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722095

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2017
	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	Neonicotinoids: 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, how many applications for the use of neonicotinoid pesticides her Department plans to make to the European Commission during the next 42 months; and how many such applications have been made from the UK in the last (a) 12 and (b) 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	71069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>There is no process that provides for the UK to make such applications to the European Commission.</p><p> </p><p>There is a process for “emergency authorisation” of pesticides. Applications for emergency authorisation are made to the UK Government by applicants and are carefully considered on the basis of the scientific evidence and the legal requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/04/2017 12:20:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

723847

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2017
	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	Neonicotinoids
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2017 to Question 71069, how many emergency authorisation applications for the use of neonicotinoid pesticides the Government has approved in the last (a) 12 and (b) 24 months.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	71757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2017 answer text <p /><p>Three neonicotinoids are currently subject to restrictions which normally prohibit their use on a number of crops. Two emergency authorisations have been granted for the use of these restricted neonicotinoids. Those authorisations, issued in July 2015, allowed limited and controlled use on oilseed rape until November 2015. In total, eight applications for use of the same neonicotinoids have been turned down between 2015 and 2017. All decisions are made on the basis of advice from the independent UK Expert Committee on Pesticides.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/04/2017 06:55:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

754081

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	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	Water: 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, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the UK's waterways that will meet the EU's good ecological and chemical status by 2027.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	6280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>Implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive within the UK is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p>Updated River Basin Management Plans published in 2016 provide the framework for protecting and improving the water environment, and focus on the improvements for the period 2016 to 2021. The Plans for England confirm over £3billion of investment by 2021, leading to improvements in at least 680 water bodies. This includes an overall target to enhance at least 5000 miles of waters by 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Plans will be reviewed and updated in 2021 taking account of progress that has been made and the best evidence then on what can be achieved by 2027.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/09/2017 10:45:33 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

754174

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2017
	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	Dangerous Dogs: Cardiff Central
	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 he has taken to ensure that dangerous dogs in Cardiff Central constituency are chipped.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	6275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>As of 6 April 2016 all dogs in Great Britain had to be identified by a microchip and registered on a database. We estimate that over 94% of dogs in Great Britain are microchipped. More broadly in relation to controlling dangerous dogs, it is a criminal offence to allow a dog to be dangerously out of control with a maximum penalty of 14 years’ imprisonment in the case of an attack resulting in the death of a person; 5 years’ imprisonment in the case of an injury to a person; and 3 years’ imprisonment in the case of an attack on an assistance dog. In addition, police and local authorities can issue Community Protection Notices to owners of dogs involved low level dog nuisance incidents allowing intervention before a dog becomes dangerously out of control. Failure to comply with such notices can result in a fine of up to £2,500.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/09/2017 16:10:26 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

777654

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Air Pollution
	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 his Department has made of when air quality in each area of the UK will be compatible with the UK's legal obligations.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	109498
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>In July 2017 the Government published the UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations, announcing £255 million for local councils to accelerate their air quality plans. This is in addition to the £2.7 billion already committed to tackle poor air quality and reduce vehicle emissions, bringing our total investment to £3 billion.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 30/10/2017 16:18:50 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

777655

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2017
	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	Animals: Transport
	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 his Department has made of the number of live animals transported between the UK and its international trading partners in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	109499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The number of farmed animals transported between Great Britain and its international trading partners in each of the last three years are shown in the tables below. APHA only hold export data for Great Britain. Import data has also only been provided for Great Britain for the purpose of consistent comparison.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Imports</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of farmed animals*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>144,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>128,603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>72,936</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Exports</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of farmed animals*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>44,923</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>34,965</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>68,205</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Farm animal figures include cattle, pigs, sheep and goats.</p><p> </p><p>This excludes fish, invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, birds (including poultry day old chicks) rabies susceptible animals and ungulates. This also excludes dogs, cats and ferrets moving into and out of the UK commercially and under the Pet Travel Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The information is held by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) on Defra’s and the Scottish and Welsh Governments’ behalf. Northern Ireland has a separate system.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to improving the welfare of all animals. The Government has always been clear that it would prefer animals to be slaughtered close to the point of production. EU rules prevent the UK from restricting live exports while it is a member. Our manifesto makes clear we will take early steps to control the export of live farm animals for slaughter, as we leave the European Union. We will set out proposals in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/12/2017 12:39:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

806088

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2017
	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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people sentenced under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 received the maximum tariff for animal cruelty as set out in sentencing guidelines in the 2016 calendar year.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	119291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and sentenced at all courts by maximum sentence length for offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, in England and Wales, from 2012 to 2016, can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts, sentenced by maximum sentence length at all courts for selected offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 <sup>(1)</sup>, England and Wales, 2012 to 2016 <sup>(2)(3)(4)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>1,429</p></td><td><p>1,295</p></td><td><p>1,042</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>768</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentenced</p></td><td><p>1,132</p></td><td><p>1,021</p></td><td><p>815</p></td><td><p>624</p></td><td><p>585</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fine</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immediate custody</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maximum sentence 6 months</p></td><td><p><em>3</em></p></td><td><p><em>5</em></p></td><td><p><em>1</em></p></td><td><p><em>3</em></p></td><td><p><em>3</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(1) Includes offences under SS 4, 5, 6(1), 6(2), 7, 8.</p><p>(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p><p>(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p><p>(4) The number of offenders sentenced can differ from those found guilty as it may be the case that a defendant found guilty in a particular year, and committed for sentence at the Crown Court, may be sentenced in the following year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/12/2017 12:36:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

809864

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	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	Food: Standards
	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 plans his Department has to bring forward proposals on increasing environmental protections or food product standards in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	120484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to having strong environmental protections, and on 12 November the Secretary of State set out plans to consult on a new, independent statutory body to regulate environmental policy and hold government to account on environmental commitments once the UK has left the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to delivering and promoting robust food standards nationally and internationally, to protect consumer interests, facilitate international trade, and ensure that consumers can have confidence in the food they buy.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/01/2018 13:21:57 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

820738

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2018
	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	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, whether the Government plans to make an assessment of the effect on animal welfare of banning the import of furs.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	122156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government shares the British public’s high regards for animal welfare and after we leave the EU the Government plans to retain the current regulations banning the import of a number of furs such as cat and dog fur, and seal skins and furs from commercial hunts.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that the best way of phasing out cruel and inhumane fur farming and trapping practices in other parts of the world, which are banned here, is to press for higher animal welfare standards worldwide.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/01/2018 11:47:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

845672

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which external recruitment agencies are used by his Department's non-departmental public bodies.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	128644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/02/2018 12:41:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens