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1643731

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
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	Livestock: Exports
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 set out a timetable for bringing forward a ban on live exports.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	189080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>We remain committed to ending the export of live animals for fattening and slaughter. There have not been any live exports for fattening or slaughter since 2020 and we want to make this permanent. Parliamentary business will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 15/06/2023 09:54:15 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1628523

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
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	Livestock: Exports
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 live (a) cattle, (b) sheep, (c) pigs and (d) goats have been exported for fattening and slaughter since 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Duncan Baker
uin	185642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>There have been no exports of livestock for slaughter or fattening since 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Exports of cattle, sheep, pigs and goats by sea to mainland Europe have not been viable since 1st January 2021, due to the lack of Border Control Post facilities designated to accept this trade in receiving EU Member States.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst exports of equines have continued, this has been for the purpose of leisure, competition or breeding only; none have been exported for slaughter.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 24/05/2023 16:37:24 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4784 label Biography information for Duncan Baker

1364442

registered interest
date	28/10/2021
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	Livestock: Exports
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 for implementing a ban on the export of live animals for slaughter.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	65375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2021 answer text <p>The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill, which received its Second Reading in the House of Commons on 25 October, will ban live exports of livestock and equines for slaughter and fattening from Great Britain. We plan to adapt the existing journey log approval system and will be engaging with industry on the implementation of the ban before introducing regulations.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/11/2021 16:27:18 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1309765

registered interest
date	16/04/2021
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	Livestock: Exports
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 his timescale is for (a) publishing the results of the consultation on the export ban of live animals for slaughter and fattening and (b) implementing the recommendations arising from that consultation.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	182120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Caerphilly on 15 April 2021, <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-04-12/178842" target="_blank">PQ UIN 178842</a>.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/04/2021 13:46:02 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1302432

registered interest
date	15/03/2021
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	Livestock: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's response to the consultation on ending live animal exports for slaughter, what assessment his Department has made of the requirements and needs of agri-food businesses whose export times necessarily exceed 24 hours.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	169038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>The public consultation ended on 25 February and we are currently analysing all the responses we received; we will be publishing the Government response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/03/2021 15:53:39 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1285435

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Livestock: Exports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ban the live export of animals for consumption overseas.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL13189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>Leaving the European Union has enabled us to take a major step forward in delivering on our commitment to end excessively long journeys for animals going for slaughter or fattening.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently consulting in England and Wales on proposals to end the unnecessary practice. This is a key priority for the Government, and we hope to have legislation in place by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation period closes on 25 February 2021. Further details can be found at the document attached.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 23/02/2021 12:17:32 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park attachment 1 file name HL13189 attachment 1.pdf title Consultations on improvements to animal welfare
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch