Carolyn Harris: Defra: Written Answers (15)

Written Question

Waste Management: EU Law

Thursday 6th July 2017

Asked by: Carolyn Harris (Labour - Neath and Swansea East)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his policy is on retaining the European Recycling Platform scheme and the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment regulations after the UK leaves the EU.

Answered by Baroness Coffey

The European Recycling Platform is an independent company that provides regulatory compliance services to businesses across a number of countries including UK. The Government does not manage this company.

The Repeal Bill will ensure the whole body of existing EU environmental law (including the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013) continues to have effect in UK law, providing businesses and stakeholders with maximum certainty as we leave the EU.

Written Question

Waste Management

Thursday 19th November 2015

Asked by: Carolyn Harris (Labour - Neath and Swansea East)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made on meeting the recovery target for construction and demolition waste in the Waste Framework Directive, 2008/98/EC; and what further steps she is taking to meet that target.

Answered by Rory Stewart

The UK’s recovery rate for construction and demolition waste reached 86% in 2012, exceeding the 70% target for 2020 set out in the Waste Framework Directive. We will continue to monitor progress and take action as required to ensure the UK meets that target.

Written Question

Animals: Exports

Thursday 19th November 2015

Asked by: Carolyn Harris (Labour - Neath and Swansea East)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of animals exported to (a) EU member states and (b) countries outside the EU in the last year.

Answered by George Eustice

Figures for the last calendar year are provided below. The estimate for EU countries is based on figures obtained from HM Revenue and Customs which draw on information provided by VAT-registered firms. Actual trade levels may be higher.

Exports to European Member States

Breeding cattle	4
Sheep	161
Poultry	10, 354
Horses, asses and mules	1
Other animals	5
Total	10,525

Exports to countries outside the EU

Poultry	4,252
Horses, asses and mules	1
Other animals	2
Total	4,255

Written Question

Dangerous Dogs

Thursday 19th November 2015

Asked by: Carolyn Harris (Labour - Neath and Swansea East)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dog attacks have been recorded in the last two years.

Answered by George Eustice

Dog attacks are not recorded centrally. However, the attached table provides numbers of successful prosecutions against people who have allowed a dog to be dangerously out of control for each of the last two years for which figures are available.

Defendants found guilty of offences under section 3 of Dangerous Dogs Act 1991(1)(2)
	2013	2014
Section 3 Dangerous Dogs Act 1991	715	880
(1) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.

Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.

Written Question

Dangerous Dogs

Thursday 19th November 2015

Asked by: Carolyn Harris (Labour - Neath and Swansea East)

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 there have been for owning a dog banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in each of the last two years.

Answered by George Eustice

The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts for possession, without exemption, of a prohibited dog, in England and Wales from 2013 to 2014 (latest available), can be viewed in the table below.

Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts for possession, without exemption, of a prohibited dog ⁽¹⁾, England and Wales, 2013 to 2014 ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

2013	2014
232	216

(1) An offence under Section 1(3) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.
(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.

Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.

Ref: PQC 599-15 to PQ 16503