Information between 3rd April 2024 - 13th April 2024
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Select Committee Documents |
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Thursday 11th April 2024
Written Evidence - Kelly Johnson PRE0035 - The use of pre-recorded cross-examination under Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 The use of pre-recorded cross-examination under Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 - Justice Committee Found: in the final sections of her submission - a number of questions to be addressed before the true import |
Monday 8th April 2024
Government Response - Government’s response to the Committee’s letter of 26 January 2024 to the Home Secretary about the use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) Technology by police forces in England and Wales. Justice and Home Affairs Committee Found: It is import ant to note that policing is operationally independent from government and held to account |
Friday 5th April 2024
Report - Second Report - Pet welfare and abuse Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Found: Regulating CFCs 15 5 Abuse and Mutilation 17 Ear cropping 17 Tail docking 18 Cat declawing 19 The import |
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Agriculture: UK Trade with EU
Asked by: Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Friday 12th April 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask His Majesty's Government, following concerns raised by farmers regarding changes to the standard of food imports, what steps they are taking to address the impact of post-Brexit trade deals on British farmers. Answered by Lord Douglas-Miller - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) All food and drink products imported into the UK, including those from countries we have trade agreements with, must comply with the UK’s import requirements and standards. The independent Trade and Agriculture Commission concluded that our Free Trade Agreements with Australia, New Zealand and CPTPP are consistent with the maintenance of UK statutory protections in relation to animal and plant health, animal welfare and the environment. Supporting UK food and agriculture is an integral part of the UK’s trade strategy. The Prime Minister made this clear at the Farm to Fork Summit in May 2023 and in his open letter to farmers. This letter, alongside the 2022 National Food Strategy, sets out the principles that guide our approach to agriculture and trade. We are putting farmers at the heart of British trade by delivering new export opportunities, protecting our sensitive sectors and our high food safety standards, upholding UK production standards and removing market access barriers. |
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Fisheries: Imports
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon) Friday 12th April 2024 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 is taking steps to ensure that imported fisheries products are not produced through the use of (a) illegal, (b) unreported and (c) unregulated fishing practices. Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Imports and direct landings of fish into the UK are required to be accompanied by catch certificates. This ensures traceability throughout the supply chain to mitigate the risk of the fish having been derived from illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing.
The UK has powers to apply import restrictions to countries identified as non-cooperative in tackling IUU fishing. At present, the UK does not permit the import of fishery products from Comoros, Cambodia or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Import restrictions can also be implemented at vessel level. Any vessel that has been identified as associated with IUU fishing activities, can be placed on the UK’s IUU Vessel List meaning it is not eligible to import fishery products into the UK. Advice and guidance for importers of fish and fisheries products is available on GOV.UK. |
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Electronic Cigarettes: Sales
Asked by: Adam Afriyie (Conservative - Windsor) Tuesday 9th April 2024 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish a breakdown of the allocation of £3million government funding for Operation Joseph. Answered by Andrea Leadsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) Operation Joseph was established to enforce the rules on vaping, and tackle illicit vapes and underage sales. It supplements work being undertaken by local authorities using existing local government funding. The £3 million of funding has been allocated over two years, from 2023/24 to 2024/25. A grant was provided to the National Trading Standards to commission specific areas of work, and to support local authorities. The following table shows the budget of each work area as of February 2024, as well as the total allocated:
Note: The figures shown are based on allocations in February 2024, and may be subject to change. |
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Import Controls
Asked by: Lord Hay of Ballyore (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer) Monday 8th April 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to dismantle the border control posts at UK ports, following the publication of Safeguarding the Union in January (CP 1021). Answered by Lord Douglas-Miller - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) SPS facilities have always been necessary under all scenarios, as the Government has made clear, in order to administer red lane checks on goods moving on into the EU. This is reflected in the fact that the plans were brought forward, and the business case for the facilities was being prepared, during the passage of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill. |
Petitions |
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Introduce bans to stop consumption of rabbit meat by humans and pets Petition Open - 167 SignaturesSign this petition 10 Oct 2024 closes in 5 months, 2 weeks We want the Government to ban the killing of rabbits for human and pet consumption, as well as the import export of rabbit meat. We believe there are poor safeguarding controls for rabbit welfare, and that slaughter methods are barbaric and unethical. Found: We want the Government to ban the killing of rabbits for human and pet consumption, as well as the import |
Department Publications - Transparency |
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Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Non-technical summaries granted in 2024 Document: Non-technical summaries: projects granted in 2024, January to March (PDF) Found: It is import ant to our work that the animals remain largely healthy and not stressed so that we are |
Department Publications - Statistics |
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Wednesday 10th April 2024
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Building materials and components statistics: March 2024 Document: (ODS) Found: Materials, 2023 £ (million) Ireland 1558 U.S.A. 1011 Germany 753 Netherlands 651 France 554 Table_7 Top-5 Import |
Tuesday 9th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: British International Investment (BII) longitudinal mobilisation study evaluation reports: renewable energy investments and BII-backed funds Document: (PDF) Found: Supply-side challenges include: falling energy prices, as a result of reverse auctions;39 an import |
Department Publications - News and Communications |
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Monday 8th April 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Source Page: Recovered appeal: land north of Butterfly Lane, land surrounding Hilfield Farm and land west of Hilfield Lane, Aldenham, Hertfordshire (ref: 3295268 - 8 April 2024) Document: Land north of Butterfly Lane, land surrounding Hilfield Farm and land west of Hilfield Lane, Aldenham, Hertfordshire (ref: 3295268 - 8 April 2024) (PDF) Found: I agree with the Appellant in as much as an argument that Hertsmere could import renewable energy from |
Department Publications - Research |
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Thursday 4th April 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Estimates of Residual Waste (excluding Major Mineral Wastes) and Municipal Residual Waste in England Document: Estimates of residual waste in England: Methodology (PDF) Found: Permit holders give indicative figures for how much waste they wish to have approved for import/export |
Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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Apr. 12 2024
Environment Agency Source Page: Arrests made in Yorkshire raids as part of waste crime enquiry Document: Arrests made in Yorkshire raids as part of waste crime enquiry (webpage) News and Communications Found: Producer responsibility is about making sure businesses that manufacture, import and sell products such |
Apr. 09 2024
Trade Remedies Authority Source Page: TRA publishes plan to strengthen UK’s global trade position Document: TRA publishes plan to strengthen UK’s global trade position (webpage) News and Communications Found: Measuring the economic impact of trade remedy measures imposed through import monitoring and evaluations |
Apr. 09 2024
Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) Source Page: THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HIS MAJESTY’S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS v INNOVATIVE BITES LIMITED [2024] UKUT 00095 (TCC) Document: The Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Innovative Bites Limited (PDF) News and Communications Found: must be construed as comprehending, not only such things as they signify accor ding to their natural import |
Apr. 05 2024
Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) Source Page: McCANN MEDIA LIMITED v THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HIS MAJESTY’S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS [2024] UKUT 00094 (TCC) Document: McCann Media Ltd Final for publication (002) (PDF) News and Communications Found: apt description of the Upper Tribunal’s observations in Atho ll UT the FTT clearly understood the import |
Apr. 02 2024
Veterinary Medicines Directorate Source Page: Horse dewormer medicine seized Document: Horse dewormer medicine seized (webpage) News and Communications Found: not authorised in the UK or NI and was not accompanied by the relevant certification permitting its import |
Non-Departmental Publications - Statistics |
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Apr. 12 2024
HM Revenue & Customs Source Page: UK overseas trade in goods statistics February 2024: import and export data Document: (ODS) Statistics Found: UK overseas trade in goods statistics February 2024: import and export data |
Apr. 12 2024
HM Revenue & Customs Source Page: UK overseas trade in goods statistics February 2024: import and export data Document: (ODS) Statistics Found: UK overseas trade in goods statistics February 2024: import and export data |
Apr. 12 2024
HM Revenue & Customs Source Page: UK overseas trade in goods statistics: February 2024 Document: UK overseas trade in goods statistics: February 2024 (webpage) Statistics Found: 5 countries ODS, 9.28 KB This file is in an OpenDocument format Historical import |
Apr. 12 2024
HM Revenue & Customs Source Page: UK overseas trade in goods statistics February 2024: import and export data Document: UK overseas trade in goods statistics February 2024: import and export data (webpage) Statistics Found: UK overseas trade in goods statistics February 2024: import and export data |
Apr. 12 2024
HM Revenue & Customs Source Page: UK overseas trade in goods statistics: February 2024 Document: (ODS) Statistics Found: Historical_chapter_import_value Historical import values for the top 3 import chapters in February 2024 |
Apr. 12 2024
HM Revenue & Customs Source Page: UK overseas trade in goods statistics: February 2024 Document: (ODS) Statistics Found: Historical_country_import_value Historical import values for the top 3 import partner countries in February |
Apr. 12 2024
HM Revenue & Customs Source Page: UK overseas trade in goods statistics: February 2024 Document: (ODS) Statistics Found: USA_Imports Table 7: UK imports of Mineral fuels, largest decrease on February 2023 Partner country Import |
Apr. 10 2024
HM Revenue & Customs Source Page: Customs UK Importer and Exporter Population - business count data tables 2023 Document: (ODS) Statistics Found: Data source: Customs declarations data submitted to CHIEF (Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight |
Apr. 05 2024
Subsidy Advice Unit Source Page: Report on the proposed Capacity Market Scheme by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Document: Report on the proposed Capacity Market Scheme (PDF) Statistics Found: It outlines that there are neither export nor import restrictions on capacity providers. |
Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency |
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Apr. 09 2024
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Source Page: MHRA FOI performance data Document: (Excel) Transparency Found: therefore please can I request the following information for the periods 2021 & 2022; • Number of import |
Apr. 09 2024
Trade Remedies Authority Source Page: TRA Plan 2024-2027 Document: TRA Plan 2024-2027 (PDF) Transparency Found: into imports to the UK which may be unfair due to dumping or subsidies, or part of an unforeseen import |
Non-Departmental Publications - Research and Statistics |
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Apr. 08 2024
Office for National Statistics Source Page: Contributions to the 12-month rate of CPI(H) by import intensity: March 2024 Document: Contributions to the 12-month rate of CPI(H) by import intensity: March 2024 (webpage) Research and Statistics Found: Contributions to the 12-month rate of CPI(H) by import intensity: March 2024 |
MP Expenses |
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Friday 10th November 2023 Shabana Mahmood Office Costs - (Software & applications) Data import £120.00 - Paid |
Deposited Papers |
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Thursday 4th April 2024
Source Page: I. Office of the Parliamentary Counsel drafting guidance. 112p. II. Letter dated 26/03/2024 from Penny Mordaunt MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding updated drafting guidance for deposit in the House Libraries. 1p. Document: Drafting.pdf (PDF) Found: It may not be useful in a Schedule of consequential amendm ents, where there is no import ant substantive |
Scottish Select Committee Publications |
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Wednesday 10th April 2024
Correspondence - Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Mairi Gougeon MSP, 10 April 2024 UK subordinate legislation - Official Controls (Extension of Transitional Periods) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Defra PH/055 Rural Affairs and Islands Committee Found: It remains crucial to ensure that the ability to implement import controls flexibly is retained . |
Thursday 28th March 2024
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, Jim Fairlie, 28 March 2024 UK subordinate legislation: The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020, Annexe H letter Rural Affairs and Islands Committee Found: UK subordinate legislation: The Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments |
Scottish Government Publications |
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Thursday 4th April 2024
Energy and Climate Change Directorate Source Page: First Minister and Net Zero Secretary attendance at Cop28 in the United Arab Emirates: FOI release Document: FOI 202400401966 - Information Released - Document (PDF) Found: She met the Mayor of St Denis, food and drink import group Lactalis, and welcomed the Kenny Logan challenge |