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1701010

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Advertising
	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 proportion of his Department’s (a) advertising and (b) marketing expenditure was on (i) local newspapers in print and online, (ii) national newspapers in print and online, (iii) social media, (iv) search engines, (v) broadcast and on-demand television and (vi) other channels in the most recent year for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	21745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Attached is a breakdown of the Department’s advertising and marketing expenditure broken down by channels for 2023/24.</p><p> </p><p>Marketing/advertising is an important part of delivering some of the Department’s policies. Advertising spend allows us to reach audiences in places and ways that ensure they are more responsive and open to hearing about our work and hopefully changing their attitudes and behaviours towards positive action.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 23/04/2024 16:29:11 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer attachment 1 file name PQ 21745 attachment.pdf title PQ 21745 attachment
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1692430

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	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	Dangerous Dogs: Registration
	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 27 February 2024 to Question 14673 on Dangerous Dogs: Registration and with reference to his oral contribution on 1 February 2024, Official Report, column 970, for what reason he advised those who had not yet registered their XL Bully dogs to register them as soon as possible.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	16208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>I would like to clarify that during his oral contribution on 1 February the Secretary of State inadvertently misspoke. As highlighted in the Answer of 27 February 2024 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-02-19/14673" target="_blank">14673</a> on Dangerous Dogs, the scheme through which owners could register their XL Bully dog for a Certificate of Exemption closed at midday on 31 January 2024. This deadline was set out in The Dangerous Dogs (Compensation and Exemption Schemes) (England and Wales) Order 2023.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 February 2024, it became a criminal offence to possess an XL Bully breed type without a valid Certificate of Exemption, and new exemptions can now only be authorised by a court order. If owners think they have an XL Bully dog and do not have a Certificate of Exemption, we advise that they should contact their local police force.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 11/03/2024 15:35:58 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1690096

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	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	Dangerous Dogs: Registration
	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 his Department plans to reopen registrations for XL bully dogs for owners who missed the deadline.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	14673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>Defra has no plans to reopen registrations for XL Bully dogs for owners who missed the deadline to apply for a Certificate of Exemption. Applications opened on 14 November 2023 and closed at midday on 31 January 2024. This date was set out in legislation and gave owners over two months to apply. It is now against the law to keep an XL Bully dog without a valid Certificate of Exemption, and new exemptions can only be authorised by a court order. If owners think they have an XL Bully dog and do not have a Certificate of Exemption, we advise that they should contact their local police force.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 27/02/2024 13:01:28 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1687346

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	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	Dangerous Dogs: Registration
	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 publish guidance for owners of XL Bully dogs who were unable to register their dogs by the deadline.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	13009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2024 answer text <p>Applications for a Certificate of Exemption to keep an XL Bully dog opened on the 14 November and closed at midday on 31 January. This date was set out in legislation and gave owners over two months to apply. It is now against the law to keep an XL Bully dog without a valid Certificate of Exemption, and new exemptions can only be authorised by a court order. If owners think they have an XL Bully dog and do not have a Certificate of Exemption, we advise that they should contact their local police force. We have published this guidance on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 16/02/2024 11:10:58 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1687093

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2024
	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	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 guidance his Department is providing to XL bully dog owners who were unable to neuter their dog before the deadline.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	12858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>Owners who applied for a Certificate of Exemption by 31 January 2024 must provide evidence of neutering to Defra by the relevant deadlines to ensure that their certificate remains valid. We provided extended neutering deadlines so that owners did not need to wait to have their dog neutered before applying for a Certificate of Exemption. Dogs that were older than one year old on 31 January 2024, must be neutered and evidence received by 30 June 2024. Dogs that were younger than one year old on 31 January 2024 must be neutered and evidence received by 31 December 2024. We recommend that owners arrange for their dogs to be neutered as soon as possible to meet these deadlines.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/02/2024 15:06:33 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1687094

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2024
	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	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 guidance his Department is providing to people who were unable to register their XL Bully dogs before the deadline on how to (a) remain compliant with the law and (b) ensure that their dog is not at risk of being destroyed.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	12859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2024 answer text <p>Applications for a Certificate of Exemption to keep an XL Bully dog opened on 14 November and closed at midday on 31 January. This date was set out in legislation and gave owners over two months to apply. It is now against the law to keep an XL Bully dog without a valid Certificate of Exemption, and new exemptions can only be authorised by a court order. If owners think they have an XL Bully dog and do not have a Certificate of Exemption, we advise that they should contact their local police force.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/02/2024 15:03:54 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1652873

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2023
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Artificial Intelligence
	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 (a) algorithmic and (b) other automated decision making systems her Department uses; and for what purposes.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	194011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2023 answer text <p>Defra is using algorithms for land use mapping at a national scale which include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>A Crop Map of England is produced annually to classify crop cover for England. The system uses algorithms to classify satellite data based on statistical and ground truthing information collected during the growing season.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Peatland map: Deep learning algorithms are used to detect moorland grips from aerial photography. The algorithms are applied to provide a ‘live’ map of grips in peatlands in England and insight into peatland restoration work.</li></ul><p> </p><p>To some extent automated processes are used to complete transactions. But decisions are still governed by the policy lead, budget holder (or other) approvals. There is no independent, algorithmic logic making choices without human approval. Predictive analytics is only used at aggregate level. Individuals are not profiled.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 24/07/2023 14:46:15 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1645940

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2023
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure of 14 June 2023 at Topical Questions, T7, Official Report, column 286, what plans her Department has to (a) utilise the provisions in Part 3 of the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill and (b) use smart data in new sectors.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	190407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>Defra is tracking the passage of the Bill closely and was consulted during the drafting process. We recognise that there is exciting potential to explore Smart Data in further sectors, beyond Open Banking. Government, regulators and industry experts are working together via the Smart Data Council to ensure that the UK continues to be at the forefront of developments in this area.</p><p> </p><p>Before committing to use the provisions in Part 3 of the Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill in any given sector, there is work to be done to understand how Smart Data can best empower consumers and increase competition.</p><p> </p><p>Once the Bill is law, we will also look in further depth at the implications and opportunities for Defra’s own data use and sharing, working with other Government departments where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 27/06/2023 13:38:45 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1491691

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	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: Monitoring
	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 criteria, checks and procedures his Department used to decide where to site Automatic Urban and Rural Network units.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	42157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>Defra adheres to the Air Quality Standards Regulations (2010) when deciding where to site Automatic Urban and Rural Network units. This includes detailed provisions on the location and number of sampling points, the measurement methods to be used, the classification of sites, the data quality objectives and the siting criteria each monitoring station must meet. Potential new sites are subject to a detailed technical review process, to ensure that they meet these requirements.</p> answering member constituency St Austell and Newquay answering member printed Steve Double question first answered 07/09/2022 13:22:18 answering member 4452 label Biography information for Steve Double
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1469022

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2022
	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	Fly-tipping
	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 his Department is taking to support local authorities with combatting fly-tipping.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	15336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>Ending the menace of fly-tipping is a real priority. We have already introduced fixed penalty fines for fly-tipping and are working with councils to develop a fly-tipping toolkit. We have also provided over £450,000 in direct grants to help councils tackle fly-tipping with measures like CCTV – with more to come this year. Additionally, measures such as digital waste tracking and improvements to waste licensing will make it easier than ever to find and punish professional fly-tippers and other waste criminals.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 20/06/2022 11:17:22 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock