Results 1-16 of 16 for hunting speaker:Jim Knight

Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Primary Education: Gloucestershire (12 Dec 2007)

Jim Knight: The Department has not had any discussions with Stroud district council about proposals to establish a new primary school at Hunts Grove. It would be for Gloucestershire county council to confirm whether they have had such discussions with the district council. The normal route by which a new school can be established is for a local authority (LA) to run a competition, which enables a range...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Animal Movement Licences (19 Jan 2006)

Jim Knight: holding answer 17 January 2006 The British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) may issue a movement licence to allow a bovine animal without a passport, aged under two years, to be moved to a hunt kennel or knacker's yard. This licence may be applied for at any time but is valid for only two weeks from the date of issue. It must accompany the animal when it is moved. There is no discretion as to...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Hunting Act (12 Jan 2006)

Jim Knight: The Government are satisfied with the operation of the Hunting Act 2004 to date.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Hunting Trophies (9 Jan 2006)

Jim Knight: Many of the species that are hunted for trophies are subject to EU legislation implementing the convention on international trade in endangered species (CITES), which includes powers to enable member states to refuse imports where such trade is detrimental to the conservation of the species concerned. If we decide, on the basis of our scientific advice, that such trade is unsustainable we...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Unlawful Activities (20 Dec 2005)

Jim Knight: ..., managers and other company officers of a guilty company may also be found guilty of the obstruction if it was committed with their consent, connivance or attributable to their neglect. The Hunting Act 2004 (c.37) Made it an offence under Part 1 to hunt a wild mammal with a dog, except in some circumstances such as where the dog is being used for stalking and flushing-out only, or to...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Hunting (29 Nov 2005)

Jim Knight: The Forestry Commission has entered a Drag Hunting Agreement for one season with the Master of Foxhounds Association (MFHA). This sets out the terms on which their member hunts can apply to the Forestry Commission for a specific licence to drag hunt. The terms are identical to those agreed with the Master of Bloodhounds and Draghounds Association (MBDA) who have operated on the public forest...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Criminal Offences (22 Nov 2005)

Jim Knight: ..., managers and other company officers of a guilty company may also be found guilty of the obstruction if it was committed with their consent, connivance or attributable to their neglect. The Hunting Act 2004 (c.37) made it an offence under Part one to hunt a wild mammal with a dog, except in some circumstances such as where the dog is being used for stalking and flushing-out only, or to...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Hunts (22 Nov 2005)

Jim Knight: ...bird listed on a Schedule to the Act that is kept in captivity must be ringed and registered with Defra. The list includes some, but not all, species of bird of prey that are likely to be used for hunting. The Act is a possession control, and does not regulate the purchase or sale of specimens. We request that registered keepers of birds notify the Department of the death or loss of a...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Hunting (17 Nov 2005)

Jim Knight: I do not consider that new EU legislation to prohibit the promotion of particular types of hunting trips would be enforceable, while powers are already available to regulate the import, holding and sale of hunting trophies of endangered species. We are currently considering responses to a recent public consultation on whether we should use existing powers to prohibit the holding of certain...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Wildfowl (17 Nov 2005)

Jim Knight: The term wildfowl" relates to all species of ducks and geese, and also swans (three species in England in winter). Only certain ducks and geese may be hunted. There are no specific regulations governing the release of native wildfowl into the wild. Only Mallard are released for the purposes of wildfowling. Mallard are native to England and they would not be covered by the provisions of...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Hunting Trophies (18 Oct 2005)

Jim Knight: The Government has no plans to ban the importation of hunting trophies. Powers are available to restrict the import and keeping of hunting trophies and we shall not hesitate to use these if there is evidence that this trade is illegal or unsustainable.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Seal products (11 Jul 2005)

Jim Knight: ...currently see any scientific basis for proposing an extension of the Seals Directive. We agree with the Commission but will reconsider our position if new data show that the levels of take by seal hunting are unsustainable and pose a conservation threat to either harp or hooded seals.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Seal products (6 Jul 2005)

Jim Knight: We have no record of representations received about the Canadian seal hunt as Defra officials forward any such correspondence or queries to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office who deal with this issue. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advise me that during the past 12 months (July 2004 to July 2005), they have received the following representations in relation to the seal hunt in Canada:...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Dormice (5 Jul 2005)

Jim Knight: .... The most recent reintroduction was to the Chatsworth Estate, Derbyshire in June this year. Estimating the number of dormice is difficult as the species is very under-recorded. The first Great Nut Hunt in 1993 greatly increased the number of known sites for the species and a national inventory of more than 1,300 sites is now available through the National Biodiversity Network. More than...

Public Bill Committee: Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill: Clause 43 - Possession of pesticides harmful to wildlife (28 Jun 2005)

Jim Knight: ...of. Garden sheds have been mentioned. We should understand that only those pesticides containing active ingredients listed under the order will be covered by the clause. There will not be a witch hunt of amateur gardeners for what they might inadvertently have in their garden shed. If they have a legitimate use for the ingredient that becomes prescribed, even if the product has been...

Local Government, Environment and Transport (1 Dec 2003)

Mr Jim Knight: ...is absent from the Queen's Speech. When I was preparing my speech, I did not realise that I would follow someone who focused almost exclusively on what was not included. I am confident that the hunting issue will be resolved in this Parliament—we have had that reassurance. However, I am disappointed that a measure from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to...