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1276216

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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: Finance
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 offering Government funding to support the (a) establishment of and (b) operation of existing small abattoirs.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	137214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>Defra recognises the contribution that small abattoirs make to local supply chains and that there are animal welfare benefits in shorter journey times to slaughter.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently funding one mobile abattoir project through the Rural Development Programme for England as part of the Growth Programme. The project is farmer led and is due to be operational in early Summer 2021.</p><p> </p><p>We are also exploring potential opportunities under the Agriculture Act to fund small abattoirs as part of wider agricultural funding mechanisms currently in development. Small abattoirs will need to demonstrate a viable business model and meet the needs of the market.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/01/2021 15:59:14 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1276288

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	Neonicotinoids
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 his Department will publish the advice it received from (a) the Health and Safety Executive, (b) the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides and (c) his Department's Chief Scientific Adviser prior to making the decision to issue an emergency authorisation to use products containing neonicotinoids to treat sugar beet seed in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	137225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The process for considering emergency authorisation for a pesticide is derived from the legislation and includes consideration of potential risks to people and to the environment. This process was followed for an application to use the neonicotinoid seed treatment Cruiser SB on sugar beet in 2021. The Secretary of State decided that the criteria for an emergency application have been met and that the application should be granted to protect the 2021 crop from significant yield losses. His decision was informed by assessments and advice from the Health and Safety Executive, the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) and Defra’s Chief Scientific Adviser.</p><p> </p><p>The ECP publishes the minutes of its discussions, and its advice on the Cruiser SB application is contained in the minutes from the 24 November 2020 meeting <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/946083/ecp-201124-fullminutes.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/946083/ecp-201124-fullminutes.pdf</a>. Other advice on pesticide authorisations is not normally published.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 137226 question first answered 18/01/2021 16:21:53 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1276289

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	Neonicotinoids
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 advice and information his Department received from (a) the Health and Safety Executive, (b) the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides and (c) his Department's Chief Scientific Adviser which led him to conclude that the application for an emergency authorisation to use products containing neonicotinoids to treat sugar beet seed in 2021 should be granted.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	137226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The process for considering emergency authorisation for a pesticide is derived from the legislation and includes consideration of potential risks to people and to the environment. This process was followed for an application to use the neonicotinoid seed treatment Cruiser SB on sugar beet in 2021. The Secretary of State decided that the criteria for an emergency application have been met and that the application should be granted to protect the 2021 crop from significant yield losses. His decision was informed by assessments and advice from the Health and Safety Executive, the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) and Defra’s Chief Scientific Adviser.</p><p> </p><p>The ECP publishes the minutes of its discussions, and its advice on the Cruiser SB application is contained in the minutes from the 24 November 2020 meeting <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/946083/ecp-201124-fullminutes.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/946083/ecp-201124-fullminutes.pdf</a>. Other advice on pesticide authorisations is not normally published.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 137225 question first answered 18/01/2021 16:21:53 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1276303

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	Cephalopods and Shellfish: 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 his Department's timeframe is for the publication of the Review of the Evidence for Sentience in Decapod Crustaceans and Cephalopod Molluscs report.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	137154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>LSE Consulting’s draft report reviewing the evidence for sentience in decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs was submitted to Defra in December 2020. The report is currently being peer reviewed and will be finalised in light of peer review comments. Our intention is to publish the final report later this year.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/01/2021 16:01:44 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1276324

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	Hemp
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 he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing hemp farming in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	137274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>Defra will be commissioning a project on the potential use of underutilised, underdeveloped or novel crops, including hemp. We are also considering the role of hemp in the Bioeconomy and the opportunities this presents for UK farmers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The provision to cultivate (under Home Office Licence) low THC Cannabis (industrial hemp) for seed and fibre production does already exist in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/01/2021 16:08:51 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1276376

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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: Northern Ireland
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 financial cost to pet owners making multiple trips between Northern Ireland and Scotland, England or Wales of having to obtain a new animal health certificate on each journey.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	137233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>For the purposes of the EU Pet Travel Scheme, Great Britain and the Crown Dependencies are considered a Part 2 listed third country which requires an Animal Health Certificate (AHC) for travel to the EU. Under the Northern Ireland Protocol, EU rules also apply to the non-commercial movements of pets into Northern Ireland from Great Britain. As such, an AHC is required when travelling to NI from Scotland, England or Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of completing and certifying pet travel documentation, including AHC, is set by individual veterinary practices.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/01/2021 15:29:33 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1276377

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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: Northern Ireland
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 extending the validity of animal health certificates for those travelling between Northern Ireland and Scotland, England or Wales to (a) allow multiple trips and (b) allow more than ten days before travel.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	137234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>For the purposes of the EU Pet Travel Scheme, Great Britain and the Crown Dependencies are considered a Part 2 listed third country which requires an Animal Health Certificate (AHC) for travel to the EU. Under the Northern Ireland Protocol, EU rules also apply to the non-commercial movements of pets into Northern Ireland from Great Britain. As such, an AHC is required when travelling to NI from Scotland, England or Wales.</p><p> </p><p>The model AHC is set down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 577/2013 and it states that the certificate is valid for 10 days from the date of issue until the date of entry into the Union, and that it is valid for onward travel within the Union for a period of four months subject to certain conditions. Great Britain cannot unilaterally choose to amend the conditions specified on this certificate.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/01/2021 16:12:10 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1276404

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	Zoo Animals Fund
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 organisations have received support from the Zoo Animals Fund; and if he will publish a full list of recipients of funding from that Fund.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	137152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>The Zoo Animals Fund has provided funding support to 28 organisations.</p><p> </p><p>Please see a list of businesses which have accessed the fund:-</p><p> </p><ol><li>Baytree Owl &amp; Wildlife Centre</li><li>Brockswood at Cotwall End Ltd (T/A Brockswood Animal Sanctuary)</li><li>Cheshire falconry ltd</li><li>Chew Valley Animal Park Limited</li><li>Combe Martin Wildlife &amp; Dinosaur Park</li><li>Cornish Birds of Prey CIC</li><li>Dartmoor Zoological Society</li><li>Exotic Zoo Wildlife Park Ltd</li><li>Ilfracombe Aquarium Ltd</li><li>Island Amazon Adventure/Amazon World Zoo Park</li><li>Jurassic Encounters Ltd T/A Ark Wildlife Park</li><li>Lakeland Trust for Natural Sciences</li><li>National Centre for Birds of Prey ICBP Duncombe Ltd</li><li>Noah's Ark Zoo Farm</li><li>Ocean Conservation Trust Ltd</li><li>Ponderosa Zoo &amp; RTC</li><li>Predator Experience</li><li>Screech Owl Sanctuary</li><li>Shaldon Wildlife Trust</li><li>Shepreth Wildlife Park</li><li>Trust for Sustainable Living</li><li>West Midlands Falconry Display Team Ltd (formerly known as The Falconry Centre Ltd)</li><li>Wheatley Birds of Prey</li><li>Wild Wings Birds of Prey</li><li>Woodside Wildlife Park/Woodside Falconry Ltd</li><li>Xtreme Falconry Ltd</li><li>Zoo2U</li><li>Zoological Society of East Anglia</li></ol> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/01/2021 14:06:58 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1276421

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	Animal Products: UK Trade with EU
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 he has received representations and information on businesses needing clarification of whether they require an EHC for exports to Northern Ireland and the EU which contain processed animal protein including milk products, gelatine, hydrolysed proteins, eggs, dicalcium phosphate and collagen; and whether he is taking steps to support those businesses.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	137309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>Defra is in regular discussions with businesses on the Export Health Certificate (EHC) requirements for products sent to Northern Ireland and the EU which contain processed animal protein (PAP).</p><p> </p><p>Mammalian PAP must have been processed in a region which is, under the international rules, in the negligible risk category for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). It must have been processed by pressure sterilisation (known as ‘Method 1’). This means mammalian PAP products from Great Britain cannot be certified for export to Northern Ireland or the EU.</p><p> </p><p>This issue was raised in our discussions with the EU last year and we continue to look at options to negotiate a position on trade.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to hold discussions regularly with the rendering industry. We have worked with other countries to obtain additional export health certificates for PAP, meaning we were able to open markets for these products elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/01/2021 16:26:22 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan