Asked by: Johanna Baxter (Labour - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including (a) cats and (b) kittens in legislation to prevent pet smuggling.
Answered by Daniel Zeichner - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Government recently announced its support for the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill sponsored by Dr Danny Chambers MP. The measures in the Bill will extend to cats and kittens, and close loopholes exploited by unscrupulous pet traders.
Asked by: Johanna Baxter (Labour - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the consultation entitled Introducing fees in the Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal, which closed on 25 March 2024, what her policy is on introducing a £55 issue fee for claimants.
Answered by Heidi Alexander - Secretary of State for Transport
The consultation to introduce Employment Tribunal fees was published under the last Government and no decisions have yet been made on the proposal.
Asked by: Johanna Baxter (Labour - Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help protect people online.
Answered by Feryal Clark - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
In line with our Safer Streets Mission, the Online Safety Act brings much needed protections to the online world by protecting children from harmful and age-inappropriate content, tackling violence against women and girls, and taking down criminal activity. The new laws apply to search services and all companies that allow users to share and post content online or interact with each other, even if the companies providing them are outside the UK.