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1627581
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-05-15more like thismore than 2023-05-15
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Animal Welfare more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it remains her policy to implement the Action Plan for Animal Welfare, published on 12 May 2021. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith more like this
uin 184939 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2023-05-19
answer text <p>We plan to take forward our ambitious agenda of animal welfare and conservation reforms, as outlined in the 2021 Action Plan for Animal Welfare, during the current Parliamentary session and beyond. We will continue to introduce and support legislative and non-legislative reforms when we can.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Taunton Deane more like this
answering member printed Rebecca Pow more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-05-19T10:45:19.293Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-19T10:45:19.293Z
answering member
4522
label Biography information for Rebecca Pow more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith remove filter
1627240
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-05-12more like thismore than 2023-05-12
answering body
Department for Business and Trade more like this
answering dept id 214 more like this
answering dept short name Business and Trade more like this
answering dept sort name Business and Trade more like this
hansard heading Batteries: Recycling more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, steps her Department is taking to increase investment in the domestic battery recycling industry. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith more like this
uin 184807 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-05-17more like thismore than 2023-05-17
answer text <p>The Critical Minerals Refresh published in March, sets out our approach to delivering on the Critical Minerals Strategy, and confirms our participation in the Minerals Security Partnership. Working with international partners, this aims to spur investment in supply chains across four pillars, including recycling and reuse, and will support our work to accelerate a circular economy of critical minerals in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also funding record investment in battery innovation and commercialisation, including in recycling. The £541m Faraday Battery Challenge is supporting projects such as REBLEND, which is developing commercial processes to directly recover valuable cathode active materials (CAM) for reuse in automotive batteries. The project is led by Ecoshred, with University of Leicester, University of Birmingham, Minviro, Iconichem Widnes, Watercycle Technologies, Ecolamp Recycling, and Cornish Lithium.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Wealden more like this
answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-05-17T10:55:25.807Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-17T10:55:25.807Z
answering member
4460
label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith remove filter
1627242
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-05-12more like thismore than 2023-05-12
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Poultry: Animal Housing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 173051, what steps her Department have taken to examine the use of cages for laying hens. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith more like this
uin 184809 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-05-17more like thismore than 2023-05-17
answer text <p>We are providing a range of financial incentives for improving animal health and welfare to farmers through the new Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. These incentives focus on published health and welfare priorities for each sector and will include support for farmers wishing to transition away from the use of enriched ‘colony’ cages for laying hens.</p><p> </p><p>Specifically, we are exploring options for large infrastructure grants, building on the animal health and welfare grants already available towards the cost of equipment and technology which offer improvements in the health and welfare of livestock.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-05-17T14:16:17.477Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-17T14:16:17.477Z
answering member
4055
label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith remove filter
1627243
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-05-12more like thismore than 2023-05-12
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Agriculture: Animal Housing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to provide funding to farmers to transition to cage-free farming systems in 2023. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith more like this
uin 184810 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-05-17more like thismore than 2023-05-17
answer text <p>We are providing a range of financial incentives for improving animal health and welfare to farmers through the new Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. These incentives focus on published health and welfare priorities for each sector and will include support for farmers wishing to transition away from the use of enriched ‘colony’ cages for laying hens and farrowing crates for pigs.</p><p> </p><p>Specifically, we are exploring options for large infrastructure grants, building on the animal health and welfare grants already available towards the cost of equipment and technology which offer improvements in the health and welfare of livestock.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-05-17T14:12:37.76Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-17T14:12:37.76Z
answering member
4055
label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith remove filter
1627244
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-05-12more like thismore than 2023-05-12
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Poultry: Animal Housing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of undercover investigation footage from Carr Farm in East Yorkshire published by the Daily Mail newspaper on 14 April 2023. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith more like this
uin 184811 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-05-17more like thismore than 2023-05-17
answer text <p>All livestock are protected by comprehensive and robust animal health and welfare legislation: the Animal Welfare Act 2006 makes it an offence either to cause any captive animal unnecessary suffering or to fail to provide for the welfare needs of the animal; and The Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007 set down detailed requirements on how farmed livestock should be kept. Breaches of animal welfare legislation are taken very seriously and every allegation that is reported to us is investigated.</p><p> </p><p>Appropriate action is taken where welfare regulations are breached. It is imperative that any suspicion of animal cruelty is alerted to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in the first instance, so that timely investigations can take place and the welfare of animals can be safeguarded.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-05-17T14:19:50.207Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-17T14:19:50.207Z
answering member
4055
label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith remove filter
1627245
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-05-12more like thismore than 2023-05-12
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Poultry: Animal Housing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2023 to Question 179978 on Poultry: Animal Housing, if she will make an estimate of the costs to industry of a ban on the use of cages for laying hens. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith more like this
uin 184812 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-05-17more like thismore than 2023-05-17
answer text <p>There are no current plans to estimate the cost to industry of a ban on the use of cages for laying hens.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-05-17T14:09:27.96Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-17T14:09:27.96Z
answering member
4055
label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith remove filter
1626212
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-05-09more like thismore than 2023-05-09
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Animal Experiments more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on whether animal testing has taken place in the UK since 2019. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith more like this
uin 184045 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-05-17more like thismore than 2023-05-17
answer text <p>Information on animal testing regulated under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 that has taken place in the UK since 2019 can be found in the annual published statistics here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-of-scientific-procedures-on-living-animals" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-of-scientific-procedures-on-living-animals</a>.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling more like this
answering member printed Tom Tugendhat more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-05-17T14:27:08.15Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-17T14:27:08.15Z
answering member
4462
label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith remove filter
1625653
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-05-03more like thismore than 2023-05-03
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Fishing Vessels more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that pelagic supertrawlers licensed to fish in UK waters are fulfilling their legal duty to report marine mammal bycatch to the Marine Management Organisation. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith more like this
uin 183697 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-05-15more like thismore than 2023-05-15
answer text <p>The UK introduced new rules in 2021 making it a mandatory requirement under fishing vessel licence conditions for fishers to report any marine mammal bycatch to the MMO. On the introduction of this requirement, communications were sent out by Defra, the Devolved Administrations and the MMO to ensure that industry understood the new obligations. Responsibility for enforcing licence conditions in Scotland and Northern Ireland is a matter for the Devolved Administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The Sea Mammal Research Unit have carried out monitoring of pelagic trawlers targeting herring and mackerel for a number of years and reported no bycatch of marine mammals in these fisheries in recent years, whilst other sections of the UK pelagic fleet are working on bycatch mitigation projects to reduce the likelihood of these events occurring more broadly.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-05-15T11:45:59.657Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-15T11:45:59.657Z
answering member
4055
label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith remove filter
1625402
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-05-02more like thismore than 2023-05-02
answering body
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
answering dept id 211 more like this
answering dept short name Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
answering dept sort name Levelling Up, Housing and Communities more like this
hansard heading Public Lavatories: Men more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will take steps to amend (a) building regulations and (b) his Department's guidance to require the provision of sanitary bins in men's public toilets. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith more like this
uin 183398 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-05-15more like thismore than 2023-05-15
answer text <p>Improving the accessibility and use of buildings is already a part of the Government’s agenda on the built environment. A process has been underway since 2020 to update the building regulations and associated guidance contained in Approved Document M. Simultaneously, a call for evidence on toilet provision was undertaken earlier this year and Written Ministerial Statement <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-statements%2Fdetail%2F2022-07-04%2Fhcws172&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C57c7c3ef37a84863358d08db52d0abfd%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638194828402222641%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=17hWxQ%2F8LkBqajocH4F9NWenewr4vV2l4eL6dstlgaI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HCWS172</a> followed from it.</p><p>The Government is committed to undertaking further technical consultations on both of these workstreams in due course. Upon conclusion of those consultations, responses will be considered, and policy announcements will then be made in the appropriate way.</p>
answering member constituency North East Derbyshire more like this
answering member printed Lee Rowley more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-05-15T14:23:34.917Zmore like thismore than 2023-05-15T14:23:34.917Z
answering member
4652
label Biography information for Lee Rowley more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith remove filter
1623196
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-04-18more like thismore than 2023-04-18
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Employment: Disability more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress his Department has made on supporting disabled people into work. more like this
tabling member constituency Crawley more like this
tabling member printed
Henry Smith more like this
uin 904583 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-04-24more like thismore than 2023-04-24
answer text <p>It was a pleasure in February to visit Crawley Job Centre and meet the Work Coaches with My Honourable Friend.</p><p>He will know we have helped over one million more disabled people into work and our Health and Disability White Paper and the budget support will do so much more.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Hexham more like this
answering member printed Guy Opperman more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-04-24T16:06:34.963Zmore like thismore than 2023-04-24T16:06:34.963Z
answering member
4142
label Biography information for Guy Opperman more like this
tabling member
3960
label Biography information for Henry Smith remove filter