Sue Hayman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the potential costs of setting up UK bodies to carry on the functions of EU agencies in his Department's area of responsibility in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Sue Hayman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what contingency budget his Department has been provided with in order to set up UK bodies to carry on the functions of EU agencies in his Department's area of responsibility in the event of the UK leaving the EU without an agreement.
Sue Hayman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what arrangements are being made to secure accommodation for UK bodies set up to carry on the functions of EU agencies in his Department's area of responsibility in the event of the UK leaving the EU without an agreement.
Sue Hayman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the potential costs of associate membership of EU agencies in his Department's area of responsibility when the UK leaves the EU.
Sue Hayman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the (a) administration costs, (b) grant funding, (c) staff, (d) accommodation and (e) budget required by existing UK bodies to which he plans to transfer the functions of EU agencies in his Department's area of responsibility in the event of the UK leaving the EU without agreement.
Sue Hayman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of overpaid benefits in each of the last five years.
Sue Hayman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of underpaid benefits have occurred in each of the last five years.
Sue Hayman: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost of underpaid benefits has been to the public purse in each of the last five years.
Sue Hayman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any official restrictions have been placed on the ability of officials working on policy relating to the UK leaving the EU in DEFRA agencies to conduct official discussions with (a) port authorities, (b) major retailers, and (c) haulage firms.
Sue Hayman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions officials in his Department with responsibility for the UK leaving the EU have had with (a) port authorities, (b) major retailers, and (c) haulage firms on the volume and nature plant and animal materials imported to the UK from EU countries; and on what dates those discussions took place.
Sue Hayman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many official discussions have taken place between policy teams for the UK leaving in the EU in relevant agencies of his Department and (a) port authorities, (b) major retailers, and (c) haulage firms on the different arrangements that will need to be put in place for the inspection of plant and animal materials...
Sue Hayman: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Walker. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington North (Helen Jones) for introducing the debate. There has not been a huge number of speakers, but those who have spoken feel strongly about this issue. It has been an excellent debate, with some really good information shared. The hon. Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Neil Parish),...
Sue Hayman: That is exactly the point: the dogs are found guilty before having done anything wrong. We have heard that people can secure exemptions from the law in court. However, I said that I would take that dog, that I was a dog owner and that I had always had dogs, so those exemptions are clearly not in place for dogs in rescue centres. Many dogs are being put down entirely unnecessarily. We heard...
Sue Hayman: The hon. Gentleman makes an extremely important point. We absolutely have to remember that it is often how we treat an animal that creates certain behaviours. The RSPCA tells me that, year on year, Staffordshire bull terriers are the one breed that ends up in its centres most often, through no fault of their own. They can often be overlooked because of the preconceptions many people have...
Sue Hayman: I thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I would be happy to work with anyone to improve the legislation, because this is about animal welfare and treating dogs fairly, but also about protecting people. At the moment, the legislation does not work for either of those. Battersea argues for the abolition or, at the very least, reformation of BSL. It calls it a sticking plaster that...
Sue Hayman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) value and (b) volume of (i) plant material, (ii) meat or animal material and (iii) other food products imported at each point of entry into the UK; and what records of those imports are make at each point of entry.
Sue Hayman: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with HMRC on the capacity of its customs computer system for plant and animal imports to process potential increased volumes of applications after the UK leaves the EU.
Sue Hayman: The tragic death of a nine-year-old is the first death to be directly linked to illegal levels of air pollution. The lawyer representing the family has said: “The Government has willingly presided over illegal EU air quality limits since 2010 and this ongoing failure is costing lives.” Does the Secretary of State agree?
Sue Hayman: According to UNICEF, more than 4.5 million children in the UK are growing up in areas with toxic levels of air pollution. It is unacceptable that the most vulnerable members of society, who contribute the least to air pollution, are the ones suffering most from its effect. Will the Minister accept that this is a children’s health crisis? What urgent targeted action and funding to reduce...
Sue Hayman: I just want to reiterate that Labour is not opposing the Bill. We have sought to strengthen it in Committee and today, and I trust that the Minister and Conservative Members who sat on the Bill Committee would agree that we have demonstrated out earnest desire and efforts to do so. It is good that there is clear, widespread, cross-party recognition that this comprehensive ban on the sale of...