Results 1–20 of 400 for in the 'Written Answers' speaker:Scott Mann

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Environment Protection (31 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: Nature is in need of our help, so HM Government has set a legally binding target to halt its decline by 2030. In March this year, we published the Nature Recovery Green Paper setting out our proposals to reform our system of protections to better support this ambitious work, including the Habitats Regulations. The Green Paper is available here. Our proposals seek to create a system that...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (28 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: We are working closely with representatives from the music sector, including the Musicians' Union, the Incorporated Society of Musicians, and the Association of British Orchestras, to understand the potential impact of the proposal submitted to the 19th Conference of the Parties (CoP19) to CITES to include Pernambuco wood in Appendix I. While the proposal outlines the threats this species...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Pigs: Animal Housing (27 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: Defra’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare, published last year, outlined that we would be examining the confinement of farm animals, including the use of farrowing crates for pigs. As part of this examination, we are considering the many different pig production systems, used both in the United Kingdom and in other countries.

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill (26 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill, as amended by Commons Committee and reintroduced to the House of Commons in May, will progress to Report stage as soon as parliamentary time allows. We recognise there is strong support for the Bill from all sides of the House.

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Veterinary Medicine: Staff (25 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons monitor the levels of veterinary surgeons registered to practice in the UK on a twice daily basis. The number of veterinary surgeons registered in the UK has gradually risen from 17,260 to 28,643 from March 2010 to October 2022. An annual breakdown can be found on the Royal College’s website (www.rcvs.org.uk/news-and-views/publications/). The...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Convention on Biological Diversity (25 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: The decline of biodiversity is a global issue. Worldwide, we are losing biodiversity faster than ever before. This impacts global growth and security. The United Kingdom will support the adoption of an ambitious global biodiversity framework at COP15 containing goals and targets to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. Building on our G7 and COP26 Presidencies and our co-chairship of...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Palm Oil (24 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: We are committed to supporting sustainable production, import, and use of palm oil. Oil palm is a very efficient crop, producing more oil per hectare than other vegetable oil crops. Substitution of other oils (for example, soybean, rapeseed, sunflower), which typically require significantly more land to produce, may lead to greater environmental impacts as more land is converted to...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Trade Agreements: Animal Welfare (24 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: HM Government was elected on a manifesto commitment that ‘in all of our trade negotiations, we will not compromise on our high environmental protection, animal welfare and food standards.’ The United Kingdom is rightly proud of the high animal welfare standards that underpin our high-quality Great British produce. We are standing firm in trade negotiations to make sure any new trade...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Reindeer: Animal Welfare (21 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: The Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 (the 2018 Regulations) require that anyone in the business of keeping or training animals for exhibition needs a valid licence from their local authority, including reindeer used at seasonal events. Licencees must meet strict statutory minimum welfare standards which are enforced by local authorities who...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Animal Sentience Committee: Public Appointments (21 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: Michael Seals CBE has been appointed as the first-ever Chair of the new Animal Sentience Committee. Recruitment for members to the Committee is ongoing. The Animal Sentience Committee's budget is met from existing Defra funding. The Committee's remit is to consider whether, or to what extent, HM Government is having, or has had, all due regard to the ways in which the policy might have an...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food: Japan (21 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: As part of the Japan-United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Japan and the United Kingdom agreed to consider the protection of a significant further number of each other’s geographical indications (GIs). Both parties need to satisfactorily complete their own processes before confirming that the products are eligible for registration as GIs within their scheme....

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Foie Gras: Overseas Trade (20 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: The Action Plan for Animal Welfare noted that HM Government has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese which have been force fed raises serious welfare concerns and that the production of foie gras by force feeding is already illegal in the UK. The Action Plan also noted that now that the United Kingdom has left the EU, we are committed to building a clear evidence...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Guide Dogs: EU Countries (20 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: The United Kingdom has been formally 'listed' as a 'Part 2' third country for the purposes of the European Union pet travel scheme, which means that new rules apply to pet movements from Great Britain to the European Union and to Northern Ireland. The pet health and documentary requirements for such pet travel are set out under the European Union Pet Travel Regulations. These rules also apply...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Furs: Overseas Trade (20 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: HM Government made a commitment to explore potential action in relation to animal fur, as set out in the Action Plan for Animal Welfare. We have since conducted a Call for Evidence on the fur sector along with other forms of engagement with interested parties. We are continuing to build our evidence base on the fur sector and speak to a range of interested parties, to make sure we fully...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Cats: Animal Welfare (20 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: When kept privately as pets, pure servals require a licence under Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976. While the focus of the 1976 Act is public safety, licensing conditions also provide for animal welfare protections, such as the provision of accommodation that is a suitable size, temperature and cleanliness, as well as providing adequate and suitable food, drink and bedding material. Whether a...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Animal Welfare: Electric Shock (18 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: The proposed ban on the use of electric shock collars controlled by hand-held devices was developed after considering a broad range of factors, including the potential impacts of such a ban. HM Government considered academic research, public consultation responses, and direct engagement with the sector and concluded that these devices present an unacceptable risk to the welfare of dogs and...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Animal Products: Overseas Trade (18 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: We have pledged to ban the import of hunting trophies from thousands of species. HM Government is committed to a ban that is among the strongest in the world and leads the way in protecting endangered animals. We welcome the Private Member's Bill, led by the hon. Member for Crawley, that will deliver this.

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Timber: Imports (18 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: HM Government has a long and proud history of supporting action to combat deforestation and promote the sustainable management of the world’s forests. The United Kingdom was instrumental in the EU adopting the 2003 Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan, which aims to improve forest governance, reduce illegal logging and encourage trade in legally sourced timber....

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Dogs: Animal Welfare (18 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: We committed in the Action Plan for Animal Welfare to seek greater assurance that alternatives to euthanasia are explored before a healthy dog is put down. In 2021, we worked closely with the veterinary profession to develop an approach that works for all parties. Following these discussions, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RVCS) agreed to incorporate the principle of microchip...

Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Cats: Animal Welfare (18 Oct 2022)

Scott Mann: The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill was reintroduced to the House of Commons in May 2022 and will progress to Report Stage as soon as parliamentary time allows. The Bill includes a number of reforms that apply to the welfare of cats and kittens. The Bill includes new restrictions to reduce the number of cats and kittens (as well as dogs and ferrets) that can be moved into Great Britain...


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