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1693946

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date	05/03/2024
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	Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023
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 planned timetable is for consultation on activity regulations under the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	17153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 provides a framework for the introduction of future bans on the advertising and offering for sale, in England and Northern Ireland, of low-welfare animal activities abroad.</p><p> </p><p>Future decisions on which specific animal activities will fall in scope of the advertising ban will be evidence-based and subject to Parliamentary scrutiny. Sufficient, compelling evidence will be required to demonstrate why any specific advertising ban is needed.</p><p> </p><p>This Government continues to make animal welfare a priority and we are currently exploring a number of options to ensure progress as soon as is practicable.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 17152 question first answered 12/03/2024 15:00:58 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1610228

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Water: Infrastructure
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 Plan for Water, published in April 2023, how will her Department determine which physical modifications are redundant and should be removed.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	180361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>Through the development of the River Basin Management Plans, the Environment Agency evaluates in each water body where redundant physical modifications are damaging ecology and should be removed. Not all physical modifications are redundant and able to be removed, for example straightened rivers. More information is publicly available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/physical-modifications-challenges-for-the-water-environment" target="_blank">Physical modifications: challenges for the water environment - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>The Environment Agency evaluates key criteria when determining if a weir is removed including ownership, use(s), condition, maintenance costs, any associated risks and additional benefits that the physical modifications provide. These evaluations consider local site-specific factors too, such as biodiversity, flood mitigation, water supply and other ecosystem services.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 180363 question first answered 21/04/2023 13:04:50 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1610230

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Hydroelectric Power
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 Plan for Water, published in April 2023, if she will take steps to ensure that existing weirs are not removed without (a) a full assessment of their potential use for hydroelectric power (b) a local consultation carried out by the Environment Agency.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	180363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>Through the development of the River Basin Management Plans, the Environment Agency evaluates in each water body where redundant physical modifications are damaging ecology and should be removed. Not all physical modifications are redundant and able to be removed, for example straightened rivers. More information is publicly available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/physical-modifications-challenges-for-the-water-environment" target="_blank">Physical modifications: challenges for the water environment - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>The Environment Agency evaluates key criteria when determining if a weir is removed including ownership, use(s), condition, maintenance costs, any associated risks and additional benefits that the physical modifications provide. These evaluations consider local site-specific factors too, such as biodiversity, flood mitigation, water supply and other ecosystem services.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 180361 question first answered 21/04/2023 13:04:50 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham