Mentions:
1: Bill Wiggin (Con - North Herefordshire) Lady agree that the example that the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the zoos - Speech Link
2: Sarah Champion (Lab - Rotherham) Conservation organisations up and down the country, including zoos and aquariums, are patiently waiting - Speech Link
3: Charles Walker (Con - Broxbourne) Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion), especially as I was the first chair of the zoos and aquariums - Speech Link
4: Rebecca Pow (Con - Taunton Deane) She, too, has done valuable work with the zoos and aquariums all-party parliamentary group. - Speech Link
Sep. 08 2023
Source Page: Letter dated 01/09/2023 from Lord Benyon to Lord Borwick regarding proposed amendments to the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill 2022-23: inclusion of the words ‘purpose or effect’ in clause 2 (1), arrangements for identifying low-welfare activities, exemptions to prohibitions. 2p.Found: The Rt Hon Lord Benyon Minister for Biosecurity, Marine and Rural Affairs Seacole Building
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published on 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Covid-19 Zoo Animal Fund.
Answered by Trudy Harrison
The Zoo Support Fund and subsequent Zoos Animal Fund were set up to help those zoos and aquariums most effected by the coronavirus pandemic. No formal assessments of the schemes have been carried out but both funds aimed to avoid unnecessary euthanasia of zoo animals due to income reductions and to preserve animal welfare.
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published on 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Covid 19 Zoo Support Fund.
Answered by Trudy Harrison
The Zoo Support Fund and subsequent Zoos Animal Fund were set up to help those zoos and aquariums most effected by the coronavirus pandemic. No formal assessments of the schemes have been carried out but both funds aimed to avoid unnecessary euthanasia of zoo animals due to income reductions and to preserve animal welfare.
Correspondence Nov. 14 2023
Committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)Found: Correspondence from the Wildlife and Countryside Link relating to the Government response to the Committee's
Mentions:
1: Sarah Champion (LAB - Rotherham) If she could speak about the timetable, it would give much reassurance.Good zoos and aquariums have, - Speech Link
Written Evidence Mar. 12 2024
Inquiry: UK trade policy: food and agricultureFound: TFA0034 - UK trade policy: food and agriculture Chester Zoo Written Evidence
Written Evidence Jan. 25 2023
Inquiry: Species ReintroductionFound: SR0032 - Species Reintroduction British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) Written Evidence
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) zoos and (b) aquariums will be eligible for higher-tier support under the Energy Bills Discount Scheme.
Answered by Amanda Solloway - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
The new Energy Bill Discount Scheme (EBDS) will continue to provide eligible UK businesses and other non-domestic energy users with a discount on high energy bills from 1 April 2023 until 31 March 2024. A higher level of support will be provided for the most energy and trade intensive sectors who meet agreed thresholds for energy and trade intensity through the Energy and Trade Intensive Industries (ETII) Scheme element of the EBDS. Eligible sectors are represented by a list of SIC codes which has been published here. In order to be eligible, zoos and aquariums will need to meet the eligibility test and be able to evidence that 50% of their revenue from a specified period is generated from activity within an eligible sector.
Mar. 12 2024
Source Page: Opinion on chick culling alternativesFound: bird species kept in zoos and as pets. 5.