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968016

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Agriculture: Weather
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 make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the approach taken by the devolved administrations in supporting farmers and food producers during the dry weather in summer 2018.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	170548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>As agricultural policy in the UK is devolved, it is for each administration to decide its approach and what measures it should adopt according to its evaluation of the situation which pertains to its area. Accordingly, it would not be appropriate for Defra to comment on the approach which the devolved administrations have taken.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/09/2018 14:43:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

968017

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Animal Feed: Republic of Ireland
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 assessment he has made of the effect of the Irish Government’s fodder transport scheme on the (a) price and (b) supply of fodder in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	170556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Farmers in the UK, Ireland and across northern Europe, have experienced a difficult time this year with the hot, dry weather. The impacts are likely to be most severely felt by grazing livestock due to the shortage of grass, but the full effect may not be realised until later in the year. We have prioritised practical solutions to help farmers increase access to fodder and bedding both now and in the coming months. These actions will help farmers to limit the impact of extra feed costs by allocating land to forage growth and grazing, but we will keep the situation under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Particular measures the Government has taken to help farmers are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>We have clarified that English farmers, unlike farmers in other EU countries where derogations have been sought, have been able to use fallow land for grazing since 1 July. That is because our legislation reflects what we consider to be the minimum EU requirement.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>We were the first Member State to raise a concern with the Commission to establish Ecological Focus Area (EFA) catch crops by 20 August: Other Member States agreed with us and the Commission agreed that “force majeure” would apply in these circumstances, so we could waive penalties for farmers in this situation.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>We are seeking a derogation from the requirement to sow only certain seed types which are unpalatable to livestock in EFA areas as catch crop. The derogation we expect to secure shortly will allow for grass and herbaceous forage to be grown in those areas, and for those areas to be grazed.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>On Countryside Stewardship, Environmental Stewardship and forestry legacy agreements farmers are able to ask Natural England to agree a temporary variation to the agreement conditions, either as an Environmental Stewardship Derogation (to date, over 130 have been granted) or a Countryside Stewardship Minor and Temporary Adjustment (over 30 have so far been granted). We will allow farmers to derogate temporarily from specific prescriptions to provide bedding, fodder and grazing for livestock without materially affecting the environmental benefits of their agreement.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I will monitor whether the fodder import scheme that has been introduced in Ireland has an appreciable effect on supplies of fodder and bedding within the UK. We have also made the point to the European Commission that whilst the UK is committed to working to identify appropriate responses to this year’s weather impacts, these should not interfere with the normal functioning of the market or obscure the focus of farmers in mitigating weather impacts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Opportunities such as the ones described above were discussed with a wide range of stakeholders at the National Farmers’ Union “Dry Weather Summit” on 1 August 2018 and we have received some further representations in writing from farming industry organisations. Further discussions took place at the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) Industry Partnership Group meeting in Reading on 20 August 2018. Additionally, a small number of individual farmers have made representations through the RPA’s Helpline. All representations received have been considered in the round and informed the approach we are taking to offering all available support to alleviate the impacts of the recent extreme weather conditions for farmers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 170410 170411 170417 170418 170864 question first answered 10/09/2018 12:18:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

968089

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Second Homes: Non-domestic Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to prevent owners of second homes registering their home as a holiday let in order to register for small business rate relief when the home is not available for let for the required number of days per year.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	170758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>Owners of properties that are holiday lets are required to fill out forms of return (FORs) at each business rates revaluation to confirm that there is an intention to let their properties for 140 days each year. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) also issue FORs when they become aware of new holiday lets.</p><p> </p><p>Should local authorities or members of the public have reason to suspect a property is no longer satisfying the criteria for business rates assessment they should contact the VOA.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/09/2018 09:31:34 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

968091

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Genetically Modified Organisms: 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, if he will take steps to ensure that the Deliberate Release Directive continues to be enacted after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	170760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The requirements of Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms will continue to apply in the UK after we leave the EU by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/09/2018 11:34:33 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

968093

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to achieve future trade liberalisation between Israel and the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	170762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>As we leave the European Union, we are seeking to replicate our existing EU free trade agreements and other EU preferential arrangements, to ensure continuity in our trade and investment relationships with third countries.</p><p>The Prime Minister and Israeli Prime Minister established a joint trade working group in February 2017. In March 2017, my noble friend, the then Minister of State for Trade Policy (Lord Price CVO), visited Israel to chair the first meeting of the working group, which is continuing to make positive progress towards ensuring a smooth transition.</p><p>Securing continuity will be a strong foundation to build upon our already successful trading relationships after we leave the EU, and we are making good progress.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 17/09/2018 13:36:25 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

968095

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Unemployment: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the level of youth unemployment was in (a) 2010 and (b) 2018 to date.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	170763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The level of unemployment amongst people aged 16-24 years old has fallen to a record low. In the three months to July 2018 youth unemployment was 488,000 - down 451,000 (48%) from 939,000 before the 2010 election.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/09/2018 11:59:34 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

968096

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of Cabinet Office, how many disabled people entered the workforce in (a) 2010 and (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	170764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 13/09/2018 11:00:38 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden attachment 1 file name PQ170764 - DrMatthewOffordMP.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

968097

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in disability payments in (a) 2010 and (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	170765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The “Outturn and forecast: Spring Statement 2018 (ODS)” table shows spending on Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP) and Attendance Allowance (AA) in both cash and real terms from introduction to 2016/17, the latest date for which published outturn data is available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Disability benefits expenditure 2009/10 to 2016/17 (Spring Statement 2018)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Disability benefits expenditure</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>£ million, nominal terms</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16,565</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17,104</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17,905</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18,906</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,288</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,791</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21,734</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22,164</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DLA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,459</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,877</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12,566</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,430</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,763</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,798</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,233</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,514</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which children</p></td><td><p>1,192</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td><td><p>1,315</p></td><td><p>1,391</p></td><td><p>1,463</p></td><td><p>1,717</p></td><td><p>1,835</p></td><td><p>1,897</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which working age</p></td><td><p>6,277</p></td><td><p>6,456</p></td><td><p>6,900</p></td><td><p>7,419</p></td><td><p>7,528</p></td><td><p>7,071</p></td><td><p>6,632</p></td><td><p>5,138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which pensioners</p></td><td><p>3,989</p></td><td><p>4,200</p></td><td><p>4,351</p></td><td><p>4,620</p></td><td><p>4,771</p></td><td><p>5,010</p></td><td><p>4,766</p></td><td><p>4,478</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which outside UK</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PIP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>161</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,565</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,160</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which working age</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>1,436</p></td><td><p>2,723</p></td><td><p>4,481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which pensioners</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>679</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>of which outside UK</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>AFIP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>AA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,106</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,228</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,339</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,476</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,360</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,422</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,490</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,483</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which children</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which working age</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which pensioners</p></td><td><p>5,106</p></td><td><p>5,228</p></td><td><p>5,339</p></td><td><p>5,476</p></td><td><p>5,360</p></td><td><p>5,422</p></td><td><p>5,490</p></td><td><p>5,483</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which outside UK</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disability benefits expenditure,</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>£ million, real terms, 2018/19 prices</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outturn</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,176</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,445</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,067</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,757</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,821</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22,123</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22,972</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22,920</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>DLA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,265</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,502</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14,083</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14,745</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14,856</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14,682</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,987</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11,906</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which children</p></td><td><p>1,380</p></td><td><p>1,387</p></td><td><p>1,473</p></td><td><p>1,527</p></td><td><p>1,580</p></td><td><p>1,827</p></td><td><p>1,939</p></td><td><p>1,962</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which working age</p></td><td><p>7,267</p></td><td><p>7,340</p></td><td><p>7,733</p></td><td><p>8,146</p></td><td><p>8,127</p></td><td><p>7,524</p></td><td><p>7,010</p></td><td><p>5,313</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which pensioners</p></td><td><p>4,618</p></td><td><p>4,775</p></td><td><p>4,877</p></td><td><p>5,072</p></td><td><p>5,150</p></td><td><p>5,331</p></td><td><p>5,038</p></td><td><p>4,631</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which outside UK</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>PIP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>-</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>173</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,665</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,176</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,336</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which working age</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>157</p></td><td><p>1,528</p></td><td><p>2,878</p></td><td><p>4,634</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which pensioners</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>298</p></td><td><p>703</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>of which outside UK</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>AFIP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>AA</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,911</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,943</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,984</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,786</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,769</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,802</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,670</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which children</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which working age</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which pensioners</p></td><td><p>5,911</p></td><td><p>5,943</p></td><td><p>5,984</p></td><td><p>6,012</p></td><td><p>5,786</p></td><td><p>5,769</p></td><td><p>5,802</p></td><td><p>5,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which outside UK</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 13/09/2018 15:23:50 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

968098

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to end severe suffering as a research category for all research animals after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	170766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>There are no plans to remove the category “severe” for procedures authorised under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, as amended in 2012 (ASPA). The regulatory system ensures that animal research and testing is carried out under controls which keep suffering to the minimum. Following EU exit, the principles of the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement) will be fully retained in ASPA.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 13/09/2018 16:53:21 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
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968099

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will ensure that applications for Government-funded research require that animal research conducted in third countries is conducted at standards permitted in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	170767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office only grants licences for animal research which is to be undertaken in the UK. The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, as amended in 2012, regulates the use of animals for research in the UK and does not apply to research undertaken in third countries.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 13/09/2018 16:51:59 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord