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982881

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Animal Welfare
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 improve the care and protection of animals in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	176230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has made it clear that as we leave the EU we will maintain and enhance our reputation as a global leader on animal welfare. We are increasing maximum sentences for animal cruelty tenfold from six months’ to five years’ imprisonment, we have made CCTV mandatory in slaughterhouses, we propose to ban the use of electronic shock collars and we are banning online sales of puppies.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 16/10/2018 15:25:59 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

982882

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Southern Water
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 Southern Water on improving its performance.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	176231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The water regulators, Ofwat, the Environment Agency and the Drinking Water Inspectorate, hold regular discussions with water companies, including Southern Water, about the companies’ performance. Discussions cover all relevant regulatory performance, including operational resilience, customer service and environmental protection.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/10/2018 13:51:03 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

983166

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
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	Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare
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 much funding his Department plans to allocate to the monitoring of animal welfare standards in 2019-20 after the introduction of CCTV in slaughterhouses throughout England.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	176232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has delivered its manifesto commitment to make CCTV mandatory in slaughterhouses. Legislation came into force on 4 May 2018 with a 6-month transitional period to allow slaughterhouse operators to comply before provisions come into force on 5 November.</p><p> </p><p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) are responsible for the implementation and enforcement of this legislation. The forecasted costs for 2018-19 for the monitoring of animal welfare standards in slaughter houses in England has been set at £149,777. The costs for 2019-20 will be discussed and agreed with FSA in due course.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 16/10/2018 15:29:01 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

937754

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Game: Birds
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 comparative assessment his Department has made of the welfare of (a) caged and (b) non-caged game birds; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	162527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>Defra commissioned research into gamebird rearing from 2010 to 2012: AW1303 “Study to determine whether cage-based breeding can meet the needs of game birds, and if not, to identify best practice”. This research found that for pheasants and partridges, providing increased space does not necessarily equate with enhanced welfare.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra’s advisory body, the Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC), was tasked with considering all aspects of gamebird farming to feed into future work in this area. This assessment included a range of traditional and more intensive methods of gamebird breeding and rearing, including: breeding partridges in cages; breeding pheasants in grass pens or raised cages; rearing partridges and pheasants in brooder huts with grass pens; and commercial broiler chicken-type sheds with outdoor runs. In 2008, it published an Opinion on the Welfare of Farmed Gamebirds and its recommendations fed into Defra’s current Code of Practice for the Welfare of Gamebirds Reared for Sporting Purposes: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325047/FAWC_opinion_on_the_welfare_of_farmed_gamebirds.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/325047/FAWC_opinion_on_the_welfare_of_farmed_gamebirds.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/07/2018 10:46:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

926943

registered interest
date	19/06/2018
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	Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill
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 plans for Clause 1 and Clause 2 of the draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill to be introduced as separate pieces of primary legislation.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	155256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to the reply given to the Hon Member for Bristol East, Kerry McCarthy, on 27 March 2018 to PQ 133919.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/06/2018 09:24:04 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

914819

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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	Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill
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 his Department plans to publish its response to the Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill 2017 Consultation, published on 12 December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	148736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2018 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to the reply given to the Honourable Member for Bristol East, on 27 March 2018 PQ UIN 133919.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/06/2018 14:17:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

896497

registered interest
date	02/05/2018
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	Forestry
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 appoint the national tree champion; and to whom that person will report.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	140695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>A decision on the appointment of the national Tree Champion, including to whom that person will report, will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/05/2018 14:19:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

797469

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	Wildlife: 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 recent steps his Department has taken to tackle the illegal trade in wildlife; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	116432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>Combatting the illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a priority for the UK government. This is why we are investing £26 million globally, and working with international partners, to tackle the systemic issues driving IWT. This includes funding initiatives directly and through Defra’s IWT Challenge Fund to reduce demand, strengthen enforcement, ensure effective legal frameworks and develop sustainable livelihoods for communities affected by IWT.</p><p> </p><p>The UK government is committed to taking action as part of global efforts to assure the future of elephants. That is why we are currently consulting on proposals to ban all UK sales of ivory which contribute directly or indirectly to the poaching of elephants.</p><p> </p><p>Following the success of the inaugural international conference on IWT in London in 2014, and subsequent successful conferences in Kasane in 2015 and Hanoi in 2016, the UK will bring global leaders back to London in October 2018 for a fourth high-level international meeting. This meeting will ensure that IWT stays at the top of the political agenda and that all participants deliver on the commitments they have made.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/12/2017 09:54:51 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

786829

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
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	Non-commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011
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 the Government plans to publish its post-implementation review of the Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order 2011, following the consultation on the review of that order that closed on 27 October 2016.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	112219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Defra will publish the post implementation review (PIR) of the Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals Order (NCMPAO) 2011 following clearance of the PIR report by the Regulatory Policy Committee and the Draft Statutory Review Report by the Reducing Regulatory Sub-Committee.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/11/2017 15:34:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

785118

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
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	Animal Breeding: Licensing
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 his Department plans to publish draft regulations on single animal establishment licences.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	111822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>We intend to lay draft regulations on animal activity licensing schemes before Parliament early next year. Since the end of the public consultation last year and the publication of the Next Steps document setting out the way forward in February 2017, Defra has been working closely with key sectors and stakeholders to refine the regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/11/2017 16:17:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith