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1175733

registered interest
date	03/02/2020
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, when she plans to bring forward legislation to recognise animal sentience.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	11532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for City of Chester, Christian Matheson, on 20 January 2020, WQ <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-01-15/3774" target="_blank">3774</a>.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/02/2020 16:23:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1174367

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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 he has plans to reintroduce the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	9640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>In line with the manifesto commitment to introduce tougher sentences for animal cruelty, we remain fully committed to increasing the maximum custodial sentences for animal cruelty offences from six months to five years. This will enable courts to take a firmer approach to cases such as dog fighting, abuse of puppies and kittens, or gross neglect of farm animals. The necessary legislation will be introduced as soon as Parliamentary time permits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/02/2020 13:17:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1170980

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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, with reference to the Queen's Speech of December 2019 and background briefing notes, what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals on recognising animals as sentient beings.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	3774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed to bringing in new legislation on animal sentience. Any necessary changes required to domestic law will be made in a rigorous and comprehensive way after we leave the EU. Legislation will be brought forward when Parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/01/2020 16:59:08 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

942649

registered interest
date	16/07/2018
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, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to safeguard the welfare of (a) dairy cows, (b) beef cattle, (c) sheep, (d) ducks, (e) turkeys, (f) farmed fish, (g) decapod crustaceans and (h) cephalopods after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	164417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK already has some of the highest standards of animal welfare, underpinned by existing legislation and farmed animal welfare codes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This Government has made clear that we intend to retain our existing environmental and animal welfare standards once we have left the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The EU (Withdrawal) Act will convert the existing body of EU environmental and animal welfare law into UK law.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are committed to maintaining our high animal welfare standards and to keep improving where possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/07/2018 11:58:10 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

937571

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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 amend the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 to extend licensing to rescue centres.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	161973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Defra undertook a call for evidence in order to form a well-grounded understanding of the case for banning the third party sale of puppies and kittens, and of how such a ban should best be designed and implemented. The evidence we have obtained has valuably shaped the reforms which will formally be proposed via a consultation. Defra is working with a range of organisations, including the Canine and Feline Sector Group, to consider the impacts of a possible ban, including the impacts on rescue and rehoming centres. Any proposal to bring such centres into the scheme of licensing under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 would be subject to full public consultation. Any rescue centre that operates commercially and offers animals for a fixed fee in England would be in scope of being licensed as a commercial pet seller under the regulations.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 161972 161974 161975 161976 161977 question first answered 17/07/2018 15:26:26 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

937577

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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, what representations his Department has received from (a) organisations, (b) charities and (c) individuals on the requirement for animal rescue centres to be licensed.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	161975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Defra undertook a call for evidence in order to form a well-grounded understanding of the case for banning the third party sale of puppies and kittens, and of how such a ban should best be designed and implemented. The evidence we have obtained has valuably shaped the reforms which will formally be proposed via a consultation. Defra is working with a range of organisations, including the Canine and Feline Sector Group, to consider the impacts of a possible ban, including the impacts on rescue and rehoming centres. Any proposal to bring such centres into the scheme of licensing under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 would be subject to full public consultation. Any rescue centre that operates commercially and offers animals for a fixed fee in England would be in scope of being licensed as a commercial pet seller under the regulations.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 161972 161973 161974 161976 161977 question first answered 17/07/2018 15:26:26 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

937578

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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, what plans his Department has to bring forward legislative proposals to regulate animal rescue centres.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	161976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Defra undertook a call for evidence in order to form a well-grounded understanding of the case for banning the third party sale of puppies and kittens, and of how such a ban should best be designed and implemented. The evidence we have obtained has valuably shaped the reforms which will formally be proposed via a consultation. Defra is working with a range of organisations, including the Canine and Feline Sector Group, to consider the impacts of a possible ban, including the impacts on rescue and rehoming centres. Any proposal to bring such centres into the scheme of licensing under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 would be subject to full public consultation. Any rescue centre that operates commercially and offers animals for a fixed fee in England would be in scope of being licensed as a commercial pet seller under the regulations.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 161972 161973 161974 161975 161977 question first answered 17/07/2018 15:26:27 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

937580

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing pet vending licences for animal rescue centres.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	161977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Defra undertook a call for evidence in order to form a well-grounded understanding of the case for banning the third party sale of puppies and kittens, and of how such a ban should best be designed and implemented. The evidence we have obtained has valuably shaped the reforms which will formally be proposed via a consultation. Defra is working with a range of organisations, including the Canine and Feline Sector Group, to consider the impacts of a possible ban, including the impacts on rescue and rehoming centres. Any proposal to bring such centres into the scheme of licensing under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 would be subject to full public consultation. Any rescue centre that operates commercially and offers animals for a fixed fee in England would be in scope of being licensed as a commercial pet seller under the regulations.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 161972 161973 161974 161975 161976 question first answered 17/07/2018 15:26:27 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

937581

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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 plans to bring forward separate legislative proposals relating to (a) introducing five-year sentences for animal cruelty and (b) animal sentience.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	161978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to the reply given to the Honourable Member for Bristol East, on 27 March 2018 PQ UIN 133919.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/07/2018 10:54:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

937604

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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 he has plans to allocate grant funding for the recruitment of additional vets to maintain animal welfare standards after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	161981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to allocate grant funding for the recruitment of vets. Defra continues to work in partnership with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, British Veterinary Association and others to ensure that the UK maintains a sufficient and well-qualified veterinary workforce, particularly as the UK prepares to leave the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/07/2018 13:42:24 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew