Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Mid Worcestershire)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs have been (a) seized and (b) taken into quarantine at (i) the Port of Dover and (ii) Eurotunnel in each month in 2019.
Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The number of dogs seized and taken into quarantine at the port of Dover and the Eurotunnel for each month of 2019 are as follows.
Month (2019) | Port of Seizure | Total seized | Detained in quarantine |
Jan | Eurotunnel | 24 | 7 |
Dover | 13 | 10 | |
Feb | Eurotunnel | 7 | 2 |
Dover | 20 | 4 | |
March | Eurotunnel | 5 | 2 |
Dover | 22 | 12 | |
April | Eurotunnel | 8 | 5 |
Dover | 29 | 5 | |
May | Eurotunnel | 3 | 3 |
Dover | 19 | 9 | |
June | Eurotunnel | 13 | 7 |
Dover | 16 | 8 |
The number of animals detained in quarantine for Eurotunnel may also include dogs that were seized at Coquelles and moved into the United Kingdom for quarantine purposes.
Some of animals will have been seized on welfare grounds only and therefore not put in quarantine.
The numbers provided are a true reflection of the information that we have access to. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as it is provided by a third party.
Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Mid Worcestershire)
Question to the Attorney General:
What steps the CPS is taking to prosecute people responsible for female genital mutilation.
Answered by Robert Buckland
The CPS is determined to bring those responsible for Female Genital Mutilation to justice. I welcome the recent successful conviction in London which was the first in the UK.
Whilst prosecution alone will not end this appalling crime, this first conviction sends out a strong message that FGM is child abuse and that the perpetrators will be brought to justice.
Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Mid Worcestershire)
Question
What steps the Government is taking to support women who have experienced domestic abuse.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
On 21 January we published a draft Domestic Abuse Bill, which includes a ground-breaking series of measures to promote awareness, support victims, tackle perpetrators and improve services.
We have also published a package of non-legislative actions that will see further support for children affected by domestic abuse, the elderly, disabled, male and migrant victims and those in the LGBTQ community.
Ending domestic abuse remains an absolute priority for this government.
Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Mid Worcestershire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
What plans he has to change the time limit on the entitlement of UK citizens living overseas to register to vote in UK parliamentary elections.
Answered by Chloe Smith
British citizens living abroad retain strong links with the United Kingdom, no matter how far they have travelled.The Government is supporting the Member for Montgomeryshire’s Private Member’s Bill on Overseas Electors which delivers our manifesto commitment to introduce votes for life.
Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Mid Worcestershire)
Question to the HM Treasury:
What progress he has made on reducing the amount of income tax that people pay.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The government is committed to keeping taxes low to support working people keep more of what they earn.
Budget 2018 announced that the government will increase the personal allowance to £12,500 and the higher rate threshold to £50,000 from April 2019, one year earlier than planned.
This tax cut means, in 2019-20, a typical basic rate taxpayer will pay £1,205 less in tax than in 2010-11. Across the UK, 1.74 million of the lowest paid will be taken out of tax entirely since 2015, leaving more of their hard-earned money in their pockets.
Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Mid Worcestershire)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
What recent discussions he has had with the Government of Israel on bilateral trade and investment.
Answered by Liam Fox
I met with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Minister of Economy and Industry Eli Cohen during a visit to Israel in November, when we discussed our record levels of trade and investment and noted the good progress made on our continuity trade arrangement. I agreed with President Netanyahu to increase trade cooperation through joint Government sponsorship of a high-level trade and investment conference in 2019.
Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Mid Worcestershire)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
What recent steps his Department has taken to support local government.
Answered by Rishi Sunak - Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
At the Autumn Budget the Government announced over £1 billion of extra funding for local authorities, this year and next, to help them deliver the services their communities need and support their most vulnerable residents.
Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Mid Worcestershire)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
What plans the Government has to increase compliance with child maintenance responsibilities.
Answered by Kit Malthouse
The Child Maintenance Service has wide ranging powers to enforce the collection of both ongoing child maintenance liability and arrears.
We publish regular information about this activity which shows for example, increasing use of the Financial Investigation Unit with over 1000 more complex earner investigations referred this year compared with last.
We recently consulted on a new Compliance and Arrears Strategy with the aim of increasing these powers. The Government’s response to this consultation will be published later this summer.
Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Mid Worcestershire)
Question to the Home Office:
What steps she is taking to tackle cyber crime.
Answered by Ben Wallace
This Government takes the threat of cyber crime extremely seriously, which is why we have committed to spending £1.9 billion to deliver the National Cyber Security Strategy. This includes boosting the capabilities of the National Crime Agency’s National Cyber Crime Unit and investing in the cyber teams within Regional Organised Crime Units to bolster our response.
Asked by: Nigel Huddleston (Conservative - Mid Worcestershire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of whether Hezbollah is a unified organisation under a single leadership.
Answered by Ben Wallace
The UK proscription regime distinguishes between the political and military wings of Hizballah. The UK proscribed Hizballah’s External Security Organisation in March 2001 and in 2008 the proscription was extended to Hizballah’s military apparatus.