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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1008489/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) publishes annual statistics of the number of horse fatalities at racecourses. These are shown in the table below and can also be found on their website. We do not have any estimates of the numbers of racehorses injured.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>1994<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>2011<\/p><\/td><td><p>2012<\/p><\/td><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>2014<\/p><\/td><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Runners<\/p><\/td><td><p>71,475<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>94,776<\/p><\/td><td><p>90,518<\/p><\/td><td><p>91,146<\/p><\/td><td><p>86,456<\/p><\/td><td><p>88,377<\/p><\/td><td><p>89975<\/p><\/td><td><p>91360<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Fatalities<\/p><\/td><td><p>202<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>181<\/p><\/td><td><p>211<\/p><\/td><td><p>196<\/p><\/td><td><p>189<\/p><\/td><td><p>156<\/p><\/td><td><p>171<\/p><\/td><td><p>167<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Rate<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.28%<\/p><\/td><td><p> <\/p><\/td><td><p>0.19%<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.23%<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.22%<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.22%<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.18%<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.19<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.18<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of racehorses (a) injured and (b) killed in the UK in each year for which information is available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Frank Field"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1007798", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1007798/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>By the end of September 2018 at least 15.2 million trees have been planted with government support since April 2010, equivalent to approximately 12,900 hectares of woodland.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government\u2019s support for this woodland creation has predominantly been from the Countryside Stewardship scheme and its predecessor, the England Woodland Grant Scheme. Further Government support has been through the Environment Agency and National Forest Company.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>In the Autumn Budget the Government announced an additional £60 million for tree planting initiatives, comprising £10 million to fund urban tree planting and £50 million for a Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme. This will add to other new planting in the pipeline, supported by the High Speed 2 Woodland Fund, the Woodland Carbon Fund and the Government\u2019s kick start investment in the Northern Forest.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government is also committed to planting 11 million trees in this Parliament (2017-2022). Woodland creation is a key part of our 25 Year Environment Plan.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Tree Planting"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of trees that have been planted as a result of Government policies in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/308", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Jim Cunningham"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1007801/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The number of reindeer and the number of consignments imported into the UK in 2017 is as follows:<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Country<\/p><\/td><td><p>Number of consignments<\/p><\/td><td><p>Number of reindeer<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Finland<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>50<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><td><p>7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017 Total <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>7<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>58<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency is not able to provide any data regarding the number of imports from third countries, as these are covered by a commodity code in TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System) which will not allow us to break the species down as far as reindeer for third country imports.<\/p>"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many reindeer, in how many consignments and from which countries were imported into the UK in 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/252", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr David Drew"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1007802", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1007802/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The number of reindeer and the number of consignments exported from the UK from 2013 to 2017 is as follows:<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Country of destination<\/p><\/td><td><p>Number of consignments<\/p><\/td><td><p>Number of reindeer<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>Ireland<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2013<\/p><\/td><td><p>Italy<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>France<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>Spain<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>France<\/p><\/td><td><p>2<\/p><\/td><td><p>6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>Czech Republic<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><td><p>1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>8<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>27<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) can access information for the past five years using TRACES (Trade Control and Expert System) for species of animals that require a health certificate for movement to the EU, therefore we are unable to supply the data for the years 2011 and 2012. There are no records of reindeer movements to the EU for the year 2014.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>APHA\u2019s records for Export Health Certificates issued for animals to third countries that do not use the TRACES system are available for the year 2015 onwards but there are no exports of reindeer to third countries recorded.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4033", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Rutley"}
        }
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Reindeer: Exports"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many reindeer, in how many consignments, and to which countries were exported from the UK each year from 2011 to 2017.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/252", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr David Drew"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dr David Drew"}
      ], "uin" : "191858"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1007885", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1007885/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Defra publishes a UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) every five years which reviews risks and opportunities associated with current and potential future climate change. The most recent CCRA was published in January 2017 and considered a range of scenarios, including global warming of 2\u2070C and 4\u2070C. The next CCRA will be published in early 2022.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>At the end of this month we will release updated UK and global climate projections (UKCP18). These will be available for use by all decision makers to help them build resilience to climate change into their plans, and will form an important part of the evidence base informing the next CCRA.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4033", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Rutley"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Climate Change"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what impact assessment his Department has undertaken on the consequences to the UK in the event that global temperature rises are not kept within the limits of climate accords.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4425", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Stevens"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jo Stevens"}
      ], "uin" : "191948"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1007915", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1007915/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Dr Thérèse Coffey MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment, and Government officials represented the UK Government at the meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4161", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will be represented at the forthcoming meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4303", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1007917/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>This Government takes the threat to biodiversity posed by invasive species seriously and is committed to preventing any damage and continuing to mitigate risk. As part of these efforts the GB Invasive Non-Native Species Strategy, first published in 2008 and reviewed in 2015, operates to ensure coordinated action across Great Britain. This strategy follows internationally recognised principles and priorities of prevention, rapid eradication and management. For example, since the arrival of the Asian hornet in France in 2004, Defra has been aware of the increased risk of this hornet to our bees and beneficial insects. We have plans in place to detect and tackle it, which we have successfully deployed several times since the first UK incursion in autumn 2016.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Governments of each UK administration are putting into place penalties and sanction regimes for the EU Regulation 1143/2014 on Invasive Alien Species, a core provision of which is the creation of a list of species subject to strict restrictions. These species cannot be imported, kept, bred, transported, sold, used or exchanged, allowed to reproduce, grown or cultivated, or released into the environment. There are currently 49 species listed under the regulation.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4161", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Non-native Species"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to combat the threat to biodiversity from biological invaders.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4303", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Kennedy of Cradley"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1006887", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1006887/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Government is committed to maintaining environmental standards after we leave the EU, and will continue to uphold international obligations through multilateral environmental agreements.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The EU (Withdrawal) Act will ensure existing EU environmental law continues to have effect in UK law after the UK leaves the EU.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government will establish a new, independent statutory body to hold Government to account on the environment, alongside a statutory statement of environmental principles to guide future Government policy making.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4098", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-11-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Environment Protection"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government plans to take to protect the environment after the UK leaves the EU; and whether those steps will aim to maintain existing levels of protection as required under current EU legislation.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
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