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1231762

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
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	Dogs: Imports
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 help ensure enforcement of the Live transport: welfare regulations to prevent pregnant dogs in their last 10 per cent of pregnancy from being imported into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	86062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>We operate one of the most rigorous border-checking regimes in Europe. When animals are transported for a commercial purpose, their transportation must comply fully with legal requirements aimed at protecting their welfare. The current EU Regulation which provides protection for animals during transport sets out those animals which are not considered fit for transport, and this includes those that are in the last 10% of gestation.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) takes an intelligence-led approach at the border aimed at disrupting the illegal trade in dogs. As part of this activity APHA identifies and acts to safeguard the welfare of animals where transport is non-compliant with the requirements of the law.</p><p> </p><p>During 2020, eight dogs were detained by APHA as being in the last 10% of gestation. An additional 11 pregnant bitches not in their last 10% were also detained.</p><p> </p><p>APHA continues to work closely with its local authority enforcement partners to support enforcement action and prosecution of those involved in this trade.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 10/09/2020 16:29:31 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1231836

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2020 to Question 55645 on Domestic Abuse: Victims, when the Government plan to their findings into changes in the Policing and Crime Act 2017 relating to pre-charge bail conditions.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	86063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government consultation on the pre charge bail system closed on 29 May. It received over 1,000 responses from a cross section of the criminal justice sector. Our response will be published later this year. Officials will continue to engage with key stakeholders from across the criminal justice sector, analysing responses before deciding next steps.</p><p>Pre-charge bail, including the use of conditions to protect domestic abuse and other victims, continues to be available where it is necessary and proportionate. Decisions on pre-charge bail conditions are operational matters for individual police forces and will be assessed on a case by case basis.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 10/09/2020 14:44:22 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1231885

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Period Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what progress the Government's period poverty taskforce has made in its objectives since (a) that taskforce was established and (b) the start of the Parliamentary session.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	86064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>The Period Poverty Taskforce has begun a programme of work to tackle stigma and shame surrounding menstruation; established research priorities to improve the evidence surrounding period poverty and menstrual stigma in the UK and has begun to identify access barriers and the groups that are most affected by them. In addition to this, The Department for Education launched a new scheme which makes free period products available in state-funded primary schools, secondary schools and colleges in England, to ensure that menstruation does not present a barrier to young people’s learning.</p><p>The work of the Taskforce was paused on 20 March 2020 in light of COVID-19 to allow the GEO secretariat to be redeployed to respond to the pandemic, and to ensure that we were not asking businesses to volunteer resources at this difficult time. Further announcements on the plans and the work of the Taskforce will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 86065 86753 question first answered 11/09/2020 08:18:33 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1231886

registered interest
date	07/09/2020
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Period Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps her Department is taking to continue the work of the Period Poverty Taskforce; and when future plans for that taskforce are planned to be announced.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	86065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>The Period Poverty Taskforce has begun a programme of work to tackle stigma and shame surrounding menstruation; established research priorities to improve the evidence surrounding period poverty and menstrual stigma in the UK and has begun to identify access barriers and the groups that are most affected by them. In addition to this, The Department for Education launched a new scheme which makes free period products available in state-funded primary schools, secondary schools and colleges in England, to ensure that menstruation does not present a barrier to young people’s learning.</p><p>The work of the Taskforce was paused on 20 March 2020 in light of COVID-19 to allow the GEO secretariat to be redeployed to respond to the pandemic, and to ensure that we were not asking businesses to volunteer resources at this difficult time. Further announcements on the plans and the work of the Taskforce will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 86064 86753 question first answered 11/09/2020 08:18:33 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1230408

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will conduct an updated national assessment of the scale of modern slavery in Britain, to include the (a) economic and (b) social cost of modern slavery; and if she will take steps to formulate an updated strategy to tackle it.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	83823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to tackling the heinous crime of modern slavery and bringing those individuals responsible to justice. Our response is underpinned by the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383764/Modern_Slavery_Strategy_FINAL_DEC2015.pdf" target="_blank">Modern Slavery Strategy 2014</a> and the <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/30/contents/enacted" target="_blank">Modern Slavery Act 2015</a>, the first legislation of its kind in the world.</p><p>The Government is identifying more victims of modern slavery and doing more to bring perpetrators to justice than ever before. In 2019, the Government’s manifesto included a commitment to continue the campaign to eradicate the scourge of modern slavery and human trafficking. In May 2020, at the Prime Minister’s Virtual Summit on Hidden Harms, the Government reiterated the absolute priority that we place on preventing and protecting those at risk from hidden harms, including modern slavery.</p><p>It is crucial that the Government’s policy and operational response to modern slavery is underpinned by robust evidence and we are committed to improving our understanding of this complex crime. In 2018 the Home Office published a report on the <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F729836%2Feconomic-and-social-costs-of-modern-slavery-horr100.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CHarriette.Smith15%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ceb396898fd5446b843e708d84f1bd431%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637346328223273317&amp;sdata=Guv5dd8VbvKfv7nGSepJ%2FcNs7gdkKxtRfZqYn0u2vPU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">economic and social costs of modern slavery</a> and in July 2019, the Government announced a £10 million investment to create a new Policy and Evidence Centre for Modern Slavery and Human Rights. As noted by the Office for National Statistics in their March 2020 report the hidden nature of this crime makes providing an accurate measure of its scale difficult. However, we will continue working with the Centre and other partners to strengthen the evidence base of the nature and scale of modern slavery in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383764/Modern_Slavery_Strategy_FINAL_DEC2015.pdf</p><p>https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/30/contents/enacted</p><p>https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F729836%2Feconomic-and-social-costs-of-modern-slavery-horr100.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CHarriette.Smith15%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ceb396898fd5446b843e708d84f1bd431%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637346328223273317&amp;sdata=Guv5dd8VbvKfv7nGSepJ%2FcNs7gdkKxtRfZqYn0u2vPU%3D&amp;reserved=0</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 07/09/2020 13:03:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1229044

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Dogs: Imports
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 dogs in the last 10 per cent of their pregnancy that have been illegally brought into the UK in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	81937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) only holds records of pregnant dogs where other non-compliances were found at time of interception on entry to Great Britain. APHA does not record details of compliant animals which were pregnant at time of interception.</p><p> </p><p>According to APHA records, eight dogs were seized in 2020 under Council Regulation (EC) no 1/2005, Annex I, FITNESS FOR TRANSPORT, Chapter I, 2(c) ‘pregnant females for whom 90% or more of the expected gestation period has already passed’. An additional 11 pregnant bitches not in their last 10% were seized in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 82454 question first answered 03/09/2020 15:47:14 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1229045

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
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	Dogs: 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 recent assessment he has made of trends in the rate of pregnant dogs illegally brought into the UK and seized by the Animal and Plant Health Agency since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	81938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>According to Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) records, a total of 42 pregnant dogs have been seized since 2019; 23 dogs were seized in 2019 and a further 19 have been seized to date in 2020.</p><p>The APHA only holds records of pregnant dogs that were intercepted on entry to Great Britain via Dover Port if there are other non-compliances found at time of interception.</p><p>Defra takes the issue of puppy smuggling and other illegal importation of pets seriously. It is an abhorrent trade which causes suffering for the animals affected and puts the health of pets and people in the UK at risk. We have legislation in place to ensure those guilty of offences are duly punished.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 03/09/2020 15:54:00 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1229592

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has held with his counterpart G20 finance ministers to ensure that the G20 covid-19 action plan includes a dedicated strategy for economic recovery in countries affected by fragility, crisis, and displacement.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	81939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is working closely with international partners to deliver a robust and coordinated response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including through the G7, G20 and other fora, and has been advocating for economic resilience and recovery to be at the heart of this approach. With India, the UK pressed for the G20 Action Plan that agreed a package of measures to mitigate the economic impact on the worst affected countries, including through debt relief. The UK is also leading on 'recovering better for sustainability' work which will report to a UN General Assembly meeting later this month.</p><p>Specifically, the UK has pledged £774 million to the international response to COVID-19, including for vaccine R&amp;D, support to UN agencies, NGOs and the Red Cross, as well as over £130 million to accelerate the University of Oxford and Imperial University's vaccines work. Beyond this, many existing programmes have been refocused to address the primary and secondary impacts of the pandemic. On 2 September, the UK launched a global call to action to address the risk of famine, underpinned by £119 million of new UK aid funding.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 08/09/2020 14:58:28 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1227222

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the current DFID funding model is retained during the merger of her Department with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	78675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to spending 0.7% of GNI on Official Development Assistance, which is enshrined in law. The future funding model of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will be subject to the conclusions of the upcoming Integrated Review and the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 03/09/2020 11:12:25 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1227223

registered interest
date	22/07/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that ODA's achieve better value than cash transfers during the next three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	78676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>FCDO has strong processes in place to ensure Official Development Assistance is well spent and the principles of value for money are driven throughout each stage of the programme cycle.</p><p>Cash transfers can be an effective means of delivering ODA, which is why we use them in appropriate contexts. For example, FCDO currently supports social protection and/or humanitarian cash transfer programmes in more than 30 countries, including Fragile and Conflict Affected States, which support people who are vulnerable to the economic impact of COVID-19 and helps deliver the Global Goals. ICAI conducted a review of DFID's use of Cash Transfers in 2017 which noted that that the portfolio &quot;presents a strong value for money case&quot; and that DFID has &quot;used evidence and learning well to strengthen its results.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 08/09/2020 09:43:19 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion