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782413

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date	02/11/2017
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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 24 October (HL Deb, col 836) referring to the announcement on 30 September by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that HM Government will increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty from the current six months’ imprisonment to five years’ imprisonment, and stating that they will publish a draft bill later this year, whether any Cabinet committees have given their approval for that draft bill to be published; and if so, which
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL2836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>Government announced on 30 September its intention to increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty offences from the current six months’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine to 5 years’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine. The policy was agreed by the relevant Cabinet committee. The announcement made clear we hope to publish draft legislation for consultation around the turn of the year.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL2837 question first answered 07/11/2017 17:41:40 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

782414

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 24 October (HL Deb, col 836) referring to the announcement on 30 September by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs that HM Government will increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty from the current six months’ imprisonment to five years’ imprisonment, and stating that they will publish a draft bill later this year, whether they intend to propose that that draft bill be subject to pre-legislative scrutiny.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL2837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>Government announced on 30 September its intention to increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty offences from the current six months’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine to 5 years’ imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine. The policy was agreed by the relevant Cabinet committee. The announcement made clear we hope to publish draft legislation for consultation around the turn of the year.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL2836 question first answered 07/11/2017 17:41:40 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

782416

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Standards
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the total train delays in 2016–17 resulted from incidents over which the railway network and operators had no control; and how much total time delay occurred as a result of such incidents.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL2839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2017 answer text <p>Incidents over which the rail industry had no control (for example vandalism, trespass, fatalities, disorder on trains and severe weather) accounted for approximately 16% of all delay minutes in the year 1<sup>st</sup> April 2016 – 31<sup>st</sup> March 2017. Over the same time period, such incidents caused approximately 2.85 million delay minutes to the rail industry.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 14/11/2017 14:45:47 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

782422

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what engagement they intend to have with (1) non-governmental organisations, and (2) the private sector, during the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Hague of Richmond
uin	HL2845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government is engaging with non-governmental organisations and the private sector in advance of the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference 2018. Our cross-sector engagement in the build-up to and at the conference will ensure we deliver ambitious goals and effective partnerships for globally coordinated action to combat the illegal wildlife trade.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/11/2017 15:47:40 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond

782423

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
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	Ivory: Smuggling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the issue of the illegal trade in ivory will be discussed at the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Hague of Richmond
uin	HL2846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has announced the four themes that the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting will focus on: prosperity, sustainability, security and fairness. The UK Government is working closely with Member States and the Commonwealth Secretariat to examine options for the summit agenda.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government recognises the need for robust action to protect elephants, one of the world’s most iconic and treasured species. That is why the Government announced its proposals on 6 October to introduce a total ban on UK sales of ivory that could contribute either directly or indirectly to the continued poaching of elephants, with some carefully defined and narrowly targeted exemptions.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 13/11/2017 15:25:50 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	379 label Biography information for Lord Hague of Richmond