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1167587

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
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	Farmers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps she has taken to help ensure business certainty for farmers after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	900257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is taking the necessary steps to ensure the UK leaves the EU with certainty and continuity.</p><p>As well as a programme of secondary legislation, the Agriculture Bill, announced in the Queen's Speech, provides the foundation for a smooth transition for farmers to a new public money for public goods approach.</p><p>In the event of a no deal we have contingency arrangements in place allowing us to act swiftly if agricultural sectors are adversely affected.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/11/2019 16:19:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1156373

registered interest
date	25/10/2019
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	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, if she make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) updating and (b) consolidating the regulations on dog control.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	5416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government considers that the powers and measures contained within dangerous dog legislation allow enforcers such as police and local authorities to take the necessary action in order to prevent and tackle incidents of dangerous dogs. Local initiatives such as Local Environmental Awareness on Dogs (LEAD) can also be adopted in areas where police, local authorities and other interested parties can come together to promote responsible dog ownership.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, early intervention measures such as Community Protection Notices can be issued by local authority officers or police to anyone causing low level anti-social behaviour involving a dog.</p><p> </p><p>The Government last reviewed the law on dangerous dogs in 2014 and made a number of changes. The changes included extending the scope of the offence of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control from public places to all places; increasing the maximum penalties for allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control; when a dog causes injury or death and when a dog attacks an assistance dog.</p><p> </p><p>The Government realises the importance of quality research to help inform its policy, and in November 2018 Defra commissioned further research in collaboration with Middlesex University to look at responsible ownership across all breeds of dog. The research will consider different approaches and the effectiveness of current dog control measures. The research will also seek to identify and examine the factors and situations that may cause dog attacks and how to promote responsible dog ownership.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 30/10/2019 13:45:24 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

1156163

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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: Tobacco
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 cigarette manufacturers on eliminating plastic in cigarette butts.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	4945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government published the Resources and Waste Strategy last year, setting out our plans to reduce, reuse and recycle more plastic than we do now. Our target is to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste throughout the life of the 25 Year Environment Plan, but for the most problematic plastics we are going faster.</p><p>We pledged £20 million to the Plastics Research and Innovation Fund which aims to reduce the environmental costs of plastic and litter. Our sights are set on problematic plastics such as cigarette filters which contain single-plastic polymers and blight our streets and seas. The fund will seek to deliver strategic networking and research that will coordinate existing knowledge across the UK, catalysing new ideas and rapid solutions.</p><p>Ministers have met twice with the Tobacco Manufacturers Association in the last three years, but the Government has not held discussions with any individual tobacco companies about eliminating plastic in cigarette butts.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/10/2019 12:43:05 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1156203

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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: 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 assessment she has made of the potential merits of making pet theft a specific crime.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	5044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>Theft of a pet is already a criminal offence punishable by a penalty of up to 7 years imprisonment. In February 2016, the independent Sentencing Council updated its guidelines in relation to sentencing for theft offences. The guidelines take account of the emotional distress, and therefore harm, that the theft of a much beloved pet can have on the victim, and accordingly recommend higher penalties for such offences.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 01/11/2019 17:23:17 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1156264

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	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, if the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to allow rehoming organisations to rehome well-behaved and suitably assessed section 1 dogs.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	4957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer my Hon Friend to the reply previously given on June 27 to PQ <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2Clords&amp;use-dates=True&amp;answered-from=2017-10-04&amp;dept=13&amp;uin=267365" target="_blank">267365</a>.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 29/10/2019 13:40:34 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

1156265

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	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, when she plans to publish her Department's research on the effectiveness of dog control.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	4958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Defra commissioned research on responsible dog ownership with Middlesex University. The research aims to update the review Defra commissioned previously in 2010 which considered risk factors around dog attacks, as well as reviewing the use of enforcement around dog control issues, identifying best practice case studies and how to promote responsible dog ownership. As part of the research, the team will draw on relevant evidence from a number of EU countries including the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Spain. The research is due to be completed by the end of 2019. The Government will discuss the findings with stakeholders including dog welfare organisations who have contributed to the research.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith grouped question UIN 4960 4961 question first answered 29/10/2019 13:46:02 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

1156267

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Dogs: 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 discussions she has had with dog welfare organisations on promoting responsible dog ownership in education.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	4960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Defra commissioned research on responsible dog ownership with Middlesex University. The research aims to update the review Defra commissioned previously in 2010 which considered risk factors around dog attacks, as well as reviewing the use of enforcement around dog control issues, identifying best practice case studies and how to promote responsible dog ownership. As part of the research, the team will draw on relevant evidence from a number of EU countries including the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Spain. The research is due to be completed by the end of 2019. The Government will discuss the findings with stakeholders including dog welfare organisations who have contributed to the research.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith grouped question UIN 4958 4961 question first answered 29/10/2019 13:46:02 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

1156268

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Dogs: 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 has commissioned research on (a) regulations in relation to dog and (b) responsible dog ownership policies in EU countries.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	4961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Defra commissioned research on responsible dog ownership with Middlesex University. The research aims to update the review Defra commissioned previously in 2010 which considered risk factors around dog attacks, as well as reviewing the use of enforcement around dog control issues, identifying best practice case studies and how to promote responsible dog ownership. As part of the research, the team will draw on relevant evidence from a number of EU countries including the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and Spain. The research is due to be completed by the end of 2019. The Government will discuss the findings with stakeholders including dog welfare organisations who have contributed to the research.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith grouped question UIN 4958 4960 question first answered 29/10/2019 13:46:02 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

1156269

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Flood Control: Severn Stoke
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 she has made of the adequacy of flood protection measures in Severn Stoke, Worcestershire.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	5021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Severn Stoke has currently been assessed as benefiting from a 20% annual probability flood level of protection (1 in 5 years) through a low-level agricultural defence.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency (EA) is working in partnership with the community to reduce the impacts of flooding. The EA anticipates submitting for an outline planning application this winter for the construction of an earth embankment bund with ancillary structures to provide protection against a 1% annual flood (1 in 100 years).</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/10/2019 13:38:28 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1151955

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
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	Agriculture: Seasonal Workers
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 22 October 2019 to Question 1779 on Agriculture: Seasonal Workers, whether her Department plans to publish data from the seasonal workers pilot scheme prior to the conclusion of the evaluation of the outcomes of that pilot scheme.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	4415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The numbers of visa applications made, approved and refused under Seasonal Workers Pilot scheme are published in the quarterly Immigration statistics. This information is available on the Gov.uk website at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2019/list-of-tables" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2019/list-of-tables</a></p><p> </p><p>The Home Department and Defra have established a regime to monitor and evaluate the Pilot against its objectives and expected benefits. We will publish the outcomes of the evaluation process of the Pilot once that evaluation is complete.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 28/10/2019 10:55:57 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris