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1667753

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	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	Cats: Theft
	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 plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals to make the abduction of cats a criminal offence.
	tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
	tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>We would be supportive of legislation on pet abduction when parliamentary time allows. We have listened carefully to views expressed on the pet abduction measures during the passage of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill including adding cats. We will take this feedback into consideration when delivering any measure.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 13/11/2023 15:34:56 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1667762

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	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	Wildlife: Nature Conservation
	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 Fifth Special Report of Session 2022-23 of the Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on Species Reintroduction: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report, published on 27 October 2023, HC 1931, on what criteria her Department decides when it is appropriate to support the reintroduction of recently lost former native species.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	446
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The reintroduction of any species in England should follow our published guidance and Code for Reintroductions, which provides the best practice for assessing the benefits and impacts of releasing a species into the wild. The appropriateness of a reintroduction proposal will be highly dependent on the specific circumstances in which it is made, for example the surrounding environmental conditions, socio-economic circumstances, or species already present in that location. As such, Natural England assess applications for release licences on a case-by-case basis, ensuring that any applications align to the Code.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 13/11/2023 15:29:43 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1667976

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	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	Cats: Theft
	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 she is taking tackle cat theft, in the context of the withdrawal of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The cross-Government Pet Theft Taskforce published <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6130fa358fa8f5032d8d178f/Pet_Theft_Taskforce_Report_GOV.UK_PDF.pdf" target="_blank">their findings</a> in September 2021 with input from animal welfare groups and experts in relevant fields including the issue of cat theft.</p><p> </p><p>We would be supportive of legislation on pet abduction when parliamentary time allows. We have listened carefully to views expressed on the pet abduction measures during the passage of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill including adding cats. We will take this feedback into consideration when delivering this measure.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 357 358 question first answered 13/11/2023 15:25:40 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1667978

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	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	Dogs: Theft
	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 she is taking tackle dog theft in the context of the withdrawal of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The cross-Government Pet Theft Taskforce published <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6130fa358fa8f5032d8d178f/Pet_Theft_Taskforce_Report_GOV.UK_PDF.pdf" target="_blank">their findings</a> in September 2021 with input from animal welfare groups and experts in relevant fields including the issue of cat theft.</p><p> </p><p>We would be supportive of legislation on pet abduction when parliamentary time allows. We have listened carefully to views expressed on the pet abduction measures during the passage of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill including adding cats. We will take this feedback into consideration when delivering this measure.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 355 358 question first answered 13/11/2023 15:25:40 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1667979

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2023
	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	Cats: Theft
	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 she has had with animal charities on the theft of (a) pedigree and (b) other cats.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2023 answer text <p>The cross-Government Pet Theft Taskforce published <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6130fa358fa8f5032d8d178f/Pet_Theft_Taskforce_Report_GOV.UK_PDF.pdf" target="_blank">their findings</a> in September 2021 with input from animal welfare groups and experts in relevant fields including the issue of cat theft.</p><p> </p><p>We would be supportive of legislation on pet abduction when parliamentary time allows. We have listened carefully to views expressed on the pet abduction measures during the passage of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill including adding cats. We will take this feedback into consideration when delivering this measure.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 355 357 question first answered 13/11/2023 15:25:40 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1665727

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	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: Theft
	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 improve conviction rates for pet theft.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	203303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>Local Authorities have a statutory responsibility under Part 2A of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to inspect their areas from ‘time to time’ to identify and require the remediation of any land.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that in particularly severe or complex cases Landfill Tax can act as a prohibitive financial barrier to the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated land. My Department held a Call for Evidence on this issue and published a Government response in March this year. As a result of this evidence, we are currently developing a grant scheme to fund costs of Landfill Tax to public bodies in England, where such costs are acting as a determinative barrier to the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated land.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 25/10/2023 08:07:53 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1665847

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	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	Natural England
	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 many members of the board of Natural England held valid appointments to that board on 28 June 2023; and where the register of their interests is held.
	tabling member constituency	St Ives
	tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	203372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>On 28 June 2023 the Natural England Board consisted of twelve members with valid appointments:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Tony Juniper</li><li>Lord Blencathra</li><li>Peter Unwin</li><li>Kim Shillinglaw</li><li>Rosamund Blomfield-Smith</li><li>Henry Robinson</li><li>Clare Fitzsimmons</li><li>Mel Austen</li><li>Lynn Dicks</li><li>Dame Caroline Spelman</li><li>Catherine Dugmore</li><li>Kerry Ten Kate</li></ol><p> </p><p>Natural England maintains a Board member register of interests and relevant details from this are included in the Annual Report and Accounts published on GOV.UK. Any changes which are declared by Board members are captured in Board minutes and the register updated. The minutes are published on GOV.UK after each meeting.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 25/10/2023 09:01:24 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1666331

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2023
	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
	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 her Department is taking steps to help ensure that appropriate guidance is provided to new pet owners.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	203719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>Pet owners’ responsibilities are laid down in several Government codes of practice for animal welfare, which are available here: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fanimal-welfare-legislation-protecting-pets%23codes-of-practice&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cef35e7f9a06a4d1abeef08dbd478c203%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638337387337217684%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4Sa7c5zDs9qqeAXROaPKdDt%2F2a2CMEGhsNXGWOr%2FPdQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Animal welfare legislation: protecting pets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. The codes summarise important information for owners and helps them to make decisions about how best to care for their animals.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018, licensed pet sellers are required to provide prospective owners information setting out how the animal’s health and welfare needs should be met.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, my Department maintains a national communications campaign (Petfished) to raise awareness of issues associated with low-welfare and illegal supply of cats and dogs. This includes providing clear signposting on where responsible breeders and rehoming centres can be found and encouraging prospective buyers to research the seller thoroughly before they visit and decide to purchase.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, my Department has also developed dog safety fact sheets in collaboration with the Child Accident Prevention Trust and animal welfare organisations to encourage safe interactions between families and dogs.</p><p> </p><p>I welcome the efforts of veterinarians, animal welfare charities, breeders and other practitioners in sharing these sources of information with pet owners.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 25/10/2023 09:48:29 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1663260

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Training
	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 their Department spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-23 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	201114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>On 2 October, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a value for money audit of all EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) spending in the Civil Service. The audit will dovetail with the public sector productivity review, aiming at delivering a leaner, more efficient government. The audit forms part of our drive to improve productivity across the public sector by driving down waste and improving performance. The findings and actions of the audit will be announced by the Chancellor in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 202151 202152 202153 202154 202155 202156 202157 202158 202159 202161 202162 202163 202164 202165 202166 202168 202169 202170 202171 202172 202173 202174 202175 202176 202177 202178 202179 202180 202181 202182 202183 question first answered 24/10/2023 09:36:30 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1664298

	registered interest
	date	13/10/2023
	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	Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment: Training
	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 the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment spent on equality and diversity training in the 2022-23 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	202151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>On 2 October, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a value for money audit of all EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) spending in the Civil Service. The audit will dovetail with the public sector productivity review, aiming at delivering a leaner, more efficient government. The audit forms part of our drive to improve productivity across the public sector by driving down waste and improving performance. The findings and actions of the audit will be announced by the Chancellor in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 201114 202152 202153 202154 202155 202156 202157 202158 202159 202161 202162 202163 202164 202165 202166 202168 202169 202170 202171 202172 202173 202174 202175 202176 202177 202178 202179 202180 202181 202182 202183 question first answered 24/10/2023 09:36:30 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight