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1733584

registered interest
date	11/10/2024
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	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 assessment his Department had made of the potential merits of producing an animal protection strategy.
tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
uin	8712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. We will be outlining more detail in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 18/10/2024 16:50:31 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5141

1733593

registered interest
date	11/10/2024
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	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 plans to (a) reintroduce the Kept Animals Bill and (b) introduce a ban on snares.
tabling member constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
tabling member printed	Victoria Collins
uin	8722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for South Devon on 11 October 2024, PQ <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2024-10-04%2F7135&amp;data=05%7C02%7CCAWSTeam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cba6d15088eeb49b390ae08dcec430867%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638645020757548237%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=y8RjJod3buDgCnUAUmXPFrTcB1q4reNrOf%2B3PTrql80%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">7135</a>.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 18/10/2024 11:25:48 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	5201

1731848

registered interest
date	07/10/2024
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	Animal Welfare
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to extend the powers of RSPCA inspectors under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to ensure better enforcement in the protection of animal welfare.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL1176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2024 answer text <p>There are no current plans to expand statutory powers in either the Animal Welfare Act 2006 or the Animals (Penalty Notices) Act 2022 to include RSPCA inspectors. The RSPCA has strong working relationships with the Police and Local Authorities who support them in protecting animals where needed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 18/10/2024 11:00:45 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1731303

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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	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 plans to reintroduce the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill; and whether he plans to ban the use of snares.
tabling member constituency	South Devon
tabling member printed	Caroline Voaden
uin	7135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in our manifesto, we will bring an end to the use of snare traps. We are considering the most effective way to deliver this commitment and will be setting out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 11/10/2024 08:20:52 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	5216

1725536

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	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 recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved administrations on a timetable for introducing activity regulations under the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	North East Somerset and Hanham
tabling member printed	Dan Norris
uin	2722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Animal welfare is a devolved matter and we continue to work closely with the devolved administrations on animal welfare policies.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 09/09/2024 09:27:54 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	221 label Biography information for Dan Norris

1725776

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	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 take steps to promote stray animal (a) trap-neuter-return, (b) rescue and (c) adoption initiatives.
tabling member constituency	Salford
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	2934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans to promote activities relating to stray animals. A number of animal welfare organisations such as Cats Protection and RSPCA already support neutering through community neutering programmes.</p><p> </p><p>There are also a large number of organisations that rescue and rehome stray animals. Members of the public can already check if the rescue centre they use is a member of the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes, which has standards for animal assessments, neutering and rehoming procedures that all members adhere to.<strong>  </strong></p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 06/09/2024 11:48:18 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1722947

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
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	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 his Department plans to launch a consultation on which activities should be banned from being (a) advertised and (b) offered for sale under the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Wyre
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	1286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 provides a framework for the introduction of a future bans on the advertising and offering for sale, in England and Northern Ireland, of low-welfare animal activities abroad. Future decisions on the next steps will be evidence-based and subject to Parliamentary scrutiny.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. We are considering the most effective ways to deliver these commitments and will be setting out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 30/07/2024 16:44:40 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1722475

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
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	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 his Department will produce an animal protection strategy.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2024 answer text <p>The welfare of animals is currently protected by a suite of legislation including the Animal Welfare Act 2006.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to introducing the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in their manifesto, the Government intends to ban trail hunting and the import of hunting trophies, to end puppy smuggling and farming and to stop the use of snare traps.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers are considering the most effective way to deliver these commitments and will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 26/07/2024 08:36:12 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1715737

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Animal Welfare
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they will specify the relevant activities which will be proscribed under legislation to enable compliance with, and enforcement of, the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.
tabling member printed	Lord Trees
uin	HL4369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2024 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<em>.</em></p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 10/05/2024 10:05:07 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4260 label Biography information for Lord Trees

1696438

registered interest
date	15/03/2024
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	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 he plans to publish the findings of the post-implementation review of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	18880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>Defra has undertaken a post-implementation review (PIR) of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (the 2018 Regulations) as mandated by the regulations’ review clause. This evaluation assesses the extent to which the regulations have achieved their intended goals and identifies areas for potential improvement.</p><p>The PIR will be published soon.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 19/03/2024 16:40:15 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith