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1676996

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date	11/12/2023
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	Dangerous Dogs: Veterinary Services
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 4 December 2023 to Question 2393 on Dangerous Dogs: Veterinary Services, with which organisations within the veterinary sector his Department worked on the implementation of the ban on XL Bully type dogs.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	6156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>Defra consulted with the British Veterinary Association, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and animal welfare organisations on the implementation of the ban on XL Bully dog types.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 18/12/2023 13:08:24 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1670764

registered interest
date	17/11/2023
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	Dangerous Dogs: Veterinary Services
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 estimate he has made of the number of vets who are able to provide a Certificate of Exemption for ownership of an American Bulldog XL by 1 February 2024.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	2393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>Owners of XL Bully type dogs who want to keep their dogs after the end of the transition period should apply to Defra for a Certificate of Exemption before 31 January 2024. From 1 February 2024 it will be a criminal offence to own an XL Bully dog in England and Wales without a Certificate of Exemption. Vets are not responsible for providing the Certificate of Exemption but must confirm that the dog has been neutered by a certain date for the Certificate to remain valid. Defra has worked closely with stakeholders, including the veterinary sector, on the implementation of the ban on XL Bully type dogs. We will continue to work closely as the ban comes into effect.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 04/12/2023 16:49:42 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1652859

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	Animal Welfare
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 she plans to bring forward legislative proposals on (a) livestock worrying, (b) puppy and kitten smuggling, (c) the import of dogs and cats with illegal mutilations and (d) cat and dog abduction.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	193851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>We are committed to taking forward measures formerly in the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill individually through other means during the remainder of this Parliament. We have listened carefully to views expressed on these measures and this approach will enable us to take this feedback into further consideration when delivering these measures.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/07/2023 10:06:47 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1628883

registered interest
date	18/05/2023
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	Pets: Prizes
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 by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park in the House of Lords on 20 June 2022, Official Report, column HL3, if she will publish the findings of work commissioned by her Department on the issue of pets being handed out as prizes in England.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	185773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>In England and Wales, the Animal Welfare Act 2006 prohibits the sale of an animal, or the transfer of an animal as a prize, to anyone under the age of 16 years old. It also ensures that any person winning an animal as a prize is obliged to provide for its welfare. Our assessment is that these restrictions continue to be balanced and proportionate. Defra has not commissioned any additional external research into pets as prizes, but has commissioned other external research into the keeping of primates as pets, which is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/05/2023 16:49:35 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1624003

registered interest
date	26/04/2023
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	Pets: Prizes
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 legislation applies to the distribution of pets as prizes in England; and what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of that legislation.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	182800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>In England and Wales, the Animal Welfare Act 2006 prohibits the sale of an animal or the transfer of an animal as a prize to anyone under the age of 16 years old and ensures that any person winning an animal as a prize is obliged to provide for its welfare. We consider these restrictions to be balanced and proportionate.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 04/05/2023 11:29:26 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones