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1694244

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 8 September 2023 from the constituent of the hon. Member for Sefton Central on animal testing.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>A reply was sent to the hon. Member on 8 March 2024 advising that the issues raised in his correspondence are a matter for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. I apologise for the delay in responding.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 21/03/2024 18:10:03 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1694246

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the email from the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 3 October 2023 on animal welfare.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	17354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>A reply was sent to the hon. Member on 6 March 2024. I apologise for the delay in responding.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 11/03/2024 16:57:34 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1658380

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to respond to the email from the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 23 May 2023 on the regulator OFWAT.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	197772
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>A response was sent to the Rt. Hon Member on 11 September 2023.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 12/09/2023 16:22:48 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1653373

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2023
	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	Dogs: Electronic Training Aids
	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 13 July 2023 to Question 193127 on Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 2023, whether her Department has discussed the potential merits of positive-only training of dogs with the British Veterinary Association; and if she will make a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of the use of (a) e-collars and (b) positive-only training of dogs on the prevalence of dog attacks on sheep.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	194373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The British Veterinary Association submitted a response to my Department’s 2018 consultation on ‘Electronic training collars for cats and dogs in England’ The response supported the use of reward-based training methods. Defra carefully considered this response alongside the other responses received.</p><p> </p><p>We maintain that keeping dogs on leads around livestock and securing dog enclosures offer effective means of preventing dog attacks on livestock, keeping both livestock and dogs safe without the need to use e-collars.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/07/2023 12:11:47 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1651627

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2023
	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 (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 2023
	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 plans to proceed with the Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) Regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	193127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>We remain committed to introducing a ban on e-collars controlled by hand-held devices that deliver an electric shock to cats or dogs. Parliamentary business will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 13/07/2023 10:51:13 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson