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1197680

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date	20/05/2020
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: Coronavirus
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 his Department plans to include zoos in the early reopening of leisure facilities in the post-covid-19 lockdown recovery plan.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	49669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>We understand the challenges faced by zoos and aquariums during these unprecedented times. We also appreciate the significant opportunities zoos can provide for the public to access well managed and controlled outdoor spaces, and the potential to improve general wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government has taken the decision that zoos and aquariums should not yet reopen, and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020, which came into force on 1 June, provide greater clarity and certainty on this. While each individual attraction can be made safer, it’s vital that we do not move too quickly in reopening to ensure public health is protected.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to work with the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) to understand how we can reopen zoos in a safe way as soon as possible with social distancing measures in place.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 49609 question first answered 08/06/2020 10:11:17 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

1195522

registered interest
date	13/05/2020
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	Agricultural Products: Coronavirus
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 a range of farm produce that is consistent with best practice in (a) animal welfare and (b) sustainability continues to be made available to consumers.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	46614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>The food industry has responded quickly and impressively to the significant changes in demand that we have seen over the past weeks. This has ensured supply into stores and people’s homes across the country and has demonstrated that the supply chain remains resilient.</p><p>To help industry, the Government has introduced several regulatory easements to keep food supply flowing. These include asking local authorities to show flexibility to allow extended delivery hours and flexing rules on drivers’ hours to allow a higher frequency of deliveries to stores.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, this Government was elected on a manifesto commitment that in all of our trade negotiations we will not compromise on our high environmental protection, animal welfare and food standards. The UK's growing reputation for quality food and drink, with high standards of food safety, animal welfare and sustainability, serves as an excellent platform to increase demand for our products still further.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/05/2020 13:13:41 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

1177999

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Horses: 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 plans his Department has to grant local authorities the powers to prevent horse tethering.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	1246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (the 2006 Act), local authorities, together with the police and officers of the Animal &amp; Plant Health Agency, already have powers to investigate cases of poor welfare or animal cruelty, including cases of inappropriate tethering.</p><p> </p><p>Tethering can be a useful equine temporary management tool when it is used appropriately. To assist horse owners and keepers as well as inspectors there is a the statutory <em>Code of Practice for the Welfare of Horses, Ponies, Donkeys and Their Hybrids</em> (the Code) which provides information on how to meet the welfare needs of horses, as required under the 2006 Act. The Code contains specific information on how to tether a horse appropriately without being breach of the 2006 Act.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are able to make decisions based on local needs and resource priorities and the local arrangements that work best for them. Therefore, I consider that this legislation and guidance provides the right safeguards and powers in respect of horse tethering. However, we will continue to engage with key stakeholders to see if more can be done to spread best practice among horse owners as well as increased partnership working in order to tackle the issue of inappropriate horse tethering.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/02/2020 16:24:06 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti