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1644670

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2023
	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	Animal Products: 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, what steps her Department is taking to prevent trophy hunters bringing hunt souvenirs into the United Kingdom through Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	189638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>Strict controls on hunting trophy imports are already in place in Northern Ireland, with no permits issued since 2018.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to these existing strict controls, we are continuing to explore whether there is scope for a further tightening of arrangements in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 20/06/2023 13:08:41 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1582459

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2023
	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	Animal Products: 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, with reference to her Department's publication Our Action Plan for Animal Welfare, published on 12 May 2021, whether it is still her Department's policy to review restrictions on the import of (a) fur, (b) foie gras and (c) hunting trophies from endangered animals.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	136819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Action Plan for Animal Welfare outlined our intention to explore potential action on the import of animal fur. We have since conducted a Call for Evidence on the fur sector along with other forms of engagement with interested parties. We are continuing to build our evidence base on the fur sector.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to building a clear evidence base to inform any potential future decisions relating to foie gras imports.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has pledged to ban the import of hunting trophies from thousands of species. We are committed to a ban that is among the strongest in the world and leads the way in protecting endangered animals. We are supporting the Private Member’s Bill led by the Honourable Member for Crawley that will deliver this.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 06/02/2023 17:33:53 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1465828

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	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 Products: 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, what steps his Department has taken to bring forward legislative proposals on banning the import of hunting trophies from endangered species announced in December 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
	uin	8991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2022 answer text <p>We have pledged to bring forward legislation to ban imports of hunting trophies from thousands of species. This ban will be among the strongest in the world, leading the way in protecting endangered animals. We intend to bring this forward as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 10/06/2022 13:00:26 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1582015

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2023
	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	Animal Products: 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, what steps her Department is taking to fulfil the Government's manifesto pledge to ban the import of hunting trophies from endangered species.
	tabling member constituency	Bournemouth East
	tabling member printed	Mr Tobias Ellwood
	uin	135167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Government has pledged to ban the imports of hunting trophies from thousands of species. We are committed to a ban that is among the strongest in the world and leads the way in protecting endangered animals. We are supporting the Private Member’s Bill led by the hon. Member for Crawley that will deliver this.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 02/02/2023 07:57:42 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood

1566028

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2023
	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	Animal Products: 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, what her Department's policy is on the importing of (a) fur and fur products, (b) foie gras and (c) hunting trophies; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	120844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>The Action Plan for Animal Welfare outlined our intention to explore potential action on the import of animal fur. We have since conducted a Call for Evidence on the fur sector along with other forms of engagement with interested parties. We are continuing to build our evidence base on the fur sector.</p><p>The production of foie gras by force feeding is banned in the UK as it is incompatible with our domestic legislation. We are committed to building a clear evidence base to inform any potential future decisions relating to imports.</p><p>HM Government has pledged to ban the imports of hunting trophies from thousands of species. We are committed to a ban that is among the strongest in the world and leads the way in protecting endangered animals. We are supporting the Private Member’s Bill led by the hon. Member for Crawley that will deliver this.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 25/01/2023 13:40:25 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1604060

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	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	Animal Products: 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, what her planned timescale is for prohibiting the import of hunting trophies.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	165303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill passed Report stage and Third Reading in the House of Commons on Friday 17 March. The Bill will now move to the House of Lords and the timetable for the Lords stages will be announced in the usual way. The prohibition will come into force following Royal Assent of the Bill.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 22/03/2023 10:58:49 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1585426

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2023
	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	Animal Products: 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, what progress her Department has made on bringing forward a full prohibition on the import of fur, foie gras and hunting trophies from overseas into the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	142872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The Action Plan for Animal Welfare outlined our intention to explore potential action on the import of animal fur. We have since conducted a Call for Evidence on the fur sector along with other forms of engagement with interested parties. We are continuing to build our evidence base on the fur sector, and we are also committed to building a clear evidence base to inform any potential future decisions relating to foie gras imports.</p><p>The Government has pledged to ban the imports of hunting trophies from thousands of species. We are committed to a ban that is among the strongest in the world and leads the way in protecting endangered animals. We are supporting the Private Member’s Bill led by the hon. Member for Crawley that will deliver this.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 20/02/2023 12:34:00 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1687029

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2024
	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	Animal Products: 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, what data his Department holds on the number of hunting trophies imported in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	12795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK records data on import permits for hunting trophies of certain species. An import permit is required for hunting trophies of all species listed on Annex A of the Wildlife Trade Regulations, and 6 species listed on Annex B.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the international trade in endangered species, including information about UK imports of hunting trophies, is published in the CITES trade database (available online at trade.cites.org. For 2022, 14 instances of hunting trophies imported into GB are recorded. The UK will be submitting data for 2023 imports in due course, which will be publicly available later this year.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 12/02/2024 14:15:26 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1599444

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	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	Animal Products: 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 pre-notification submissions were made by UK importers to the IPAFFS system relating to the import of products of animal origin from the EU and Common Veterinary Area, where certification (a) is required at the GB border and (b) remains suspended pending the full implementation of GB border checks in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	153672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>Defra recorded <strong>746,479</strong> pre-notification submissions from UK importers to the IPAFFS for products of animal origin (POAO). We are unable to break down data on points (a) and (b).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Animals:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>POAO</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan</strong></p></td><td><p>48283</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb</strong></p></td><td><p>73718</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar</strong></p></td><td><p>83247</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr</strong></p></td><td><p>73456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May</strong></p></td><td><p>76141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun</strong></p></td><td><p>75111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul</strong></p></td><td><p>72569</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug</strong></p></td><td><p>51484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep</strong></p></td><td><p>51227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct</strong></p></td><td><p>47198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov</strong></p></td><td><p>49725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec</strong></p></td><td><p>44320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>746479</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 07/03/2023 14:49:51 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1487299

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2022
	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 Products: 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, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent the importation of any animal produce that is (a) bred, (b) reared and (c) slaughtered using methods that are prohibited in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	32525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government shares the British public’s high regard for animal welfare. We are taking forward an ambitious programme of reforms which will maintain our world leading position on animal welfare.</p><p> </p><p>All imports of meat must come from animals that have been subject to humane slaughter methods and some animal products cannot be imported into the UK. This includes cat and dog fur, and seal products which are not covered by specific limited exemptions.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/07/2022 14:44:31 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord