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1700422

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023
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 recent discussions officials in his Department have had with international zoological facilities on future regulations under the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	21309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>This Government continues to make animal welfare a priority. The Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 provides a framework for the introduction of a ban on the advertising and offering for sale of specific low-welfare animal activities abroad. It is an important step in protecting animals from considerable suffering and unacceptable practices.</p><p> </p><p>To this end, we have been generally engaging with stakeholders domestically and internationally and are currently exploring several options.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 21308 21379 21380 question first answered 18/04/2024 14:42:45 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1700435

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Plastics: Treaties
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 recent progress he has made in negotiations of a new international, legally binding plastics treaty.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	21322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The United Nations Environment Assembly Resolution 5/14 set an ambitious timetable for the agreement of a new international, legally binding plastics treaty by end of 2024. The fourth round of negotiations (INC-4) will take place in Ottawa from 23 – 29 April which will continue discussions on the draft treaty text.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a founding member of the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution, a group of over 60 countries calling for an ambitious and effective treaty. The UK has been a vocal proponent of a strong and comprehensive agreement that covers the whole lifecycle of plastics, including restraining and reducing the production and consumption of plastic to sustainable levels, promoting a circular economy for plastic, managing plastic waste in an environmentally sound and safe manner, and preventing and reducing releases of plastics into the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to securing an agreement on the text by the end of the year and is working closely with other Parties and stakeholders to facilitate progress at INC-4. In particular, the UK co-led with Brazil an informal, technical work programme to support continued dialogues on how to identify chemicals and polymers of concern, and problematic plastic products within the treaty.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 19/04/2024 13:22:04 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1700492

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023
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 recent discussions his Department has had with international zoological accreditation and certification bodies on future regulations under the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	21379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>This Government continues to make animal welfare a priority. The Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 provides a framework for the introduction of a ban on the advertising and offering for sale of specific low-welfare animal activities abroad. It is an important step in protecting animals from considerable suffering and unacceptable practices.</p><p> </p><p>To this end, we have been generally engaging with stakeholders domestically and internationally and are currently exploring several options.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 21308 21309 21380 question first answered 18/04/2024 14:42:45 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1700493

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023
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 recent discussions his Department has had with international zoological facilities on future regulations under the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	21380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>This Government continues to make animal welfare a priority. The Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 provides a framework for the introduction of a ban on the advertising and offering for sale of specific low-welfare animal activities abroad. It is an important step in protecting animals from considerable suffering and unacceptable practices.</p><p> </p><p>To this end, we have been generally engaging with stakeholders domestically and internationally and are currently exploring several options.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 21308 21309 21379 question first answered 18/04/2024 14:42:45 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1700566

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
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	Angling: Tuna
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 progress his Department has made on opening a recreational catch and release fishery for bluefin tuna by summer 2024.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	21451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Legislation to enable a UK bluefin recreational fishery was laid in Parliament on 14 March 2024. If the legislation is enacted it will support the opening of a recreational fishery in English waters this summer.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 22/04/2024 13:54:57 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall