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1700884

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Dangerous Dogs: Enforcement
	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 extra resource is being provided for police forces to support their increased caseloads in enforcing the ban on XL Bully dogs.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	21671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Defra are working closely with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Home Office to assess enforcement capability and capacity in relation to the ban on XL Bully type dogs. We have supported the police to deliver additional training to Dog Legislation Officers to make sure the ban is effectively enforced.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 22/04/2024 15:05:51 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1700885

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects his Department’s Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group to report.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	21672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>We expect the Responsible Dog Ownership taskforce to publish its findings soon. These should address all aspects of tackling irresponsible dog ownership effectively, from prevention to robust, consistent enforcement, focussing on owners as well as on their dogs.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 22/04/2024 16:08:58 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1700886

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Dangerous Dogs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how his Department calculated its estimate of the number of dogs which would be affected by a ban on XL Bully dogs.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	21673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Defra calculated its assessment of the number of dogs which would be affected by a ban on XL Bully dogs using evidence and data collated in consultation with key stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 23/04/2024 15:54:37 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1695315

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	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	Dangerous Dogs
	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 the income raised from charges for certificates of exemption to keep an XL Bully dog have been ringfenced to (a) cover the administrative costs of the exemption scheme and (b) support local authorities to enforce the ban.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	18174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>The application fee paid by XL bully owners on registering an XL Bully covers the administrative costs for the life of the dog, including processing the application and lifetime record management.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 18/03/2024 14:55:40 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1689227

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Smoking: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many mental health trusts are implementing smoking cessation services.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	14087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Smoking is the number one entirely preventable cause of ill-health, disability and death in this country. It is responsible for 80,000 yearly deaths in the United Kingdom and one in four of all UK cancer deaths. Smoking is closely associated with poor mental health and wellbeing, as people with mental health conditions die 10 to 20 years earlier, with smoking contributing significantly to this. Further information on the wellbeing of smokers aged 18 years old and over, and the relationship between smoking and mental health, is available respectively at the following links:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smoking-prevalence-in-adults-current-smokers-aged-over-18-years-by-wellbeing-group-and-region" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smoking-prevalence-in-adults-current-smokers-aged-over-18-years-by-wellbeing-group-and-region</a></p><p><a href="https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/26/health-matters-smoking-and-mental-health/" target="_blank">https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2020/02/26/health-matters-smoking-and-mental-health/</a></p><p>It also costs our country £17 billion a year, £14 billion of which is through lost productivity alone. It puts huge pressure on the National Health Service and social care, costing over £3 billion a year. At the end of quarter three of 2023/24, 37 out of 48 Mental Health services identified as eligible under the NHS Long Term Plan, are reporting that they are delivering tobacco dependence treatment services.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 26/02/2024 15:14:47 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1689270

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Elizabeth Tsurkov
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help secure the release of Ms Elizabeth Tsurkov who was kidnapped in Iraq in March 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	14088
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK is concerned over the kidnapping of Israeli-Russian dual national Elizabeth Tsurkov. The Government of Iraq opened an investigation into her kidnapping last year and we await the findings. Those suspected of criminal responsibility for her kidnapping should be brought to justice in fair trials. However, as Elizabeth Tsurkov is not a British citizen, we are not in a position to offer direct consular assistance.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 29/02/2024 11:37:30 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1688581

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	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	Dangerous Dogs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much revenue was raised from charging for an exemption certificate as part of the American XL Bully ban; and whether this money has been ring-fenced for dog control initiatives.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	13712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>To apply for a certificate of exemption, owners were required to pay an application fee of £92.40. This fee is not intended to generate a profit and covers the administrative costs for the life of the dog, including processing the application and lifetime record management.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 23/02/2024 11:13:28 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1686289

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Bananas: Import Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her Department's planned timescale is for the review of banana tariffs.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	12388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK-Andean Countries Trade Agreement is due to commence in summer 2024. The agreement does not commit the UK to any further liberalisation of the market.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/02/2024 17:59:45 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1683486

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Floods: Rotherham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2024 to Question 9220 on Floods: Rotherham, how much funding has been allocated to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council via the Flood Recovery Framework since Storm Babet.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	10457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The Flood Recovery Framework does not work on pre – determined allocations. Eligible local authorities are responsible for distributing flood recovery funding to affected households and businesses and the Government re-imburses those local authorities retrospectively, based on the certified costs of the eligible grants that they have provided.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 23/01/2024 17:14:54 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1682413

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British National (Overseas): Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2023 to Question 5408, if he will publish his Department's communications with the Hong Kong authorities on facilitating early drawdown of pension funds.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	9847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK firmly opposes the discrimination that British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) status holders are facing in applying for early withdrawal of their pension funds held by the Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) in Hong Kong.</p><p>All representations to the Hong Kong authorities have been made via the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office or the Department for Business and Trade.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 24/01/2024 16:19:59 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion