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1086805

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Pet Travel Scheme
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 take steps to seek an exemption for those travelling to the EU with a guide dog in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal and is treated as an unlisted or third country for the purposes of travelling with a pet.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	230727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>Recognised Assistance Dogs (RADs) are currently able to travel to and from the EU provided they meet the requirements of the EU Pet Travel Scheme. Whatever the outcome of negotiations, under EU rules RADs will have to continue meeting the same requirements as pets (dogs, cats and ferrets) once we have left the EU. This means there would be no exemption for those travelling with a guide dog in the event we leave without a deal.</p><p> </p><p>The Government submitted its application for the UK to become a Part 1 listed third country under the Pet Travel Scheme after leaving the EU. We will continue to press the Commission to discuss this option with us. This would mean that the travel requirements for all pet owners, including people with RADs, would be less onerous.</p><p> </p><p>On 6 November, Defra published guidance on ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pet-travel-to-europe-after-brexit" target="_blank">Pet Travel to Europe after Brexit’</a> in preparation for the possibility of leaving the EU without a deal. RAD owners are advised to contact their vet at least 4 months before travel to ensure they can continue travelling to the EU in any scenario. The Department has made these communications accessible to blind and partially sighted people and will continue to keep this guidance updated. We are working closely with stakeholders such as Guide dogs UK, Dogs for Good, Eurotunnel, airlines and ferry companies to share communications information and guidance about pet travel after the UK’s departure from the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 18/03/2019 14:36:42 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1082719

registered interest
date	06/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussion he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) his Irish counterpart on establishing a bi-lateral arrangement on the recognition of driving licences between the to countries in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	229130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>Like the UK, Ireland does not require visitors to hold an International Driving Permit (IDP) to drive in Ireland, as long as they have their domestic driving licence. This continued recognition for visitors means that UK motorists visiting Ireland after exit day, including those crossing the border for work, will not have to purchase an IDP, irrespective of whether the UK leaves the EU with or without a deal.</p> answering member constituency Epsom and Ewell answering member printed Chris Grayling question first answered 11/03/2019 15:57:32 answering member 1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1081816

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	South Africa: Mining
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department has provided to the community of Marikana following the loss of life at the Lonmin mine in August 2012.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	228034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>In response to the Marikana shootings, the UK expressed our concern and condolences to the families of those killed. The UK welcomed the findings of the Marikana Commission of Inquiry that the South African Government established in 2012 to ascertain the facts surrounding the events at Lonmin mine. The Commission issued its report in 2015 and the South African Government accepted full responsibility for the incident, agreeing in 2016 to pay R1.17 billion (£75 million) in compensation.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/03/2019 15:48:05 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1081818

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	South Africa: Mining
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 take steps to seek the release of the miners imprisoned as a result of the strike at Lonmin’s mine in Marikana.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	228035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>In 2012, the South African Government established the Marikana Commission of Inquiry (also known as the Farlam Commission) to ascertain the facts surrounding the events at Lonmin mine. The Commission issued its report in 2015 and the South African Government accepted full responsibility for the incident, agreeing in 2016 to pay R1.17 billion (£75 million) in compensation. The majority of the 270 miners charged under South African criminal law as a result of the strike at Lonmin have since been released after their charges were dropped by the South African Police.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/03/2019 15:49:47 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1081819

registered interest
date	04/03/2019
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	South Africa: Mining
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to ensure that the British company Lonmin is held accountable for the loss of life at its mine in Marikana in August 2012.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	228036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>​In 2012 the South African Government established the Marikana Commission of Inquiry (also known as the Farlam Commission) to ascertain the facts surrounding the events at Lonmin mine. Following recommendations made by the Farlam Commission, the British Government sought assurances from Lonmin that the human rights of employees were upheld.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 12/03/2019 15:51:26 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1077175

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Non-native Species: EU Law
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 the Government takes to monitor compliance with the eight restrictions listed under Article 7 of EU Regulation No 1143/2014 on invasive alien species; and what plans the Government has to monitor compliance with these eight restrictions, after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	225437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is taking steps to implement the Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement &amp; Permitting) Order 2019, which will empower the Police, Natural England, the Animal and Plant Health Agency and UK Border Force to monitor and record evidence of non-compliance with Article 7 of the EU Regulation No 1143/2014 on invasive alien species.</p><p> </p><p>The EU Regulation will be converted into UK law and, as such, its protections will continue after the UK has left the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/02/2019 10:03:16 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1064314

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
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	Non-native Species
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 the report entitled, Economic Cost of Invasive Non-Native Species on Great Britain, published by CABI in November 2010, what the cost to the public purse has been of Invasive Non-Native Species since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	223795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The responsibility for tackling invasive non-native species (INNS) and the associated costs of mitigating the damage they cause will impact on a number of departments and non-departmental public bodies. The Government does not hold collated information on the direct cost to the ‘public purse’. However, we are working towards furthering our understanding of the impact of invasive species, including their economic costs. Defra has recently commissioned a scoping study which will investigate whether it is possible to quantify a broader range of impacts of INNS on natural capital assets and the ecosystem services they provide. This will build on CABI’s Defra-funded study from 2010, which was a substantial and detailed assessment. The study clearly demonstrated that the costs of INNS to the British economy are considerable and widespread.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/02/2019 15:19:33 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1064315

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
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	Non-native Species
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what dates (a) power of entry and (b) species control provisions have been used under Section 14(4A) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, as amended by Section 23 of the Infrastructure Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	223796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>Enforcement of Section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act is a matter for the police and Defra therefore does not hold a record of when those powers have been used.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 223797 question first answered 27/02/2019 15:12:31 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1064323

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
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	Non-native Species
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 publish the incidents that have been recorded in non-compliance of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (prohibition on sale etc. of Invasive Non-native Plants) (England) Order 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	223797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>Enforcement of Section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act is a matter for the police and Defra therefore does not hold a record of when those powers have been used.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 223796 question first answered 27/02/2019 15:12:31 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1064324

registered interest
date	20/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to comply with the Ballast Water Management Convention; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	223798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK has begun the process to develop legislation to implement the requirements of the Ballast Water Management Convention and is currently collating the data and information required in order to complete the legislative process. The UK has not yet acceded to the Convention but expects to introduce legislation and accede to the Convention in Autumn 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 27/02/2019 17:03:53 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy