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1147244

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
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: Seas and Oceans
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 steps her Department is taking to reduce plastic waste in oceans.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	292370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK is committed to tackling the scourge of marine litter and we are making significant progress towards addressing this issue. Our approach so far has been to reduce needless plastic waste entering the marine environment in the first instance.</p><p>Our ban on microbeads in cosmetic and personal care products, one of the strongest in the world, came into force in June 2018. Our plastic bag charge has led to a 90% reduction in the use of plastic carrier bags in the main retailers and last year alone raised over £51 million for environmental causes. We have consulted on plans to extend the charge to all retailers and on increasing the minimum 5p charge to at least 10p. In May 2019, we announced that a ban on the supply of plastic straws, stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds to the end user will come into force from April 2020. These policies are helping to deliver our Resources and Waste Strategy for England, our framework for eliminating all avoidable plastic waste. It builds on commitments in our 25 Year Environment Plan and sets out plans to maximise the value we get from resources, minimise waste, promote a circular economy, and better protect the environment.</p><p>Marine litter is a transboundary problem which requires international cooperation; that is why we are leading action on the global threat of marine litter. We continue to actively engage internationally through OSPAR, the G7 and the G20, and the UN. In April 2018, the Prime Minister announced the Commonwealth Clean Ocean Alliance, a ground-breaking initiative working with our Commonwealth partners to reduce marine plastic pollution. To help deliver this, we committed an ambitious package of up to £70 million of funding to drive research and innovation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 08/10/2019 11:17:06 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1142769

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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: Sales
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 her Department has made on delivering a public information campaign alongside the introduction of the ban on commercial third-party sales of puppies and kittens in April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	284374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019, known as ‘Lucy’s Law’, bans the commercial third party sales of puppies and kittens and will come into force in April 2020. We intend to launch a campaign focused on helping the public understand how to responsibly source a puppy or kitten in early 2020, in the run up to the ban coming into force. The campaign is currently under development.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 09/09/2019 11:35:36 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1130713

registered interest
date	07/06/2019
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: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if will bring forward legislative proposals on animal re-homing before the ban on the third party selling of puppies and kittens comes into effect in April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	261545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2019 answer text <p>Legitimate rescue homes do incredible work rescuing and rehoming thousands of sick, abandoned and stray animals each year. I recognise that with the ban on commercial third party sales coming into force, stakeholders are concerned that disreputable dealers could reinvent themselves as rescues. We are actively exploring these issues with the rescue and rehoming sector.</p><p> </p><p>We need to be confident of the benefits and the impacts of any regulations placed on rescue and rehoming centres, particularly on some of the smaller rescues. We will consider proposals once we have fully consulted with the sector and understood the impact of any proposals.</p><p> </p><p>In the meantime, in order to prevent third-party sellers from presenting themselves as rehoming centres, we will work with the Canine and Feline Sector Group and local authorities to develop specific guidance to help distinguish between non-commercial rescue and rehoming centres, which are charities, and pet sellers which are businesses.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 12/06/2019 09:47:46 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

919249

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 7 June 2018 to Question 149081, if he will meet representatives of animal rescue charities to discuss the potential merits of introducing measures to license and regulate animal rescue centres.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	151257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>Under The Animal Welfare (Licensed Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 anyone who is in the business of selling pet animals will need to be licensed. Depending on the circumstances that can include animal rescue charities where animals are re-homed and a set fee is charged. We regularly discuss these matters with the bodies represented on the Canine and Feline Sector Group, including animal welfare charities.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2018 15:41:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

914863

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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, pursuant to the Oral Answer of the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of 26 April 2018, Official Report, column 1007, how many charities have made representations to his Department to register (a) concerns about the potential burden of and (b) support for introducing licensing and regulation for animal rescue homes in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	149081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>We do not have precise numbers available of the charities that have expressed an opinion on the regulation of animal rescue homes over the last five years. However, Defra is aware that animal rescue homes have expressed views on both sides of the argument in relation to the regulation of such establishments. Ministers have not held any recent discussions with animal charities about the regulation of animal rescue homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 149082 question first answered 07/06/2018 13:15:27 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

914864

registered interest
date	01/06/2018
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 he has had recent discussions with representatives of the animal charity sector on the potential merits of introducing legislative proposals for the regulation and licensing of animal rescue centres.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	149082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>We do not have precise numbers available of the charities that have expressed an opinion on the regulation of animal rescue homes over the last five years. However, Defra is aware that animal rescue homes have expressed views on both sides of the argument in relation to the regulation of such establishments. Ministers have not held any recent discussions with animal charities about the regulation of animal rescue homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 149081 question first answered 07/06/2018 13:15:27 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

911114

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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, what recent assessment his Department has made of the number of animal rescue centres with overcrowded living conditions.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	147981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not made any such assessments, but under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is an offence to cause any unnecessary suffering to an animal or to fail to provide for its welfare needs. If anyone has any concerns about the welfare of an animal in a rescue centre, they should report it to the relevant local authority which has powers to investigate, or to the RSPCA who can also investigate such matters. The Government supports the work of the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes whose members must meet minimum standards of welfare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 147982 question first answered 04/06/2018 10:48:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

911116

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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, what recent assessment his Department has made of the number of animals that are unsuitably re-homed from animal rescue centres in England in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	147982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not made any such assessments, but under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is an offence to cause any unnecessary suffering to an animal or to fail to provide for its welfare needs. If anyone has any concerns about the welfare of an animal in a rescue centre, they should report it to the relevant local authority which has powers to investigate, or to the RSPCA who can also investigate such matters. The Government supports the work of the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes whose members must meet minimum standards of welfare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 147981 question first answered 04/06/2018 10:48:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

911117

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the processes for checking for diseases in animal rescue centres.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	147983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>All animal keepers, including operators of animal rescue centres, have a duty of care to prevent unnecessary suffering, and are legally obliged to report the presence of notifiable diseases to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), even if they only suspect that an animal may be affected. Failure to do so is an offence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/06/2018 10:54:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

907170

registered interest
date	18/05/2018
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	Association of Dogs and Cats Homes
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 information his Department holds on the proportion of animal rescue centres in England which are members of the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	145617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>Defra does not hold up to date estimates of the numbers of animal rescue homes, and therefore cannot provide an estimate of the proportion that are members of the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/05/2018 16:16:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt