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227803

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	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, how many and what proportion of employees in her Department identify as (a) white or white British, (b) Asian or Asian British, (c) Black or Black British, (d) mixed or multiple ethnic group and (e) another ethnicity.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	227959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the number and proportion of core Defra employees in each ethnicity category as at 28 February 2015. This includes people who have declared their ethnicity status only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ethnicity</p></td><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No. of staff</p></td><td><p>1237</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1478</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>83.7%</p></td><td><p>6.2%</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 19/03/2015 15:28:02 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

227804

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	Dangerous Dogs Exemption Schemes (England and Wales) Order 2015
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 her policy objectives were in introducing the Dangerous Dogs Exemption Schemes (England and Wales) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 138); and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	227918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Crawley on 4 March 2015, PQ UIN 225448.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/03/2015 16:34:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

227805

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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: 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 many pieces of legislation affect the control and welfare of dogs; and for how many of those laws her Department produces formal guidance.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	227919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>There are several pieces of legislation and guidance that affect the control and welfare of all animals, including dogs. It is difficult to be precise about numbers given that apparently unrelated legislation can have an effect on dogs (e.g. hygiene laws).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/03/2015 17:58:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

227806

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Reptiles: Import Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many seizures of reptiles there were by the Border Force under the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014; how many individual animals were so seized in each such year; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	227914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The data requested on the seizures of reptiles by Border Force can be found in the below table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Seizure Year</td><td>Number of Seizures</td><td>Quantity Seized</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>9</td><td>477</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>16</td><td>1232</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 26/03/2015 10:09:15 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 51789 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

227807

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	Reptiles: 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, according to TRACES, how many and what species of reptiles were imported into the UK from (a) within and (b) outside the EU in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	227915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>TRACES does not hold a complete record of reptile imports into the UK because it only records consignments of species that require a CITES certificate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Movements of reptiles from European Union (EU) Member States <strong>to the UK</strong> which do not require a CITES certificate are accompanied by a hard copy of the health certificate. However, information about these consignments is not recorded on TRACES.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures below refer only to those species for which a CITES licence is required. Third Country totals are not broken down into “families” as this would require each certificate to be interrogated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reptiles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From EU to UK in 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From EU to UK in 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From Third Countries to UK in 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From Third Countries to UK in 2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhynchocephalia</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Sauria</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Serpentes</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Testudinata</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>3035</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Crocodylia</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2463</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3531</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>129592</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>101592</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of reptiles imported <strong>into the EU</strong> from Third Countries, taken from Eurostat is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013- EU Member States imported 1,379,146 live reptiles from outside the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2014- EU Member States imported 1,443,213 live reptiles from outside the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 227917 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:18:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

227808

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	Reptiles: 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, what information her Department holds on the number of reptiles that were imported into the EU in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	227917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>TRACES does not hold a complete record of reptile imports into the UK because it only records consignments of species that require a CITES certificate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Movements of reptiles from European Union (EU) Member States <strong>to the UK</strong> which do not require a CITES certificate are accompanied by a hard copy of the health certificate. However, information about these consignments is not recorded on TRACES.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures below refer only to those species for which a CITES licence is required. Third Country totals are not broken down into “families” as this would require each certificate to be interrogated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reptiles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From EU to UK in 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From EU to UK in 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From Third Countries to UK in 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From Third Countries to UK in 2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhynchocephalia</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Sauria</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Serpentes</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Testudinata</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>3035</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Crocodylia</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2463</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3531</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>129592</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>101592</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of reptiles imported <strong>into the EU</strong> from Third Countries, taken from Eurostat is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013- EU Member States imported 1,379,146 live reptiles from outside the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2014- EU Member States imported 1,443,213 live reptiles from outside the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 227915 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:18:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

227809

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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, if she will estimate the proportion of local authority inspectors appointed under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 who deal with animal welfare issues on a daily basis.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	227894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Individual local authorities will hold information on the number of inspectors they have appointed under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and whether they work on animal welfare matters on a daily basis. As this information is not held by Defra it is not possible to provide the estimate requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/03/2015 16:37:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

227810

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Pakistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the government of Pakistan against death sentences for crimes committed by juveniles in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	227896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text We regularly raise our concerns at the death penalty in Pakistan and have pressed the Government of Pakistan at a minimum to restore the moratorium on the death penalty. It is our longstanding policy to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. Along with our EU counterparts in Pakistan, we have made clear UK concerns on Pakistan’s decision to resume executions. This includes concerns on specific cases, and the need for Pakistan to adhere to international obligations preventing the execution of juveniles. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 23/03/2015 16:15:22 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

227811

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	European Parliament
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the cost of the European Parliament having a base in both Strasbourg and Brussels.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	227950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text The EU Court of Auditors estimates that a move to a “single seat” for the European Parliament would save €113 million a year, while the European Parliament’s own “Single Seat” campaign estimates the saving at about €180 million a year, and a reduction of the EP’s carbon footprint by 40%. The UK welcomes the support from within the European Parliament for the move to a single seat and hopes that Members of the European Parliament push this issue up the political agenda. The UK’s position is well known: we are in favour of a single seat. The current arrangements are expensive, impractical and indefensible on environmental grounds. Moving to a single seat would require Treaty change and the agreement of all Member States. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 24/03/2015 14:53:59 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

227812

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken in response to the Burmese government's refusal to investigate possible violations of international law in relation to the Rohingya in Burma.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	227886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned by the situation in Rakhine State. Our approach is to seek an end to all human rights violations by encouraging a resolution of the underlying tensions. We have also made clear to the government of Burma that allegations of human rights abuses must be dealt with through a clear, independent and transparent investigative and prosecutorial process that meets international standards. This call was repeated in a UK co-sponsored Resolution in the UN General Assembly in November 2014. We have also put on record our view that an independent investigation, supported by appropriate technical assistance, would make a significant contribution to accountability and reconciliation. <br><br>We worked with international partners to develop a strong country resolution on Burma at the UN Human Rights Council in March last year, which calls on the Burmese government to tackle the situation in Rakhine and renewed the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Burma. We welcome her recent report and its constructive recommendations on Rakhine.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 24/03/2015 15:51:35 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi