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1581465

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to increase the proportion of cases relating to violence against women and girls that are prosecuted.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	903444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>Tackling violence against women and girls remains one of the government’s top priorities, and we are doing all we can to make our streets and homes safer.</p><p>We’re prioritising prevention, supporting survivors, and strengthening the pursuit of aggressors.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/02/2023 13:56:48 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1465111

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Perishable Goods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of facilitating a fast-track route for exports of perishable goods from the UK to the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	6675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government works with relevant authorities to mitigate delays for passengers and freight travelling from the UK to the EU. In traffic management plans any prioritisation or fast-track route is extremely difficult and open to legal challenge. Therefore the most effective approach is to keep all traffic moving safely. Previous prioritisation schemes designed to pre-empt readiness issues associated with EU-exit did not need to be deployed and the legal gateway for them has closed.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/06/2022 10:22:40 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1465112

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Veterinary Medicine
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 towards a veterinary agreement between the UK and the EU to help reduce trade barriers on both imports and exports between the UK and the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	6676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2022 answer text <p>The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) includes a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) chapter which allows the UK and the EU to take a risk-based approach to our respective SPS border controls and provides a basis for cooperation on avoiding unnecessary barriers to trade.</p><p> </p><p>We are open to discussions with the EU on additional steps to further reduce trade friction, but these cannot be on the basis of future alignment with EU rules. This would compromise UK sovereignty over our own laws. Our focus continues to be on supporting businesses adjust to the new trading arrangements. This includes:</p><ul><li>Increasing vet capacity to certify exports</li><li>Making available millions of pounds through our Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Brexit Fund</li><li>Regularly engaging with industry, including through the Brexit Business Task Force, to understand any challenges they face.</li></ul> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 31/05/2022 11:44:47 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1465113

registered interest
date	23/05/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
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 publish (a) the minutes of the last meeting of the Trade Specialist Committee, (b) a full list of Ministers who attended the last meeting of the Trade Specialist Committee, (c) a list of all attendees of the last meeting of the Trade Specialist Committee and (d) the date of the next scheduled meeting of the Trade Specialist Committee; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	6677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The minutes and attendees of the first meeting of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) Trade Specialised Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures are published on the GOV.UK website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-specialised-committee-on-sanitary-and-phytosanitary-measures" target="_blank">Trade Specialised Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The meeting is co-chaired by senior officials from the UK and EU.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in Article 8 (7) and (8) of the TCA, the Committee shall meet at least once a year, and the meeting schedule is set by mutual consent. No date has yet been agreed for the second meeting.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/06/2022 10:19:14 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1421999

registered interest
date	10/02/2022
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	Export Health Certificates
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 Export Health Certificates (a) have been issues in each of the last five years and (b) his Department has estimated will need to be issued in each year between 2022 and 2026 inclusive; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	122575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) issues Export Health Certificates (EHC) for animals and products of animal origin.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>EHCs issued in the last four years</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total EHCs issued</p></td><td><p>87,618</p></td><td><p>108,462</p></td><td><p>112,660</p></td><td><p>410,529</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Due to APHA’s data retention period for export certification, APHA no longer holds any records for export consignments carried out during 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Estimated volumes based on percentage increase from previous years</strong> <strong> </strong>(Figures rounded to nearest 1,000) <strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>2022</strong> <strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>2023</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>2024</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>2025</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>2026</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EHCs to be issued</p></td><td><p>427,000</p></td><td><p>444,000</p></td><td><p>462,000</p></td><td><p>480,000</p></td><td><p>500,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Percentage increase based on 4% rise from 2019-2020. 2021 data is following EU exit which shows an increase of 264%.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 25/02/2022 14:33:58 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1405263

registered interest
date	21/01/2022
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	Economic Partnership Agreements: Maldives
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 his Department has had with the Department for International Trade regarding the potential merits to the UK’s commitment on sustainable fishing of an Economic Partnership Agreement with the Republic of the Maldives; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	109182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>Defra and DIT officials work closely together on trade negotiations. The Republic of the Maldives did not have a trade agreement (a Free Trade Agreement or a development-focused Economic Partnership Agreement), with the EU, and therefore, the UK could not include the Maldives as part of its continuity programme. We currently trade on World Trade Organisation terms with the Maldives.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is strongly committed to tackling unsustainable fishing and would welcome the opportunity to continue its engagement with the Maldives through the London Stock Exchange Group on raising green and blue bonds and financing options to fund sustainable projects.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, both the UK and the Maldives are contracting parties to the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, where the UK is continuing to seek adoption of new measures for the protection of tuna stocks in the Indian Ocean.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 31/01/2022 16:46:12 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1401338

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Consultants
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 had any (a) financial contract and (b) meetings with (i) Clifford Chance LLP, (ii) FTI Consulting and (iii) Fenchurch Advisory Partners in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	100406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>Defra has not identified any records of any financial contracts with Clifford Chance LLP, FTI Consulting or Fenchurch Advisory Partners within the last five years.</p><p><br> Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly and can be found on <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Ccorporatepqs%40defra.gov.uk%7C6bb614116433470867e608d9d5af9a3b%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637775772474606055%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=yWG0WxjxPZGsM860Vblu065FYqPVTCKeeOdeyzBkWRo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/01/2022 17:27:46 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1367003

registered interest
date	08/11/2021
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	Export Health Certificates
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 complaints his Department has received on lost or delayed Export Health Certificates since 1 January 2021; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	71264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>Defra and APHA do not have a record of complaints specifically on lost or delayed Export Health Certificates (EHCs). If an EHC is lost, delayed or incorrect a certifier or exporter may apply to cancel the existing EHC and have it replaced. Between January 2021 to October 2021, 79 requests for cancel and replace certificates for EU exports were received.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 19/11/2021 14:54:36 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1349479

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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	Export Health Certificates
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 her counterparts in the EU to ensure that there is uniform acceptance of valid Export Health Certificates across all ports in the EU; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	38134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The UK Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) has written to the European Commission on several occasions since January, raising technical issues relating to Export Health Certificates. These include issues arising from consistency of interpretation. We have received helpful clarifications from the Commission and these have been sent to all EU Member States, meaning there are fewer incidences of differing approaches. The EU Member State relations team have liaised directly with EU Member States where we have had issues with individual Border Control Posts. The CVO has also had many meetings on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 10/09/2021 13:56:55 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1327826

registered interest
date	25/05/2021
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	Export Health Certificates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of Export Health Certificates to be used in total for 2021; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	7081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>Estimates of the total number of Export Health Certificates (EHC) required following the end of the Transition Period, indicated that up to 300k additional EHCs would be needed for GB-EU trade, and up to 480k per annum when GB-NI and GB-Rest of World Trade were included.</p><p> </p><p>From 01 Jan 2021 to 25 May, the Animal and Plant Health Agency has issued in the region of 71k EHCs for GB-EU trade and in the region of 88k in total. For the same period there were c.11k certificates issued for GB-NI.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 02/06/2021 15:19:19 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas