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1690127

registered interest
date	19/02/2024
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	Foie Gras: 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 estimate he has made of the total tonnage of foie gras imported in 2023; and whether he plans to ban its importation when produced via force-feeding.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	14733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>In 2023 the UK imported 628 tonnes of fatty livers of geese and ducks, valued at £3.3m <strong>(source HMRC UK Trade Info; data for 2023 is provisional and subject to change).</strong><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Government shares the British public's high regard for animal welfare and has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese using force feeding raises serious welfare concerns.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to building a clear evidence base to inform future decisions. Any proposals would be informed by the evidence base and likely subject to consultation.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 27/02/2024 14:01:21 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1689397

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Copyright
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of using voluntary collective licensing schemes to enable the licensing of copyright protected material for use in the training of generative AI models.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	14296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the benefits of collective licensing, in delivering efficient outcomes for users of copyright material, but has made no specific assessment of the potential merits of collective licensing in relation to the training of AI models. Collective licensing was examined by the working group convened last year to develop a voluntary code of practice on copyright and AI, but no agreement on a way forward was reached between rights holders and AI companies.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to work closely with AI developers and rights holders, including collective management organisations, on these issues and will share a public update soon.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 26/02/2024 16:26:55 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1679771

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Livestock Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to prevent banks from providing (a) financial and (b) investment support to industrial livestock companies that contribute to deforestation.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	8174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with UK financial institutions to further tackle deforestation-linked finance. As we set out in the updated Green Finance Strategy, we have begun this work with Government-convened roundtables having commenced in Summer 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The global approach on disclosure standards, such as the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) or the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is a vital condition for success in improving nature-related disclosure.</p><p> </p><p>Following the making of the first relevant regulations under paragraph 1 of Schedule 17 of the Environment Act and as set out in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, HM Treasury will conduct a review to assess the extent to which regulation of the UK financial system is adequate for the purpose of eliminating the financing of illegal deforestation, and to consider what, if any, changes to the regulatory framework may be appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 15/01/2024 14:23:52 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1669634

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Cyprus: France
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) his French counterpart on France's defence cooperation agreement with Southern Cyprus and use of the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base and (b) President Tatar of Northern Cyprus on a potential defence agreement between the UK and Northern Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	1704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>While our bilateral military cooperation is strong, the Foreign Secretary has not recently discussed France's defence cooperation agreement with Cyprus with his French counterpart. In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared &quot;Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus&quot; as an independent state. The UK recognises the Republic of Cyprus as the sovereign authority of Cyprus and has no intention of discussing a potential defence agreement with the Turkish Cypriot administration.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/11/2023 14:53:37 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1665372

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
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	Furs: Import Controls
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 she is taking to (a) monitor and (b) restrict fur imports from European countries, in the context of outbreaks of avian flu in Europe in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	203115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 26/10/2023 11:10:41 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1661859

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	Furs: 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 she is taking to (a) monitor and (b) restrict as necessary fur imports from European countries, in the context of outbreaks of avian flu in Europe.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	200399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Further details will be provided ahead of the tabling of the legislation later this year. Dog owners do not need to take any action at this stage.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">While fur cannot be farmed in this country, and some fur from particular species is prohibited from import and sale, it is still possible to import and sell other types of fur from abroad. It is also possible to re-export fur and fur products that have been imported. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We have committed to explore potential action in relation to animal fur, as set out in the Action Plan for Animal Welfare, and have since conducted a Call for Evidence on the fur sector. We are continuing to build our evidence base on the fur sector, which will be used to inform any future action on the fur trade. However, currently we are not seeking to restrict fur imports based on avian influenza. </ins></p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 16/10/2023 16:13:10 question first ministerially corrected 18/10/2023 15:30:59 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison previous answer version 97782 answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling