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1653373

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date	17/07/2023
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	Dogs: Electronic Training Aids
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 Answer of 13 July 2023 to Question 193127 on Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 2023, whether her Department has discussed the potential merits of positive-only training of dogs with the British Veterinary Association; and if she will make a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of the use of (a) e-collars and (b) positive-only training of dogs on the prevalence of dog attacks on sheep.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	194373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The British Veterinary Association submitted a response to my Department’s 2018 consultation on ‘Electronic training collars for cats and dogs in England’ The response supported the use of reward-based training methods. Defra carefully considered this response alongside the other responses received.</p><p> </p><p>We maintain that keeping dogs on leads around livestock and securing dog enclosures offer effective means of preventing dog attacks on livestock, keeping both livestock and dogs safe without the need to use e-collars.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/07/2023 12:11:47 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1651627

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
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	Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 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, whether her Department plans to proceed with the Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) Regulations.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	193127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>We remain committed to introducing a ban on e-collars controlled by hand-held devices that deliver an electric shock to cats or dogs. Parliamentary business will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 13/07/2023 10:51:13 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1642193

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
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	Environment Agency and Natural England
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 she is taking with her Cabinet colleagues to ensure the service provided by (a) the Environment Agency and (b) Natural England meets the requirements of UK businesses in the context of applications by those businesses for (i) planning permission and (ii) permits.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	187946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>Defra works regularly with other Departments (such as the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, and the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities), alongside our own arm's-length bodies, to keep permitting services and their regulations under review to ensure that the service provided best meets the requirements of UK businesses whilst upholding environmental protections. We also work closely with them on the role of our arm's-length bodies in the planning system, including as part of the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fnationally-significant-infrastructure-projects-nsip-reforms-action-plan&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqtransfers%40defra.gov.uk%7Ce600558b19fd414f014808db6824061a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638218276145143191%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=24%2F%2BT2iMyNS8gSTHhVsCIJ9rpIxeDNYfQz%2FAjv%2B4RcM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">NSIP Reform Action Plan</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Defra regularly monitors Environment Agency and Natural England performance to ensure there is a high-quality service provided to all applicants of planning and permitting services. The Environment Agency and Natural England both have customer service commitments which are available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 12/06/2023 08:09:25 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson