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1169430

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Reindeer: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) reindeer and (b) consignments of reindeer were imported into the UK in 2019; from which countries they were imported; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	1345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The information regarding reindeer imports is based on Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) data. This data is provided by third parties.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no recorded imports of reindeer into the United Kingdom from the EU in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency are not able to provide any data regarding the number of imports from third countries. This is because they are covered by a commodity code in TRACES which does not allow a breakdown by species.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/01/2020 15:18:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1169431

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Reindeer: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) reindeer and (b) consignments of reindeer were exported from the UK in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019; and to which countries those exports were sent in each year.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	1346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The number of reindeer and the number of consignments exported from the UK to the EU in 2018 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Country of Destination</p></td><td><p>Number of Consignments</p></td><td><p>Number of Reindeer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There were no exports of reindeer to third countries recorded in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>There were no recorded exports of reindeer from the United Kingdom to third countries or EU Member States in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) can access information using Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) for species of animals that require a health certificate for movement to the EU.</p><p> </p><p>APHA does record Export Health Certificates issued for animals to third countries that do not use the TRACES system.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/01/2020 15:23:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

937754

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Game: Birds
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 comparative assessment his Department has made of the welfare of (a) caged and (b) non-caged game birds; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	162527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Defra commissioned research into gamebird rearing from 2010 to 2012: AW1303 “Study to determine whether cage-based breeding can meet the needs of game birds, and if not, to identify best practice”. This research found that for pheasants and partridges, providing increased space does not necessarily equate with enhanced welfare.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra’s advisory body, the Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC), was tasked with considering all aspects of gamebird farming to feed into future work in this area. This assessment included a range of traditional and more intensive methods of gamebird breeding and rearing, including: breeding partridges in cages; breeding pheasants in grass pens or raised cages; rearing partridges and pheasants in brooder huts with grass pens; and commercial broiler chicken-type sheds with outdoor runs. In 2008, it published an Opinion on the Welfare of Farmed Gamebirds and its recommendations fed into Defra’s current Code of Practice for the Welfare of Gamebirds Reared for Sporting Purposes: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325047/FAWC_opinion_on_the_welfare_of_farmed_gamebirds.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325047/FAWC_opinion_on_the_welfare_of_farmed_gamebirds.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/07/2018 10:46:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

926943

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill
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 he plans for Clause 1 and Clause 2 of the draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill to be introduced as separate pieces of primary legislation.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	155256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to the reply given to the Hon Member for Bristol East, Kerry McCarthy, on 27 March 2018 to PQ 133919.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/06/2018 09:24:04 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

914819

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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	Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish its response to the Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill 2017 Consultation, published on 12 December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	148736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to the reply given to the Honourable Member for Bristol East, on 27 March 2018 PQ UIN 133919.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/06/2018 14:17:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

896497

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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	Forestry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to appoint the national tree champion; and to whom that person will report.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	140695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>A decision on the appointment of the national Tree Champion, including to whom that person will report, will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/05/2018 14:19:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

786829

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
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	Non-commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to publish its post-implementation review of the Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011, following the consultation on the review of that order that closed on 27 October 2016.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	112219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Defra will publish the post implementation review (PIR) of the Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order (NCMPAO) 2011 following clearance of the PIR report by the Regulatory Policy Committee and the Draft Statutory Review Report by the Reducing Regulatory Sub-Committee.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/11/2017 15:34:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

785118

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Animal Breeding: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish draft regulations on single animal establishment licences.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	111822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>We intend to lay draft regulations on animal activity licensing schemes before Parliament early next year. Since the end of the public consultation last year and the publication of the Next Steps document setting out the way forward in February 2017, Defra has been working closely with key sectors and stakeholders to refine the regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/11/2017 16:17:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

785119

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Cats and Dogs: Sales
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 conversations his Department has had with the HM Revenue and Customs taskforce on puppy and kitten online sales.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	111821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>My officials have held several discussions with HM Revenue and Customs on the work of their Task Force to tackle issues relating to tax evasion and puppy and kitten sales. HM Revenue and Customs continues to work with many Agencies to tackle those individuals involved in the illicit puppy and kitten trade.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/11/2017 15:52:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

595611

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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	Foie Gras: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will consider taking steps to ban the sale of foie gras in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	47247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The EU has introduced controls on the production of foie gras. These controls do not ban the sale of foie gras and while the UK is a member of the EU we are subject to EU Treaty obligations in relation to the free movement of goods. Foie gras is not produced in the UK and this Government has made its views very clear that the production of foie gras using force feeding (or ‘gavage’ as it’s known in France) gives rise to serious welfare concerns. If any production were to occur, the Animal and Plant Health Agency would be asked to investigate and advise on any contravention of UK animal welfare laws.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/10/2016 12:26:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith