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Written Question
Agriculture: Livestock
Monday 20th May 2024

Asked by: Henry Smith (Conservative - Crawley)

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help support the transition to (a) humane and (b) sustainable livestock farming.

Answered by Mark Spencer

We are committed to investing in targeted schemes that support sustainable farming whilst improving the viability of farming businesses, delivering environmental outcomes and supporting sustainable food production.

Through the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway we are providing support directly to farmers in England to deliver gradual, continual improvement against a series of livestock health and welfare priorities, including tackling key endemic diseases alongside a range of welfare issues whilst ensuring that farmers can produce good quality food for the nation.

The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill is now awaiting Royal Assent; this will ban the export of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and horses for slaughter and fattening from Great Britain, stopping unnecessary stress, exhaustion and injury.

Division Vote (Commons)
15 May 2024 - Criminal Justice Bill - View Vote Context
Henry Smith (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 268 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 272
Division Vote (Commons)
15 May 2024 - Criminal Justice Bill - View Vote Context
Henry Smith (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 260 Conservative No votes vs 1 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 17 Noes - 268
Division Vote (Commons)
15 May 2024 - Criminal Justice Bill - View Vote Context
Henry Smith (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 272 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 275
MP Expense Claim
Henry Smith (Conservative - Crawley)
Date
Wed 15th May 2024
6014403-1
Type
Office Costs
(Rent)
Description
[***]
Amount
£211.03
Paid
Written Question
Animal Experiments: Licensing
Tuesday 14th May 2024

Asked by: Henry Smith (Conservative - Crawley)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many licences were active that authorise use of the forced swim test as of 3 May 2024; and how many licences were amended to no longer authorise use of this test since the letter from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State to the Animals in Science Committee on 1 March 2024.

Answered by Tom Tugendhat

The Home Office committed to review all licences authorising the use of the forced swim test (FST) under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 by the end of March 2024 and has subsequently liaised with licence holders where necessary to implement the recommendations of the Animals in Science Committee.

Since 1 March 2024, three project licences have been amended to remove authorisation of the FST, one project licence that authorised the FST has expired, and two project licences that authorised the FST have been revoked.

As of today, three project licences authorise the use of the FST. The Home Office is engaging with the relevant licence holders to ensure the recommendations of the Animals in Science Committee are implemented in full for those licences.

Division Vote (Commons)
13 May 2024 - Risk-based Exclusion - View Vote Context
Henry Smith (Con) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 165 Conservative No votes vs 8 Conservative Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 170 Noes - 169
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 May 2024
Oral Answers to Questions

"I am grateful for that answer and, indeed, for all the animal welfare measures that this Government have introduced. Recently, pupils in Larch class at Three Bridges Primary School wrote to me very eloquently about their concern for the welfare and protection of endangered species. Can the Minister say a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 May 2024
Oral Answers to Questions

"10. What steps his Department is taking to help improve animal welfare. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 May 2024
Business of the House

"I very much welcome and support the Government ensuring that the UK is in the vanguard of global decarbonisation of aviation. I also welcome and support the sustainable aviation fuels mandate coming in early next year. However, the revenue support mechanism is not planned to be introduced until later in …..."
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