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904062

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date	14/05/2018
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	Animals: Licensing
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 bring forward legislative proposals to require all animal owners to hold a licence to own an animal.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	143723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has taken many steps to improve the welfare of animals, such as introducing legislation that will make it compulsory for all slaughterhouses to have CCTV; compulsory microchipping of all dogs; new laws to improve welfare standards in pet shops, dog breeding establishments, riding establishments, boarding establishments and in the exhibiting of animals; updating codes of practice for the welfare of cats, dogs, horses and meat chickens; and we will also be increasing the maximum penalty for animal cruelty offences tenfold from six months’ imprisonment to five years’ imprisonment. The Government therefore considers that there is no need to introduce a licensing scheme along the lines proposed.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/05/2018 15:38:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

904063

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date	14/05/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Farms: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department provides on safety measures on farms.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	143724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), who has responsibility for health and safety in the agricultural sector, has published extensive guidance addressing a wide range of health and safety measures on farms. This guidance is available free of charge on HSE’s website and can be accessed at <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/agriculture/index.htm</a>.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/05/2018 15:04:27 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson