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1311290

registered interest
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	Fly-tipping and Litter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support local authorities in tackling (a) littering and (b) fly-tipping.
tabling member constituency	Rugby
tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
uin	914633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>In recent years, we have bolstered local authorities’ powers to tackle litter and fly-tipping. We have increased and introduced new penalties for littering and fly-tipping and given councils the power to stop and seize vehicles of suspected fly-tippers. We also continue to campaign to raise awareness of the impacts of littering to support behaviour change and we are providing funding of just under a million pounds to help 44 local authorities purchase new litter bins.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 22/04/2021 16:35:07 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

1311291

registered interest
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	Peat: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the commercial extraction of peat compost on the Government's ability to meet its net zero carbon target.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	914634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to ending the use of peat in horticulture in England and achieving our net zero target. In early February 2021, we held roundtables for groups of stakeholders to discuss potential measures to end the use of horticultural peat. We intend to publish a formal consultation in 2021 on further measures to end its use.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, peat extraction accounted for an estimated 2.4 million tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in the UK, or 0.5% of the UK’s total. For England, the figure is 0.2 million tonnes. All peat extraction in England will cease by 2042 at the latest, in advance of the UK’s target to be net zero by 2050.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 22/04/2021 16:04:25 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1311292

registered interest
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	Meat: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to progress the Red Meat Levy Redistribution Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Dr Jamie Wallis
uin	914636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>The Red Meat Levy Redistribution Scheme came into operation on 1 April 2021. It enables the transfer of levy, collected at slaughter, between the English, Scottish and Welsh levy bodies. This will recognise that in some cases, animals have spent some of their life and gained some of their value in another part of Great Britain. The levy will be apportioned on how long animals have spent in each country.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/04/2021 16:06:44 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4766 label Biography information for Dr Jamie Wallis

1311293

registered interest
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	Litter: Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to reduce tobacco litter.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Dr James Davies
uin	914637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>The most effective way to tackle smoking related litter is by reducing the prevalence of smoking in the first place. The Government has committed to publish a new tobacco control plan for England later this year, to deliver its ambition of a smoke-free country by 2030. We have also recently announced our intention to explore regulatory options to ensure that the tobacco industry takes sufficient financial responsibility for the toxic litter created by its products.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 22/04/2021 16:34:27 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies

1311294

registered interest
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	Food Supply: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the (a) adequacy and (b) safety of the workforce in food supply chains.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Kate Osborne
uin	914638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>Defra works closely with other Government departments to ensure there is access to adequate numbers of suitably skilled domestic and migrant workers across the agri-food chain.</p><p> </p><p>Defra, the Home Office and the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, work together to ensure that businesses adhere to the stringent requirements set for ensuring safety and wellbeing of seasonal agricultural workers.</p><p> </p><p>The Health and Safety Executive requires harvesting work in a field to be assessed by the farmer, or contractor, to determine risks, both to workers and others.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/04/2021 16:05:29 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4783 label Biography information for Kate Osborne

1311425

registered interest
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	Air 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 steps he is taking to reduce levels of particulate air pollution to within the limit set in the World Health Organisation's recommendations in the Prevention of Future Deaths report, published on 21 April 2021.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	185785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>Our thoughts continue to be with Ella’s family and friends. We will carefully consider the recommendations in the Prevention of Future Deaths report and respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We know that air pollution is the single greatest environmental risk to human health, and although air pollution has reduced significantly over the last decade, there is more to do. The World Health Organization has praised our Clean Air Strategy as “an example for the rest of the world to follow”. We know there is a strong case for taking ambitious action on PM<sub>2.5 </sub>as it is the pollutant that has the most significant impact on health. We have already taken action on a major source of PM<sub>2.5 </sub>by legislating to phase out the sale of house coal, small volumes of wet wood and high sulphur manufactured solid fuels for domestic burning, but further action is needed. This is why we are introducing a duty to set a PM<sub>2.5 </sub>target – alongside at least one additional long-term air quality target - in the Environment Bill. We have always been clear that we will consider the World Health Organization’s guidelines for PM<sub>2.5</sub> as part of this process.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 27/04/2021 13:15:41 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1311449

registered interest
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	Fishing Catches
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 onshore economic impacts of the fishing industry outwith the landing and processing of the catch.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	185932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The fishing industry will generate economic benefits through a variety of means including: income from UK resident crew; the sale and transportation of catch; the construction, sale, maintenance and repair of vessels; and the development of harbour and port infrastructure. The economic link licence condition ensures that those people who fish the UK’s quota contribute to the UK economy. This is a devolved issue and we have not made an assessment of the impacts.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 29/04/2021 12:14:06 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1311457

registered interest
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

1311458

registered interest
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	Dogs: 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 he has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the import of dogs with cropped ears.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	185810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The practice of mutilating dogs' ears is abhorrent and has rightly been banned in the UK for 15 years.</p><p> </p><p>We already have some of the world's highest animal welfare standards. The end of the transition period has opened up new opportunities for managing our own pet travel and commercial importation rules. We are actively listening to the concerns of stakeholders and the Government is considering options regarding the importation and commercial movements of dogs with cropped ears into Great Britain in line with World Trade Organization rules.</p><p> </p><p>Importers of animals must adhere to welfare standards as set out in Council Regulation (EC) 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and in domestic legislation, The Welfare of Animals (Transport) (England) Order 2006 (WATEO). This legislation aims to protect the health and welfare of animals during transportation and applies to dogs that are suffering injury as a result of non-exempted mutilations including cropped ears.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also continues to raise awareness regarding the improper selling of pets by deceitful sellers in the UK and abroad through our 'Petfished' campaign. This seeks to educate prospective pet buyers on common tricks and tactics used by deceitful sellers which may result in the purchase of a mistreated or unwell pet, including those that have been subject to cropping. The campaign urges buyers to mitigate risks, for example by buying from trusted sellers such as those under the Kennel Club's Assured Breeder scheme, viewing puppies with their mothers and siblings, asking questions of the seller and following the Animal Welfare Foundation and RSPCA Puppy Contract to ensure that puppies are in good health when purchased.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 29/04/2021 15:19:56 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1311490

registered interest
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	Members: Correspondence
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 plans to respond to the letter dated 12 February 2021 from the hon. Member for West Lancashire, regarding air pollution regulations in respect to the Animal, Plant and Health Agency, reference ZA53694.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	185815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay in responding to the hon. Member. A reply was sent on 22 April 2021.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 27/04/2021 13:13:09 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper