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1143233

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much is allocated to be spent from the public purse on conducting the Law Commission's review of the law on how and where people can marry in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	284677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The cost of the project to review the law on weddings and provide recommendations for a simple, fair and consistent system which gives couples choice in to marry in a way that is meaningful to them will be approximately £400,000.</p><p> </p><p>This cost is for the resource for two years of a project team made up of one full-time lawyer, one full-time research assistant, a proportion of the time of a team manager and some travel, publication and translation costs (totalling approximately £150,000 per year) plus the cost of engaging a specialist academic (£50,000 per year).</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 05/09/2019 13:44:17 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1143544

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of immediately laying an order under Section 14 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 to give legal recognition to humanist marriages rather than waiting for the outcome of the Law Commission’s review into that matter.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	284951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Law Commission review that the Government announced this June is a fundamental review of the law on how and where people can legally marry in England and Wales. As part of that review, the Government invited the Law Commission to make recommendations about how marriage by humanist and other non-religious belief organisations could be incorporated into a revised or new scheme for all marriages that is simple, fair and consistent. The Government will decide on provision on the basis of the Law Commission’s recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>Assessment of the potential merits of provision for non-religious belief marriages can be found in the consultation paper and response published by a previous Government in 2014 and available at justice.gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>Exercising the power in section 14 of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 to provide for legally binding non-religious belief marriage, including humanist marriage, would provide a freedom to marry in a way that would not be available to many other people who wish to marry. That is why the Government asked the Law Commission to carry out a fundamental review of the law on how and where couples can marry. It is a law that has been added to over several centuries without any systematic reform.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 05/09/2019 14:18:35 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1178984

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sports: Falkland Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will take steps to (a) support sports teams from the Falkland Islands to participate in international tournaments and (b) tackle intimidation of such teams.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Mrs Andrea Jenkyns
uin	18636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government fully supports the right of the Falkland Islanders to compete in international sports tournaments under their own flag. Officials in our missions overseas stand ready to support any Overseas Territories teams competing in international tournaments who find themselves under threat or intimidation. Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials in Stanley and Brasilia were in close contact with the Falklands Team throughout the Pan American Team Continental Championships to offer support.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/03/2020 14:22:14 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1179261

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Venezuela: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to encourage a democratic resolution to the situation in Venezuela.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Mrs Andrea Jenkyns
uin	18734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>We maintain regular discussions with key actors on Venezuela following the United Kingdom's recognition of Juan Guaido as constitutional interim President of Venezuela. Through our Ambassador in Caracas and internationally, we have been working closely with like-minded partners - including on a sanctions regime imposed by the EU. We are also working with the US and the regional Lima Group to encourage a peaceful resolution of the current crisis and a democratic transition through free and fair elections.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 26/02/2020 15:17:00 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1192338

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help prevent the spread of covid-19 in the UK Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	42119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>We will always stand by the Overseas Territories. A range of government departments, led by DFID and the FCO, are supporting the Overseas Territories to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic. Support includes essential medical supply, public health advice, security and access support, and financial aid to mitigate the economic impacts in the most vulnerable territories.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 07/05/2020 12:54:58 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1226409

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Russia: Military Exercises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the Russia holding military exercises in the Caucasus region during recent hostilities between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	76796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned by the recent hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan and regrets the loss of life. We continue to monitor the situation closely. We are aware of the recent exercises in southwest Russia, and monitor Russian exercise activity closely. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office statement of 14 July called for Armenia and Azerbaijan to respect the ceasefire, engage in dialogue and refrain from rhetoric that could increase tensions. The prosperity of the South Caucasus and wider regional energy security depends on both sides returning to the negotiating table and engaging in substantive talks. The Government fully supports the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs aimed at facilitating this.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 76797 question first answered 30/07/2020 10:41:53 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1226410

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Armenia: Azerbaijan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on (a) Caspian oil supplies and (b) British regional interests in the energy field of recent hostilities between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	76797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned by the recent hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan and regrets the loss of life. We continue to monitor the situation closely. We are aware of the recent exercises in southwest Russia, and monitor Russian exercise activity closely. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office statement of 14 July called for Armenia and Azerbaijan to respect the ceasefire, engage in dialogue and refrain from rhetoric that could increase tensions. The prosperity of the South Caucasus and wider regional energy security depends on both sides returning to the negotiating table and engaging in substantive talks. The Government fully supports the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs aimed at facilitating this.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 76796 question first answered 30/07/2020 10:41:53 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1238863

registered interest
date	29/09/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help de-escalate tensions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	96960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>I spoke to the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers on 28 September. I raised UK concerns over civilian casualties and fatalities, urged immediate de-escalation and reinforced the importance of returning to negotiations within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group. The UK continues to engage actively with international partners in support of these objectives. The Prime Minister discussed the situation in Nagorno Karabakh with President Erdogan on 28 September. And, following a request from the UK and its European partners, the issue was discussed at the UN Security Council on 29 September.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 05/10/2020 14:25:58 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1284090

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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: 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 his Department has taken to help promote the exports of UK food producers.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	149283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2021 answer text <p>As a Government, we have a manifesto commitment that we want people at home and abroad to be lining up to buy British. The UK's growing reputation for high quality food and drink, produced to high standards of food safety, animal welfare and sustainability, is an excellent platform to increase demand for our products still further around the world.</p><p>Defra works in tandem with the Department for International Trade to deliver the Food is GREAT campaign, which helps businesses to succeed in overseas markets by ensuring global recognition of UK excellence in food and drink. Food is GREAT is a key element of the joint Defra and DIT agri-food 'bounce back' package of trade support and promotion measures announced last June to help support businesses that have been impacted by coronavirus.</p><p>The Food is GREAT campaign is focused on priority markets, including the USA, China, and Japan. In November, the campaign showcased a spectacular display of food and drink products from across the UK at the <strong>China International Import Expo (CIIE) 2020 in Shanghai. </strong>Activity is being planned across all priority markets, where we will work with UK businesses to promote the best of UK food and drink on the international stage.</p><p>Defra is strengthening export capability and ambition in the sector through an Export Working Group in collaboration with the Department for International Trade and representatives of the food and drink sector. This group identifies market opportunities and increases awareness of the support and tools available to exporters. A particular focus is helping SMEs build capability to grow their businesses through exports. A new International Action Plan is being developed by this group to set out the export ambition of the sector, priority markets and the full range of government support available from tailored export advice to campaign activity and a programme of expos and trade shows. This includes further enhancing in market support, building on the success of Defra's first Agri-Counsellors in Beijing and Dubai.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 11/02/2021 15:04:43 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1284092

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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 his Department has taken to ban the export of live animals for slaughter and fattening, since the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	149284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2021 answer text <p>Leaving the EU has enabled us to take a major step forward in delivering on our commitment to end excessively long journeys for animals going for slaughter or fattening.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently consulting in England and Wales on proposals to end the unnecessary practice. This is a key priority for the Government, and we hope to have legislation in place by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation period closes on 25 February 2021. Further details can be found at: <a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/transforming-farm-animal-health-and-welfare-team/improvements-to-animal-welfare-in-transport/" target="_blank">https://consult.defra.gov.uk/transforming-farm-animal-health-and-welfare-team/improvements-to-animal-welfare-in-transport/</a></p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 12/02/2021 13:42:54 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1284093

registered interest
date	04/02/2021
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: Smuggling
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 is taking to tackle puppy smuggling.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	149285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2021 answer text <p>Defra takes the issue of puppy smuggling and other illegal importation of pets seriously. It is an abhorrent trade which causes suffering to puppies and puts the health of pets and people in the UK at risk. We have legislation in place to ensure those guilty of offences are duly punished.</p><p> </p><p>The end of the transition period has opened up new opportunities for managing our own pet travel arrangements and we are listening to the concerns of stakeholders around future requirements. The Government is developing a range of options to strengthen our efforts to tackle puppy smuggling, taking into consideration the recommendations of stakeholders and the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 12/02/2021 13:32:25 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1302218

registered interest
date	12/03/2021
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	Fish: 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 steps his Department is taking to encourage people to buy British-caught fish.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	167916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting our seafood and fishing industries across the UK, including through growing domestic demand for our high-quality UK seafood.</p><p>Defra is partnering with Seafish (the public body that supports the UK seafood industry) to deliver the Love Seafood campaign to promote the domestic consumption of fish and shellfish. The Love Seafood campaign will run throughout this spring and aims to support the fisheries industry by encouraging people to buy and eat more UK caught seafood and will feature in national and regional press titles, regional radio, and on social media across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/03/2021 16:24:00 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1307358

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Pigs: 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 assessment his Department has made of the potential economic effect of banning farrowing crates on the pig farming industry.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	179268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government shares the public’s high regard for animal welfare and we are currently examining the evidence around the use of cages for farm animals.</p><p> </p><p>We introduced a new pig welfare code of practice, which came into force in March last year, and this provides guidance to keepers and farmers on legal requirements and encourages high standards of husbandry. The pig code states that the aim is for farrowing crates to no longer be necessary and for any new system to protect the welfare of the sow, as well as her piglets. We are continuing to discuss and work with the industry on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>We are co-designing an Animal Health and Welfare Pathway with industry, to promote the production of healthier, higher-welfare animals at a level beyond compliance with current regulations, underpinning our high international reputation for health and welfare and future increases to regulatory standards.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to maintaining our position as world leaders in animal welfare and want to improve and build upon that record, working in partnership with farmers to support healthier, higher welfare animals.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 179269 question first answered 20/04/2021 12:24:57 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1307359

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Pigs: Animal Welfare
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 his Department has plans to diverge from EU standards to pursue higher animal welfare standards for the pig farming industry.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	179269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government shares the public’s high regard for animal welfare and we are currently examining the evidence around the use of cages for farm animals.</p><p> </p><p>We introduced a new pig welfare code of practice, which came into force in March last year, and this provides guidance to keepers and farmers on legal requirements and encourages high standards of husbandry. The pig code states that the aim is for farrowing crates to no longer be necessary and for any new system to protect the welfare of the sow, as well as her piglets. We are continuing to discuss and work with the industry on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>We are co-designing an Animal Health and Welfare Pathway with industry, to promote the production of healthier, higher-welfare animals at a level beyond compliance with current regulations, underpinning our high international reputation for health and welfare and future increases to regulatory standards.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to maintaining our position as world leaders in animal welfare and want to improve and build upon that record, working in partnership with farmers to support healthier, higher welfare animals.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 179268 question first answered 20/04/2021 12:24:57 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1309589

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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	Pets: Regulation
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 he is taking to regulate the ownership of exotic animals in England.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	181352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>Zoos in England are regulated by the Zoo Licensing Act 1981 and the Secretary of State’s Standards of Modern Zoo Practice (2012). Licences are awarded for up to four or six years and at least two inspections per licence have to use qualified zoo inspectors appointed by Defra. Local Authorities are responsible for enforcing conditions in zoos, and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is responsible for nominating Defra inspectors for formal inspections. Defra is working with the UK Zoos Expert Committee to ensure the standards are clear and enforceable whilst representing the latest knowledge on the keeping of wild animals. We intend to launch a targeted consultation on the standards later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The keeping of dangerous wild animals as pets is regulated by the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976. The Act requires owners of dangerous wild animals to be licensed by their local authority. The aim of the Act is to ensure that where private individuals keep dangerous wild animals, they do so in circumstances that create no risk to the public. We are looking closely at the wider animal welfare law to see whether it needs to be improved in relation to the welfare of exotic, non-domesticated animals. We have a manifesto commitment to start this process by banning the keeping of primates as pets and we consulted on this earlier this year.</p><p> </p><p>It may also be helpful if I set out the laws already in place that provide for the protection of the welfare of exotic, non-domesticated animals in England. Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, animal owners and keepers are under a legal duty of care for the animals for which they are responsible on a permanent or temporary basis. A person could therefore be responsible for an animal if they own it or are in charge of it. Responsibility for an animal includes having an understanding of the specific welfare needs, including health, of the animal and having the appropriate knowledge and skills to care for the animal. Local authorities, the APHA and the police all have powers of entry to investigate complaints of suspected animal cruelty or neglect and undertake prosecutions where necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who is cruel to an animal, or does not provide properly for its welfare needs, faces an unlimited fine or being sent to prison for up six months, or both. Following a conviction for either of these offences, the court may also ban the offender from keeping any animals or certain types or animals and/or order that their animals are removed from them. The Government fully supports increasing the maximum custodial penalty for animal cruelty offences (including causing unnecessary suffering to an animal) from six months to five years through the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill which is currently before Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Under The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018, anyone who is in the business of selling animals as pets (including non-domestic species) needs a valid licence from their local authority. Licencees must meet strict statutory minimum welfare standards which are enforced by local authorities who have powers to issue, refuse or revoke licences.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 23/04/2021 13:26:46 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1329754

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
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 Welfare
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 chicks are killed by maceration in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	10517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>All four of the main laying hen hatcheries in the UK use argon and CO<sub>2</sub> gas mixtures as a permitted method of killing male day-old chicks, rather than maceration.</p><p> </p><p>Maceration, or immediate crushing of the entire animal, is a lawful method of killing chicks up to 72 hours old and egg embryos (under Annex I of Regulation 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing). The method must provide for instantaneous maceration and immediate death of the animals and, as a result, they are caused no avoidable pain, distress or suffering when killed.</p><p> </p><p>It is not within the Food Standards Agency’s remit to inspect laying hen hatcheries.</p><p> </p><p>There is no statutory requirement to keep records of chicks killed by maceration.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 14/06/2021 16:43:02 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1329755

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
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: Slaughterhouses
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 Food Standards Agency officers physically visit facilities where chicks are slaughtered.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	10518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>All four of the main laying hen hatcheries in the UK use argon and CO<sub>2</sub> gas mixtures as a permitted method of killing male day-old chicks, rather than maceration.</p><p> </p><p>Maceration, or immediate crushing of the entire animal, is a lawful method of killing chicks up to 72 hours old and egg embryos (under Annex I of Regulation 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing). The method must provide for instantaneous maceration and immediate death of the animals and, as a result, they are caused no avoidable pain, distress or suffering when killed.</p><p> </p><p>It is not within the Food Standards Agency’s remit to inspect laying hen hatcheries.</p><p> </p><p>There is no statutory requirement to keep records of chicks killed by maceration</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 10519 question first answered 15/06/2021 17:03:58 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1329756

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
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 Welfare
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 system is in place to count the number of chicks macerated in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	10519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2021 answer text <p>All four of the main laying hen hatcheries in the UK use argon and CO<sub>2</sub> gas mixtures as a permitted method of killing male day-old chicks, rather than maceration.</p><p> </p><p>Maceration, or immediate crushing of the entire animal, is a lawful method of killing chicks up to 72 hours old and egg embryos (under Annex I of Regulation 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing). The method must provide for instantaneous maceration and immediate death of the animals and, as a result, they are caused no avoidable pain, distress or suffering when killed.</p><p> </p><p>It is not within the Food Standards Agency’s remit to inspect laying hen hatcheries.</p><p> </p><p>There is no statutory requirement to keep records of chicks killed by maceration</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 10518 question first answered 15/06/2021 17:03:58 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1341996

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
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	Meat: 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, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that labels on meat products state the method by which the animal was killed.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	24280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government expects the industry, whether food producer or food outlet, to provide consumers with all the information they need to make informed choices about the food they eat. We plan to consult later this year on what can be done through labelling to promote high standards of animal welfare across the UK market. A review into food labelling presents an opportunity to examine this whilst also addressing some other consumer concerns, such as method of slaughter labelling.</p><p> </p><p>The Government sets out required minimum standards for school food in the School Food Standards to ensure that children are served healthy, nutritious meals at school. The standards do not specify food requirements in terms of cultural and religious needs. Head teachers, governors and their caterers are best placed to make decisions about their school food policies. We expect schools to act reasonably providing choices that take account of cultural, religious and special dietary needs and to work with parents in making appropriate arrangements. In particular, schools should consult with parents when making changes to school food provision and ensure parents have access to information on the food provided. If parents are not happy with the food provided by the school they can take it up with the school and consider using the schools complaints policy.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 24281 question first answered 07/07/2021 16:53:31 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1341997

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
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	Meat: School Meals
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 ensure that parents whose children attend schools are given information in relation to the method by which meat in school meals is slaughtered.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	24281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government expects the industry, whether food producer or food outlet, to provide consumers with all the information they need to make informed choices about the food they eat. We plan to consult later this year on what can be done through labelling to promote high standards of animal welfare across the UK market. A review into food labelling presents an opportunity to examine this whilst also addressing some other consumer concerns, such as method of slaughter labelling.</p><p> </p><p>The Government sets out required minimum standards for school food in the School Food Standards to ensure that children are served healthy, nutritious meals at school. The standards do not specify food requirements in terms of cultural and religious needs. Head teachers, governors and their caterers are best placed to make decisions about their school food policies. We expect schools to act reasonably providing choices that take account of cultural, religious and special dietary needs and to work with parents in making appropriate arrangements. In particular, schools should consult with parents when making changes to school food provision and ensure parents have access to information on the food provided. If parents are not happy with the food provided by the school they can take it up with the school and consider using the schools complaints policy.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 24280 question first answered 07/07/2021 16:53:31 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1348294

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
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	Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare
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 he is taking to ensure that regulations protecting animals from unnecessary suffering are adequately enforced in abattoirs.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	35792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the highest standards of animal welfare when animals are slaughtered or killed and we have made CCTV mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England. Legislation sets out the main requirements to protect the welfare of animals when being slaughtered. In slaughterhouses, these requirements are monitored and enforced by Official Veterinarians of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to ensure that animals are spared avoidable pain, distress or suffering during the slaughter process. A service level agreement with the FSA is reviewed and agreed annually.</p><p>We have a zero-tolerance approach to animal welfare breaches and all FSA staff are instructed to take prompt and proportionate enforcement where breaches are identified, including those identified through live and retrospective CCTV viewing. The FSA has checks and monitoring systems in place to ensure the correct action is taken by Official Veterinarians and ensure the very highest standards are maintained.</p><p>Following a recent review[1] of the legislation protecting the welfare of animals at the time of killing and as part of our Action Plan for Animal Welfare, we are carefully considering a wide range of welfare at slaughter improvements that could be made and will consult in due course.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-of-animals-at-the-time-of-killing-england-regulations-2015-post-implementation-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-of-animals-at-the-time-of-killing-england-regulations-2015-post-implementation-review</a></p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 35794 question first answered 27/07/2021 13:39:54 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1348295

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
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	Animals: Euthanasia
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 is taking to ensure that injured animals are not made to travel unnecessarily far journeys in order to be euthanized.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	35793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>When animals are transported, their transportation must comply fully with legal requirements aimed at protecting their welfare. All animals must be fit for the intended journey. Veterinary advice should be sought prior to transport where there is any doubt about an animal's fitness to travel. It is an offence to transport animals in a way that will cause injury or unnecessary suffering.</p><p>Local authorities carry out routine welfare checks on animals and their means of transport and will take appropriate enforcement measures up to and including prosecution if required, where the appropriate standards are not met.</p><p>Earlier this year, the Government consulted on improvements to animal welfare during transport. We will shortly publish the response to the consultation which will outline how we will be seeking to improve standards of animal welfare in transport.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 27/07/2021 13:55:34 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1348296

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
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	Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare
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 he is taking to improve animal welfare conditions in abattoirs.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	35794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the highest standards of animal welfare when animals are slaughtered or killed and we have made CCTV mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England. Legislation sets out the main requirements to protect the welfare of animals when being slaughtered. In slaughterhouses, these requirements are monitored and enforced by Official Veterinarians of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to ensure that animals are spared avoidable pain, distress or suffering during the slaughter process. A service level agreement with the FSA is reviewed and agreed annually.</p><p>We have a zero-tolerance approach to animal welfare breaches and all FSA staff are instructed to take prompt and proportionate enforcement where breaches are identified, including those identified through live and retrospective CCTV viewing. The FSA has checks and monitoring systems in place to ensure the correct action is taken by Official Veterinarians and ensure the very highest standards are maintained.</p><p>Following a recent review[1] of the legislation protecting the welfare of animals at the time of killing and as part of our Action Plan for Animal Welfare, we are carefully considering a wide range of welfare at slaughter improvements that could be made and will consult in due course.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-of-animals-at-the-time-of-killing-england-regulations-2015-post-implementation-review" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/welfare-of-animals-at-the-time-of-killing-england-regulations-2015-post-implementation-review</a></p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 35792 question first answered 27/07/2021 13:39:54 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1348751

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Horses: Animal Breeding
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 are taking to ensure a reduction in the number of foals being produced in the UK every year .
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	36688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government shares the public's high regard for animal welfare, and we are committed to making the UK a world leader in the protection of animals, including horses.</p><p>To promote responsible ownership, there is clear guidance available to educate and remind horse owners of their responsibilities to provide for the welfare needs of their animal. The statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Horses, Ponies, Donkeys and Their Hybrids makes clear that you should consider buying or rehoming a youngster before taking the decision to breed. The foal’s individual future must also be considered before breeding from your equine, and the code highlights the UK’s overpopulation problem at the time of publication. The Code can be found here: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F700200%2Fhorses-welfare-codes-of-practice-april2018.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CCAWSTeam%40defra.gov.uk%7C7ad70e2a53e64d5139ed08d921c53f4f%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C1%7C0%7C637577953472497369%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=dcMW6RneHoXhU%2BqzwA273vCbR65DP%2F76M85%2F%2BXTb8s8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/700200/horses-welfare-codes-of-practice-april2018.pdf</a></p><p>Further information on responsible breeding is available to the public, including World Horse Welfare’s “Need to Breed” initiative which can be found here: <a href="https://www.worldhorsewelfare.org/advice/management/do-you-need-to-breed" target="_blank">https://www.worldhorsewelfare.org/advice/management/do-you-need-to-breed</a>.</p><p>We continue to have close engagement with key stakeholders in the equine sector and are monitoring the situation regarding the supply of foals.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 28/07/2021 15:10:30 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1348752

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Horses: Animal Welfare
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 his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing an independent body to oversee horse welfare in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	36689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government shares the public's high regard for animal welfare, and we are committed to enhancing our status as a world leader in the protection of animals. The Action Plan for Animal Welfare is an ambitious plan which sets out an overview of the Government's main priorities on animal welfare and conservation. In the action plan, we have committed to ensuring that the equine sector addresses key welfare issues such as racehorse fatality levels.</p><p>Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (the 2006 Act) it is an offence to cause unnecessary suffering to an animal. Anyone who is cruel to an animal faces being sent to prison for up to 5 years, or receiving an unlimited fine, or both. The 2006 Act is backed up by the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Horses, Ponies, Donkeys and Their Hybrids which provides owners with information on how to meet the welfare needs of their equines. The Code makes clear that owners are responsible for meeting the horse's need for safe and suitable shelter and pasture, whether this is through a livery yard, rented land or land that they own. The Code can be found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/700200/horses-welfare-codes-of-practice-april2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/700200/horses-welfare-codes-of-practice-april2018.pdf</a></p><p>The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 were developed to help improve welfare standards across a range of activities involving animals that are licensed by local authorities. Under these regulations, hiring out horses in the course of a business for riding or instruction in riding and selling animals as pets in the course of a business are both licensable activities. This includes riding schools, trekking, loan horses, pony parties, hunter hirelings, polo/polocrosse instruction, pony hire, pony and donkey rides.</p><p>The Animal Welfare Committee is an expert committee that advises the Department on the welfare of animals. This includes farmed, companion and wild animals kept by people. Please see further details here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/animal-welfare-committee-awc" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/animal-welfare-committee-awc</a></p><p>Defra considers that current legislation and guidance provides the right safeguards and powers in respect of protecting horse welfare. We will continue to engage with key stakeholders to see if more can be done to spread best practice among horse owners, as well as increased partnership working with the equine welfare sector in order to tackle equine welfare issues.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 36690 question first answered 28/07/2021 15:12:21 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns