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1519664

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Animals: 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 recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the ban placed on the import of rescue animals from (a) Romania, (b) Ukraine, (c) Belarus and (d) Poland on animal rescue charities in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	60055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>HM Government made the difficult decision to extend the temporary suspension of commercial cats, dogs, and ferrets (including rescue animals) dispatched or originating from Ukraine, Belarus, Romania, and Poland to the 29<sup>th</sup> October 2022.</p><p> </p><p>We understand the fluid situation at present due to the crisis and are aware that Romania, Belarus and Poland are currently experiencing high volumes of animal movements from Ukraine. Movements from these countries into Great Britain therefore present a higher risk at the current time due to the flow of animals from Ukraine.</p><p> </p><p>In particular, there is evidence to suggest that commercial consignments of pet animals from Ukraine are being moved into Poland, Romania and Belarus, including strays, rescue and abandoned animals.</p><p> </p><p>Unlike non-commercial pets accompanying Ukrainian refugees, these animals often have unknown history and disease status which increases the risk of disease spread.</p><p> </p><p>Our standards of biosecurity are among the highest in the world. HM Government takes the importation of pets seriously and is committed to preserving our high standards of biosecurity. The movement of commercial pets from Belarus, Poland, Romania and Ukraine represents a clear and serious enough biosecurity risk at the current time that we therefore consider the suspension of these movements necessary to protect the health of people and pets in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>This risk has been exacerbated further by serious cases of non-compliance. There is a history of non-compliant movements of rescue animals into Great Britain from this region, which further increases the biosecurity risk.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to engage with competent authorities in impacted countries, the European Commission, and external partners (including rescue and rehoming charities) to gather data and information to enable us to keep the biosecurity risks in relation to the introduction of rabies or the tapeworm <em>Echinococcus multilocularis </em>to Great Britain under review and to assess the impact of the suspension. The measure is under constant review based on the evidence provided to ensure it is targeted and proportionate to the risks posed.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government appreciates the work of rescue and rehoming organisations who work to ensure that unwanted and abandoned animals are given the opportunity to find a forever home whilst complying with our animal health and welfare legislation.</p><p> </p><p>That is why this is only a temporary measure, to ensure that we protect our biosecurity at this challenging time. Given the consequences of getting this wrong, I hope you will understand why we are being cautious.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Scott Mann grouped question UIN 60056 question first answered 13/10/2022 16:40:24 answering member 4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1519665

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Animals: 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, with regard to his Department's temporary suspension of the commercial import of dogs, cats and ferrets if they originate from or have been dispatched from Belarus, Poland, Romania or Ukraine until 29 October 2022, whether he plans to end that suspension after that date.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	60056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>HM Government made the difficult decision to extend the temporary suspension of commercial cats, dogs, and ferrets (including rescue animals) dispatched or originating from Ukraine, Belarus, Romania, and Poland to the 29<sup>th</sup> October 2022.</p><p> </p><p>We understand the fluid situation at present due to the crisis and are aware that Romania, Belarus and Poland are currently experiencing high volumes of animal movements from Ukraine. Movements from these countries into Great Britain therefore present a higher risk at the current time due to the flow of animals from Ukraine.</p><p> </p><p>In particular, there is evidence to suggest that commercial consignments of pet animals from Ukraine are being moved into Poland, Romania and Belarus, including strays, rescue and abandoned animals.</p><p> </p><p>Unlike non-commercial pets accompanying Ukrainian refugees, these animals often have unknown history and disease status which increases the risk of disease spread.</p><p> </p><p>Our standards of biosecurity are among the highest in the world. HM Government takes the importation of pets seriously and is committed to preserving our high standards of biosecurity. The movement of commercial pets from Belarus, Poland, Romania and Ukraine represents a clear and serious enough biosecurity risk at the current time that we therefore consider the suspension of these movements necessary to protect the health of people and pets in Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>This risk has been exacerbated further by serious cases of non-compliance. There is a history of non-compliant movements of rescue animals into Great Britain from this region, which further increases the biosecurity risk.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to engage with competent authorities in impacted countries, the European Commission, and external partners (including rescue and rehoming charities) to gather data and information to enable us to keep the biosecurity risks in relation to the introduction of rabies or the tapeworm <em>Echinococcus multilocularis </em>to Great Britain under review and to assess the impact of the suspension. The measure is under constant review based on the evidence provided to ensure it is targeted and proportionate to the risks posed.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government appreciates the work of rescue and rehoming organisations who work to ensure that unwanted and abandoned animals are given the opportunity to find a forever home whilst complying with our animal health and welfare legislation.</p><p> </p><p>That is why this is only a temporary measure, to ensure that we protect our biosecurity at this challenging time. Given the consequences of getting this wrong, I hope you will understand why we are being cautious.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Scott Mann grouped question UIN 60055 question first answered 13/10/2022 16:40:24 answering member 4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1519777

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Overtime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total number of excessive hours worked by Army personnel in (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	60057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The MOD measures and describes the working patterns of personnel through the annual UK Armed Forces Continuous Working Patterns Survey (CWPS). The CWPS is a sample exercise in the form of a seven-day diary completed by trained UK Regular personnel to record the number of hours spent at work, on call, on breaks, and off duty to calculate averages for the Armed Forces. The 2021/22 CWPS can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-continuous-working-patterns-survey-202122" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-continuous-working-patterns-survey-202122</a></p><p> </p><p>The MOD does not set Service personnel specific targets to work a certain number of hours. Routinely, where possible, the Armed Forces’ intent is for all personnel to work a normal working day (e.g. 08:30 to 17:00) five days a week, or equivalent for shift workers, although this is subject to change depending upon operational tempo and other commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The Working Time Regulations (WTR) do not apply to the Armed Forces, however Commanding Officers must nevertheless ensure that where any official orders set out timings and tasks, the orders should comply with the WTR unless an exception applies. The Chain of Command informally monitors hours worked at a local and unit level to ensure that personnel do not under or over work. Annual leave is subject to formal recording and is actively managed by the Chain of Command to ensure personnel take adequate leave; any accrued leave can be carried over in line with departmental policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wrexham answering member printed Sarah Atherton grouped question UIN 60058 60059 60060 60061 question first answered 13/10/2022 16:45:35 answering member 4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1519778

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Overtime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total number of excessive hours worked by Army personnel in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	60058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The MOD measures and describes the working patterns of personnel through the annual UK Armed Forces Continuous Working Patterns Survey (CWPS). The CWPS is a sample exercise in the form of a seven-day diary completed by trained UK Regular personnel to record the number of hours spent at work, on call, on breaks, and off duty to calculate averages for the Armed Forces. The 2021/22 CWPS can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-continuous-working-patterns-survey-202122" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-continuous-working-patterns-survey-202122</a></p><p> </p><p>The MOD does not set Service personnel specific targets to work a certain number of hours. Routinely, where possible, the Armed Forces’ intent is for all personnel to work a normal working day (e.g. 08:30 to 17:00) five days a week, or equivalent for shift workers, although this is subject to change depending upon operational tempo and other commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The Working Time Regulations (WTR) do not apply to the Armed Forces, however Commanding Officers must nevertheless ensure that where any official orders set out timings and tasks, the orders should comply with the WTR unless an exception applies. The Chain of Command informally monitors hours worked at a local and unit level to ensure that personnel do not under or over work. Annual leave is subject to formal recording and is actively managed by the Chain of Command to ensure personnel take adequate leave; any accrued leave can be carried over in line with departmental policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wrexham answering member printed Sarah Atherton grouped question UIN 60057 60059 60060 60061 question first answered 13/10/2022 16:45:35 answering member 4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1519779

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Overtime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total number of excessive hours worked by Tri-Service personnel in (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	60059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The MOD measures and describes the working patterns of personnel through the annual UK Armed Forces Continuous Working Patterns Survey (CWPS). The CWPS is a sample exercise in the form of a seven-day diary completed by trained UK Regular personnel to record the number of hours spent at work, on call, on breaks, and off duty to calculate averages for the Armed Forces. The 2021/22 CWPS can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-continuous-working-patterns-survey-202122" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-continuous-working-patterns-survey-202122</a></p><p> </p><p>The MOD does not set Service personnel specific targets to work a certain number of hours. Routinely, where possible, the Armed Forces’ intent is for all personnel to work a normal working day (e.g. 08:30 to 17:00) five days a week, or equivalent for shift workers, although this is subject to change depending upon operational tempo and other commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The Working Time Regulations (WTR) do not apply to the Armed Forces, however Commanding Officers must nevertheless ensure that where any official orders set out timings and tasks, the orders should comply with the WTR unless an exception applies. The Chain of Command informally monitors hours worked at a local and unit level to ensure that personnel do not under or over work. Annual leave is subject to formal recording and is actively managed by the Chain of Command to ensure personnel take adequate leave; any accrued leave can be carried over in line with departmental policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wrexham answering member printed Sarah Atherton grouped question UIN 60057 60058 60060 60061 question first answered 13/10/2022 16:45:35 answering member 4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1519780

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Overtime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the total number of excessive hours worked by Tri-Service personnel in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	60060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The MOD measures and describes the working patterns of personnel through the annual UK Armed Forces Continuous Working Patterns Survey (CWPS). The CWPS is a sample exercise in the form of a seven-day diary completed by trained UK Regular personnel to record the number of hours spent at work, on call, on breaks, and off duty to calculate averages for the Armed Forces. The 2021/22 CWPS can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-continuous-working-patterns-survey-202122" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-continuous-working-patterns-survey-202122</a></p><p> </p><p>The MOD does not set Service personnel specific targets to work a certain number of hours. Routinely, where possible, the Armed Forces’ intent is for all personnel to work a normal working day (e.g. 08:30 to 17:00) five days a week, or equivalent for shift workers, although this is subject to change depending upon operational tempo and other commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The Working Time Regulations (WTR) do not apply to the Armed Forces, however Commanding Officers must nevertheless ensure that where any official orders set out timings and tasks, the orders should comply with the WTR unless an exception applies. The Chain of Command informally monitors hours worked at a local and unit level to ensure that personnel do not under or over work. Annual leave is subject to formal recording and is actively managed by the Chain of Command to ensure personnel take adequate leave; any accrued leave can be carried over in line with departmental policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wrexham answering member printed Sarah Atherton grouped question UIN 60057 60058 60059 60061 question first answered 13/10/2022 16:45:35 answering member 4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1519781

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the target for the average number of hours worked by Armed Forces personnel each week by (a) service and (b) rank.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	60061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The MOD measures and describes the working patterns of personnel through the annual UK Armed Forces Continuous Working Patterns Survey (CWPS). The CWPS is a sample exercise in the form of a seven-day diary completed by trained UK Regular personnel to record the number of hours spent at work, on call, on breaks, and off duty to calculate averages for the Armed Forces. The 2021/22 CWPS can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-continuous-working-patterns-survey-202122" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-continuous-working-patterns-survey-202122</a></p><p> </p><p>The MOD does not set Service personnel specific targets to work a certain number of hours. Routinely, where possible, the Armed Forces’ intent is for all personnel to work a normal working day (e.g. 08:30 to 17:00) five days a week, or equivalent for shift workers, although this is subject to change depending upon operational tempo and other commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The Working Time Regulations (WTR) do not apply to the Armed Forces, however Commanding Officers must nevertheless ensure that where any official orders set out timings and tasks, the orders should comply with the WTR unless an exception applies. The Chain of Command informally monitors hours worked at a local and unit level to ensure that personnel do not under or over work. Annual leave is subject to formal recording and is actively managed by the Chain of Command to ensure personnel take adequate leave; any accrued leave can be carried over in line with departmental policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wrexham answering member printed Sarah Atherton grouped question UIN 60057 60058 60059 60060 question first answered 13/10/2022 16:45:35 answering member 4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1507299

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any former Ministers in his Department accepted Ministerial severance pay after resigning in July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	53505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2022 answer text <p>No ministers in the Cabinet Office resigned from the Government in July 2022 and therefore no severance pay was issued.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 03/10/2022 11:34:07 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1507300

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he will publish a full list of former Ministers who resigned in July 2022 who (a) accepted, (b) rejected or (c) donated to charity their Ministerial severance pay.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	53506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2022 answer text <p>Individual departments are responsible for the payment of salaries and severance payments to current and former Ministers and, as such, the information you have requested is not held centrally. Departments are required to publish compensation payments paid to former Ministers as part of their Annual Report &amp; Accounts.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 03/10/2022 11:36:08 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1507337

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Prostate Cancer: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a national prostate cancer screening programme similar to the breast cancer and cervical cancer screening programmes.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	53507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) does not currently recommend the introduction of prostate screening, as there is no accurate test. There is insufficient evidence for clinicians to determine those men who require treatment and those who may be safely monitored. The UK NSC plans to review the evidence for prostate cancer screening in 2023 and an updated recommendation will be made.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 28/09/2022 15:50:52 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard