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date	26/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of changes in the time allocated to teachers for planning, preparation and assessment.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	195463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>All teachers who participate in the teaching of pupils are entitled to reasonable periods of Planning, Preparation and Assessment (PPA). PPA time must amount to not less than 10% of the teacher’s timetabled teaching time. A teacher must not be required to carry out any other duties during the teacher’s PPA time.</p><p>There have been no changes in the time allocated to teachers for planning, preparation and assessment: this requirement has been in place since 2004.</p><p>The Department continues to work with unions, teachers and Ofsted to challenge and remove unnecessary workload so that teachers can focus on tasks which make the most positive impact on their pupils. For example, a workload reduction toolkit has been published which provides schools with practical tools and evidence-based solutions to enable them to streamline practice in their schools. This includes a section on reviewing curriculum planning with case studies on how schools have successfully reduced workload associated with planning.</p><p>The workload reduction toolkit can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/workload-reduction-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/workload-reduction-toolkit</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 29/11/2018 17:05:50 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1015114

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date	26/11/2018
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	Foxes: 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 silver foxes have been imported into the UK from other EU countries in the last five years; and under what regulatory regime those foxes were imported.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	195466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Foxes would be imported into Great Britain under one of two regulations:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 (as amended) (RIO).</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Council Directive 92/65/EEC</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency are required to issue an import licence for foxes imported under the Rabies Importation Order or a Quarantine Waiver under Council Directive 92/65/EEC. APHA have not issued any licences or waivers under the two aforementioned regulations for the period 2015 – 2018.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 29/11/2018 16:24:30 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1015115

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Foxes: 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, whether it is mandatory for silver foxes imported for the pet trade to be quarantined in an approved quarantine centre.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	195467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>All foxes covered by Schedule 1, Part II of The Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 (as amended) will require a licence under the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and Other Mammals) Order 1974 and must spend 4 months in quarantine unless they are exempted from quarantine. Waivers from quarantine would only be granted if animals were moving from a premises approved in accordance with Article 13 and Annex C of Council Directive 92/65/EEC</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Foxes are not part of the Pet Travel Scheme and therefore would not be permitted to move between Member States under the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 29/11/2018 16:27:11 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew