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1738699

registered interest
date	01/11/2024
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: Fines
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 he is taking to improve the enforcement of animal welfare penalty notices.
tabling member constituency	South Shropshire
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	12292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2024 answer text <p>Enforcement authorities have been able to issue penalty notices for a range of animal health and welfare offences since 1 January 2024. At the end of each financial year, enforcement authorities are required to submit an annual report to Defra on how many penalty notices they have issued. The first annual report from enforcement authorities on penalty notices issued is to be submitted to Defra by June 2025.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is funding training to enforcement authorities such as local authorities and the police to support the effective implementation of penalty notices within their enforcement regime and their effective use as an enforcement tool.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 06/11/2024 12:26:38 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1738732

registered interest
date	01/11/2024
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	Pesticides: Public Places
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 take steps to introduce a national phase-out of the use of pesticides in public areas under local authority control.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Dr Beccy Cooper
uin	12342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>It is for each local authority to decide the best way of delivering effective and cost-effective weed control in its operations without harming people or the environment. We are working with stakeholders in the sector to increase awareness and uptake of Integrated Pest Management to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 08/11/2024 12:14:01 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	5307

1738753

registered interest
date	01/11/2024
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	Agriculture: West Dorset
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 (a) funding and (b) other support his Department is providing to farmers to transition to more sustainable agricultural practices in West Dorset constituency.
tabling member constituency	West Dorset
tabling member printed	Edward Morello
uin	12349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2024 answer text <p>Defra’s farming budget will be £2.4 billion in 2025/26. This will include the largest ever budget directed at sustainable food production and nature’s recovery in our country’s history: £1.8 billion for environmental land management schemes. This funding will deliver improvements to food security, biodiversity, carbon emissions, water quality, air quality and flood resilience.</p><p> </p><p>Environmental Land Management schemes will remain at the centre of our offer for farmers, with the Sustainable Farming Incentive, Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier and Landscape Recovery all continuing. These offer funding streams for farmers to make their businesses more sustainable and resilient, including those who have been often ignored such as small, grassland, upland and tenant farmers.</p><p> </p><p>We will work with the sector to continue to roll out, improve and evolve these schemes, to make them work for farming and nature.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 05/11/2024 17:01:26 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5326

1738377

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
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	Agriculture and Horticulture: Import Controls
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 expects to agree new phytosanitary arrangements with the EU for (a) agricultural and (b) horticultural businesses.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	12152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2024 answer text <p>Following their meeting in Brussels on 2 October, the President of the European Commission and the Prime Minister have agreed to strengthen the relationship between the EU and UK. The UK and EU are like-minded partners with similarly high standards. The Government has already committed to seek to negotiate a veterinary/sanitary and phytosanitary agreement to help boost trade and deliver benefits to businesses and consumers in the UK and the EU. The Government is unable to speculate on timings before we have begun formal discussions with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 06/11/2024 16:14:12 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1738378

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
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	Agriculture: Standards
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 data collected through his Department’s farm practices survey informs the assessment of progress on meeting legally binding targets set out in the Environment Act 2021.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Ellie Chowns
uin	12153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2024 answer text <p>Reporting against statutory targets is being developed primarily through data on activities that farmers have volunteered to do as part of schemes. Defra uses survey data, including the results from the farm practices survey, to build assumptions and understand more about land that has not been entered into schemes.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 05/11/2024 16:55:25 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5249

1738398

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
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	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, what (a) resources and (b) training his Department provides to the Animal and Plant Health Agency to assist in the detection of puppies being smuggled through UK ports.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	12157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes the illegal importation of pets seriously. It is an abhorrent trade which causes suffering to animals.</p><p> </p><p>We work closely with UK enforcement bodies including the Animal and Plant Health Agency to develop guidance and ensure they have the correct tools and resources to enforce the Pet Travel rules, disrupt illegal imports, safeguard the welfare of animals and seize non-compliant animals.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 08/11/2024 14:27:01 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1738494

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
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	Public Footpaths: River Thames
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Thames Path to Essex along the Thames Estuary.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	12049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans to extend the Thames Path National Trail to Essex along the Thames Estuary at this time.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 05/11/2024 16:46:17 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1738524

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
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	Rivers: Pollution
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 progress his Department has made on tackling illegal water pollution in rivers (a) nationally and (b) in Beckenham and Penge constituency.
tabling member constituency	Beckenham and Penge
tabling member printed	Liam Conlon
uin	12212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2024 answer text <p>In July, we announced swift action to begin resetting the water sector, including ringfencing vital funding for infrastructure investment and placing customers and the environment at the heart of water company objectives.</p><p> </p><p>In September, the Government introduced the Water (Special Measures) Bill to give regulators new powers to take tougher and faster action to crack down on water companies damaging the environment and failing their customers.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, on 23 October, the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Welsh government, launched an Independent Commission on the water sector regulatory system, to fundamentally transform how our water system works and clean up our rivers, lakes and seas for good.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency regulates discharges to water using environmental permits and investigates pollution incidents, nationally and in the Beckenham and Penge constituency. Regulators will take action when illegality is identified, in line with their enforcement and sanctions policies.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 08/11/2024 14:22:36 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	5132

1738535

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
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	Beavers: 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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding schemes to reintroduce beavers into the wild.
tabling member constituency	Truro and Falmouth
tabling member printed	Jayne Kirkham
uin	12218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2024 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Yes, assessments of the potential merits of beaver reintroductions in England have been made.</p><p> </p><p>Most notably, beginning in 2015, a 5-year trial for beaver wild release took place on the River Otter in Devon. In 2020, Natural England published assessment results for the trial. The trial was found to be successful, having brought many benefits to local ecology and communities, including creating wetland habitat and reducing downstream flood risk for housing.</p><p> </p><p>Following successful completion of the trial, the Government conducted a public consultation on the approach to beaver reintroduction and management in England. In 2022, the Government published its response to this consultation. Work with Natural England to develop our approach to beaver reintroductions in England is continuing, including on wild release.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 06/11/2024 17:53:40 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	5279

1738589

registered interest
date	31/10/2024
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 steps his Department is taking to strengthen animal welfare.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Abtisam Mohamed
uin	12236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2024 answer text <p>This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. That is exactly what we will do, and we will be outlining more detail in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 06/11/2024 12:24:19 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5142