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1123086

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date	25/04/2019
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	Greyhounds: Animal Welfare
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 he has taken to ensure sufficient income in greyhound racing to safeguard the welfare of greyhounds throughout their career and into retirement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	247623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>On 10 January 2019, the Government announced a new funding commitment from bookmakers worth an estimated £3 million to ensure the welfare of greyhounds is protected and improved. The agreement was reached following discussions chaired by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) and is set to increase the total amount of funding from bookmakers to the British Greyhound Racing Fund (BGRF) to an estimated £10 million this year. We expect thousands of racing greyhounds are to be better cared for as a result of this new commitment.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and DCMS will continue to work with the bookmaking industry to encourage all remaining bookmakers who take bets on greyhound racing, and who do not currently contribute, to commence payments to the BGRF to support the sport. The Ministers for Animal Welfare and Sport will soon be meeting to discuss what more can be done to secure the funding needed to ensure greyhound welfare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 30/04/2019 15:42:55 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1123089

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Waste: 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, what estimate his Department has made of the environmental cost of waste crime in the Borough of Havering.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	247625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>No assessment has been made.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 01/05/2019 15:18:30 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1123108

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to tackle the use of (a) taxis and (b) private hire vehicles being used to transport victims of child sexual exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	247633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has consulted on draft statutory guidance to be issued to taxi and private hire vehicle licensing authorities on how their extensive existing powers should be used to protect children and vulnerable adults from harm when using these services.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation closed on 22 April and the responses are now being analysed.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 30/04/2019 14:48:26 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1123109

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to increase voter (a) registration and (b) turnout at European Union Elections in 2019 in the event that the UK has not left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	247634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission has a statutory responsibility to promote awareness of elections, including public awareness campaigns on voter registration. Electoral Registration Officers have a statutory duty to ensure that people who are eligible to vote in relevant elections have the opportunity to do so. For both this includes the European Parliamentary elections.</p><p><br>The Cabinet Office report, Respecting, Protecting and Promoting our Democracy, sets out the recent steps that Government has taken to modernise voter registration. For example, the introduction of online applications; changes to the anonymous registration process; and co- production of Mencap Easy-Read guides have made the system more accessible and built on record levels of voter registration. On voter turnout, this remains a matter for political parties.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 02/05/2019 14:57:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1123112

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Havering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has plans to relocate public sector jobs from Central London to the Outer London Borough of Havering.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	247636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government committed in the 2018 Government Estates Strategy to locate more Civil Service roles out of London and into the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. To deliver on this commitment, the Cabinet Office is co-ordinating activity under the Places for Growth programme. This programme will take a place-based approach to relocating roles that ensures we have the skills and capacity in the right places to enable organisations and cities to flourish.</p><p> </p><p>Where roles are demonstrated to require a London presence, often there is no need for a central London location. Therefore, we have committed to three Hubs in outer London – Croydon, Stratford and Canary Wharf – to provide great places to work for these Civil Servants. Potential outer London locations are not limited to these hubs, though no further decisions have been made at this stage.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 01/05/2019 17:08:50 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1123118

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) augmented reality headsets and (b) innovative technologies to deliver improvements in the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	247641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department and the National Health Service recognise the huge potential for innovative technologies to transform the delivery of better and more efficient health services, and to improve patient experience and outcomes. This commitment to using innovative technologies to improve the NHS is a key theme in the NHS Long Term Plan and the second Life Sciences Sector Deal. It is also a driving force behind the new NHSX.</p><p>To support better use of innovative technologies in the NHS, we are delivering approximately £100 million of funding, including:</p><p>- £15 million for the NHS test beds programme, which supports industry and NHS collaborations to test their innovations in real-world clinical settings;</p><p>- £39 million to improve local adoption and uptake of innovative medical technologies through the 15 Academic Health Science Networks; and</p><p>- £35 million to encourage and support innovators to develop more world-leading digital solutions, including a surgery simulation training platform, utilising innovative haptic feedback and advanced Virtual Reality (VR) modelling through Fundamental VR.</p><p>Underpinning these initiatives will be the improvement of the wider innovation ecosystem for all technologies, including those using augmented reality platforms. An enhanced and strengthened Accelerated Access Collaborative will improve patient access to the most effective technologies, and will complement the work of NHSX which will focus on the health system’s technology and digital infrastructure, ensuring that the NHS has the capability to adopt cutting-edge technologies.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/05/2019 14:48:13 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1123183

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Slaughterhouses: Animal Welfare
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 assessment he has made of the welfare standards of animals that are not stunned before slaughter in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	247644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government encourages the highest standards of animal welfare and would prefer all animals to be stunned before slaughter, but respects the rights of Jews and Muslims to eat meat prepared in accordance with their beliefs.</p><p> </p><p>EC Regulation 1099/2009 sets down the welfare standards for animals at the time of killing, including regulations specifically concerned with animals which are slaughtered without stunning. In addition to these EU-level requirements, the Government has adopted stricter national regulations for animals that are slaughtered without stunning, which provide them with more extensive protections than the EU Regulation. These are set down in The Welfare of Animals at Time of Killing (England) Regulations 2015.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 30/04/2019 15:52:05 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1123185

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
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 support global action to tackle the illegal wildlife trade.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	247645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>In October 2018 the UK Government staged the largest ever international illegal wildlife trade conference in London, where we reaffirmed our commitment to and leadership in tackling this trade across the globe. The Conference Declaration was signed by 64 countries and builds on commitments made at the previous illegal wildlife trade conferences in London, Kasane and Hanoi. The UK is investing more than £36 million between 2014 and 2021 to take action to counter the trade, including work to reduce demand, strengthen enforcement, ensure effective legal frameworks and develop sustainable livelihoods. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/declaration-london-conference-on-the-illegal-wildlife-trade-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/declaration-london-conference-on-the-illegal-wildlife-trade-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>We have made progress in key areas in the six months since the London 2018 conference, including a successful workshop in Vietnam to look at ways to tackle the demand for illegally traded species and products; the establishment and first deployment of a new counter-poaching partnership programme to deliver counter-poaching training for African park rangers; and progress with the WILDLABS Tech Hub which aims to harness the power of technology, data sharing and machine learning to combat wildlife crime. We also announced 14 new schemes that will each receive a share of £4.6 million from the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, and new education resources for schoolchildren around the globe that aim to teach the next generation about the dangers of fuelling the illegal wildlife trade. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-supports-global-action-to-fight-illegal-wildlife-trade" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-supports-global-action-to-fight-illegal-wildlife-trade</a></p><p> </p><p>In December 2018 we passed tough new legislation to close our domestic ivory market. The Ivory Act effects a total ban on commercial dealing in elephant ivory with five narrow exemptions, and when it comes into force it will be the toughest in Europe and one of the toughest in the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 01/05/2019 12:49:34 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1123187

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Fungicides
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 has plans to lift the EU ban on the use of chlorothalonil after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	247646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The European Commission Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (pesticides legislation and residues) voted not to renew approval of chlorothalonil on 22 March. The Commission is now expected to adopt this proposal. Once the text is published, it will come into force after 20 days.</p><p> </p><p>When we leave the EU, the UK will retain the list of EU-approved pesticides in UK law as it stands at the point of departure, or at the end of the Implementation Period, if this applies.</p><p> </p><p>If we leave the EU without a deal and the EU decision on chlorothalonil is not in force at the point of leaving the EU, then the UK will make its own decision on this approval. We have made clear that we will not weaken standards. Decisions on the use of pesticides will continue to be based on a careful scientific assessment of the risks, and we would legally apply the same principles established under the EU regulation. Responsibility is shared between Defra and the Devolved Administrations. This would be based on a recommendation from our national regulator, the Health and Safety Executive, and additional independent advice and assurance from the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/04/2019 12:39:54 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1123191

registered interest
date	25/04/2019
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	Angling: 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, what steps he is taking to deter people from fishing without a licence.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	247647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Environment Agency undertakes a number of activities to deter people from fishing without a valid rod or net licence.</p><p> </p><p>The principal mechanism used by fisheries enforcement officers is licence checking. Targets are set across Environment Agency areas linked to the number of fishing licences sold and during the 2017 to 2018 financial year (the last complete year of data), a total of 64,702 fishing licences were checked by fisheries enforcement staff.</p><p> </p><p>2,257 anglers were prosecuted for fishing licence offences and successful prosecutions resulted in a total average penalty of £267 with total fines issued (including costs) totalling £583,483.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the Environment Agency uses social media, produces a monthly newsletter, works with partners and attends angling and country shows to reduce evasion and highlight the consequences of fishing without a licence.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/04/2019 12:44:08 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell