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1522597

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
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	Trapping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare, when he will launch a call for evidence on the use of snares.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	63325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2023 answer text <p>If improperly used snares can cause immense suffering to both target and non-target animals. Used properly, some stakeholders consider them to be a valuable tool in the protection of rare and endangered species.</p><p><br> We are looking at how snares are regulated as part of our continued drive to maintain the highest animal welfare standards in the world, and working to ensure the regulated use of the most appropriate trap and cull method which causes the least suffering whilst providing the greatest protection to crops, game birds or endangered species</p><p><br> Through our Animal Action for Welfare Plan, published in May 2021, we are looking at whether changes need to be made to reflect concerns raised. Defra ministers are meeting with key external stakeholders and, once engagements are completed, we will be able to update on a timeframe for a call for evidence.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 27/01/2023 14:18:04 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1503545

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
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	Trapping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Action Plan for Animal Welfare, when he will be launching a call for evidence on the use of snares.
tabling member constituency	St Ives
tabling member printed	Derek Thomas
uin	45245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>Snares can cause immense suffering to both target and non-target animals, and it is an issue we are looking at closely as part of our continued drive to maintain the highest animal welfare standards in the world.</p><p> </p><p>Through our Animal Action for Welfare Plan, published in May 2021, we are looking at whether changes need to be made to reflect concerns raised.</p><p> </p><p>The call for evidence on the use of snares will be launched in due course. This is planned to run for 12 weeks and will be launched online. After closing the call for evidence, responses will be analysed, and a summary of responses will be published online.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Scott Mann question first answered 29/09/2022 16:12:33 answering member 4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann
tabling member	4532 label Biography information for Derek Thomas

1441403

registered interest
date	15/03/2022
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	Trapping
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 trends in the level of use of (a) snare traps and (b) other inhumane forms of animal trap.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Dan Poulter
uin	140423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>In 2012 Defra published a report titled “<a href="http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;ProjectID=14689" target="_blank">Determining the Extent of Use and Humaneness of Snares in England and Wales</a>”. This report estimated that at any one time and depending on the season, between 62,800 and 188,300 fox snares were being used in England, the maximum occurring in March.</p><p> </p><p>A survey conducted as part of this report suggests that rabbit snares were in use on 1,567 holdings in England, with an average of 12 snares being set at any one time on each of these holdings.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has not undertaken any more recent research into the number of snares being used and therefore cannot provide an assessment on trends in snare use.</p><p> </p><p>When used improperly, snares can cause immense suffering and the Government is looking at whether changes are needed to address these concerns. The Government’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare, published last year, included an ambition to conduct a call for evidence on the use of snares and this will be launched in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of other inhumane forms of animal trap, my department is supporting the Glue Traps (Offences) Bill, a Private Member’s Bill introduced by Jane Stevenson MP last year, to restrict the use of glue traps as a means of pest control to help make sure rodents are despatched in a humane manner.</p><p> </p><p>Glue traps can cause immense suffering to rodents and other animals that inadvertently fall victim to their use. While the Government does not hold any official data on total glue trap sales, conversations with stakeholders have suggested that at least 250,000 glue boards were sold each year in the UK between 2017 – 2020.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/03/2022 16:34:27 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

1438895

registered interest
date	08/03/2022
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	Trapping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government's Action Plan for Animal Welfare, published May 2021, when he plans to launch a call for evidence on the use of snares.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	136663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given on 8 March 2022, PQ 129154.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 16/03/2022 17:15:31 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1435300

registered interest
date	24/02/2022
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	Trapping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's announcement of a call for evidence on the use of snares, when his Department plans to launch that call for evidence; how long that call for evidence will last; and what stages that call for evidence will comprise.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	129154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2022 answer text <p>The call for evidence on the use of snares will be launched in due course. The call for evidence is planned to run for 12 weeks and will be launched online. After closing the call for evidence, responses will be analysed and a summary of responses will be published online.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 08/03/2022 15:03:09 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1417000

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
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	Trapping
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 his Department has made an assessment of the impact of the use of snares on the populations of non-targeted animals.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	112674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>When used improperly, snares can cause immense suffering to both target and non-targeted animals. The use of snares is therefore an issue we are looking at closely as part of our continued drive to maintain the highest animal welfare standards in the world.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Government's Animal Action for Welfare Plan, published in May 2021, we are looking at whether changes need to be made to reflect concerns raised.</p><p> </p><p>There is already a Code of Practice for the use of snares to control foxes in England which sets out clear principles for the legal and humane use of snares. The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 also prohibits the setting of any type of snare in places where they are likely to catch certain non-target animals such as badgers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 03/02/2022 15:44:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1386444

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
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	Trapping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when the consultation on the use of snares will be launched that was announced in the Action Plan for Animal Welfare on 12 May.
tabling member printed	Lord Randall of Uxbridge
uin	HL4803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2021 answer text <p>When used improperly, snares can cause immense suffering and we are looking at whether changes are needed to address these concerns. The call for evidence on the use of snares will be launched in due course, and this is an issue we are looking at closely as part of our continued drive to maintain the highest animal welfare standards in the world.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 22/12/2021 16:43:10 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	209 label Biography information for Lord Randall of Uxbridge

1383141

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
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	Trapping
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 plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to ban glue traps in England.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	83446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>In our <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Faction-plan-for-animal-welfare&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPeter.Hiscox%40defra.gov.uk%7C4e1f26aed7894a875d8208d9b3ffc066%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637738733284293695%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=0r2AmPbWG5X%2FBGhqfH0OE%2BMU7br9fJvcCs5jnmJbwnE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Action Plan for Animal Welfare</a>, published in May this year, we announced that we would look to restrict the use of glue traps as a means of pest control. Accordingly, we are supporting the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North East’s Glue Traps (Offences) Private Members Bill, which proposes to ban the use of glue traps for catching rodents except in the most exceptional circumstances. The Bill was introduced to Parliament on 16 June, and successfully completed its second reading on 19 November. We will continue to work closely with the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North East over the coming months as the Bill progresses through Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 06/12/2021 13:43:59 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1379531

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
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	Trapping
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 effectiveness of snare traps; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	76640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>While some people consider snares to be an inhumane and unnecessary means of trapping wild animals, others maintain they are an essential tool in controlling foxes and rabbits.</p><p> </p><p>There is a code of practice for the use of snares to control foxes in England which sets out clear principles for the legal and humane use of snares, using evidence from snare-use research to improve their deployment and design. The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 also prohibits the use of self-locking snares and the setting of any type of snare in places where they are likely to catch certain non-target animals such as badgers. It also requires snares to be inspected on a daily basis.</p><p> </p><p>However, when used improperly, snares can cause immense suffering to both target and non-target animals including pet cats and dogs. The use of snares is therefore an issue we are looking at closely as part of our continued drive to maintain the highest animal welfare standards in the world.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Government’s Animal Action for Welfare Plan, published in May of this year, we are looking at whether changes need to be made to reflect concerns raised.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 10/12/2021 14:52:44 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1351393

registered interest
date	18/08/2021
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	Trapping
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 his Department is taking to prevent the use of glue traps in pest control.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	41063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>In our <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/action-plan-for-animal-welfare" target="_blank">Action Plan for Animal Welfare</a>, published in May this year, we announced that we would look to restrict the use of glue traps as a means of pest control. Accordingly, we are supporting the hon. Member for Wolverhampton North East’s Glue Traps (Offences) Private Members Bill, which proposes to ban the use of glue traps for catching rodents. The Bill was introduced to Parliament on 16 June, and we will work closely with her over the coming months as the Bill progresses through Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 10/09/2021 11:47:17 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes