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1673678

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
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	Pets: Theft
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on (a) cat and (b) other pet theft.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	4243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 14 November 2023 to the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby, <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-11-07%2F599&amp;data=05%7C01%7CKatja.Stoddart%40defra.gov.uk%7C33120c9bcc2442b4aba308dbf1a42bc5%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638369459635175256%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jpSGwNoza9kpbPYqH67psPsExTfk9bc1utlEDh0aVzk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">PQ 599</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 05/12/2023 13:55:33 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1667663

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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	Pets: Theft
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 it remains her policy to bring forward legislative proposals to make the abduction of (a) cats and (b) other pets a criminal offence.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
uin	599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>We would be supportive of legislation on pet abduction when parliamentary time allows. We have listened carefully to views expressed on the pet abduction measures during the passage of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill including adding cats. We will take this feedback into consideration when delivering this measure.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 14/11/2023 16:07:58 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1665727

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
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	Pets: Theft
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 her Department is taking to improve conviction rates for pet theft.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	203303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>Local Authorities have a statutory responsibility under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to inspect their areas from ‘time to time’ to identify and require the remediation of any land.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that in particularly severe or complex cases Landfill Tax can act as a prohibitive financial barrier to the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated land. My Department held a Call for Evidence on this issue and published a Government response in March this year. As a result of this evidence, we are currently developing a grant scheme to fund costs of Landfill Tax to public bodies in England, where such costs are acting as a determinative barrier to the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated land.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 25/10/2023 08:07:53 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1654544

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
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	Pets: Theft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Benyon on 13 July (HL Deb col 1885), whether they intend to include cats at the outset of any proposed pet abduction offence.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL9489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>We have listened carefully to views expressed on pet abduction during the passage of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill and we will take this feedback into consideration when delivering this measure.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 24/07/2023 10:51:23 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

1649674

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
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	Pets: Theft
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 discussions officials in her Department has had with (a) other Government Departments and (ii) third-party stakeholders on policy formation on tackling pet theft.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	192202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2023 answer text <p>In response to concerns about the apparent increase in pet theft since the start of the pandemic the Government set up the Pet Theft Taskforce in May 2021. The Taskforce was a cross-government initiative including Defra, the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office. The Taskforce published their findings in September 2021 with input from animal welfare groups and experts in relevant fields. We are in the process of taking forward the Task Force’s recommendations together with relevant Departments.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 07/07/2023 12:21:06 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1650707

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
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	Pets: Theft
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 she is taking to reduce pet theft.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	905838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2023 answer text <p>While stealing a pet is already a criminal offence under the Theft Act 1968, we understand the devastating impact that the theft of a pet can have. That is why we intend to legislate to make pet abduction a specific offence, building on the recent work of the Pet Theft Taskforce to clamp down on this heartless crime.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 07/07/2023 10:55:11 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

1604091

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Pets: Theft
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 she has made on establishing a new offence of pet abduction; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	165230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>A new offence of pet abduction is included in the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill. The date for the remaining stages of the Bill will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/03/2023 13:19:09 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1587673

registered interest
date	21/02/2023
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	Pets: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in relation to proposals to introduce an offence of pet abduction announced in September 2021, what discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on those proposals; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including cats, as well as dogs, in the scope of those proposals.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	149422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>Defra officials regularly discuss animal welfare issues including the new pet abduction offence with their Welsh Government counterparts.</p><p> </p><p>We have listened carefully to the views expressed during the passage of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill that the new pet abduction offence should be extended to cats. We are currently considering this issue further.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 24/02/2023 12:35:03 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1484968

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
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	Pets: Theft
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 progress legislative proposals on pet theft.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	900907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>The theft of a much-loved pet causes emotional trauma and impacts pet owners and families. The Government launched a Pet Theft Taskforce in May 2021 in response to concerns about a perceived increase in pet theft during COVID restrictions.</p><p>The Pet Theft Taskforce concluded that a new offence of pet abduction would best address concerns that the criminal law is only currently capable of treating the theft of a pet as a theft of property; and also, to recognise the potential impact on their welfare when they are taken by strangers.</p><p>The offence as currently drafted in the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill focuses on dogs, with enabling powers. The inclusion of the enabling powers means that the Secretary of State will be able to extend the offence to other species of companion animal in the future by making regulations.</p><p>The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill completed its Commons Committee Stage in November. A carryover motion was passed by the House on 25 April 2022. The Bill will continue its passage as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 05/07/2022 14:35:40 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1468702

registered interest
date	08/06/2022
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	Pets: Theft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the report by Pet Theft Awareness The Cat Theft Report 2022, published on 20 March; and what steps they will take to tackle pet abduction.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>In response to concerns about a perceived increase in pet theft during Covid restrictions, the Government set up the Pet Theft Taskforce to investigate. The Taskforce gathered, researched and commissioned work to build a clear evidence base of the issue and worked with police, law enforcement, and experts to formulate recommendations. Since publication of the report, the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs, the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice continue to work together to implement the Taskforce’s recommendations and take into account new evidence, including the Cat Theft Report 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Taskforce's recommendations included the creation of a new 'pet abduction' offence to recognise that pets are not mere items of property and to recognise the potential impact on their welfare when they are taken by strangers. The offence as currently drafted in the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill focuses on dogs, with enabling powers. The inclusion of the enabling powers means that the Secretary of State will be able to extend the offence to other species of companion animal in the future by making regulations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government listened closely to views expressed on this issue during its Commons Committee stage, in particular whether cats should also be included with dogs at the outset, and the Government is currently considering this issue carefully.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill completed its Commons Committee Stage in November and following the passing of a carryover motion by the House on 25 April 2022, will continue its passage in the next Session. The Bill will be reintroduced in the third session in the form in which it was suspended and go straight to Report stage in the House of Commons before continuing its passage in the House of Lords.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 22/06/2022 12:14:52 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood