Every parliamentary written question tabled by Andrew Rosindell this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
Showing 1–20 of 150 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a statutory ban on non-stun animal slaughter.
Legislation requires that all animals must be stunned before slaughter to make them unconscious and insensible to pain. The only exception to this is when animals are slaughtered in accordance with religious rites, for the food of Muslims and Jews. The go...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of artificial intelligence in the monitoring of slaughterhouse footage.
Since 2018 all slaughterhouses in England have been required to have CCTV recording in areas where live animals are present. As an important complement to physical observation by Official Veterinarians, CCTV helps maintain and improve animal welfare stand...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will make it her Department’s policy to mandate artificial intelligence in the enforcement of animal welfare legislation.
This Government has no plans to mandate the use of artificial intelligence in enforcing animal welfare. As with any innovative approach, it is important to carefully assess the merits and potential of emerging solutions such as artificial intelligence bef...
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure the effective enforcement of animal welfare legislation.
Defra will work collaboratively across Government where needed, bringing together officials to share information, align approaches and support effective delivery on the ground.
Food and Rural Affairs, whether methods of animal slaughter have featured in trade negotiations with India.
All agri food products must comply with UK import requirements in order to be placed on the UK market. This includes ensuring imported meat products have been slaughtered to animal welfare standards equivalent to our domestic standards. The UK’s Free Trad...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating the use of artificial intelligence in the monitoring of slaughterhouse footage.
Since 2018 all slaughterhouses in England have been required to have CCTV recording in areas where live animals are present. As an important complement to physical observation by Official Veterinarians, CCTV helps maintain and improve animal welfare stand...
Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to support research into animal sentience.
The most recent research Defra commissioned on animal sentience was an independent review by the London School of Economics on sentience in cephalopod molluscs and decapod crustaceans. The findings from this comprehensive study underpinned this Government...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether methods of animal slaughter have featured in trade negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council.
All agri food products must comply with UK import requirements in order to be placed on the UK market. This includes ensuring imported meat products have been slaughtered to animal welfare standards equivalent to our domestic standards. The UK’s Free Trad...
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to support local authorities in upholding animal welfare standards.
Local authorities are key operational partners responsible for enforcing animal welfare legislation, alongside delivering services such as licensing and the management of stray dogs. This Government works closely with local authorities and other partners ...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether methods of animal slaughter have featured in trade negotiations with the European Union.
The Government is working to strengthen its broader economic relationship with the European Union, including through negotiations on an expansive Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier,...
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to help ensure the effective enforcement of animal welfare legislation.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 26 June 20226 to PQ UIN 11608.
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to support local authorities in tackling noise nuisance.
The Government is committed to ensuring that noise is managed effectively in order to promote good health and quality of life. The Government considers that the current suite of legislation, which includes the statutory nuisance regime, the Noise Act 1996...
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of supporting the Vantara wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre in India within the framework of the Convention on I
The UK has not undertaken a specific assessment of support for this facility. International trade in endangered species is regulated through the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Decisions on imports ...
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to help improve water company preparedness for extreme weather conditions in a) England and b) Romford constituency.
Water companies are Category Two Responders under the Civil Contingencies Act (2004) and legally required to cooperate and share information with Category One Responders. Water companies are also required under the Security and Emergency Measures Directio...
Food and Rural Affairs, whether UK standards on pesticides and animal welfare could diverge from EU rules under the proposed SPS framework.
The Government is currently negotiating a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and regulatory barriers for British producers and retailers. Under the UK‑EU Common Under...
Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that the UK will retain the right to set its own agricultural regulations.
This Government is currently negotiating the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement with the EU to make agrifood trade with our biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and removing trade barriers for British producers and retailers. This Gove...
Food and Rural Affairs, what recent consultations he has undertaken with the farming sector on UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary negotiations.
This Government is currently negotiating a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement to make agrifood trade with its biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and removing trade barriers for British producers and retailers. This Government held a ...
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of an SPS agreement with the European Union on UK farmers and food producers.
This Government is currently negotiating the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement with the EU to make agrifood trade with its biggest market cheaper and easier, cutting costs and removing trade barriers for British producers and retailers. Details o...
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of recent progress in meeting the UK’s formal obligations under the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) for the
Defra works with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) and the Governments of the South Atlantic Overseas Territories (SAOT) to report annually on progress towards meeting UK obligations under ACAP. The SAOT ACAP implementation plans are included...
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she has taken to ensure the safety of metal scrapyards.
Safety at metal scrapyards is regulated in a number of ways. Environmental permits or exemptions issued by the Environment Agency are required to ensure the safety of the environment and human health from pollution risks, including managing fire risks; th...