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1125667

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animal Welfare
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 the Government has plans to improve animal rights after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	252554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>We will maintain and enhance our high animal welfare standards as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We recently laid legislation to ban travelling circuses from using wild animals and to tackle puppy farming by ending third party sales. We have made CCTV mandatory in slaughterhouses and are introducing one of the world’s toughest bans on ivory sales to protect elephants from poaching. Each of these measures goes further than EU rules require.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/05/2019 16:03:41 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

1125763

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
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: Tagging
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 bringing forward legislation for mandatory microchip scanning for all pet dogs at routine visits to the veterinarian.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	252516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government agrees with the British Veterinary Association (BVA) that it is good practice for veterinary practices to scan dogs that are presented to them, and particularly for the first time, but that it should not be compulsory for them to do so, as in some circumstances this might deter some owners from presenting their dogs at veterinary practices for much needed treatment.</p><p> </p><p>On 23 April 2019, I understand representatives of the group Vets Get Scanning and the BVA met to discuss this issue. The BVA has undertaken to remind veterinary practices to scan dogs in line with best practice and help owners understand the importance of keeping their microchipping records up to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/05/2019 14:27:16 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1125766

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
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	Dangerous 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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing behaviour testing of dogs banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in order to reduce the number of dogs needlessly destroyed.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	252517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>A dangerous dogs exemption scheme already operates under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 which allows the Courts to decide that individual dogs of types subject to the general prohibition may be kept, subject to certain conditions, if they are considered not to represent a risk to the general public based on the dog’s temperament and behaviour and that the owner is a fit and proper person.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/05/2019 14:25:13 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1125772

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
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	Dangerous 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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of breed specific legislation in reducing the number of dog attacks.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	252518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government considers that the general prohibition on certain types of dog bred for fighting, or that share the characteristics of dogs bred for fighting, should remain in place. Evidence shows that pitbull type dogs are responsible for a disproportionate number of attacks on people and fatalities, and should not be kept without individual dogs being subject to a public safety test including that the owner is a fit and proper person. We have not seen any evidence that shows removing the general prohibition would reduce the number of dog attacks.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/05/2019 13:50:03 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1125780

registered interest
date	09/05/2019
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	Tree Planting
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 progress he has made on the target to plant eleven million trees between 2015 and 2020.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	252670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has planted 15 million trees since 2010, and remains committed to planting 11 million trees in this Parliament, 2017-22. Woodland creation is a key activity of our 25 Year Environment Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The Forestry Commission routinely publishes statistics on planting rates as part of its Corporate Performance Indicators. The latest figures show that from April 2017 to end March 2019 at least 3.2 million trees have been planted, equivalent to approximately 2,083 hectares of woodland creation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s support for this woodland creation has predominantly been from the Countryside Stewardship scheme. Further Government support has been through the Environment Agency and National Forest Company.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In the Autumn Budget the Government announced an additional £60 million for tree planting initiatives, comprising £10 million to fund urban tree planting and £50 million for a Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme. This will add to other new planting in the pipeline, supported by the High Speed 2 Woodland Fund, the Woodland Carbon Fund and the Government’s kick start investment in the Northern Forest.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/05/2019 13:41:40 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1124970

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
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	Pheasants: Imports
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 pheasant (a) eggs for hatching and (b) live birds were imported into England from each (a) EU and (b) third country in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	251253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of pheasant hatching eggs and live birds imported into England from the EU between 1 May 2018 and 30 April 2019 was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Species</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Commodity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country Of Origin</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Partridge</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Live Birds</strong></p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>1,722,269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>465,168</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Partridge Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,187,437</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pheasant</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hatching Eggs</strong></p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>17,627,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>1,241,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>142,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>767,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Live Birds</strong></p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>12,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>5,382,706</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Pheasant Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25,174,306</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of pheasant hatching eggs and live birds imported into the UK from third countries between 1 May 2018 and 30 April 2019 was:</p><p> </p><p>Hatching eggs – 54,600</p><p>Live birds – 5,250</p><p> </p><p>All imports were from the USA.</p><p> </p><p>There are no recorded figures for partridge hatching eggs imported from the EU. In addition, there were no imports of partridge live birds or hatching eggs from third countries.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency is not able to determine how many of the above imports from third countries were imported into England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 251254 question first answered 13/05/2019 16:52:28 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1124971

registered interest
date	07/05/2019
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	Partridges: Imports
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 partridge (a) eggs for hatching and (b) live birds were imported into England from each (a) EU country and (b) third country in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	251254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of pheasant hatching eggs and live birds imported into England from the EU between 1 May 2018 and 30 April 2019 was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Species</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Commodity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Country Of Origin</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Partridge</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Live Birds</strong></p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>1,722,269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>465,168</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Partridge Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,187,437</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pheasant</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hatching Eggs</strong></p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>17,627,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>1,241,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>142,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>767,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Live Birds</strong></p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>12,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>5,382,706</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>1,000</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Pheasant Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25,174,306</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The number of pheasant hatching eggs and live birds imported into the UK from third countries between 1 May 2018 and 30 April 2019 was:</p><p> </p><p>Hatching eggs – 54,600</p><p>Live birds – 5,250</p><p> </p><p>All imports were from the USA.</p><p> </p><p>There are no recorded figures for partridge hatching eggs imported from the EU. In addition, there were no imports of partridge live birds or hatching eggs from third countries.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency is not able to determine how many of the above imports from third countries were imported into England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 251253 question first answered 13/05/2019 16:52:28 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1124564

registered interest
date	02/05/2019
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: 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 plans the Government has to bring forward legislation proposals to force retailers to display full lists of ingredients in their fresh produce.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	250431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Under Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on Food Information to Consumers, all prepackaged food must include a label which provides the consumer with certain mandatory information, including a full list of ingredients. In addition, key allergens, as defined in Annex II of the Regulation, must be emphasised in the ingredient list, for example, by printing them in a bold typeface.</p><p> </p><p>For non-prepackaged foods and foods which are prepackaged for direct sale, a full list of ingredients is not required on the label; however, information about allergens must be made available to the consumer, whether that be on the label, orally at the point of sale or by some other means.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has recently closed a consultation to strengthen allergen labelling laws relating to pre-packaged food for direct sale and give consumers clearer information on the food they buy. We are considering all responses and continuing to work at pace to bring forward the changes necessary to give consumers greater confidence in the safety of their food. We will announce next steps soon.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 09/05/2019 15:09:29 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1124274

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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	Circuses: Wildlife
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 wild animals of each species are currently licensed for use in travelling circuses in England; and which of those wild animals are classified as dangerous.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	249841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>There are currently 19 wild animals licensed by Defra for use by two travelling circuses in England. The 19 wild animals are 6 Reindeer; 4 Camels; 4 Zebras; 2 Racoons; 1 Fox; 1 Macaw; and 1 Zebu.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976; Camels, Zebra and Reindeer (domestic Reindeer excepted) are classified as dangerous animals.</p><p> </p><p>In each of the last five complete calendar years the following number of breaches (as defined as a significant breach of one of the 17 different licensing conditions or standards assessed at each inspection) were identified in the two licensed circuses:</p><p> </p><p>2014 – 1</p><p>2015 – 2</p><p>2016 – 0</p><p>2017 – 0</p><p>2018 – 0</p><p> </p><p>Each licensed circus is inspected at least three times a year, with at least one inspection being unannounced. Where any breaches were found, the circuses were required to undertake remedial actions to address the issues identified.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 249842 question first answered 08/05/2019 14:26:28 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1124282

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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	Circuses: Wildlife
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 travelling circuses are currently licensed to use wild animals in England; and how many licences for such use have been breached in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	249842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>There are currently 19 wild animals licensed by Defra for use by two travelling circuses in England. The 19 wild animals are 6 Reindeer; 4 Camels; 4 Zebras; 2 Racoons; 1 Fox; 1 Macaw; and 1 Zebu.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976; Camels, Zebra and Reindeer (domestic Reindeer excepted) are classified as dangerous animals.</p><p> </p><p>In each of the last five complete calendar years the following number of breaches (as defined as a significant breach of one of the 17 different licensing conditions or standards assessed at each inspection) were identified in the two licensed circuses:</p><p> </p><p>2014 – 1</p><p>2015 – 2</p><p>2016 – 0</p><p>2017 – 0</p><p>2018 – 0</p><p> </p><p>Each licensed circus is inspected at least three times a year, with at least one inspection being unannounced. Where any breaches were found, the circuses were required to undertake remedial actions to address the issues identified.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 249841 question first answered 08/05/2019 14:26:28 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope