Asked by: Anna Turley (Labour (Co-op) - Redcar)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions or other proceedings on illegally imported puppies taken in by Dogs Trust under its puppy pilot quarantine scheme have begun since 2017.
Answered by George Eustice
During 2017, two individuals were prosecuted under the Rabies (Importation of Dogs, Cats and other Mammals) Order 1974 for the illegal importation of puppies by Kent Trading Standards. This action was taken following an interception at Dover Port by Port of Dover Police with the puppies being held at the quarantine premises funded by Dogs Trust.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency continues to work closely with enforcement partners to identify opportunities for enforcement action to be taken both at the port of arrival and point of destination.
Asked by: Anna Turley (Labour (Co-op) - Redcar)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 15 June 2018 to Question 152799 and Answer of 02 July 2018 to Question 157791 on Special Protection Areas: Birds, on what date her Department received the results of the public consultations and associated recommendations of Natural England for the Flamborough and Filey Coast, the Bowland Fells and the Solent and Dorset Coast potential Special Protection Areas; what the other site designation priorities were that have caused delays to the decision to classify each site; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
The Government received the results of the public consultations and associated recommendations of Natural England on the following dates:
Flamborough and Filey Coast (site extension) - 27 March 2015
Bowland Fells (addition of lesser black backed gull) - 27 November 2014
Solent and Dorset Coast (new marine site) – 16 June 2017
The Secretary of State has since agreed to classify the extensions of the Flamborough and Filey Coast potential Special Protection Areas, which will be formally classified in due course.
The decision to formally classify the other two sites will be made following consideration of the respective public consultations, which informed a need to undertake a further review of the evidence base.
Formal classification of these sites will also need to take account of other designation priorities, which are published on GOV.UK here:
Asked by: Anna Turley (Labour (Co-op) - Redcar)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 15 June 2018 to Question 152799 on Special Protection Areas: Birds, for which of the potential Special Protection Areas he has received Natural England’s recommendation on classification; on what date was each such recommendation was received; and when he plans to classify those sites.
Answered by Baroness Coffey
Ministers have received Natural England’s scientific advice for the following potential Special Protection Areas (SPAs):
Ministers have yet to receive Natural England’s scientific advice regarding the Isles of Scilly SPA proposed site extension.
The decision to formally classify the sites will be made following consideration of the respective public consultations and in view of other site designation priorities. The Secretary of State agreed to classify the Crouch and Roach Estuaries pSPA, which will be classified shortly.
As a matter of Government policy, sites on which the Government has initiated public consultation on the scientific case for classification as a SPA are given the same protection as if formally classified.