Myxomatosis is not a notifiable disease. As such the Government has not made an assessment of its incidence recently.<\/p>
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The Government is committed to tackling wildlife crime. The UK National Wildlife Crime Unit, which is part-funded by Defra, monitors and gathers intelligence on illegal activities, including those relating to badger persecution and poaching, which are UK wildlife crime priorities. The Unit also provides assistance to police forces when required.<\/p>
<\/p>
Court proceedings data for 2015, including those for the offences listed above, are planned for publication by the Ministry of Justice in due course.<\/p>
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The Government is committed to tackling wildlife crime. The UK National Wildlife Crime Unit, which is part-funded by Defra, monitors and gathers intelligence on illegal activities, including those relating to badger persecution and poaching, which are UK wildlife crime priorities. The Unit also provides assistance to police forces when required.<\/p>
<\/p>
Court proceedings data for 2015, including those for the offences listed above, are planned for publication by the Ministry of Justice in due course.<\/p>
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I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Foyle, Mark Durkan, on 23 June 2015, PQ3270.<\/p>
<\/p>
2014 figures for the number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Hunting Act 2004 are set out, by police force area in England and Wales, in table 1.<\/p>
<\/p>
Table 1: Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Hunting Act 2004 (1)<\/sup>, by police force area, England and Wales, 2014(2)(3)<\/sup><\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Police force area<\/p><\/td> Proceeded against<\/p><\/td> Found guilty<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Avon and Somerset<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bedfordshire<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cambridgeshire<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cheshire<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cleveland<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cumbria<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Derbyshire<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Durham<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Essex<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gloucestershire<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hampshire<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hertfordshire<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Humberside<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kent<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lancashire<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leicestershire<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lincolnshire<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Merseyside<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Metropolitan Police<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Norfolk<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northumbria<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Yorkshire<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nottinghamshire<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Yorkshire<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Staffordshire<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Suffolk<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Surrey<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sussex<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Thames Valley<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Mercia<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Yorkshire<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wiltshire<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td> -<\/p><\/td><\/tr> England and Wales<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 64<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 35<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> (1) Includes Section 1,3(1)(2), 5(1)(a)(b)(c)(d), 5 (2)(a)(b)(c) and 6 of Hunting Act 2004.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> (2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> (3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> There are no figures available for 2015.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/515827/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Tackling air quality is a priority for this Government and we are committed to meeting air quality limits for nitrogen dioxide in the shortest possible time. Defra and the Department for Transport work closely together at all levels to embed air quality considerations in the development of transport policy and delivery, including in relation to vehicle emissions. The inter-Ministerial group on Clean Growth meets as and when required and its members include Ministers and officials from the relevant departments, including Defra and the Department for Transport.<\/p> <\/p> The Government\u2019s comprehensive National Air Quality Plan (www.gov.uk/government/publications/air-quality-in-the-uk-plan-to-reduce-nitrogen-dioxide-emissions), published in December last year, is based on the best available evidence and uses the latest COPERT (Computer Programme to Calculate Emissions from Road Transport) (4v11) factors to calculate emissions from diesel cars.<\/p> <\/p> In May, the Government will present the results of its vehicle testing programme (www.gov.uk/government/publications/vehicle-emissions-testing-programme-conclusions) to European Research for Mobile Emission Sources (ERMES), the body responsible for collating vehicle emission data, to inform its updated emissions factors later this year. This will ensure that EU-wide emission factors more accurately reflect the difference between real world driving and laboratory test conditions.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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