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1645721

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2023
	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	Wildlife: Smuggling
	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 she is taking to tackle the illegal trade in wildlife.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	190188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to combatting the illegal wildlife trade to benefit biodiversity, local communities, and the economy, while protecting global security. As part of this commitment, we are increasing our funding and will invest a further £30 million between 2022 and 2025. This includes through Defra’s grant scheme, the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, which to date has supported 136 projects in over 60 countries, including projects to change behaviours, strengthen wildlife crime legislation, and help communities to protect the wildlife they rely on for their livelihoods.</p><p>We recognise the importance of regularly assessing the impact and effectiveness of our efforts to tackle the illegal wildlife trade. Most recently, in May 2022, an independent evaluation was carried out on Defra’s Biodiversity Funds, including the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund. The evaluation found strong alignment with the aims of various Multilateral Environmental Agreements, particularly the Convention on Biodiversity, and that projects are highly aligned with the needs of the countries they operate in. The full report can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwininitiative.org.uk%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2FMonitoring-Evaluation-and-Learning-Report_Publishable.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C4b97a161a62342b72c6908db723a6e7a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638229367502207105%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UYhYCBu28hQ082Av8FG%2Fo7ka6K38V5e1fBKOgklHAug%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.darwininitiative.org.uk/assets/uploads/Monitoring-Evaluation-and-Learning-Report_Publishable.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 190218 question first answered 26/06/2023 08:19:05 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1645751

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2023
	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	Wildlife: Smuggling
	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 recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her policies in tackling the illegal wildlife trade.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	190218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to combatting the illegal wildlife trade to benefit biodiversity, local communities, and the economy, while protecting global security. As part of this commitment, we are increasing our funding and will invest a further £30 million between 2022 and 2025. This includes through Defra’s grant scheme, the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, which to date has supported 136 projects in over 60 countries, including projects to change behaviours, strengthen wildlife crime legislation, and help communities to protect the wildlife they rely on for their livelihoods.</p><p>We recognise the importance of regularly assessing the impact and effectiveness of our efforts to tackle the illegal wildlife trade. Most recently, in May 2022, an independent evaluation was carried out on Defra’s Biodiversity Funds, including the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund. The evaluation found strong alignment with the aims of various Multilateral Environmental Agreements, particularly the Convention on Biodiversity, and that projects are highly aligned with the needs of the countries they operate in. The full report can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.darwininitiative.org.uk%2Fassets%2Fuploads%2FMonitoring-Evaluation-and-Learning-Report_Publishable.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C4b97a161a62342b72c6908db723a6e7a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638229367502207105%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=UYhYCBu28hQ082Av8FG%2Fo7ka6K38V5e1fBKOgklHAug%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.darwininitiative.org.uk/assets/uploads/Monitoring-Evaluation-and-Learning-Report_Publishable.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 190188 question first answered 26/06/2023 08:19:05 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1645046

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	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	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, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of dog attacks in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	189867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>Defra does not collect this data. Hospital Episode Statistics published by NHS Digital include numbers of finished consultant episodes (FCEs) for hospital admissions in England that were caused by a dog bite or strike.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/06/2023 15:55:02 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1645047

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2023
	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	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, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of dog breed-specific legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	189868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>We currently have no plans to review Section 1 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. The Government firmly believes that these restrictions play a very important part in our overall approach towards tackling dangerous dogs.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/06/2023 15:52:11 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1644691

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2023
	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	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, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legislation to reduce the number of dog attacks.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	189653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The existing legal framework for dog control equips the police and local authorities with appropriate powers to tackle dangerous dogs and irresponsible dog ownership. We are working in partnership with the police, local authorities and animal welfare organisations to ensure that the full range of existing dog control powers are effectively applied.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/06/2023 15:27:09 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1609762

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	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	Food: Labelling
	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 take steps to extend food labelling regulations to smaller businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	179895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>All food sold on the UK market must comply with food labelling rules. Existing food labelling regulations provide the rules businesses must follow, setting out the mandatory labelling requirements for prepacked food, including information necessary to keep consumers safe and prevent misleading practices.</p><p> </p><p>Small businesses providing products locally may be exempt from a small number of non-safety related requirements. This includes the requirement to provide a nutrition declaration on prepacked foods.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 20/04/2023 15:20:58 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1609789

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	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	Barbecues: 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 make an assessment of the potential merits of banning the sale of disposable barbecues.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	179922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>The public are encouraged to always behave responsibly when using products which have a fire risk.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to prohibit the sale of disposable barbeques or sky lanterns at this time, and there are existing powers available that limit the use in certain places.</p><p> </p><p>Current 'Byelaw' legislation allows for local authorities to restrict the use of disposable barbecues in parks and public spaces. These are steps that Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council among others have already taken. The Government encourages all local authorities to use these existing powers to take similar steps if they feel it necessary.</p><p> </p><p>There are also existing powers in legislation which can be used to regulate and prohibit the lighting of fires on access land in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) and National Parks. The New Forest and Peak District National Park Authorities have already banned the use of disposable barbecues within their boundaries and have successfully collaborated with several retailers to remove disposable barbecues from a great many stores.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 180348 question first answered 19/04/2023 11:05:07 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1609979

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	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	Honey: Labelling
	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 potential merits of labelling honey products with (a) country of origin, (b) percentage of honey from each country and (c) percentage of adulterated honey.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	180112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>All honey on sale in England, regardless of where it comes from, must comply with the Honey (England) Regulations 2015. The general requirement in regulation 17 of the Honey (England) Regulations 2015 is that honey cannot be sold in England unless the country of origin where the honey has been harvested is indicated on the label.</p><p> </p><p>However, for reasons of practicality special provisions apply to ‘blended’ honeys where honey producers can opt for alternative wording indicating that the honey is a blend from more than one country. The mix of different honeys in blended honeys may change frequently throughout the year, depending on availability, price, and seasonality of the various types of honey. Requiring producers to change their labels for every alteration would place additional burdens and lead to increased prices and packaging waste.</p><p> </p><p>Although the Government has no immediate plans to change the rules on honey labelling, we keep all laws under review as part of our commitment to carry out post implementation reviews. We will consider the need for further labelling measures as part of the next review of the honey regulations which is due by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>Honey should not be adulterated by any means, and the law states that nothing should be added or taken away. Adulterated honey is not permitted for sale under any circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 20/04/2023 10:35:16 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1608560

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	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	Honey: 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, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the implications for its policies of reports of potential adulteration of honey sold in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	176732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>All honey on sale in the UK must comply with the Honey (England) Regulations 2015, with equivalent legislation applying across Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This legislation sets out detailed specifications for composition, labelling, and quality criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes any type of food fraud very seriously, including honey adulteration.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with Food Standards Agency to follow-up on recent reports in an EU survey where a small number of exported honey samples exported via the UK were flagged as suspicious for adulteration with added sugars. We will act immediately if we find any wrongdoing as part of the investigation. Honey is a complex natural product and analysis to determine if honey has been adulterated can be challenging. The Government has a programme of research dedicated to verifying honey authenticity which is actively working to provide information and guidance to those carrying out monitoring and enforcement checks on honey, to protect consumers and legitimate businesses.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 17/04/2023 10:30:24 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1608561

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	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	Honey: 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, what assessment has he made of trends in the level of adulterated honey imported into the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	176733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government takes any type of food fraud very seriously, including honey adulteration. Defra works closely with enforcement authorities, the Food Standards Agency, and the National Food Crime Unit on investigating any fraud issues raised to ensure honey sold in the UK is not subject to adulteration, meets our high standards and maintains a level playing field between honey producers.</p><p> </p><p>Honey is a complex natural product and analysis to determine if honey has been adulterated can be challenging. The Government has a programme of research dedicated to verifying honey authenticity which is actively working to provide information and guidance to those carrying out monitoring and enforcement checks on honey, to protect consumers and legitimate businesses. We are working closely with Food Standards Agency to follow-up on recent reports in an EU survey where a small number of exported honey samples were flagged as suspicious for adulteration with added sugars. We will act immediately if we find any wrongdoing as part of our investigation.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 17/04/2023 10:29:14 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury