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900160

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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, pursuant to the answer question 138535, on Dogs: Smuggling, how many puppies were seized at Dover and Folkestone and placed in quarantine under the Puppy Pilot in (a) each month between 1 October 2017 and 31 March 2018 and (b) April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	141888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The number of puppies seized and quarantined at Dover and Folkestone under the Puppy Pilot from 1 October 2017 to 30 April 2018 are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Puppies seized and quarantined</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2017</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2017</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2017</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2018</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2018</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/05/2018 15:41:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

893021

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
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, with reference to his Department's summary of responses to its Consultation on the Review of the Non Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011, what steps he is taking to bring forward legislative proposals to reduce the number of dogs being brought illegally into the UK for sale after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	139043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>The Post Implementation Review (PIR) will evaluate the effectiveness of the Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011. A public consultation was conducted and responses published in June 2017. We are seeking to publish the PIR report before summer recess.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we remain a member of the EU, we continue to be signed up to the requirements of the Pet Travel Scheme. At present the Government is negotiating our departure from the EU and Defra is looking at future arrangements, including those for the Pet Travel Scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/05/2018 14:04:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

892339

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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, pursuant to the answer question 115400, on Dogs: Smuggling, how many illegally imported puppies have been seized at Dover and Folkestone ports by the Animal and Plant Health Agency and placed into quarantine via the Puppy Pilot in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	138535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>From 1 October 2017 to 31 March 2018, 143 puppies were seized at Dover and Folkestone and placed into quarantine under the Puppy Pilot.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/05/2018 14:57:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

886316

registered interest
date	18/04/2018
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 steps he is taking to reduce the number of dogs being brought illegally into the UK for sale.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	136511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The illegal importing of dogs is a serious issue. Defra is currently reviewing enforcement and consulting on new measures to help further crack down on this trade.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is working in partnership with Dogs Trust and other NGOs, enforcement bodies and transport carriers to identify non-compliant animals destined for Dover and Folkestone ports. This partnership began in December 2015 and has resulted in over 700 puppies being seized and placed into quarantine.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2018, APHA established an intelligence database now in use for the receipt, development and dissemination of information covering the range of animal health and welfare work. APHA is also looking into establishing a Task Force to consider the better co-ordination of intelligence with other Government Departments and enforcement bodies.</p><p> </p><p>At the 2nd EU Platform for animal welfare several Members asked for the establishment of a further sub-group on the illegal trade in dogs and cats. The UK would be supportive of a group focusing on this issue. In terms of bilateral engagement, Defra has raised specific abuses of the Pet Travel Scheme with authorities in the relevant countries, and this has resulted in changes to how they implement their pet regulations.</p><p> </p><p>We also recognise the illegal trafficking of dogs is ultimately driven by demand. We have published guidance to follow when purchasing a dog such as buying from a reputable supplier and viewing the animal, its mother and its documentation before purchase. The guidance also highlights the trade in illegal imports.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/04/2018 16:52:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

797355

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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, pursuant to the oral contribution of 1 November 2017, Official Report, column 418WH on puppy smuggling, if he will detail who the stakeholders are who believe that a third party ban is unnecessary.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	116318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2017 answer text <p>The EFRA Committee looked at the issue of third party sales in some detail as part of its review on animal welfare and domestic pets. The transcript of the Committee’s evidence and the final report note there were mixed views on the consequences of a ban on third party sales of puppies. The Committee divided on this recommendation. During the EFRA Committee’s review, my department received briefing material from two stakeholders, Blue Cross and the Dogs Trust in which they outlined their concerns about a ban on third-party sales of puppies, including the risk of sales going underground.</p><p> </p><p>To address the concerns about breeding and sale of puppies, we are planning to bring forward regulations that would ensure that anyone in the business of selling pets, whether online or in a pet shop, will need a licence, and they would have to abide by a statutory animal welfare code for dogs. The regulations will tighten up the controls on dog breeding, pet sales and other licensable activities involving animals, applying up to date statutory animal welfare standards and give local authorities new powers on enforcement which will deal with the issue.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/12/2017 16:17:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

794237

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions for trafficking of puppies have taken place in the past 12 months; and whether they plan to introduce any new measures to address such trafficking.
tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
uin	HL3555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>We take the issue of the trafficking of puppies seriously. The Animal and Plant Health Agency is working in partnership with Dogs Trust, enforcement bodies and transport carriers to identify non-compliant animals destined for Dover and Folkestone ports. This partnership began in December 2015 and has resulted in over 650 puppies being seized and placed into quarantine. Should APHA checks identify that a dog has been imported, but is not compliant with the import rules, the relevant local authority is informed.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are responsible for taking enforcement action when puppies and dogs are discovered to be non-compliant with importation rules. Details of prosecutions in 2016 are reported in the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s ‘Return of expenditure incurred and prosecutions taken under the Animal Health Act 1981 and incidences of disease in imported animals for the year 2016’. In 2016 there were five prosecutions for the illegal importation or landing of dogs under the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 and The Trade in Animals and Regulated Products Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>It is also important to recognise the illegal trafficking of dogs is ultimately driven by demand. Defra has published guidance on buying a pet. This guidance contains guidelines to follow when buying a dog such as buying from a reputable supplier and viewing the animal and its documentation, and also highlights the trade in illegal imports. Defra also works closely with the Pet Advertising Advisory Group to drive up standards for online advertisements and make potential pet owners and website operators more aware of rogue dealers.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 04/12/2017 11:45:24 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

794427

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
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 steps he is taking to reduce the number of dogs being brought illegally into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	115400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK carries out more checks of pets at the border than most other EU Member States and penalties are in place where people are found to be breaking the rules.</p><p>The purpose of the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) is to facilitate the travel into the EU and between Member States of owners with their pets, whilst protecting the country from risks to animal and public health.</p><p>Some commercial operators have abused the PETS to traffic underage puppies into Great Britain, using falsified pet passports to conceal the animals’ true ages and appropriate action is taken.</p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is working in partnership with Dogs Trust, enforcement bodies and transport carriers to identify non-compliant animals destined for Dover and Folkestone ports. This partnership began in December 2015 resulting in 720 puppies being seized and placed into quarantine.</p><p>Puppy buyers are sometimes misled into purchasing an illegally imported puppy they believe to be domestically bred. Defra has published guidance for owners on buying a pet. This contains guidelines such as buying from a reputable supplier and viewing the animal and its documentation, and also highlights the trade in illegal imports. Defra also works closely with the Pet Advertising Advisory Group to drive up standards for online advertisements and make potential pet owners and website operators more aware of rogue dealers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/12/2017 11:47:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

758163

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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 steps the Government is taking to tackle the smuggling of dogs into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	9107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>We take the issue of illegal trafficking of puppies very seriously.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for stopping the illegal movement of puppies begins in the country where they are born. When cases of illegal puppy movements under the Pet Travel Scheme are discovered, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) working with Defra will raise instances of abuse of the scheme with the authorities in the relevant countries.</p><p> </p><p>Defra’s Chief Veterinary Officer has written to EU countries to raise concerns over illegal smuggling of puppies and animals and APHA has worked in partnership with the Dogs Trust at Dover where approx. 600 puppies have been seized and taken into quarantine since the initiative began.</p><p> </p><p>Defra also works closely with the Pet Advertising Advisory Group to drive up standards for online advertisements and make potential pet owners and website operators more aware of rogue dealers to reduce demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 7280 question first answered 15/09/2017 14:44:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

755760

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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, how many prosecutions have occurred or proceedings commenced as the result of seizure of illegally imported puppies taken into Dogs Trust's care via its puppy pilot quarantine scheme since the start of that initiative.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	7281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is working with the Dogs Trust and Kent County Council to identify and seize dogs and puppies which were not compliant with the requirements of the Pet Travel Scheme as part of a pilot project responding to intelligence on potential non-compliance. However any prosecutions or proceedings commenced as a result of the puppy pilot would be undertaken by the Local Authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities are required to submit a return to Parliament each year (under Section 80 of the Animal Health Act). The reports do contain high level details of all prosecutions, and the report for 2016 shows that 5 prosecutions were taken in relation to the illegal import of dogs. However we do not hold information on whether these successful prosecutions were as a result of the Puppy Pilot.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/09/2017 13:23:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

755763

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to improve measures to prevent the illegal importation of underage puppies after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	7268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>While the United Kingdom remains in the European Union we remain signed up to the Pet Travel Scheme and the rules by which dogs and puppies are imported into the United Kingdom.</p><p>Since December 2015 the Animal and Plant Health Agency teams have been working in partnership with the Dogs Trust, Kent County Council and Kent Police on a pilot to identify and seize non-compliant dogs at Dover and Folkestone. To date over 600 dogs have been seized the majority being under the minimum age permitted to enter the UK.</p><p>Leaving the EU provides us with an opportunity to develop gold standard policies on animal welfare. We are determined to get a good EU exit deal for Britain and we have been absolutely clear we will maintain and enhance our world-leading animal welfare standards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/09/2017 15:31:47 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon