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654835

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2016
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	South Korea: Dogs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the South Korean government on dog meat trade in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
	tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
	uin	56710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text We will continue to raise this issue with the South Korean government and I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Coventry South (Mr Cunningham), on 20 September 2016 to Question 46043. answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 16/12/2016 12:00:25 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

712443

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Japan: Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when his Department and the Ministry of Defence plan to hold the next two plus two meeting with the foreign and defence ministers of Japan.
	tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
	tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
	uin	68491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>​We are in close contact with the Japanese government to find a mutually convenient date in 2017 to host the third substantive UK-Japan 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial talks.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 28/03/2017 14:25:28 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

781301

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	British Virgin Islands: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the time it will take to restore basic infrastructure in the British Virgin Islands.
	tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
	tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
	uin	110550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>​The devastation caused by the recent hurricanes left the British Virgin Islands (BVI) without access to basic necessities like running water, electricity and shelter. The Government, through its regional taskforce, mounted an operation to provide immediate humanitarian relief and continues to work with the Government of the British Virgin Islands to help restore vital public infrastructure. To this end the BVI Government, with other regional development partners and the UK's Royal Engineers, is conducting thorough needs assessments for the restoration of basic infrastructure on the islands. Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, FCO Minister for the Overseas Territories recently met the Premier of the British Virgin Islands to discuss the BVI Government's draft plans for near-term recovery and ongoing UK support.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 06/11/2017 15:02:52 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

674309

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure that public bodies implement section 52 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
	tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
	uin	60368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>We published guidance on the Modern Slavery Act on GOV.UK and a circular was sent to all bodies who are subject to the duty when section 52 was first introduced. In October 2016, we launched a communications campaign to raise awareness amongst public bodies and made communications materials available on GOV.UK. We will continue to promote the duty to notify in consultation with key partners.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/01/2017 15:49:01 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

768885

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to enable local authorities to expedite the removal of unauthorised Traveller encampments.
	tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
	tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
	uin	107181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>We intend to consult on the effectiveness of enforcement against unauthorised developments and encampments. We will seek views on whether there is anything that would ensure existing powers can be used more effectively. We will set out further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/10/2017 13:54:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

674319

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Human Trafficking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many local authorities have anti-trafficking programmes.
	tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
	tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
	uin	60367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold data on how many local authorities have specific anti-trafficking programmes. All local authorities in England and Wales have a duty under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to notify the Home Office if they encounter a victim of modern slavery. They are also all ‘first responders’ under the National Referral Mechanism and so are able to refer victims for specialist support. Guidance on these referral processes is available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 24/01/2017 11:28:59 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

1523225

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Planning Permission
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the Government's policy is on ensuring that properties looking to erect an additional floor require planning permission.
	tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
	tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
	uin	64177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>To support the supply of new homes, national planning policy expects that local planning policies and decisions should respond positively to suitable opportunities to deliver additional new homes above existing residential and commercial premises.</p><p>We have introduced new permitted development rights to allow certain existing residential and commercial buildings to extend upwards by up to two storeys to create new homes and extra living space. The rights are subject to prior approval by the local planning authority on specific matters, including potential impacts on the amenity of neighbours. This ensures that people who might be affected by such a development can feed their views into the decision making process.</p><p>We continue to keep the rights under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 24/10/2022 15:33:45 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

1507236

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Planning: Green Belt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether the Government will take steps to prevent overdevelopment of Green Belt land in its future planning reforms.
	tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
	tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
	uin	53431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>This Government has a manifesto commitment to protect and enhance the Green Belt. Our National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that a local authority should not propose to alter a Green Belt boundary unless there are exceptional circumstances and it can show at examination of the Local Plan that it has explored every other reasonable option: including using brownfield land or optimising the density of development. Within Green Belt, most types of new building are questioned and should be refused planning permission unless there are very special circumstances, as determined by the local authority. These strong protections for Green Belt land are to remain firmly in place.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 28/09/2022 10:03:13 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

1507237

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Planning: Green Belt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he will take steps to protect the Green Belt in the National Planning Policy Framework.
	tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
	tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
	uin	53432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>This Government has a manifesto commitment to protect and enhance the Green Belt. Our National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that a local authority should not propose to alter a Green Belt boundary unless there are exceptional circumstances and it can show at examination of the Local Plan that it has explored every other reasonable option: including using brownfield land or optimising the density of development. Within Green Belt, most types of new building are questioned and should be refused planning permission unless there are very special circumstances, as determined by the local authority. These strong protections for Green Belt land are to remain firmly in place.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 10/10/2022 10:33:47 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden

765243

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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	Game: 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 steps the Government is taking to enforce the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Gamebirds Reared for Sporting Purposes; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hertsmere
	tabling member printed	Oliver Dowden
	uin	105668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The welfare of gamebirds is protected by the Animal Welfare Act 2006 which makes it an offence to cause any unnecessary suffering to an animal or to fail to provide an animal with its welfare needs. The statutory Gamebird code, which was made under the 2006 Act, provides additional protection and provides keepers with guidance on how to meet the welfare needs of their gamebirds. Failure to follow the code's recommendations can be used in evidence in court to support a welfare prosecution. Inspectors from theAnimal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) will refer to the code when they have been asked to inspect a game farm. When required APHA advise farmers on achieving compliance and, if appropriate, legal action will be taken.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/10/2017 12:58:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden