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1433549

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Energy Supply
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 critical infrastructure his Department is responsible for that is reliant on private wire networks for power supply.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	126673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>We cannot provide this information for reasons of national security.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/03/2022 17:13:22 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1433558

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Insurance: Flood Control
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 has taken to ensure the insurance industry recognises flood resilience measures in its premiums.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	126680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>In July 2021, Government committed to make changes to the Flood Re scheme, that provides affordable insurance to households at high risk of flooding. These will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the scheme and increase the uptake of property flood resilience measures helping communities across the UK to become more resilient to the changing climate. Government laid draft regulations in Parliament on 27 January implementing these changes including allowing insurers to help flooded households to build back better, up to a value of £10,000 above the cost of like-for-like reinstatement. This will make their homes more resilient to future flooding using products such as air brick covers, flood doors and water-resistant kitchens and plasterboard. Government expects the regulations to come into force on 1 April, subject to the will of Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also announced it will publish a roadmap at the end of 2022 that will identify the actions required across industry and Government to successfully grow and underpin the nascent PFR market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to allow Flood Re, the scheme administrator, to offer discounted premiums for households that have PFR installed and recognises the role it can play in driving behaviour change in the insurance market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government plans to give Flood Re the powers to provide discounted premiums when the Government has published the PFR roadmap, and a mechanism is in place to determine eligibility effectively. The Government remains fully committed to implementing this change. We will work closely with Flood Re, the PFR roundtable and the insurance industry as part of the development of the roadmap to determine how best to achieve this.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 126681 126682 question first answered 01/03/2022 17:56:08 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1433560

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Insurance: Flood Control
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 has he made of the potential merits of requiring the insurance industry to lower premiums where flood risk is mitigated by resilience measures.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	126681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>In July 2021, Government committed to make changes to the Flood Re scheme, that provides affordable insurance to households at high risk of flooding. These will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the scheme and increase the uptake of property flood resilience measures helping communities across the UK to become more resilient to the changing climate. Government laid draft regulations in Parliament on 27 January implementing these changes including allowing insurers to help flooded households to build back better, up to a value of £10,000 above the cost of like-for-like reinstatement. This will make their homes more resilient to future flooding using products such as air brick covers, flood doors and water-resistant kitchens and plasterboard. Government expects the regulations to come into force on 1 April, subject to the will of Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also announced it will publish a roadmap at the end of 2022 that will identify the actions required across industry and Government to successfully grow and underpin the nascent PFR market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to allow Flood Re, the scheme administrator, to offer discounted premiums for households that have PFR installed and recognises the role it can play in driving behaviour change in the insurance market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government plans to give Flood Re the powers to provide discounted premiums when the Government has published the PFR roadmap, and a mechanism is in place to determine eligibility effectively. The Government remains fully committed to implementing this change. We will work closely with Flood Re, the PFR roundtable and the insurance industry as part of the development of the roadmap to determine how best to achieve this.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 126680 126682 question first answered 01/03/2022 17:56:08 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1433563

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Insurance: Flood Control
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 has he made of the potential merits of requiring insurers to request individual property information where a property's flood risk is mitigated by resilience measures.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	126682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>In July 2021, Government committed to make changes to the Flood Re scheme, that provides affordable insurance to households at high risk of flooding. These will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the scheme and increase the uptake of property flood resilience measures helping communities across the UK to become more resilient to the changing climate. Government laid draft regulations in Parliament on 27 January implementing these changes including allowing insurers to help flooded households to build back better, up to a value of £10,000 above the cost of like-for-like reinstatement. This will make their homes more resilient to future flooding using products such as air brick covers, flood doors and water-resistant kitchens and plasterboard. Government expects the regulations to come into force on 1 April, subject to the will of Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also announced it will publish a roadmap at the end of 2022 that will identify the actions required across industry and Government to successfully grow and underpin the nascent PFR market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to allow Flood Re, the scheme administrator, to offer discounted premiums for households that have PFR installed and recognises the role it can play in driving behaviour change in the insurance market.</p><p> </p><p>The Government plans to give Flood Re the powers to provide discounted premiums when the Government has published the PFR roadmap, and a mechanism is in place to determine eligibility effectively. The Government remains fully committed to implementing this change. We will work closely with Flood Re, the PFR roundtable and the insurance industry as part of the development of the roadmap to determine how best to achieve this.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 126680 126681 question first answered 01/03/2022 17:56:08 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1433605

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Cats: Animal Breeding
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 he has made of the potential harm and risks caused by breeding exotic cat species with domestic cat breeds in England.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	126810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>Where any animal is subject to inappropriate breeding practices, whether for commercial activity or not, their welfare may suffer. To combat this all animals are protected under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The 2006 Act requires those in charge of animals to protect them from harm and to ensure they have five key welfare needs provided for. Those in charge of animals who fail to protect them from harm, or fail to provide for their welfare needs may be prosecuted and face penalties including a custodial sentence or an unlimited fine, or both.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the keeping of dangerous wild animals is regulated by the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976. Keepers of dangerous wild animals listed in the Schedule to the 1976 Act must get a Dangerous Wild Animals licence from their local authority. Licences must be obtained by keepers prior to the acquisition of such animals. All cats are listed in the Schedule to the Act, although several species – such as the domestic cat – are exempted. Cat hybrids having a domestic cat, or other exempted species, as one parent and a non-exempted cat as the other parent would require a Dangerous Wild Animals licence.</p><p> </p><p>Licences can only be granted when the authority is satisfied that it would not be contrary to public interest on the grounds of safety or nuisance; that the applicant is a suitable person; and the animal's accommodation is adequate and secure. The effect of the 1976 Act is to restrict the purchase of dangerous wild animals to those who can keep them safely and provide them with suitable accommodation and diet.</p><p> </p><p>Where breeding does lead to poor outcomes for the animals involved it is right for us to be concerned. Currently, there is only very limited evidence that the breeding of exotic and domestic cats causes harm to the animals involved. Any revision of the applicable licensing schemes or new regulation would require strong and verifiable evidence of a significant welfare issue which, despite our relationships with representatives and organisations from across the animal welfare spectrum, has not been forthcoming. Nevertheless, we will continue to work with the sector to identify any issues and agree and implement improvements where they are necessary.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 01/03/2022 14:19:22 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1433606

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Social Media: Animals
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 plans he has to tackle social media influencers promoting the sale of (a) exotic and (b) hybrid animals online.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	126811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The commercial sale of cats as pets is regulated under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018. The 2018 Regulations set out clear requirements for those who breed and sell cats commercially, including their importation and distribution. For example, licencees must meet strict statutory minimum welfare standards which are enforced by local authorities who have powers to issue, refuse or revoke licences. Any licensee advertising animals for sale will need to include their licence number in the advert and specify the local authority who issued the licence. Additional requirements placed on advertisements include that the age of the animal for sale must be displayed along with a recognisable photograph.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the keeping of dangerous wild animals is regulated by the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976. Keepers of dangerous wild animals listed in the Schedule to the 1976 Act must get a Dangerous Wild Animals licence from their local authority. Licences must be obtained by keepers prior to the acquisition of such animals. All cats are listed in the Schedule to the Act, although several species – such as the domestic cat – are exempted. Cat hybrids having a domestic cat, or other exempted species, as one parent and a non-exempted cat as the other parent would require a Dangerous Wild Animals licence. Subsequent generations, involving a domestic or other exempted cat as one parent and a hybrid cat as the other parent would not require a licence.</p><p> </p><p>Licences can only be granted when the authority is satisfied that it would not be contrary to public interest on the grounds of safety or nuisance; that the applicant is a suitable person; and the animal's accommodation is adequate and secure. The effect of the 1976 Act is to restrict the purchase of dangerous wild animals to those who can keep them safely and provide them with suitable accommodation and diet.</p><p> </p><p>Influencer marketing is not a new phenomenon, however, the pace and change on social media platforms has led to a rapidly growing market. This has created opportunities for users to become influencers, and they in turn can bring positive impacts to society through campaigning or advocacy. At the same time, there is evidence of problems in this market. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has programmes of work on Online Safety and on Online Advertising to ensure the regulatory framework remains appropriate. However, it is the responsibility of all actors in the supply chain - from brands to talent agencies, platforms and influencers themselves - to ensure that this is a market that uploads the highest standards and best practice is improved.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is considering whether advertising regulation online should be strengthened, recognising the rapid growth of online advertising. DCMS will be consulting on the Online Advertising Programme this spring, which will look at whether the current regulatory regime is equipped to tackle these challenges.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 01/03/2022 14:17:01 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1433607

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Trees: Storms
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 estimate he has made of the number of trees lost as a result of storm activity in England, since 2020.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	126812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The number of trees lost to storm activity is not routinely measured. However, as part of the response to Storm Arwen and subsequent named storms, the Forestry Commission is working with Forest Research, Scottish Forestry and the forestry industry to establish levels of damage sustained by our woodlands. A variety of assessment techniques are being used including satellite imagery, aerial surveys and ground based surveys and use of citizen science via a storm damage verification app. It will take a number of weeks for a comprehensive picture of the damage to emerge. Current estimates of area and location of storm damaged woodlands are published by Forest Research and the estimated area of damage is likely to increase as more data is collected. The current picture suggests damage is locally significant, with some owners experiencing significant losses of timber, but relatively modest in terms of total woodland area.</p><p>The National Adaptation Programme (NAP) sets the actions that government and others will take to adapt to the challenges of climate change in the UK, this includes goals for woodland resilience. We are also working to improve our woodlands resilience through the development of the Woodland Resilience Implementation Plan, which will improve the ecological condition of our woodlands and increase their resilience to climate change, including more extreme weather events like storms.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 01/03/2022 17:56:02 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1433610

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Ivory: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2022 to Question 120825 on Ivory: Imports, what steps he is taking to end the licensing of ivory items entering the UK.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>Import of ivory items into the UK is strictly regulated, as a result of requirements of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to which the UK is a Party and the UK will continue to implement the requirements of the Convention. For ivory items to be imported into the UK they must be accompanied by a CITES import permit.</p><p> </p><p>Once commenced, the Ivory Act (2018) will introduce one of the toughest bans on elephant ivory sales in the world, by banning the dealing in items made of or containing elephant ivory, regardless of their age, unless they fall within one of the narrow and carefully defined exemptions. Dealing includes exporting it from the United Kingdom for sale or hire or importing it into the United Kingdom for sale or hire. We plan for the ban to come into force in spring 2022.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 01/03/2022 17:53:33 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1433611

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Ivory: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 16 February 2022 to Question 120825 on Ivory: Imports, what assessment he has made of the impact of ivory entering or leaving the UK on global elephant and rhino populations.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>Import or re-export of ivory items into or from the UK is strictly regulated as a result of the UK’s implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). For ivory items imported into or re-exported from the UK they must be accompanied by a UK CITES import or re-export permit.</p><p> </p><p>CITES import or re-export permits will only be issued by the UK CITES Management Authority (APHA) following advice from the UK’s CITES Scientific Advisory for fauna (JNCC) on their assessment that the import or re-export would not have a detrimental impact on elephant populations.</p><p> </p><p>Rhino horns do not contain ivory and so an assessment of the impacts of ivory entering or leaving the UK on global rhino populations has not been made.</p><p> </p><p>The Ivory Act (2018), when commenced will prohibit UK sales of ivory that contribute directly or indirectly to elephant poaching. Establishing one of the toughest ivory bans in the world will send a clear message globally that UK does not consider commercial trade in elephant ivory to be acceptable. When commenced, the Act will ban dealing in items made of or containing elephant ivory, regardless of their age, unless they fall within one of the narrow and carefully defined exemptions. We plan for the ban to come into force in spring 2022.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 01/03/2022 17:48:49 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1433675

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Cats: 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, whether the Department will introduce equivalent protections to cats as those proposed for dogs in the Kept Animals Bill to provide for a ban on the import of (a) kittens under 6 months, (b) pregnant cats which are more than 42 days pregnant and (c) cats which have been declawed.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	126766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill was introduced in Parliament on 8 June and is progressing through Parliament. The Bill includes powers to introduce new restrictions on pet travel and on the commercial import of pets on welfare grounds, via secondary legislation.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2021, the Government launched an 8-week consultation on our proposed restrictions to the commercial and non-commercial movement of pets into Great Britain. The consultation proposed to maintain the existing requirements for cats. This is because there is currently limited evidence that there is a significant illegal trade in cats or significant numbers of low welfare movements. The number of non-compliant cats seized at the border is much lower than for dogs, for example, in 2020 we seized and detained 17 kittens (under 15 weeks) compared to 543 puppies. We have also not seen the same issues with pregnant cats being imported, with no pregnant cats seized and detained in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation sought views on whether maintaining the existing requirements in relation to cats was the right approach. We are currently analysing the responses to the consultation and will publish a summary in due course. This will allow us to take on board the views of the public and interested groups in order to shape our future policy.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work closely with stakeholders prior to the introduction of the legislation, to ensure that our final measures are well considered and led by the latest evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/03/2022 16:52:49 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney