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	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	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	Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill 2019–21 sponsored by the Member of Parliament for West Dorset.
	tabling member printed	Lord Randall of Uxbridge
	uin	HL5072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is supporting the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill as it makes its way through Parliament. The Bill will increase the maximum custodial penalty for animal cruelty from 6 months’ imprisonment to 5 years’ imprisonment.</p><p> </p><p>The new maximum penalty of five years is in line with campaigns by key stakeholders such as Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, Dogs Trust and the RSPCA. This is a positive step forward in improving animal welfare and will act as a serious deterrent against cruelty and neglect. Northern Ireland has already set the maximum penalty for animal cruelty offences at five years’ imprisonment, and the Scottish Government introduced the Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, Protections and Powers) (Scotland) Bill on 30 September 2019. The Welsh Government have confirmed that the new maximum penalty being proposed should apply in Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The increase to five years' imprisonment will provide one of the toughest sanctions in Europe, strengthening the UK's position as a global leader on animal welfare. This builds on recent positive action the Government has taken to improve animal welfare standards, such as a requirement for CCTV in all slaughterhouses and implementing one of the world's toughest ivory bans. For companion animals, we have introduced new updated minimum welfare standards for pet selling, dog breeding, riding schools, animal boarding and exhibiting animals; as well as a ban on the commercial third-party sale of puppies and kittens.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 09/06/2020 11:06:25 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	209 label Biography information for Lord Randall of Uxbridge

1198400

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Aquaculture: Coronavirus
	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 aquaculture businesses he estimates will receive funding from the Fisheries Response Fund; and what steps his Department will take to assess the effective of that Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	52470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>Out of 79 aquaculture businesses invited to apply to the Fisheries Response Fund, 75 have received funds. Some are not eligible while others have been asked to provide further information.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and the MMO are commissioning an independent evaluation of the fund’s effectiveness.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 09/06/2020 13:48:42 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1200536

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2020
	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: Dogs
	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 cases of attacks on livestock by dogs have been reported to police in each of the last five years; and how many of those cases have resulted in prosecutions.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	54848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>Attacks on livestock by dogs are unacceptable and Defra works with the relevant stakeholders to find ways to prevent them. This includes advice to owners to keep their dogs under effective control. In 2018 we wrote to all police forces and local authorities to explain the powers and initiatives available to help tackle irresponsible dog ownership, including attacks on livestock.</p><p>Details on the number of cases of dogs attacking livestock that have been reported to the police would be held by each separate police force and are not collated centrally. No data are collected centrally on the number of livestock lost. The attached table provides the numbers of prosecutions and convictions in each of the last five years for England and Wales for which figures are available.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Numbers of people prosecuted/convicted for allowing a dog to worry livestock under s1 of Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Values</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prosecuted</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Convicted</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 54849 question first answered 09/06/2020 13:52:38 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1198942

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Dogs: Meat
	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 introduce a ban on the human consumption of dog meat in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	51680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government shares the public's high regard for animal welfare, including the welfare of dogs and cats, and we are committed to making the UK a world leader in protection of animals now we have left the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is appalled by the prospect of dogs and cats being consumed. However, it is already illegal to sell dog and cat meat for human consumption and the Government has seen no evidence that dog and cat meat is being sold or consumed in this country.</p><p> </p><p>We are confident that our current position sends a clear message that the slaughter and consumption of dogs and cats will never be acceptable. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office raises concerns about the welfare of animals with other governments at every suitable opportunity, and we are pleased to hear that authorities in China are proposing to ban the consumption of dog and cat meat.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 09/06/2020 10:41:01 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1198183

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Northern Ireland Protocol: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to paragraph 33 of CP226 The UK's Approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol, when he plans to publish guidance for food retailers on the formalities to be complied with in moving food from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	51684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>We have developed Export Health Certificates (EHCs) and accompanying Notes for Guidance for exports from GB to NI in preparation for the end of the Transition period. These shall be available publicly before the end of year.</p><p> </p><p>The physical inspection of goods entering Northern Ireland is devolved and the devolved competent authority is DAERA. Under the Northern Ireland Protocol, the EU reserves the right to supervise these inspections.</p><p> </p><p>We will inform industry later this year about actions they need to take to ensure they can continue trading after the transition period has ended.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 51685 question first answered 09/06/2020 13:04:08 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1198198

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Northern Ireland Protocol: Organic Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to paragraph 33 of CP226 The UK's Approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol, whether changes will be made to the arrangements for certification of produce as organic which is moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	51692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>As the Government has set out in the recent Command Paper on the UK’s approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol, we have always been clear that it makes sense to protect supply chains and that there will need to be some checks to help movements of agri-food from Great Britain (GB) into Northern Ireland (NI), supported by relevant electronic processes. This may include GB organic food producers needing to provide certificates for inspection for their goods on entry into relevant NI ports<ins class="ministerial">, dependent on negotiations</ins>.</p><p> </p><p>The process by which controls are conducted for GB-NI movements, and their frequency, will need to be discussed with the EU in the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee. This will be done within the context of limiting additional controls at NI ports as far as possible. We will actively seek to simplify and minimise electronic documentary requirements where possible.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 09/06/2020 16:04:07 question first ministerially corrected 09/06/2020 16:43:05 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis previous answer version 27372 answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1198187

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Northern Ireland Protocol: Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to paragraph 33 of CP226 The UK's Approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol, whether he plans that food products consisting of a variety of ingredients will require an Export Health Certificate for each ingredient when shipped from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	51687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The conditions for which composite products (such as a food product containing cheese and potato) require an EHC are outlined by the Commission. The conditions include, but are not limited to, the type of composite product and the amount of animal origin product in the composite<del class="ministerial">, dependent on negotiations</del>.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 09/06/2020 16:07:22 question first ministerially corrected 09/06/2020 16:42:43 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis previous answer version 27379 answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1198184

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Northern Ireland Protocol: Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to paragraph 33 of CP226 The UK's Approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol, which body will be responsible for carrying out physical inspections of goods and animals moved from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	51685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>We have developed Export Health Certificates (EHCs) and accompanying Notes for Guidance for exports from GB to NI in preparation for the end of the Transition period. These shall be available publicly before the end of year.</p><p> </p><p>The physical inspection of goods entering Northern Ireland is devolved and the devolved competent authority is DAERA. Under the Northern Ireland Protocol, the EU reserves the right to supervise these inspections.</p><p> </p><p>We will inform industry later this year about actions they need to take to ensure they can continue trading after the transition period has ended.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 51684 question first answered 09/06/2020 13:04:08 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1199067

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Animal Products: Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2020 to Question 46697, on Animal Products: Trade, by what date the Government plans to publish its response to his Department's consultation on controls on the import and export of hunting trophies.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	52093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given to her on 19 May 2020, PQ UIN 46697, which remains the current situation.</p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-05-13/46697" target="_blank">[www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-05-13/46697</a>]</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 09/06/2020 11:10:31 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1198727

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Supermarkets: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 May 2020 to Question 40719 on supermarkets: coronavirus, what steps he is taking to ensure that supermarkets improve the accessibility of online shopping for people with sight loss.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	52337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been working closely with local authorities, retailers, food businesses and charities to ensure that blind and partially sighted people have access to the food and essential goods that they need.</p><p> </p><p>We have published guidance online that explains what steps people can take if they are unable to access food. This guidance has been shared with local authorities, retailers and charities to help them respond to enquiries from those seeking help. The guidance can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-accessing-food-and-essential-supplies" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-accessing-food-and-essential-supplies</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Various sight loss charities are working directly with some of the major supermarkets to take forward some practical initiatives to help people with sight loss to access supermarkets.</p><p> </p><p>We have secured a number of supermarket delivery slots for the dedicated use of vulnerable people who are having difficulties in securing access to food and who have no other options available to them. We are working closely with local authorities and charities to help make sure these delivery slots are made available to those who need them most. We have built a bespoke digital service to enable local authorities and a number of charities to directly refer individuals for access to the prioritised slots.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, over 600,000 people are now registered as NHS Volunteer Responders. Verified volunteer responders can receive tasks to help those in their communities, including through shopping for vulnerable people for food and essential supplies. Health and care professionals and approved charities (including Citizens Advice and Age UK) are now able to refer vulnerable individuals into the system to receive support from volunteers.</p><p> </p><p>It is now possible for individuals to self-refer for assistance from the NHS Volunteer Responders if they consider themselves to be vulnerable and in need of support.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 09/06/2020 13:17:30 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill