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date	22/04/2021
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	Zoo Animals Fund
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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Zoo Animals fund is being effectively used to safeguard the future of British Zoos.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	185809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Zoo Animals Fund was introduced to provide for zoos who, due to a coronavirus-related drop in income are experiencing severe financial difficulties and need support in caring for their animals. If zoos are downsizing or rehoming their collection the fund can also provide support for this to ensure the animals’ welfare. We have taken many steps to make the Zoo Animals Fund accessible to those who need it including expanding the range of eligible costs so zoos could claim for costs relating to pre-planned essential maintenance and repair works as well as animal care costs, replacing the 6 week criteria and allowing applicants to apply at any time before reaching their final 12 weeks of reserves to help with their business planning and extending the fund several times. We recently extended the application deadline from 26 February 2021 to 28 May 2021 to give zoos more time to apply and have extended the support provided from the end of March 2021 to the end of June 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Zoo Animals Fund has supported a wide variety of zoos throughout the pandemic, from some of the smallest to some of the biggest – and it continues to do so. It has helped ensure the continued welfare of zoo animals and prevent unnecessary euthanasia. Only two applications have been rejected on the basis that the businesses in question were ineligible as they did not have the necessary licence or exemption. Fund recipients have reached out to express how funding has supported their animals and what a difference it has made to them to receive this help. From 12 April zoos have been able to welcome back visitors, reopening their outdoor areas as part of step two in the roadmap for easing lockdown restrictions. Allowing zoos to re-open has been an integral step towards enabling them to initiate a financial recovery. We encourage zoos in need of support in caring for their animals to apply to the Zoo Animals Fund and we will continue to work closely with the sector on reopening guidance to ensure that zoos and aquariums are able to welcome visitors safely.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 29/04/2021 15:20:26 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1285271

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Zoo Animals Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 8 February 2021, Official Report, column 134, which aspects of the Zoo Animals Fund are currently under active review; and what changes to the support available for zoos and aquariums are being considered.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	151635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>I am aware of the pressure that the current coronavirus restrictions are placing on zoos and recognise this has been an extremely tough time for the sector. I would like to assure zoos that we remain committed to ensuring the sector can deliver the best possible care for its animals and we are currently considering options. We keep all aspects of the Zoo Animals Fund constantly under review to ensure that it is meeting its aims. Changes that we have made include extending the criteria to include maintenance costs, easing the evidence requirement for these maintenance claims, introducing the ability to apply ahead of reaching 12 weeks reserves and most recently extending the application deadline for the Zoo Animals Fund to 26 February 2021. We have ongoing communications with the sector to ensure updated information is shared as soon as situations change. For now, we urge any zoos in need of support to put in an application.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 17/02/2021 14:39:29 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1276404

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
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	Zoo Animals Fund
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 organisations have received support from the Zoo Animals Fund; and if he will publish a full list of recipients of funding from that Fund.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	137152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>The Zoo Animals Fund has provided funding support to 28 organisations.</p><p> </p><p>Please see a list of businesses which have accessed the fund:-</p><p> </p><ol><li>Baytree Owl &amp; Wildlife Centre</li><li>Brockswood at Cotwall End Ltd (T/A Brockswood Animal Sanctuary)</li><li>Cheshire falconry ltd</li><li>Chew Valley Animal Park Limited</li><li>Combe Martin Wildlife &amp; Dinosaur Park</li><li>Cornish Birds of Prey CIC</li><li>Dartmoor Zoological Society</li><li>Exotic Zoo Wildlife Park Ltd</li><li>Ilfracombe Aquarium Ltd</li><li>Island Amazon Adventure/Amazon World Zoo Park</li><li>Jurassic Encounters Ltd T/A Ark Wildlife Park</li><li>Lakeland Trust for Natural Sciences</li><li>National Centre for Birds of Prey ICBP Duncombe Ltd</li><li>Noah's Ark Zoo Farm</li><li>Ocean Conservation Trust Ltd</li><li>Ponderosa Zoo &amp; RTC</li><li>Predator Experience</li><li>Screech Owl Sanctuary</li><li>Shaldon Wildlife Trust</li><li>Shepreth Wildlife Park</li><li>Trust for Sustainable Living</li><li>West Midlands Falconry Display Team Ltd (formerly known as The Falconry Centre Ltd)</li><li>Wheatley Birds of Prey</li><li>Wild Wings Birds of Prey</li><li>Woodside Wildlife Park/Woodside Falconry Ltd</li><li>Xtreme Falconry Ltd</li><li>Zoo2U</li><li>Zoological Society of East Anglia</li></ol> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/01/2021 14:06:58 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell