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1628523

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2023
	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: 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 live (a) cattle, (b) sheep, (c) pigs and (d) goats have been exported for fattening and slaughter since 1 January 2021.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
	uin	185642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>There have been no exports of livestock for slaughter or fattening since 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Exports of cattle, sheep, pigs and goats by sea to mainland Europe have not been viable since 1st January 2021, due to the lack of Border Control Post facilities designated to accept this trade in receiving EU Member States.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst exports of equines have continued, this has been for the purpose of leisure, competition or breeding only; none have been exported for slaughter.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 24/05/2023 16:37:24 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1643731

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2023
	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: 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, if she will set out a timetable for bringing forward a ban on live exports.
	tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
	tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
	uin	189080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>We remain committed to ending the export of live animals for fattening and slaughter. There have not been any live exports for fattening or slaughter since 2020 and we want to make this permanent. Parliamentary business will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 15/06/2023 09:54:15 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1656910

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	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: 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, what steps her Department is taking to help support farmers export live animals into the European Union.
	tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
	tabling member printed	Paul Howell
	uin	197221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty’s Government is working with industry and inspectors to develop digital Export Health Certificates to replace paper certification for live animals, to reduce the administrative burden on traders where possible. We anticipate a staged approach to digitisation of certification for exports to tie in with wider work on the Single Trade Window, which will allow traders to meet all their import, export and transit obligations by submitting information once, and in one place.</p><p>EU BCPs can only be constructed with approval given by EU Member States. Defra has regular bilateral meetings with EU Member States where the topic of building BCPs in EU to support the export of live animals in the EU has been discussed.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 11/09/2023 15:00:16 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1665120

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2023
	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: 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, if she will make it her policy to bring forward legislative proposals for a ban on live exports before the end of the current Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Beth Winter
	uin	202813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises the long-standing public concern with livestock and horses being exported for slaughter and fattening. We are determined to deliver our manifesto commitment to end this trade and will be bringing forward a live exports ban as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 20/10/2023 11:27:12 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1700349

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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: 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, what number of live (a) cattle, (b) sheep, (c) pigs, (d) goats and (e) poultry were exported for (i) fattening and (ii) slaughter in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	21236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>There have been no livestock exports for slaughter or fattening from Great Britain to continental Europe since 2020.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 22/04/2024 14:11:11 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi