to banning the use of certain types of electronic training collars for dogs. We will introduce the necessary legislation to implement the ban as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 03/02/2020 16:12:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1174304

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Livestock: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of routine vaccination in livestock; and whether she will provide support to farmers delivering a preventative approach to livestock disease.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	9629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Where considered appropriate by a vet and farmer, vaccination has a role to play in preventing diseases in livestock. We know that the majority of farmers have animal health plans and good biosecurity measures in place, but there is a clear opportunity to go further.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with industry and veterinary representatives to develop practical actions to help reduce the impact of endemic diseases on livestock and improve animal health. We will also work to improve the breadth and detail of animal health data gathered.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 03/02/2020 16:11:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1174305

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Livestock: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made on the effect of preventable disease on the (a) health, (b) welfare, (c) productivity and (d) sustainability of agriculture.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	9630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Improving animal health through addressing endemic diseases will improve the welfare of livestock and reduce the need to use antibiotics. It can also significantly improve productivity on farm; endemic livestock diseases are estimated to cost the English livestock industry between £290 million and £710 million per year.</p><p>Improving animal health will contribute to the UK five-year action plan for tackling anti-microbial resistance and the 25 Year Environment Plan commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 03/02/2020 08:59:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1174306

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Livestock: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the recent outbreak of coronavirus, if she will bring forward proposals to (a) prevent animal disease and (b) ensure animal (i) health and (ii) welfare in the Agriculture Bill.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	9631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>While the initial cases of coronavirus may have been through contact with wildlife in China, this is now a human to human transmission cycle and there is no evidence for the infection in livestock in any affected country. We continue to monitor the situation.</p><p> </p><p>The Agriculture Bill was introduced to Parliament on 16 January. The Bill gives the Secretary of State the power to make payments to protect and improve the health and welfare of livestock, as well as to collect and share data relating to livestock health and traceability.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 03/02/2020 16:14:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1174310

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	African Swine Fever
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to (a) minimise the risk of African Swine Fever and (b) prevent the import of contaminated (i) meat and (ii) animals.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	9786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK has robust measures and guidance to protect against the introduction of exotic diseases such as African Swine Fever (ASF). These measures include import bans on livestock and products of animal origin from high risk areas, a movement standstill regime and a ban on feeding swill to pigs.</p><p> </p><p>UK authorities at the border also carry out documentary checks to ensure the country of origin of the animal or product is ASF disease free.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s International Disease Monitoring team regularly assess the changing global animal disease presence and its potential risk to the UK. The most recent assessment was made in December 2019. These ASF assessments are published on the<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/animal-diseases-international-monitoring#outbreak-assessments-2019" target="_blank"> GOV.UK</a> website.</p><p> </p><p>To safeguard the UK’s pork and pig industries, Defra, together with the Scottish and Welsh Governments and DAERA in Northern Ireland, the UK pig industry and veterinary bodies have been working together to raise awareness of the risks of the introduction of ASF to the UK, the importance of good biosecurity and what steps can be taken to protect the UK pig herd.</p><p> </p><p>A targeted campaign was launched last summer at the UK’s border to help keep ASF out of the country. This includes displaying information and posters to raise awareness among passengers entering the UK of the risks of bringing back contaminated products. We also undertake extensive work with Border Force on intelligence-led operations to ensure no affected products cross our borders.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/02/2020 17:23:12 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1174311

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Pigs: Animal Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effects on levels of livestock of a ban on farrowing crates.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	9787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK is ahead of most other pig producing countries in that 40% of sows already farrow freely on outdoor pig units and are not confined to crates. The Government believes the aim should be for farrowing crates not to be necessary. It is important that we make progress towards a system which both works commercially and safeguards the welfare of the sow as well as the piglets, and that we do so as quickly as possible so that crates can be consigned to history.</p><p> </p><p>Our country’s high animal welfare standards are something to be proud of and we will work continuously to ensure they are maintained and improved. A new statutory welfare code for pigs was laid in Parliament on 9 September 2019 and will come into force shortly. It sets out the highest standards on how best to keep pigs, using the latest scientific and veterinary advice to safeguard and enhance welfare standards.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/02/2020 16:27:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill