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1423033

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Electronic Training Aids
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 the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill, whether he plans to undertake a further consultation on potential merits of a ban on e-collars.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	125477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>One of the key reforms in the Action Plan for Animal Welfare is to ban hand-held remote-controlled electronic training collars (“e-collars”), given their scope to harm the welfare of dogs, including those deemed reactive. We continue to work closely with the animal welfare sector, enforcement agencies and Governments across the four nations on this ban.</p><p>We have listened carefully to a range of views from pet owners and respondents, as well as consulting key stakeholders including animal welfare charities, e-collar manufacturers, and trainers who use e-collars. Defra ran a public consultation in 2018 on the proposed ban on e-collars for cats and dogs in England. A summary of the responses received can be found here; <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fconsultations%2Fanimal-welfare-banning-the-use-of-electronic-training-collars-for-cats-and-dogs&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAlice.Gibb%40defra.gov.uk%7C34888fdfadf54c05551d08d9a90de845%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637726699454725353%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=3tD%2FGvje1aHAKCQntce99ztUUFXl7Vyfds12prCLUyE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Animal welfare: banning the use of electronic training collars for cats and dogs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>With reference to the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill there are currently no plans to undertake a further consultation on a ban on e-collars.</p><p> </p><p>Powers already exist to ban e-collars under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The secondary legislation needed to ban remote controlled electronic training collars will be laid before Parliament as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 28/02/2022 12:01:22 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1423223

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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	Air Pollution: Plymouth
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 recent assessment he has made of the levels of toxic air pollutants in Plymouth.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	125489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>An annual assessment based on both monitoring and supplementary modelling is undertaken annually. Plymouth is covered by the South West zone and the latest assessment can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk-air.defra.gov.uk%2Flibrary%2Fannualreport%2Fviewonline%3Fyear%3D2020_issue_1%23report_pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C71b30934ad42465cea4708d9f7af2a67%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637813153962382966%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=hgL5wYRj5hq3w7kFATFpxtsHh0PGc5C%2FlL3aOLHqlEc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/annualreport/viewonline?year=2020_issue_1#report_pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Defra's national network, the Automatic Urban and Rural Network (AURN) provides measurements of air pollutant concentrations throughout the UK for a range of pollutants, which includes 3 monitoring sites in Plymouth. These sites form part of a network of 171 sites across the UK, used to monitor compliance with the Air Quality Standards Regulations (2010). An interactive map showing the location of monitoring sites forming part of the AURN in Plymouth can be found at the following URL: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk-air.defra.gov.uk%2Finteractive-map&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C71b30934ad42465cea4708d9f7af2a67%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637813153962382966%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=kmLnC6%2FGNoI9bM%2F0i1xPyXgUczXNPglcUi8mI%2Fqv1kI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/interactive-map</a></p><p> </p><p>The AURN network provides high resolution hourly information, communicated rapidly to the public, using a wide range of electronic, media and web platforms. Data from monitoring sites in Plymouth is accessible through the following URL: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk-air.defra.gov.uk%2Fdata%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C71b30934ad42465cea4708d9f7af2a67%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637813153962382966%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=YGFIkqGDJgTbdGxNIPNwiRl%2BNUIaKuGhkNfCAMdxRzM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/</a></p><p> </p><p>Defra's Pollution Climate Mapping model estimates concentrations of air pollutants at 1km<sup>2 </sup>grid squares across the UK. An interactive map to display these concentrations can be found through the following URL:</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk-air.defra.gov.uk%2Fdata%2Fgis-mapping%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C71b30934ad42465cea4708d9f7af2a67%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637813153962382966%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=2Ayyjx3S%2BLqzT%2B%2FUAPBi8VT1Ix5hiK95tWTv2%2FcXdWQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/gis-mapping/</a></p><p> </p><p>Plymouth City Council also carries out air quality monitoring as part of the Local Air Quality Management process and provides Defra with annual reports on the status of air quality within its Local Authority boundary. These reports detail strategies employed to improve air quality and any progress that has been made. Plymouth has a single city-wide Air Quality Management Area, which is due to levels of nitrogen dioxide exceeding national objectives. Summary statistics for all its Air Quality measurements can be found in its annual status reports, available through the following URL: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.plymouth.gov.uk%2Fenvironmentandpollution%2Fairquality&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C71b30934ad42465cea4708d9f7af2a67%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637813153962382966%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=qO2mlXUOLt5yU9dJ5jH11lVaswE3%2FR%2FQ4mrpF2nCvxM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/environmentandpollution/airquality</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 24/02/2022 17:32:48 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1420419

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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	Livestock: Waste Disposal
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 prosecutions there have been for breach of regulations in relation to fallen stock in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	119811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities have the statutory duty to prosecute for offences under the Animal Health Act 1981 and provide information of any successful prosecutions annually. It is presented in a parliamentary report which is available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>A summary of that data shows that the following number of prosecutions were made under the Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013, although the data does not specify whether the prosecutions relate to fallen stock; such information would have to be sought from the local authorities themselves.</p><p> </p><p>2016 – 22</p><p>2017 – 18</p><p>2018 – 30</p><p>2019 – 38</p><p>2020 – 15</p><p>2020 – Data not yet available</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has not recently met any organisations running hunts to discuss this issue.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 119812 question first answered 14/02/2022 20:05:51 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1420421

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
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	Livestock: Waste Disposal
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 discussions he has had with fox hunts about fallen stock in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	119812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2022 answer text <p>Local authorities have the statutory duty to prosecute for offences under the Animal Health Act 1981 and provide information of any successful prosecutions annually. It is presented in a parliamentary report which is available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>A summary of that data shows that the following number of prosecutions were made under the Animal By-Products (Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013, although the data does not specify whether the prosecutions relate to fallen stock; such information would have to be sought from the local authorities themselves.</p><p> </p><p>2016 – 22</p><p>2017 – 18</p><p>2018 – 30</p><p>2019 – 38</p><p>2020 – 15</p><p>2020 – Data not yet available</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has not recently met any organisations running hunts to discuss this issue.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 119811 question first answered 14/02/2022 20:05:51 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1379528

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
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	Aviation: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason AVGAS 100 was not placed on the very high concern substance list.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	76825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The aviation fuel AVGAS 100 is not listed on the UK REACH Candidate list as a substance of very high concern (SVHC) because it is a mixture of substances. One of these substances is tetraethyllead (TEL), which is listed on the UK REACH Candidate list as an SVHC. This places certain obligations on companies or individuals that use or place TEL on the market in GB. This includes its use in aviation fuel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/11/2021 14:59:54 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1379530

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
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	Aviation: Fuels
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 plans he has for phasing out Avgas 100.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	76827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>Tetraethyllead (TEL) is a chemical used in AVGAS 100 and is listed on the UK REACH Candidate list as a substance of very high concern (SVHC). This places certain obligations on companies or individuals that use or place TEL on the market in GB.</p><p> </p><p>SVHC identification is the first step in the Authorisation process, which is used to control the use of substances with specific hazards. Once a substance has been identified as an SVHC, it can then be prioritised for inclusion in Annex 14 of UK REACH (the authorisation list). In its recent draft recommendation on substances that are a priority for adding to Annex 14, the HSE concluded whilst no action should be taken at present, it might be appropriate to revisit the regulatory approach to tetraethyllead when technical evaluations of potential alternatives for use in aviation fuel are completed.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport is working to encourage industry to transfer to cleaner aviation fuels as soon as possible. In December 2020, the Secretary of State for Transport asked officials to explore ways to encourage the aviation sector to use UL91 fuel, an unleaded aviation fuel which it is believed a significant proportion of the piston engine aviation fleet can use.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 23/11/2021 15:02:33 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1361525

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
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
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 representations his Department has received on the maximum number of dogs that a professional dog walker should walk at any one time.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	59038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>Professional dog walkers should comply with all relevant legislation, including the Animal Welfare Act 2006, Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and others. They should also comply with any relevant local authority requirements, not walk more dogs at any one time than their insurance policy allows, and ensure that the dogs are kept under control at all times.</p><p> </p><p>The Canine and Feline Sector Group, which includes in its members the UK’s most significant animal welfare organisations, has published guidance to assist professional dog walkers in ensuring the welfare of animals in their care. Their guidance has formed the basis for guidance owned and issued by several local authorities and recommends that no more than four dogs are walked at any one time.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/10/2021 13:52:33 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1359096

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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	Ivory Act 2018
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 powers have been (a) implemented or commenced and (b) used by prosecuting authorities under the Ivory Act 2018.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	56140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Once commenced, the Ivory Act will introduce one of the toughest bans on elephant ivory sales in the world by banning the dealing in items made of or containing elephant ivory, regardless of their age, unless they fall within one of the narrow and carefully defined exemptions.</p><p><br> We plan to implement the Ivory Act this winter and for the ban to come into force in spring 2022.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 57218 question first answered 25/10/2021 14:28:20 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1359857

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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	Carbon Emissions
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 emissions reductions his Department’s (a) existing and (b) proposed policies deliver in the (i) fourth, (ii) fifth and (iii) sixth carbon budget periods.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	57322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government's Net Zero Strategy sets the UK on the path to deliver on its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050. The Net Zero Strategy sets out the Government's vision for transitioning to a net zero economy and covers a wide range of actions across different sectors.</p><p>The Natural Resources, Waste and Fluorinated-Gases (F-Gases) chapter collates wide-ranging commitments, incorporating nature-based solutions into our approach to reach net zero, ensuring the pathway delivers multiple benefits for climate, biodiversity, and people. This brings together and builds on commitments and policies made in the 25 Year Environment Plan, the Agriculture Act and the Environment Act. We have committed to support the agriculture sector to reduce emissions, restore huge swathes of peat, create vast woodlands, and take action to reduce harmful waste and gases.</p><p>Table 8 in the technical annex of the Net Zero Strategy sets out sector emissions in future carbon budgets compared with current emissions levels.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/11/2021 17:30:27 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1359859

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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	Agriculture: Carbon Emissions
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 the projected resulting emissions for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use are over the period of the (a) fourth, (b) fifth and (c) sixth carbon budget periods.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	57323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s Net Zero Strategy sets the UK on the path to deliver on its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050. The Net Zero Strategy sets out the Government’s vision for transitioning to a net zero economy and covers a wide range of actions across different sectors.</p><p> </p><p>Sectoral emissions for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) over forthcoming carbon budget periods are set out in Table 8 of the technical annex to the Net Zero Strategy. These are Carbon Budget (CB) 4; 51-57 MtCO2e; Nationally Determined Contribution 44-52 MtCo2e and CB6 38-48 MtCO2e.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 56291 57004 question first answered 25/10/2021 15:51:37 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard