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1506895

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Foie Gras: Imports
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 Animal Welfare Act 2006, when the Government plans to publish its investigation into the importation and sale of foie gras.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	51974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2022 answer text <p>The Action Plan for Animal Welfare noted that HM Government has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese which have been force fed raises serious welfare concerns and that the production of foie gras by force feeding is already illegal in the UK. The Action Plan also noted that now that the UK has left the EU, we are committed to building a clear evidence base to inform decisions on banning the import or sale of foie gras and other products derived from low-welfare systems.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government is currently continuing to build this evidence base. No specific deadline has been set for this exercise, and further evidence that people may wish to share with HM Government would be gratefully received.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Scott Mann grouped question UIN 51987 52072 question first answered 30/09/2022 13:09:03 answering member 4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1504249

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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: Animal Experiments
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 implications for his animal welfare policies of breeding dogs for animal testing.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	46141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2022 answer text <p>The Animal Welfare Act 2006 does not apply to animals used in scientific procedures. Protections in scientific procedures are instead provided by the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2Fck%2Fa%3F!%26%26p%3D3a7185f59f11d115JmltdHM9MTY2MjUwODgwMCZpZ3VpZD0yMGNlNWUzNy1mOWNmLTY5ZTktM2MwYS00YzJmZjg5NzY4ZTgmaW5zaWQ9NTI1Mg%26ptn%3D3%26hsh%3D3%26fclid%3D20ce5e37-f9cf-69e9-3c0a-4c2ff89768e8%26u%3Da1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubGVnaXNsYXRpb24uZ292LnVrL3VrcGdhLzE5ODYvMTQvY29udGVudHM%26ntb%3D1&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C0edd01647a8d4b747e1508daa2e3a0cb%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638001395776437594%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=U0uKNA9V0pK5J9otJKtYUxYSmzWszlOZYvgbdlFS0tM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986</a> (ASPA). ASPA is administered and enforced by the Home Office. Every establishment that conducts work under ASPA has a standard condition in its licence that requires appropriate care and accommodation standards for animals to be applied. The standards of care and accommodation are available in a published Code of Practice, and these standards also cover the welfare of dogs bred for use in scientific procedures. The Home Office regulator inspects against these standards of care and accommodation.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Scott Mann question first answered 30/09/2022 13:18:09 answering member 4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1504483

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Marine Protected Areas: Fisheries
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 help prevent destructive fishing in Marine Protected Areas.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	46144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p>We have built a comprehensive network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) covering 40% of English waters and are now focusing on making sure they are properly protected. Nearly 60% of our 178 English MPAs are already protected from damaging fishing activity, including byelaws this year in the first four offshore sites, which ban bottom towed gear over sensitive habitats. We are aiming to have all MPAs in English waters protected from damaging fishing activity by 2024. We recently consulted on a legally binding target under the Environment Act to improve the condition of the species and habitats protected in these sites. In July we launched a consultation on five candidate Highly Protected Marine Areas in English waters. With the highest level of protection in England’s seas to enable the ecosystem to fully recover, many activities including commercial and recreational fishing would be prohibited. HPMAs would complement the existing MPA network. Any HPMAs Government decides to designate following the consultation would be designated by July 2023.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 22/09/2022 11:56:01 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1488767

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Horse Racing: 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 ban the practice of using the whip in horse racing.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	36114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The irresponsible use of the whip is unacceptable. The British Horseracing Association (BHA), British racing’s governing and regulatory body, is responsible for the safety of racehorses at British racecourses including rules governing the use of the whip.</p><p> </p><p>The BHA recently published their response to a public consultation on the use of the whip in British racing in July 2022. The BHA accepted 20 recommendations made to them by the Whip Steering Group which can be found here: <a href="https://www.britishhorseracing.com/press_releases/improving-standards-and-enhanced-deterrents-at-the-heart-of-20-recommendations-published-as-part-of-british-horseracings-whip-report/" target="_blank">https://www.britishhorseracing.com/press_releases/improving-standards-and-enhanced-deterrents-at-the-heart-of-20-recommendations-published-as-part-of-british-horseracings-whip-report/</a></p><p> </p><p>Defra will continue to engage with the sector to ensure that the welfare of racehorses remains at the forefront of the British horseracing industry’s priorities.</p> answering member constituency St Austell and Newquay answering member printed Steve Double question first answered 21/07/2022 14:06:19 answering member 4452 label Biography information for Steve Double
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1488768

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Cereals: Subsidies
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 introduce a scheme that would incentivise British farmers to grow cereal crops.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	36115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a highly resilient food supply chain which has coped well in responding to unprecedented challenges in the past few years. For the cereal crops that are produced domestically, the UK is 88% self-sufficient.</p><p> </p><p>Cereals are internationally traded commodities, and their supply chains are dynamic and responsive to global market developments in price and availability. Government works with international partners to facilitate the smooth functioning of that global food trade. We keep the market situation under review through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group and have increased our engagement with industry to supplement our analysis with real-time intelligence and to identify where mitigations are available. In 2021 we also permanently removed Basic Payment Scheme 'greening measures' on crop diversification and ecological focus areas. This means that farmers are free to react to market signals when making crop planting decisions, as well as adjusting their plans according to the weather, their soil type, and their long-term agronomic strategy.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/07/2022 10:51:43 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1423001

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
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 Charges: Ashfield
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 has made of the reasons for Severn Trent water rate costs for consumers increasing by 7 per cent in Ashfield compared to 3 to 4 per cent across the UK; and what steps his Department is taking reduce those increased costs.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	125501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>Severn Trent's increase in their water charges relates to several factors, including an increase in the rate of inflation, new investment to support green economic recovery and revenue adjustments, which corrects previous cost and revenue estimates. These costs and adjustments are in line with the revenue controls set by the regulator, Ofwat, for all water companies. Ofwat carefully scrutinises water company investments to ensure value for customer money.</p><p>We expect all companies to make sure their customers are aware of the schemes available for those struggling to pay their bills. That includes bill discount schemes such as Watersure and social tariffs, payment holidays, adjusting payment plans and getting support for customers on managing their personal finances.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/02/2022 17:06:31 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1416518

registered interest
date	25/01/2022
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	Nutrition
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 healthy food choices remain affordable.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	111716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government monitors consumer food prices using the Consumer Prices Index including Housing costs (CPIH). Food prices are traditionally affected by a wide range of domestic and international factors - from local manufacturing costs to global commodity prices. Given strong competition in the UK food retail sector, retailers normally try to absorb short-term cost pressures for a period of time. In any given year, food prices tend to go up and down. Food prices are set individually by businesses and it is not for the UK Government to set retail food prices nor to comment on day-to-day commercial decisions by companies.</p><p>In December 2021 we published the first UK Food Security Report which included data on household food security and food prices. We recognise that some people require extra support over the winter, which is why vulnerable households across the country can access a new £500 million support fund to help them with essentials. The Household Support Fund provides £421 million to help vulnerable people in England with the cost of food, utilities and wider essentials. The Barnett Formula applies in the usual way, with the devolved administrations receiving almost £80 million.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 02/02/2022 16:34:15 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1349480

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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	Water Supply: 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, what steps his Department takes to (a) ensure (i) Severn Trent and (ii) other water companies operate to an adequate standard and (b) protect consumers from persistent issues with the water supply system.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	38421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>Ofwat, the independent economic regulator for water and wastewater services in England and Wales, holds all water companies to account for the delivery of secure and resilient water services.</p><p> </p><p>Through its price review process, Ofwat has set improvement targets for all companies to reduce main bursts by 12% and supply interruptions by 41% between 2020 and 2025. Companies must publish their performance annually against key targets.</p><p> </p><p>Customers of water and sewerage companies are entitled to guaranteed minimum standards of service under the guaranteed standards scheme. Where a company fails to meet any of these standards of service then it is required to make a specified payment to the affected customer.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 10/09/2021 11:57:45 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1216034

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Inquiries
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 publish the (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory public inquiries being undertaken by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	62609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>There are no statutory or non-statutory public inquiries currently being undertaken by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 30/06/2020 14:27:09 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1205679

registered interest
date	19/06/2020
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	Veterinary Services: Unfair Practices
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 tackle exploitative practices by out of hours vet care providers which operate monopolies of practice over large geographical areas.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	61806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the independent non-Ministerial department responsible for investigating competition issues in the UK. The Government has ensured that the CMA has significant powers to investigate and act if it finds that companies are behaving anti-competitively in a market. Individuals can report anti-competitive behaviour by emailing the CMA at <a href="mailto:general.enquiries@cma.gov.uk.%20" target="_blank">general.enquiries@cma.gov.uk. </a></p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 29/06/2020 14:24:07 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson