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1248732

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Zoos Support 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, which zoos and safari parks have accessed the Zoos Support Fund set up in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	111608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Zoo Support Fund, which ran from 4th May to 19th July 2020 approved 57 applications.</p><p> </p><p>Please see list of businesses which successfully accessed the fund:-</p><p> </p><ol><li>Teen Spirit</li><li>Jurassic Encounters T/A Ark Wildlife Park</li><li>Shepreth Wildlife Park</li><li>Tamar Otter &amp; Wildlife Centre</li><li>Cumbria Zoo</li><li>Becky Falls Ancient Woodland Park Limited</li><li>Predator Experience</li><li>The Leaf Foundation</li><li>Island Amazon Adventure</li><li>Wild Discovery</li><li>Avon Valley Country Park Ltd</li><li>Woodside Wildlife Park</li><li>Dartmoor Zoological Society</li><li>Oasis Camel Park</li><li>Brazilia Ltd</li><li>The Falconry Centre Ltd</li><li>Chew Valley Animal Park Ltd</li><li>Sealife Adventure</li><li>Combe Martin Wildlife &amp; Dinosaur Park</li><li>Exmoor Zoological Park</li><li>White Post Farm</li><li>Lake District Wildlife Park</li><li>Ventura Wildlife park</li><li>The New Forest Wildlife Park</li><li>Green Dragon Rare Breeds Farm</li><li>Trust for Sustainable Living</li><li>Hoo Farm animal Kingdom</li><li>Porfell Wildlife Park &amp; Sanctuary</li><li>National Centre for Birds of Prey</li><li>Exotic Zoo Wildlife Park</li><li>Raptor Foundation</li><li>Battersea Park Children's Zoo</li><li>Cheshire Falconry Ltd</li><li>All Things Wild ltd</li><li>Ilfracombe Aquarium Ltd</li><li>The Whitehouse Centre</li><li>Old Macdonalds Farm &amp; Fun Park Ltd</li><li>The Essex Pig Company</li><li>Wildwood Escot</li><li>Hamerton Zoological Park</li><li>Coda Falconry</li><li>Xtreme Falconry</li><li>Noahs Ark zoo</li><li>Tropiquaria Zoo</li><li>Ponderosa R T C</li><li>The Parrot Zoo Trust</li><li>Bendalls Leisure Ltd</li><li>Libertys Owl Raptor &amp; Reptile Centre</li><li>Simply Native Ltd</li><li>Zoo2U</li><li>Haven Falconry Bird of Prey Centre</li><li>The English School of Falconry</li><li>HR Phillpot &amp; Son Barleylands Ltd</li><li>Kirkleatham Owl Centre</li><li>Smithills Open Farm Ltd</li><li>Paradise Park Cornwall</li><li>Screech Owl Sanctuary</li></ol> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 09/11/2020 16:02:02 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1248852

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Pet Travel Scheme: Dogs
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 dogs entered the UK under the Pet Travel Scheme in May 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	111636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>4,433 dogs entered Great Britain under the Pet Travel Scheme in May 2020.</p><p> </p><p>33,413 dogs entered Great Britain under the Pet Travel Scheme in August 2020. Data for September and October 2020 is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>The data regarding the Pet Travel Scheme covers pets entering Great Britain and is based on information supplied by checkers employed by approved carriers of pet animals.</p><p> </p><p>This response has been compiled by the Animal and Plant Health Agency from data provided by third parties, and as such is reliant on the providers for the accuracy of the information.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 111637 question first answered 09/11/2020 16:07:23 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1248854

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Pet Travel Scheme: Dogs
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 dogs entered the UK via the Pet Travel Scheme in each month from August 2020 to October 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	111637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>4,433 dogs entered Great Britain under the Pet Travel Scheme in May 2020.</p><p> </p><p>33,413 dogs entered Great Britain under the Pet Travel Scheme in August 2020. Data for September and October 2020 is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>The data regarding the Pet Travel Scheme covers pets entering Great Britain and is based on information supplied by checkers employed by approved carriers of pet animals.</p><p> </p><p>This response has been compiled by the Animal and Plant Health Agency from data provided by third parties, and as such is reliant on the providers for the accuracy of the information.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 111636 question first answered 09/11/2020 16:07:23 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1248855

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	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, how many Intra-Trade Animal Health Certificates were issued for dogs entering the UK in (a) September 2020 and (b) October 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	111638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The number of Intra-Trade Animal Health Certificates (ITAHCs) issued for dogs entering the UK was 5,206 in September 2020 and 5,287 in October 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The data for commercial dog imports was extracted from the Trade Control and Expert System via the data warehouse facility by searching for canis familiaris imports.</p><p> </p><p>This response has been compiled by the Animal and Plant Health Agency from data provided by third parties, and as such is reliant on the providers for the accuracy of the information.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 09/11/2020 16:11:39 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1248882

registered interest
date	04/11/2020
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	Organic Food: Certification
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 ensure mutual recognition between the UK and EU on organic food certification.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	111587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government proposed an organics equivalence agreement in its Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) proposals. Organics is currently included in the UK’s proposed CFTA legal text as a technical annex and the negotiations are ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the six UK control bodies have applied to the EU for recognition as equivalent for the purpose of trade. We understand that these applications by the individual organic control bodies are progressing.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure a smooth transition process, we will recognise the EU as equivalent for the purpose of trade in organics until 31 December 2021. This temporary measure will give certainty to the organic sector and it remains our objective to negotiate a durable, long-term organics equivalence agreement with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 09/11/2020 11:41:04 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1248352

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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	Agriculture: Staff
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 agricultural workers will be able to continue to go to work during of the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown in England.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	110762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Agricultural workers are the foundation of our nation's food supply. The new Lockdown Regulations that were approved on Wednesday 4 November by Parliament make allowances for those who cannot work from home to continue attending the workplace. This includes agricultural workers and those working across the food supply chain. Provisions for safe working should be in place at their places of work to ensure that they are COVID-secure, with guidance for both employers and workers to follow available on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 09/11/2020 08:45:45 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1247813

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease 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 he has made of the potential merits of phasing out badger culling and introducing a cattle vaccine to prevent the spread of bovine TB.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	110260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>On 5 March 2020, the Government published its response to Professor Sir Charles Godfray’s 2018 review of England’s bovine TB eradication strategy, setting out the priorities for the next phase of the strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Developing a TB vaccine for cattle is one of our priorities. A cattle vaccine could be a game-changer in terms of providing a strong additional tool to help eradicate bovine TB. In July 2020, we announced that the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) had granted permission for field trials of both the candidate Cattle BCG vaccine and the candidate skin test to detect infected animals among vaccinated animals (the DIVA skin test). Like other veterinary medicines, both the Cattle BCG vaccine and the DIVA skin test will need VMD marketing authorisations before they can be deployed. We hope that field trials will provide the evidence required for future marketing authorisations and for the DIVA skin test to be internationally recognised. The aim is to start field trials in 2021 and complete them in 2024. Provided the field trials go as hoped, and VMD considers the marketing authorisation applications satisfactory with respect to quality, safety and efficacy, the timeline envisages those authorisations being granted in 2025.</p><p> </p><p>We also set out in the Government response plans to evolve the wildlife control policy, with increased support for badger vaccination following the widespread deployment of effective, industry-led intensive badger culls. We envisage that the widespread badger culling policy will begin to be phased out and gradually replaced by Government supported badger vaccination and surveillance. Culling of badgers in specific areas will remain an option where the epidemiological assessment indicates it is needed.</p><p> </p><p>There is no single measure for tackling bovine TB and that is why we continue to pursue a suite of interventions to eradicate the disease in England.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 05/11/2020 13:32:50 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1247874

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
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	Food 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 steps he is taking to ensure the security of food supply in the event of the UK and EU not agreeing a deal on the future relationship before the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	110164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK has a highly resilient food supply chain. Our thorough preparations for leaving the EU in 2019, alongside the lessons we have learned during the Covid-19 response provide a robust foundation for end of Transition Period planning on food supply. We are working alongside industry and across Government, including with the Devolved Administrations, to plan for the end of this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has well established ways of working with the food industry who are experienced in dealing with situations that can cause disruptions to supply.</p><p> </p><p>Our overall assessment of risk within a reasonable worst case scenario of food supply at the end of transition is that there will not be an overall shortage of food in the UK, and consumers will continue to have access to a wide range of food products.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 110165 question first answered 09/11/2020 16:13:42 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1247876

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
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	Food 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 recent discussions he has had with the commercial food industry on ensuring an adequate supply of food after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	110165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK has a highly resilient food supply chain. Our thorough preparations for leaving the EU in 2019, alongside the lessons we have learned during the Covid-19 response provide a robust foundation for end of Transition Period planning on food supply. We are working alongside industry and across Government, including with the Devolved Administrations, to plan for the end of this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has well established ways of working with the food industry who are experienced in dealing with situations that can cause disruptions to supply.</p><p> </p><p>Our overall assessment of risk within a reasonable worst case scenario of food supply at the end of transition is that there will not be an overall shortage of food in the UK, and consumers will continue to have access to a wide range of food products.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 110164 question first answered 09/11/2020 16:13:42 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1247928

registered interest
date	02/11/2020
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	Guide Dogs: Travel
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 he has had with his European counterparts to ensure people with assistance dogs are able to travel to the EU after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	110243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>Defra is proactively and positively engaging with the assistance dog community and relevant stakeholders on the impacts on dog movements to the EU. We will continue to closely work with assistance dog organisations to share the latest advice and guidance (in accessible formats) with their members on pet travel requirements as this is updated. The Department submitted an application to the EU Commission to become a ‘Part I’ listed third country in relation to non-commercial movement of pet dogs, cats and ferrets from the UK into the EU. Acceptance of this application would mean very similar documentation and health requirements to those now for pet owners and users of assistance dogs travelling to the EU. The Commission is now considering our application and the Government is continuing to engage with the them on this point. We will not be changing our requirements for pet travel into GB in the short term, in order to make the movements of pet travellers and users of assistance dogs as frictionless as possible. Any future review of the pet travel rules will take into consideration the needs of assistance dog users as a priority.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 05/11/2020 16:02:22 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones