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828666

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
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	Dogs: Electronic Training Aids
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 his Department next plans to review the use of electronic shock collars for dogs.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	124324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>We have made clear in the recently updated statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs that the use of any training method that includes physical punishment may cause can cause pain, injury and distress, lead to aggressive responses and worsen the problems they aim to address. However, we keep legislation in this area under review.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/02/2018 12:16:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

797840

registered interest
date	30/11/2017
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	Whales: Iceland
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 issue of whaling was discussed during his visit to Iceland in August 2017.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	116747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>During his visit to Iceland in August, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs raised the UK's continued opposition to commercial whaling with the Icelandic Prime Minister.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/12/2017 17:38:33 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

782120

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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: Sentencing
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 plans to introduce legislation to increase the maximum sentence for animal cruelty offences to five years' imprisonment.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	110791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>We hope to publish draft legislation for consultation around the turn of the year, as announced on 30 September.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/11/2017 17:03:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster

754366

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	Fisheries: South West
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 opportunities available for the fishing industry in the South West after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Kevin Foster
uin	900597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>On leaving the EU, the UK will under international law become an independent coastal state with responsibility for controlling and managing its Exclusive Economic Zone. This will provide an opportunity to reach new fairer agreements on access and quota arrangements which will benefit West Country fishermen. .</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/07/2017 15:37:16 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster