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757626

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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: Registration
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 and what proportion of dogs are registered as microchipped.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	8865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>We estimate that around 8 million dogs in the UK are microchipped, which represents about 94% of all dogs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/09/2017 13:25:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

757628

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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: Registration
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 failure to microchip a dog since April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	8866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts for offences under the Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations 2015, from April to December 2016, can be viewed in the table (Annex 1).</p><p>Please see attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/09/2017 13:33:12 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice attachment 1 file name Annex 1 PQ 8866.doc title Annex 1
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

755760

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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: Smuggling
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 have occurred or proceedings commenced as the result of seizure of illegally imported puppies taken into Dogs Trust's care via its puppy pilot quarantine scheme since the start of that initiative.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	7281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is working with the Dogs Trust and Kent County Council to identify and seize dogs and puppies which were not compliant with the requirements of the Pet Travel Scheme as part of a pilot project responding to intelligence on potential non-compliance. However any prosecutions or proceedings commenced as a result of the puppy pilot would be undertaken by the Local Authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities are required to submit a return to Parliament each year (under Section 80 of the Animal Health Act). The reports do contain high level details of all prosecutions, and the report for 2016 shows that 5 prosecutions were taken in relation to the illegal import of dogs. However we do not hold information on whether these successful prosecutions were as a result of the Puppy Pilot.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/09/2017 13:23:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

528885

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
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: Procurement
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 she will take steps to ensure that her Department's purchasing policies support British (a) industry and (b) agriculture.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	41269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text <p>The Department's purchasing policies support the Government’s commitment to do all it can to ensure UK suppliers can compete effectively for public sector contracts, in line with our current international obligations and guidance issued by the Crown Commercial Service. In addition, in 2014 the government introduced the plan for public procurement of food and catering services and Defra has adopted the use of the ‘Balanced Scorecard’ approach to sourcing food which recognises factors like celebration of provenance, local food traditions and consumers’ connection to producers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/07/2016 16:57:31 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

442930

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
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: Trade
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 her Department has made of the effect on British agriculture of the Nairobi Package agreed by the World Trade Organisation on 19 December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	21342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>The tenth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation concluded with a historic deal for agriculture, specifically on export competition rules. The outcome included the elimination of export subsidies for agricultural products and disciplines on measures with equivalent effect. This should provide greater confidence for UK agriculture producers by reducing the scope for volatility on global markets and constraining the ability of other countries to use measures such as export finance to support their exporters.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/01/2016 14:24:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

168684

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
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 the consultation documents for the review of the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations will be published.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
uin	217722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>On current plans it is our intention to issue a public consultation on proposals to update and improve the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations, together with the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Ports of Entry) Regulations, early in the new year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/12/2014 16:03:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

92211

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	White Fish: Conservation
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 she will designate sea bass as a species which can only be fished during recreational angling.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
uin	209741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to managing the marine environment for the benefit of all users, including both recreational and commercial fishermen. We have no plans to designate sea bass as a species which can only be fished during recreational angling.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/10/2014 14:29:47 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar