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1697908

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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, what steps he is taking to tackle the commercial movement of pregnant dogs into Great Britain; and whether he plans to take legislative steps to curb this practice.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	19937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government supports the Private Members’ Bill, Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, introduced by Selaine Saxby MP on restricting the importation and non-commercial movement of pets. The Bill will contain powers that will enable future regulations for commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into the United Kingdom including prohibiting the import of heavily pregnant dogs over 42 days gestation.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 26/03/2024 16:25:58 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1697910

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) increasing the age at which puppies can be imported to six months and (b) reintroducing rabies blood tests for imported puppies.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	19939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government supports the Private Members’ Bill, Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, introduced by Selaine Saxby MP on restricting the importation and non-commercial movement of pets. The Bill will contain powers that will enable future regulations for commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into the United Kingdom including prohibiting the import of puppies under six months old.</p><p> </p><p>There are already strict legal controls on the entry of animals into Great Britain aimed at preventing the introduction of rabies. All dogs, cats and ferrets entering Great Britain must be vaccinated against rabies. We are not currently proposing any changes to the animal health requirements for dogs, cats and ferrets entering Great Britain. The Government monitors disease risk carefully. If the disease risk changes, or an immediate public health risk is identified, appropriate action will be taken.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 26/03/2024 16:22:28 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1697911

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of importing pregnant dogs on the welfare of those dogs; and whether he has received representations from animal welfare organisations on this matter.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	19940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>In August 2021, the Government launched a consultation on proposed restrictions to the commercial import and non-commercial movement of pets into Great Britain including restricting the import of heavily pregnant dogs. It was a wide-ranging consultation with excellent engagement with key stakeholders including animal welfare organisations. We are carefully reviewing the feedback gathered from our consultation and wider engagement with stakeholders, and a summary will be published soon. We continue to engage with stakeholders on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The Government supports the Private Members’ Bill, Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, introduced by Selaine Saxby MP on restricting the importation and non-commercial movement of pets. The Bill will contain powers that will enable future regulations for commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into the United Kingdom including prohibiting the import of heavily pregnant dogs over 42 days gestation.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 26/03/2024 13:36:17 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1697284

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have (1) to introduce a complete ban on the commercial movement of pregnant dogs, and (2) to increase the age at which puppies can be imported to six months.
tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
uin	HL3414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government supports the Private Members’ Bill, Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, introduced by Selaine Saxby MP on restricting the importation and non-commercial movement of pets. The Bill contains powers that will enable future regulations for commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into the United Kingdom, including prohibiting the import of heavily pregnant dogs over 42 days gestation and puppies under six months old.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 27/03/2024 15:25:56 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern

1688637

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
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, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of banning the importation of dogs with cropped ears.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	13719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The practice of non-exempted mutilations such as cropping dogs' ears is abhorrent and has rightly been banned in the UK for over 10 years.</p><p> </p><p>In August 2021, we consulted on proposed changes to the commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into Great Britain including the importation of dogs with cropped ears.</p><p>We are carefully reviewing the feedback from our consultation and wider engagement with stakeholders, and a summary will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 19/02/2024 08:46:59 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1678647

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
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 dogs were imported under the Balai Directive in each month of (a) 2022 and (b) 2023; and from which country did these dogs originate.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	7424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested is provided in the attachment to this answer.</p><p> </p><p>It is a true reflection of the information that we have access to at this time. This information is drawn from external systems not directly controlled by the department.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/01/2024 11:45:45 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer attachment 1 file name PQ 7424 attachment (1).pdf title PQ 7424 attachment
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1645002

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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, whether it remains her policy to ban the non-commercial import of pregnant dogs in the last 30 per cent of their gestation period.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	189758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>In August 2021, the Government launched a consultation on proposed changes to the rules governing the commercial and non-commercial movement of pets, including a ban on the movement of dogs which are more than 42 days pregnant into Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>We are carefully reviewing the feedback gathered from our consultation and wider engagement with stakeholders, and a response to the consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 189759 question first answered 20/06/2023 08:59:56 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1645003

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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, whether she plans to bring forward secondary legislation to ban the non-commercial import of pregnant dogs in the last 30 per cent of their gestation period.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	189759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>In August 2021, the Government launched a consultation on proposed changes to the rules governing the commercial and non-commercial movement of pets, including a ban on the movement of dogs which are more than 42 days pregnant into Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>We are carefully reviewing the feedback gathered from our consultation and wider engagement with stakeholders, and a response to the consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 189758 question first answered 20/06/2023 08:59:56 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1644371

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
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 dogs have been imported under the Pet Travel Scheme since December 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	189467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total number of Dogs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 2019 only</p></td><td><p>21,013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>186,629</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>165,871</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>282,909</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>This is a summary of animals entering Great Britain under the Pet Travel Scheme via an approved route. It does not include pet animals that enter other parts of the UK (such as Northern Ireland or the Channel Islands) or pet animals that enter Great Britain from other parts of the UK. It does not include any animals that enter Great Britain under the Pet Travel Scheme from the Republic of Ireland (as these movements do not need to follow an approved route).</p><p>The data regarding the Pet Travel Scheme covers pets entering Great Britain and is based on information provided by checkers employed by approved carriers of pet animals. This data can be subject to change as often throughput data from carriers can be received late.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 19/06/2023 13:10:18 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1644372

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
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 dogs have been imported under the Balai Directive since December 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	189468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of dogs imported under the Balai Directive (EU)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2019</p></td><td><p>2,938</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>60,189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>72,766</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>37,284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023 (to May 2023)</p></td><td><p>15,152</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This information is drawn from the external TRACES and IPAFFS online systems not directly controlled by the department.</p><p> </p><p>TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System)</p><p>IPAFFS (Import of products, animals, food and feed system)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 19/06/2023 12:47:42 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill