Select Committee

Born Free Foundation

WoD0031 - Work of Defra

Written Evidence Mar. 29 2023

Committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Found: Faroe Islands grind A Government e-petition to suspend the trade agreement with Faroe Islands until

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Select Committee

Formal Minutes 2021-22: List of closed petitions

Formal Minutes Sep. 02 2022

Committee: Petitions Committee

Found:  Bill to protect the NHS in trade agreements  with other  countries.https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions

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Parliamentary Research
E-petition 597171, relating to the hunting of dolphins and whales in the Faroe Islands - CDP-2022-0135
Jul. 04 2022

Found: E-petition 597171, relating to the hunting of dolphins and whales in the Faroe Islands

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Closed Petition closed 21st March 2022

Suspend trade agreement with Faroe Islands until all whale & dolphin hunts end - Final Signatures: 104,660

In 2019 UK Government finalised a free trade agreement (FTA) with Faroe Islands which allows for £100 million of exports of wild caught and farmed fish to Britain per annum (20% of the Faroe Islands global trade). This FTA should be suspended until all whale & dolphin hunts on Faroe Islands end

Debate: This petition was debated in Westminster Hall on 11th July 2022

The Government responsed to this petition on 26th October 2021 (View Full Response)
The UK strongly opposes the hunting of cetaceans and is committed to upholding high animal welfare standards in its trade relationships. We continue to urge the Faroe Islands to stop cetacean hunts.

Found: The Free Trade Agreement with the Faroe Islands gives the UK Government significant leverage when it

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Select Committee

Formal Minutes 2015-16: List of closed petitions

Formal Minutes Apr. 01 2021

Committee: Petitions Committee

Found: genital mutilation, equalizing children's rights 174 https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/104738 Suspend

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