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1716002

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the deadline for neutering dogs whose owners wish to withdraw a certificate of exemption.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	24990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>For a Certificate of Exemption to remain valid, owners must arrange to have their XL Bully dog neutered and to provide evidence of this to Defra by set deadlines. These deadlines are 30 June 2024 if the dog was 12 months or older on 31 January 2024, 31 December 2024 if the dog was at least 7 months old, but less than 12 months old on 31 January 2024, and 30 June 2025 if the dog was younger than 7 months on 31 January 2024.</p><p> </p><p>Owners who no longer think that their dog is an XL Bully will be able to ask Defra to withdraw their certificate of exemption. Defra will provide more information about how to do this soon.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 13/05/2024 15:52:51 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1662969

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	Tree Felling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what date the transparency measures on public tree removal in the Environment Act 2021 will be implemented.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	200823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>New Forestry Enforcement Measures and the Duty to Consult were introduced by the Environment Act 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The New Forestry Enforcement Measures help better equip the Forestry Commission to combat unauthorised and illegal felling, with unlimited fines and more transparent enforcement processes. These changes commenced on 1 January 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The Duty to Consult introduces a new duty on local authorities to consult the public on street tree felling that will take place in England, increasing the awareness and transparency of decision making on urban trees and creating a space for the public to contribute to these decisions. The guidance for the new Duty to Consult is being finalised and we aim to commence the measure soon.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/10/2023 10:10:51 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1599490

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
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: 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 she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the sale of bully bulldog breeds.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	153926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>We currently have no plans to ban the sale of these breeds.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 06/03/2023 10:41:05 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1581522

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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: Animal Breeding
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 protect dogs from unregulated breeding clinics.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	134022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>Under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (the 2018 Regulations), anyone in the business of breeding and selling dogs and/or who breeds three or more litters in a twelve-month period needs to have a valid licence from their local authority. All dog breeders, including canine fertility clinics who do not meet the threshold for licensing under the 2018 Regulations, are obliged under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to protect their animals from suffering and provide for their welfare needs in line with best practice. A breach of these provisions may lead to imprisonment, a fine, or both.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 03/02/2023 14:47:15 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1581274

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
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	Flood Control: Bristol
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 made an assessment of the potential merits of constructing additional flood defences in the city of Bristol due to rising sea levels.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	133722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) has been working in Partnership with Bristol City Council to address the flood risk from the River Avon. The Bristol Avon Flood Strategy identifies the increasing flood risk to the city centre due to river levels and the expected age-related deterioration of existing flood risk assets. Today a severe flood from the River Avon would result in the flooding of approximately 1,100 homes and businesses. By the end of this century the number of properties at risk is expected to increase to approximately 4,500 existing properties.</p><p> </p><p>Bristol City Council and the EA are developing the Outline Business cases (OBCs), which will deliver the first phases of improved flood defences from the late 2020’s onward. A phased approach to improving the defences will require £216 million of investment, including £147 million of Partnership Funding over the next 100 years. The Council are working to develop a strategy to identify the sources of this funding.</p><p> </p><p>A strategic approach to managing the risk of flooding in the central area of Bristol will:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li>Future proof substantial parts of the city to ensure flood risk to homes and businesses is adequately addressed, taking an adaptive approach to climate change</li><li>Facilitate the development and regeneration of areas currently subject to flood risk</li><li>Provide opportunities for improved walking and cycling links, enhanced green spaces and biodiversity gains</li><li>Provide nearly £1 billion in economic benefit to the UK and unlock over £7 billion benefits to the local economy by enabling growth at sites currently constrained by flood risk</li></ul> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 02/02/2023 07:52:54 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1580317

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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	Fires: Regulation
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 made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislation to introduce additional regulations on bonfires to help address the environmental risks posed by those fires.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	131331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>Domestic bonfires are not illegal but local authorities discourage the burning of garden waste that can cause considerable localised air pollution, potentially causing both a nuisance and health impacts to the local community and surrounding biodiversity. Local authorities are responsible for investigating smoke from bonfires brought to their attention under Section 79 of the Environmental Protection Act, 1990. For a bonfire to count as a statutory nuisance it must unreasonably and substantially interfere with the use or enjoyment of a home or other premises, injure health or be likely to injure health.</p><p> </p><p>If they agree that a statutory nuisance is happening, has happened or will happen in the future, councils must serve an abatement notice (usually on the person responsible). This could result in an unlimited fine if the recipient does not follow the rules of the abatement notice. It could also result in prosecution and an additional fine if found guilty in a Magistrates Court.</p><p> </p><p>At this present time, we are not planning any new measures restricting bonfires. Government guidance on the rules about garden bonfires is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/garden-bonfires-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/garden-bonfires-rules</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, to improve awareness among householders, Defra have created <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/assets/documents/reports/cat07/1901291328_Smoke_Control_Web.pdf" target="_blank"><em>a practical guide titled ‘Smoke Control Areas: Do you know the rules?</em></a>’ and we encourage local authorities to distribute these. This advises householders that they should not burn treated wood such as fence panels as this can emit harmful fumes and toxic pollutants. It also advises that they should be considerate towards their neighbours when lighting bonfires and should always take care not to cause a smoke nuisance. Further materials encouraging people to burn better and reduce harmful emissions can be found at <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/burnbetter/" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/burnbetter/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 31/01/2023 17:41:15 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1580380

registered interest
date	24/01/2023
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	Environment: Crime
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 will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislative proposals to make ecocide a crime.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	131352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>Ecocide is not a crime recognised under the International Criminal Court’s Rome Statute.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Environment Act 2021 we have legislated to make the UK a world leader in environmental protection. This includes publishing a new Environmental Improvement Plan and setting new legally binding targets for England to drive action by successive governments to protect and enhance our natural world.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 31/01/2023 17:28:43 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1566313

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
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	Packaging: Waste Disposal
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 her Department has made of the potential financial cost to producers in supply chains of the Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	122220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The impacts of these specific Regulations - and the regulations that are being introduced in parallel in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - on producers are limited to the additional data collection and reporting requirements, and familiarisation with the new Regulations.</p><p><br> These additional data reporting costs are estimated to cost producers across the UK £106 million over the appraisal period of the impact assessment (2023-2033). This includes both increased data reporting costs for the approximately 7000 producers who are already obligated under the current producer responsibility system, and new costs for the approximately 3000 producers who will be newly obligated under these Regulations. These newly obligated producers will also face one-off costs associated with familiarisation at a total estimated cost of £2.5 million in 2023 only.</p><p><br> A full impact assessment on reforms to the UK packaging producer responsibility system has been prepared and published alongside the Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) Regulations.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 24/01/2023 17:54:21 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1489681

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	Meat: UK Trade with EU
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 his Department has made of the potential merits of altering the existing Export Health Certificate requirements so that monthly compliance attestations from EU suppliers can be accepted as part of the sign-off requirements for those certificates for imported meat goods from the EU into Great Britain.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	37594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2022 answer text <p>Health certification is a biosecurity measure related to the consignment subject to export. The certification conditions relate to physical parameters for a specific consignment such as vaccination, health tests status, time of slaughter, production details and disease status at time of production.</p><p> </p><p>The certifying Official Veterinarian signs the certificate to confirm the status of the consignment. The act of signing their name on documents should be approached with care and accuracy. An Official Veterinarian would not be able to put their name to a consignment, for example, at the start of the month covering products that might be produced and shipped later that month as they would not have the necessary data to support their signature and professional responsibility.</p><p> </p><p>We are keeping our GB import certification requirements under review to minimise the burden on trade while maintaining our high biosecurity standards.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/08/2022 08:50:30 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1385894

registered interest
date	07/12/2021
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	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Migrant 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, how many of the 10,500 temporary visas the Government has offered to hauliers and food poultry workers.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	88819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>Under an emergency temporary visa scheme agreed with the Home Office this autumn 5500 visas for poultry workers and 4700 visas for HGV drivers delivering food were made available ahead of Christmas 2021. The scheme for poultry workers closed on 15 November 2021 and the scheme for food sector HGV drivers closed on 1 December 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the numbers of temporary work visas granted for poultry workers and HGV drivers in food distribution will be published in the usual way via the Home Office’s quarterly immigration statistics.</p><p> </p><p>On 1 October, the Home Office also stood up at pace an emergency visa scheme for HGV drivers in the fuels supply sector. This arrangement permitted fully licenced and qualified drivers, identified by the fuel transport sector and endorsed by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, to take up employment in the UK on a temporary basis. The arrangement closed on 15 October 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The rapid deployment of this arrangement necessitated those applications for leave to enter be considered at the border, and as a result this group is not discretely captured within Home Office data.</p><p> </p><p>These were emergency, temporary visa scheme measures. We are looking at ways to help both the poultry sector and road haulage sectors recruit more domestic labour to support the overall aim of reducing the sector’s dependency on seasonal migrant labour.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 10/12/2021 13:01:20 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones