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1695484

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	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	Foie Gras: 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 assessment he has made of the reasons for changes in the amount of foie gras imported in 2023 compared with previous years; what information his Department holds on the number of businesses involved in importing foie gras in 2023; and when he plans to conclude the evidence base research phase of the foie gras importation ban consultation.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	18289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare and has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese using force feeding raises serious welfare concerns.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we have domestic restrictions on the production of force-fed foie gras, it is possible to import foie gras from abroad. In line with the Government’s commitment to improving animal welfare standards as set out in the Action Plan for Animal Welfare, we are committed to building a clear evidence base to inform future decisions.</p><p>We do not currently have an end date for when this research will conclude.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 18/03/2024 15:14:10 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1690127

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	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	Foie Gras: 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 estimate he has made of the total tonnage of foie gras imported in 2023; and whether he plans to ban its importation when produced via force-feeding.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	14733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>In 2023 the UK imported 628 tonnes of fatty livers of geese and ducks, valued at £3.3m <strong>(source HMRC UK Trade Info; data for 2023 is provisional and subject to change).</strong><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare and has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese using force feeding raises serious welfare concerns.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to building a clear evidence base to inform future decisions. Any proposals would be informed by the evidence base and likely subject to consultation.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 27/02/2024 14:01:21 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1665372

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	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	Furs: Import Controls
	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) monitor and (b) restrict fur imports from European countries, in the context of outbreaks of avian flu in Europe in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	203115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 26/10/2023 11:10:41 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1640068

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2023
	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	Food: Labelling
	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 introduce mandatory animal welfare labelling on supermarket products.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	186762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>In 2021, Defra ran a call for evidence to gather data on the potential impacts of different types of labelling reform for animal welfare. We received over 1,600 responses and a summary of these responses is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the evidence provided, Defra is continuing to explore options for improving and expanding mandatory animal welfare labelling, covering both domestic and imported products.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 05/06/2023 12:45:21 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1609845

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	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	Poultry: 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 estimate she has made of the (a) proportion of egg production that will be cage-free by 2025 and (b) cost to the poultry sector of a ban on the use of cages for laying hens.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	179978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>The proportion of eggs that come from caged hens has steadily decreased from 47% of total throughput in Q4 2017, to around 25% at the end of Q4 2022. No recent estimate of the proportion of egg production that will be cage-free by 2025 or the costs to industry of any ban on their use has been made.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 20/04/2023 12:02:26 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling