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1183473

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	Non-native Species
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 27 February (HL1809), when they estimate their assessments of costs, benefits and practicalities and whether to extend the scope of existing inspectorates to carry out invasive non-native species functions will be completed.
tabling member printed	Lord Teverson
uin	HL2376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>This work is now underway. I anticipate that the majority of assessment and consideration of the findings will be completed this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 12/03/2020 17:01:23 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3789 label Biography information for Lord Teverson

1183507

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949
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 powers his Department has to initiate action under the Prevention of Damage By Pests Act 1949; and in what circumstances those powers have been used.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	26849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 places a duty on local authorities to ensure that their areas are kept, so far as practicable, free from rats and mice. Should Defra become aware that a local authority is failing to discharge its responsibilities, Defra has certain default powers to initiate action.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally Defra may give direction to any business involving the manufacture, storage, transport or sale of food. These directions may include:</p><p>- prohibiting or restricting the business or use of any premises, vehicles, or equipment which is or is likely to become infested;</p><p>- prohibiting or restricting the acceptance, delivery, retention or removal of any infested food or of any other infested goods which are likely to come into contact with food manufactured, stored, transported or sold;</p><p>- carrying out any structural works or treatments necessary for preventing or remedying infestation in any premises, vehicle, equipment, food or other goods;</p><p>- In cases where the infestation cannot be remedied the Minister may order the food or container to be destroyed within a specific timeframe.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not have any record of any case where the Minister has had to exercise his powers under the Act in the last five years.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 26856 question first answered 12/03/2020 16:13:41 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1183514

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949
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 times his Department has used powers under the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1945 in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	26856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949 places a duty on local authorities to ensure that their areas are kept, so far as practicable, free from rats and mice. Should Defra become aware that a local authority is failing to discharge its responsibilities, Defra has certain default powers to initiate action.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally Defra may give direction to any business involving the manufacture, storage, transport or sale of food. These directions may include:</p><p>- prohibiting or restricting the business or use of any premises, vehicles, or equipment which is or is likely to become infested;</p><p>- prohibiting or restricting the acceptance, delivery, retention or removal of any infested food or of any other infested goods which are likely to come into contact with food manufactured, stored, transported or sold;</p><p>- carrying out any structural works or treatments necessary for preventing or remedying infestation in any premises, vehicle, equipment, food or other goods;</p><p>- In cases where the infestation cannot be remedied the Minister may order the food or container to be destroyed within a specific timeframe.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not have any record of any case where the Minister has had to exercise his powers under the Act in the last five years.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 26849 question first answered 12/03/2020 16:13:41 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1183532

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	Hedgehogs
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 estimate he has made of the number of hedgehogs in (a) Kent, (b) the South East and (c) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	26841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>Defra has not made an estimate of hedgehog numbers in the Kent and the South East regions specifically. However, the latest Review of the Population and Conservation Status of British Mammals<em>, </em>commissioned by Natural England, estimated that there are around 520,000 in Great Britain.</p><p>Defra continues to commend work, including research, by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society and the People’s Trust for Endangered Species, such as their Conservation Strategy for Hedgehogs. Under our 25 Year Environment Plan, we are committed to creating or restoring 500,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitat to provide benefits for species such as the hedgehog. Agri-environment schemes such as Countryside Stewardship provide funding to restore, extend and link important habitats and boost food resources for our native species.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 12/03/2020 16:53:00 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1183540

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	Airguns: Animals
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 estimate he has made of the number of animals killed by air gun in England since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	26845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information on the number of animals killed by this method.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 12/03/2020 16:03:46 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1183544

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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: Inspections
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 he plans to require all local authorities in England to have their own animal welfare inspector.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	26846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>Under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018, local authorities in England are required to appoint one or more suitably qualified inspectors to inspect premises requiring licensing under the regulations, including those relating to dog breeding, pet selling, hiring out horses, animal exhibits and animal boarding. Local authorities appoint such inspectors using powers under section 51 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Local authority animal welfare inspectors also carry out inspections in relation to welfare in transport, on-farm welfare and, particularly in Kent, helping to tackle illegal imports of dogs. It is for local authorities, such as those within Kent, to determine how to prioritise their resources as well as the number of animal inspectors they appoint under the Animal Welfare Act. We do not hold data centrally on the number of inspectors appointed under the Act.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 16/03/2020 13:09:27 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1183564

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	Fishing Catches: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who (a) requested and (b) authorised the removal from the Government Digital Services website of the original published report of the Record your catches beta assessment and its replacement with an edited version on 12 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	26964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>Following concerns raised from the public about the wording used within the report, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) contacted the Government Digital Service (GDS) to request that this was removed from their website. An amended version removing the content causing offence was then published at the request of the MMO.</p><p> </p><p>The wording used within the original report comes from independent research undertaken during the initial process of developing the catch recording app. It does not reflect the views of the MMO, Defra or GDS.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 13/03/2020 13:06:48 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1183565

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	Fishing Catches: Software
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 the contract for development of the catch recording app for under 10m fishing vessels was awarded; what the value of that contract is; how much has been spent on that contract to date; and which company was awarded that contract.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	26965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2020 answer text <p>The catch recording application formed part of a wider procurement programme for digital transformation services and was procured through the GOV.UK Digital Marketplace. The contract was awarded to Engine Partners UK LLP (The Engine Group) on 1 August 2018. Catch recording costs to date are £1,530,808 (minus VAT). Full details of the contract awarded and its total value are available at the following site: <a href="https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/digital-outcomes-and-specialists/opportunities/6866" target="_blank">https://www.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk/digital-outcomes-and-specialists/opportunities/6866</a>.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 13/03/2020 13:09:52 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1183639

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	Supermarkets: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which supermarkets his Department has met to discuss planning in response to covid-19; and on which dates those meetings took place.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	27004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has well-established ways of working with the food industry on potential disruptions to the supply chain. The Secretary of State hosted calls with supermarket Chief Executives on Friday 6 March and Monday 9 March. In addition, officials have held meetings with public affairs and communications leads this week.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 12/03/2020 16:41:27 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1183707

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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: Ritual Slaughter
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 the Government is taking to ensure that religious exemptions for the slaughter of meat and poultry are (a) maintained and (b) protected.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	27039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government accepts the right of Muslims and Jews to eat meat killed in accordance with their religious beliefs.</p><p> </p><p>Since 1933 there have been provisions in UK law that permit the slaughter of animals without prior stunning in order to meet Jewish and Islamic religious requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has adopted stricter national regulations over the years which ensure extensive protections for animals slaughtered without stunning in accordance with religious rites. These are set down in the Welfare of Animals at Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015. These regulations continue to ensure that religious exemptions are maintained and protected.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 16/03/2020 11:35:26 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford