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720447

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Slaughterhouses: Cattle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department collates information on the number of pregnant cows slaughtered annually.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	70598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not collate information on the number of pregnant cows slaughtered annually.</p><p> </p><p>The Government encourages the highest standards of welfare at both slaughter and during transport. It is illegal under the welfare in transport legislation to transport any pregnant animal where more than 90% of the gestation period has elapsed; this includes transporting pregnant animals to slaughterhouses. For TB infected cattle, most are removed from farms within 10 working days of disclosure. However, since September 2015 owners of heavily pregnant TB affected cows have had the option of keeping the animal on farm until it has calved, up to a maximum of 28 days.</p><p> </p><p>The slaughter of pregnant animals is not itself currently covered by additional specific welfare requirements. The European Food Safety Authority is due to release a scientific report on this issue in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 70599 question first answered 25/04/2017 13:16:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

720448

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Slaughterhouses: Cattle
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 her Department's policy is on the slaughter of pregnant cows.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	70599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not collate information on the number of pregnant cows slaughtered annually.</p><p> </p><p>The Government encourages the highest standards of welfare at both slaughter and during transport. It is illegal under the welfare in transport legislation to transport any pregnant animal where more than 90% of the gestation period has elapsed; this includes transporting pregnant animals to slaughterhouses. For TB infected cattle, most are removed from farms within 10 working days of disclosure. However, since September 2015 owners of heavily pregnant TB affected cows have had the option of keeping the animal on farm until it has calved, up to a maximum of 28 days.</p><p> </p><p>The slaughter of pregnant animals is not itself currently covered by additional specific welfare requirements. The European Food Safety Authority is due to release a scientific report on this issue in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 70598 question first answered 25/04/2017 13:16:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

720472

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
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	Unmanned Air Vehicles: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2017 to Question 58534 and the Answer of 27 February 2017 to Question 64186, on unmanned air vehicles, if the Government will make it its policy to report to the House any proposals it plans to put forward prior to any multilateral discussions with other signatories of the Joint Declaration for the Export and Subsequent Use of Armed or Strike-Enabled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	70441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>​No date has been set for formal multilateral discussions with other signatories of the Joint Declaration for the Export and Subsequent Use of Armed or Strike-Enabled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. The topic of strike-enabled UAVs comes up in informal contact with like-minded countries, but we do not yet have UK proposals to offer.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 25/04/2017 15:57:33 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

720872

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the effectiveness of the assessment criteria for personal independence payments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	70739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Since its inception, the system of assessing claimants’ eligibility for PIP has been continually reviewed and refined in order to improve its efficiency and effectiveness. We continue to work extensively with PIP assessment providers and disability representatives to make improvements to guidance, training and audit procedures in order to ensure a quality service is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, we introduced two comprehensive, statutory, independent reviews of the PIP Assessment. The second of Paul Grays Independent Reviews was published on 30 March 2017. We are considering the review’s recommendations carefully and will respond later this year.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/04/2017 13:23:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

715723

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Somalia: Famine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what lessons her Department learnt from the famine in Somalia in 2011 to minimise the risk of a recurrence of such a famine.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	69959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK was the first donor to call attention to the crisis, stepping up early with £110 million for the 2017 Drought Response. Our support will provide up to one million people with emergency food assistance; over 600,000 malnourished children and mothers with life-saving nutrition; 1.1 million people with emergency health services; and one million people with safe drinking water and hygiene.</p><p>Other donors have followed our lead, and we are pushing partner agencies to speed up delivery, improve coordination, prioritisation and accountability.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 18/04/2017 16:33:37 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

714472

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East: Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made any changes to the definition of civilian casualty in relation to British military action against Daesh in Iraq and Syria since 1 January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	69517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 03/04/2017 14:35:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

714475

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East: Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilians have been killed or injured by British airstrikes against Daesh in Iraq and Syria since 1 January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	69625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>We have not seen any evidence that UK airstrikes have been responsible for causing civilian casualties in Iraq or Syria since 1 January 2017. After each strike, we perform a detailed battle damage assessment which includes video evidence which is used to assess the success of the mission.</p><p>None of the allegations we have received so far have been found to contain any evidence that RAF airstrikes have caused civilian casualties. While no military operations come without risk, we take all steps necessary to minimise the risk of causing civilian casualties and avoidable damage to civilian infrastructure. All weapons employed by RAF aircraft are delivered in strict accordance with the Law of Armed Conflict and within rigorous Rules of Engagement.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 03/04/2017 14:38:10 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

714480

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what strategic and tactical changes have been made to coalition operations against Daesh since the inauguration of President Trump.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	69549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2017 answer text <p>In March 2017, US Secretary of State Tillerson hosted the first meeting of all 68 members of the Global Coalition against Daesh since 2015, reaffirming the determination to intensify and accelerate operations to defeat Daesh militarily, stabilise liberated areas, disrupt the flow of foreign fighters, disrupt Daesh's finances, and to counter their propaganda, working with and through local forces.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 03/04/2017 14:05:14 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

714642

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	East Africa: Food Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government plans to take with its international partners to increase the level of food available to Somalia and South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	69507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>The UK is leading on the international response to the food crises in Somalia and South Sudan. DFID quickly responded to the crises, announcing £100m of life-saving emergency assistance for South Sudan and £110m for Somalia. UK food assistance will directly reach 1.5 million people across the two countries. The UK Government has also provided £10m in aid-match funding to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s East Africa Crisis Appeal to encourage the public to donate. By matching public donations pound for pound, the Government is boosting the difference Britons can make. We are lobbying the international community to step up financial support, pressing for political solutions to the conflicts that are driving the crises, and helping to negotiate safe access so that urgent aid, including food, can reach those in need.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 31/03/2017 14:02:33 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

714908

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Nutrition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government plans to take to promote good nutrition in developing countries (a) before and (b) after the G7 meeting in May 2017.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	69506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2017 answer text <p>DFID will co-host a call to action on nutrition with the World Bank in Washington in April and will continue to emphasise the importance of nutrition with our G7 partners. We continue to support a range of nutrition programmes in countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East and remain on track to meet the government’s commitment to improve the nutrition of 50 million people by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 04/04/2017 15:37:45 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake