@prefix rdf: . @prefix xsd: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix skos: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix api: . @prefix parl: . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "13" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs" ; parl:hansardHeading "Dogs: Imports" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the commercial movement of pregnant dogs into Great Britain; and whether he plans to take legislative steps to curb this practice." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Slough" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi" ; parl:uin "19937" ; dcterms:date "2024-03-21"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "13" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs" ; parl:hansardHeading "Dogs: Imports" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of importing pregnant dogs on the welfare of those dogs; and whether he has received representations from animal welfare organisations on this matter." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Slough" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi" ; parl:uin "19940" ; dcterms:date "2024-03-21"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is already an offence in England and Wales to carry out a non-exempted mutilation, including the cropping of a dog’s ears or the docking of their tails. The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021 creates tougher penalties for anyone convicted of such an offence face, either being sent to prison for up to five years, or receiving an unlimited fine, or both.

In August 2021, the Government launched a consultation on proposed restrictions to the commercial import and non-commercial movement of pets into Great Britain including restricting the import of dogs with cropped ears and docked tails. We are carefully reviewing the feedback gathered from our consultation and wider engagement with stakeholders, and a summary will be published soon.

The Government supports the Private Members’ Bill, Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, introduced by Selaine Saxby MP on restricting the importation and non-commercial movement of pets. The Bill will contain powers that will enable future regulations for commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into the United Kingdom including prohibiting the import of dogs with cropped ears and docked tails.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Sherwood" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mark Spencer" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2024-03-26"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2024-03-26T13:34:27.68Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Government’s Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) process oversees the accuracy and reliability of vehicle speed measurement devices to ensure they meet the specified requirements.

It is up to the traffic authority, the police and other agencies to decide whether to install speed cameras and how they wish to operate them.

This is a local decision in which the Department does not become involved.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Croydon South" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Chris Philp" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2024-03-27"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "19685" , "19686" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2024-03-27T16:49:50.463Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "13" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs" ; parl:hansardHeading "Dogs: Imports" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) increasing the age at which puppies can be imported to six months and (b) reintroducing rabies blood tests for imported puppies." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Slough" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi" ; parl:uin "19939" ; dcterms:date "2024-03-21"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi" . parl:answerText "

In August 2021, the Government launched a consultation on proposed restrictions to the commercial import and non-commercial movement of pets into Great Britain including restricting the import of heavily pregnant dogs. It was a wide-ranging consultation with excellent engagement with key stakeholders including animal welfare organisations. We are carefully reviewing the feedback gathered from our consultation and wider engagement with stakeholders, and a summary will be published soon. We continue to engage with stakeholders on this issue.

The Government supports the Private Members’ Bill, Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, introduced by Selaine Saxby MP on restricting the importation and non-commercial movement of pets. The Bill will contain powers that will enable future regulations for commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into the United Kingdom including prohibiting the import of heavily pregnant dogs over 42 days gestation.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Sherwood" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mark Spencer" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2024-03-26"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2024-03-26T13:36:17.197Z"^^xsd:dateTime . skos:prefLabel "House of Commons" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Mark Spencer" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "1" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Home Office" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Home Office" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Home Office" ; parl:hansardHeading "Speed Limits: Cameras" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department had discussions with (a) road safety groups and (b) the public prior to the (i) approval and (ii) rollout of VECTOR-SR cameras." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Slough" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi" ; parl:uin "19685" ; dcterms:date "2024-03-20"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Government supports the Private Members’ Bill, Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, introduced by Selaine Saxby MP on restricting the importation and non-commercial movement of pets. The Bill will contain powers that will enable future regulations for commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into the United Kingdom including prohibiting the import of puppies under six months old.

There are already strict legal controls on the entry of animals into Great Britain aimed at preventing the introduction of rabies. All dogs, cats and ferrets entering Great Britain must be vaccinated against rabies. We are not currently proposing any changes to the animal health requirements for dogs, cats and ferrets entering Great Britain. The Government monitors disease risk carefully. If the disease risk changes, or an immediate public health risk is identified, appropriate action will be taken.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Sherwood" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mark Spencer" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2024-03-26"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2024-03-26T16:22:28.723Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "60" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Education" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Education" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Education" ; parl:hansardHeading "Schools: Finance" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to review the current funding formula for schools to ensure that it is adjusted for (a) inflation and (b) increases in the cost of living." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Slough" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi" ; parl:uin "19682" ; dcterms:date "2024-03-20"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Chris Philp" . parl:answerText "

The overall core school budget will total £60.7 billion in the 2024/25 financial year, the highest ever level in real terms per pupil. School funding is therefore set to have risen by £11 billion next year, compared with 2021/2022.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "East Hampshire" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Damian Hinds" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2024-03-27"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2024-03-27T16:45:53.927Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani" . parl:answerText "

Our support to the UK steel sector is clear, we have introduced effective safeguards against non-market economies, helped public projects procure more UK made steel and we are launching the British Industry Supercharger to bring energy costs closer in line with those charged across the world’s major economies.

This Government has agreed a £500m grant as part of a larger £1.25bn commitment by Tata Steel to transform and secure a sustainable future at their Port Talbot works. We have also offered a generous support package to British Steel.

More widely, the UK has a highly skilled workforce, a supportive tax and business environment which is more competitive than our EU neighbours, an increasingly decarbonised energy grid for green steel, and plentiful supplies of steel scrap.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Wealden" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Ms Nusrat Ghani" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2024-03-26"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2024-03-26T16:58:37.737Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "27" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Transport" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Transport" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Transport" ; parl:hansardHeading "Speed Limits: Cameras" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to allocate additional (a) funding and (b) resources to local authorities for the (i) installation and (ii) maintenance of new speed enforcement technologies." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Slough" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi" ; parl:uin "19684" ; dcterms:date "2024-03-20"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "214" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business and Trade" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business and Trade" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business and Trade" ; parl:hansardHeading "Iron and Steel: China" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) sustainable growth and (b) competitiveness of the steel sector in the context of recent trends in the level of Chinese steel exports." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Slough" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi" ; parl:uin "19933" ; dcterms:date "2024-03-21"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Damian Hinds" . parl:answerText "

The Government’s Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) process oversees the accuracy and reliability of vehicle speed measurement devices to ensure they meet the specified requirements.

It is up to the traffic authority, the police and other agencies to decide whether to install speed cameras and how they wish to operate them.

This is a local decision in which the Department does not become involved.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Croydon South" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Chris Philp" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2024-03-27"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "19683" , "19686" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2024-03-27T16:49:50.51Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

HMRC Trade Information (www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/) currently provides data up to and including January 2024. In the first month of 2024, China represented c.6% of all UK steel imports in volume terms.

We recognise that global economic conditions continue to be challenging for the steel industries across the globe.

This is why we have put in place a robust trade remedies framework to provide appropriate protection for domestic industries, including steel, against surges of imports and unfair practices. The UK has 10 anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on 8 different steel products from China.

This year, the UK is chairing the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity, which seeks to find shared international solutions to the issue of over-capacity.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Wealden" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Ms Nusrat Ghani" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2024-03-26"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2024-03-26T16:56:14.443Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "214" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Business and Trade" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Business and Trade" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Business and Trade" ; parl:hansardHeading "Iron and Steel: China" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential (a) impact of trends in the level of Chinese steel exports in the first two months of 2024 on the UK steel industry and (b) merits of taking additional steps to help protect the industry from potential global oversupply pressures." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Slough" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi" ; parl:uin "19932" ; dcterms:date "2024-03-21"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "1" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Home Office" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Home Office" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Home Office" ; parl:hansardHeading "Speed Limits: Cameras" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he is taking steps to ensure that drivers are aware of the introduction of new ultra speed cameras." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Slough" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi" ; parl:uin "19683" ; dcterms:date "2024-03-20"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Government supports the Private Members’ Bill, Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, introduced by Selaine Saxby MP on restricting the importation and non-commercial movement of pets. The Bill will contain powers that will enable future regulations for commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into the United Kingdom including prohibiting the import of heavily pregnant dogs over 42 days gestation.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Sherwood" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mark Spencer" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2024-03-26"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2024-03-26T16:25:58.727Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Guy Opperman" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "13" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs" ; parl:hansardHeading "Dogs: Imports and Sales" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of prohibiting the (a) importation and (b) sale of dogs with (i) cropped ears and (ii) docked tails." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Slough" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi" ; parl:uin "19941" ; dcterms:date "2024-03-21"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Department for Transport provides funds direct to local authorities which could be used for a range of road safety purposes. The use of any funds is a decision for the local authority, in discussion with the relevant police force.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Hexham" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Guy Opperman" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2024-03-26"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2024-03-26T10:38:42.107Z"^^xsd:dateTime . a api:ListEndpoint ; dcterms:hasPart ; api:definition . a api:Page ; "10"^^xsd:long ; "1"^^xsd:long ; "3358"^^xsd:long ; dcterms:isPartOf ; api:definition ; api:extendedMetadataVersion ; api:items ( ) ; api:page "0"^^xsd:long ; ; .