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HANSARDPuppy TraffickingWe all very much hope to be able to lift the restrictions of lockdown as soon as possible. My hon. Friend will be aware that in the first lockdown, we allowed zoos to open after…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingOf course they should, because in the white fish sector and the quota sector we have secured an uplift in quota that is front-loaded; the uplift is 15% next year. We will also…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingWe are working on the air quality targets that will form part of our targets under the Environment Bill. We are looking at population exposure, as well as an absolute…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingWe have been working closely with both the Secretary of State for Wales and the Welsh Government on this challenge, which we all take seriously. I know that discussions have taken…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingLate last year, we held a flood summit to discuss some of the particular challenges around the River Calder in my hon. Friend’s constituency. There have been a number of important…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingFloods have impacts on many communities —not only urban communities and households, but farmland, which can lead to the loss of crops. There is some weighting in the floods…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingI remember very well that visit to my hon. Friend’s constituency. It is always good to see such ambitious plans come into effect and start to take shape. I would be delighted to…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingOver the past 48 hours, Storm Christoph has caused very high rainfall, leading to hundreds of flood warnings, particularly in areas around the north-west and Yorkshire, including…21 Jan 2021HANSARDBuckskin Flood Alleviation SchemeWe held a flood summit covering the south Yorkshire area shortly before Christmas last year. I have also said that we want to hold a series of roundtable meetings around the…21 Jan 2021HANSARDGreat Britain-Northern Ireland Pet TravelThe primary purpose of the pet travel regulations is to control the spread of rabies, and both Ireland and Great Britain have very similar and very high health status on rabies,…21 Jan 2021HANSARDFood Imports and ExportsWe have engaged extensively with industry to support trader readiness for new requirements for exporting to the EU. For those importing to the UK, we established a phased approach…21 Jan 2021HANSARDGreat Britain-Northern Ireland Pet TravelThe Northern Ireland protocol under the European Union withdrawal agreement applies the EU pet travel regulations for pet movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. Great…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingWe have not changed our regulations on neonicotinoids, if that is what the hon. Gentleman is referring to. In common with 10 other EU countries, we have granted an emergency…21 Jan 2021HANSARDDistant Fleet FishingIt is not unusual for the annual fishing negotiations to go into January. This year, there has obviously been the very special circumstance that the withdrawal agreement came…21 Jan 2021HANSARDDistant Fleet FishingLast Thursday, the UK Government published the determination of fishing opportunities for British fishing boats covering the period to 31 March this year. Licences have been…21 Jan 2021HANSARDPuppy TraffickingMy hon. Friend’s constituency is in a unique area with a unique geography, as he knows, and it does face frequent flooding—it was among the worstaffected when we had the floods…21 Jan 2021HANSARDFood Imports and ExportsThe sector that has had greatest difficulty in these first few weeks has been the fishing sector, principally because fish is a very time-critical, perishable product, but there…21 Jan 2021HANSARDFood Imports and ExportsColleagues in Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs are looking at the specific issue around rules of origin, which does affect some sectors, but overall, flow at the border through…21 Jan 2021HANSARDFood Security and Poverty: LockdownWhile we have not extended the free school meals during the half-term period, we have announced a range of other interventions, including the holiday activities scheme that was…21 Jan 2021HANSARDEU Trade and Co-operation Agreement: Fishing IndustryWe have been working closely with authorities, particularly in France and the Netherlands, to understand the sorts of issues that they are finding. At one end of the spectrum,…14 Jan 2021