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524954

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2016
	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 Products: Imports
	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 she plans to prohibit the import of trophies from any CITES Appendix I or Appendix II listed species.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	40644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>Under international rules set by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), a hunting trophy from a species listed on Appendix I or Appendix II of the Convention can be exported only if the exporting country is satisfied that the hunt was both legal and sustainable.</p><p> </p><p>Importing controls are implemented at an EU-wide level and the UK works with other EU Member States to agree a collective approach. In light of growing concerns about the sustainability of the hunting of some species, stricter controls on the import of hunting trophies of six species, including lions and African elephants, have been introduced. As a result, the import of hunting trophies of certain species from certain countries is currently prohibited.</p><p> </p><p>The Government considers that properly managed, legal and sustainable trophy hunting can play a part in species conservation efforts, including by providing an important source of funding for conservation in some countries. In view of this, we have no plans to introduce legislation banning the import of all trophies of Appendix I and II species. We will however continue to monitor the impact of trophy hunting and will work to put in place greater protection, including prohibiting imports, if this is shown to be needed.</p><p> </p><p>For example, in recognition of the real concerns about the impact of trophy hunting on lion conservation, I announced in Parliament on 24 November 2015 that the Government will ban lion trophy imports by the end of 2017 unless there are improvements in the way hunting takes place in certain countries, judged against strict criteria. We will work with our European and international partners, and experts in the field, to reach a common approach to this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/06/2016 12:07:10 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

225901

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	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
	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 prohibited types of dogs have been exempted to named keepers in each month in each year since 2012; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	226683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p>The number of prohibited dogs exempted to named keepers are detailed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Numbers of exempted dogs transferred to keepers for each month from January 2012 to February 2015</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </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></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/03/2015 16:52:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

381991

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	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: Exports
	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 the Government plans to take to promote British food and drink exports.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	900422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The agri-food sector is worth over £100bn and employs one in eight people. The food and drink manufacturing sector – largest in the UK - exported nearly £19bn last year, including chocolates to Belgium, pork to China and chillies to India.</p><p> </p><p>Supporting and encouraging businesses to take the opportunities that exporting presents is one of my Department’s top priorities. Officials are working with the industry and UKTI to develop a new Action Plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 900420 900421 question first answered 18/06/2015 15:26:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

349648

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	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	Pollinators
	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 frequently her Department plans to update the National Pollinator Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	1928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The National Pollinator Strategy is a 10 year plan which sets out a framework for collective action to protect pollinators on farmland, towns, cities and the countryside, and to enhance the response to pests and disease risk. The Strategy also seeks to raise awareness of what pollinators need to thrive through a call to action message which sets out five simple actions that everyone can take to support pollinators (<a href="http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/Bees-needs" target="_blank">www.wildlifetrusts.org/Bees-needs</a>).</p><p>The Strategy is an important starting point and must be flexible, adapting to new data and understanding as this emerges. We will keep the Strategy under review, refreshing the aims by 2019 and identifying any necessary targets and additional policies to strengthen our response based on an improved understanding of the baselines, the impact of pressures and the role of pollinators. The review will also consider lessons learned from the initial policy actions and partnership working. We will coordinate the production of a one year progress report with key partners on implementation of the Strategy later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/06/2015 11:02:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

573432

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2016
	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: Animal Welfare
	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 she has made of the potential benefits of requiring CCTV animal welfare standards monitoring in slaughterhouses; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	44130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>The Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) was commissioned by GB governments to produce an independent assessment of the benefits of CCTV in slaughterhouses. The report was published in February 2015. It concluded that CCTV can offer some real benefits but it cannot replace the need for businesses to have proper monitoring procedures in place on the ground. The FAWC report did not recommend legislation. However, the Government is keeping the issue under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/09/2016 15:40:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

595611

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	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	Foie Gras: Sales
	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 she will consider taking steps to ban the sale of foie gras in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	47247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>The EU has introduced controls on the production of foie gras. These controls do not ban the sale of foie gras and while the UK is a member of the EU we are subject to EU Treaty obligations in relation to the free movement of goods. Foie gras is not produced in the UK and this Government has made its views very clear that the production of foie gras using force feeding (or ‘gavage’ as it’s known in France) gives rise to serious welfare concerns. If any production were to occur, the Animal and Plant Health Agency would be asked to investigate and advise on any contravention of UK animal welfare laws.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/10/2016 12:26:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

223607

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	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 Exemption Schemes (England and Wales) Order 2015
	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 her Department has made of the effect of the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Exemptions Schemes (England and Wales) Order 2015 on the owners of exempted dogs intending to go to university or who serve in the armed forces; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	225447
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The Dangerous Dogs Exemption Schemes (England and Wales) Order 2015 recognises that owning and keeping a prohibited dog is a significant responsibility. These dogs are bred for fighting and Parliament has agreed that there should be restrictions and conditions on their ownership in order to protect public safety. The court plays an important role in determining whether a prohibited dog is a danger to public safety and must take into account whether the person intending to be in charge of the dog is a fit and proper person. The expectation of Parliament is that the person approved by the court will have day-to-day responsibility for the dog. There is a limit on how long a prohibited dog can be kept away from its home under the supervision of the person approved by the court. This ensures that the dog is kept in suitable accommodation at premises known to the police and is under the supervision of the court-approved person at all times.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A public consultation exercise on a package of measures aimed at promoting more responsible dog ownership ran from 23 April to 15 June 2012. This included aspects of the 2015 Order including provisions to enable seized suspected prohibited dogs not considered by the police to be a danger to public safety to be returned to their owner, subject to conditions, pending a court judgment on the fate of the dog. These provisions were widely supported. The keepership elements the 2015 Order return the law more closely to the position agreed by Parliament before the judgment in</p><p> </p><p>R (Sandhu) v Isleworth Crown Court [2012] and address issues of public safety. The police were consulted on these provisions. Dogs Trust was consulted on the changes relating to insurance of owners of prohibited dogs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In its response to the EFRA Committee pre-legislative scrutiny report of the Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill, the Government made clear it would be bringing forward an Order to prescribe the limited circumstances when transfer of keepership of a prohibited dog is permitted. The issue was also covered in the fact sheets accompanying the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Bill during its passage through Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 225446 question first answered 03/03/2015 13:58:10 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

223608

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	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 Exemption Schemes (England and Wales) Order 2015
	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 she consulted with (a) the British Veterinary Association, (b) the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, (c) Dogs Trust, (d) Blue Cross and (e) the Kennel Club in drawing up the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Exemptions Schemes (England and Wales) Order 2015; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	225446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The Dangerous Dogs Exemption Schemes (England and Wales) Order 2015 recognises that owning and keeping a prohibited dog is a significant responsibility. These dogs are bred for fighting and Parliament has agreed that there should be restrictions and conditions on their ownership in order to protect public safety. The court plays an important role in determining whether a prohibited dog is a danger to public safety and must take into account whether the person intending to be in charge of the dog is a fit and proper person. The expectation of Parliament is that the person approved by the court will have day-to-day responsibility for the dog. There is a limit on how long a prohibited dog can be kept away from its home under the supervision of the person approved by the court. This ensures that the dog is kept in suitable accommodation at premises known to the police and is under the supervision of the court-approved person at all times.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A public consultation exercise on a package of measures aimed at promoting more responsible dog ownership ran from 23 April to 15 June 2012. This included aspects of the 2015 Order including provisions to enable seized suspected prohibited dogs not considered by the police to be a danger to public safety to be returned to their owner, subject to conditions, pending a court judgment on the fate of the dog. These provisions were widely supported. The keepership elements the 2015 Order return the law more closely to the position agreed by Parliament before the judgment in</p><p> </p><p>R (Sandhu) v Isleworth Crown Court [2012] and address issues of public safety. The police were consulted on these provisions. Dogs Trust was consulted on the changes relating to insurance of owners of prohibited dogs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In its response to the EFRA Committee pre-legislative scrutiny report of the Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill, the Government made clear it would be bringing forward an Order to prescribe the limited circumstances when transfer of keepership of a prohibited dog is permitted. The issue was also covered in the fact sheets accompanying the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Bill during its passage through Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 225447 question first answered 03/03/2015 13:58:10 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

480634

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2016
	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	Trapping
	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 she has made of the effect on animal welfare of the use of glue traps.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	31762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2016 answer text <p>The Animal Welfare Act 2006 provides protection for animals caught in traps. All traps, including glue traps, must be inspected at regular intervals and trapped animals dealt with appropriately to ensure they do not suffer unnecessarily.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/03/2016 11:07:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

457019

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2016
	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	Flood Control: South East
	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 much the Environment Agency plans to spend on flood prevention for Crawley, Gatwick and the Upper River Mole over the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	29512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>In the next three years the Environment Agency expects to spend £4,034,000 on completion of the Upper Mole Flood Alleviation Scheme. The Environment Agency also expect to spend £70,250 on studies to investigate future works and have a 2016-17 allocation of approximately £94,000 for maintenance works. The Upper Mole Flood Alleviation Scheme protects the communities of Crawley, Horley and Maidenbower as well as Gatwick Airport.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/03/2016 14:43:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith