Asked by: Chris Williamson (Independent - Derby North)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department's review of the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulation planned for 2015 will take place before the General Election.
Answered by George Eustice
The Welfare of Greyhound Regulations 2010 are set for review five years after they were made in April 2010. Defra is beginning the review now by gathering evidence on the operation of the regulations with a view to completing the review after the General Election in May 2015.
Asked by: Chris Williamson (Independent - Derby North)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of changes to safety requirements for the 2014 badger cull on the safety of that cull.
Answered by George Eustice
The Independent Expert Panel concluded that they were confident that controlled shooting can be carried out safely, even in the context of protester activity. As with the first year of the culls, Best Practice Guidance for the controlled shooting of badgers is in place and compliance with this will be monitored by Natural England.