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Animal Welfare
Mr. Morley: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the animal welfare issues for which his Department has responsibility. [34284]
Mr. Jonathan Evans [holding answer 25 June 1996]: The Welsh Office has responsibility for the welfare of livestock on farm, at market, at slaughter, for the welfare of all animals during transport and for domestic, wild and captive animals covered by the Zoo Licensing Act 1981 and the Dangerous Dogs Acts of 1989 and 1991.
Mr. Morley: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list (a) United Kingdom legislation, (b) EU legislation and (c) international treaties, conventions or other obligations concerning animal welfare for which his Department has responsibility. [34285]
Mr. Evans [holding answer 25 June 1996]: The information requested is as follows:
Domestic Legislation
Welfare of animals on farm
Docking and Nicking of Horses Act 1949 (Ch 70);
The Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) Act 1954 and 1964 (Ch 46 and Ch 39);
Veterinary Surgeons (Exemptions) Order 1962 (SI 1962 No. 2557);
Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (1966 Ch 36);
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- Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1968 (1968 Ch 34);
Veterinary Surgeons (Exemptions) Order 1973 (SI 1973 No. 308);
The Docking of Pigs (Use of Anaesthetics) Order 1974 (SI 1974 No. 798);
The Welfare of Livestock Deer Order 1980 (SI 1980 No. 593);
The Removal of Antlers in Velvet (Anaesthetics) Order 1980 (SI 1980 No. 685);
The Welfare of Livestock (Prohibited Operations) Regulations 1982 (SI 1982 No. 1884);
The Protection of Animals (Anaesthetics) (Amendment) Order 1982 (1982 No. 1626);
Veterinary Surgeons (Exemptions) (Amendment) Order 1982 (SI 1982 No. 1627);
The Welfare of Livestock (Prohibited Operations) (Amendment) Regulations 1987 (SI 1987 No. 114);
Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (Schedule 3 Amendment) Order 1988 (SI 1988 No. 526);
Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (Schedule 3 Amendment) Order 1991 (SI 1991 No. 1412);
The Welfare of Livestock Regulations 1994 (SI 1994 No. 2126).
Welfare of animals at market
The Welfare of Animals at Market Order 1990 (SI 1990 No. 2628);
The Welfare of Animals at Market (Amendment) Order 1993 (SI 1993 No. 3085);
The Welfare of Horses at Markets (and Other Places of Sale) Order 1990 (SI 1990 No. 2627).
The welfare of animals during transport
The Transit of Animals Order 1927 (SI 1927 No. 289);
The Transit of Animals (Amendment) Order 1927 (SI 1927 No. 399);
The Animals (Sea Transport) Order 1930 (SI 1930 No. 923);
The Transit of Animals (Amendment) Order 1931 No. 750);
The Transit of Animals (Sea Transport) (Amendment) Order 1939 (SI 1939 No. 5842);
The Horses (Sea Transport) Order 1952 (SI 1952 No. 1291);
The Horses (Sea Transport) (Amendment) Order 1958 (SI 1958 No. 1272);
The Export of Horses (Veterinary Examinations) Order 1966 (SI 1966 No. 507);
The Export of Horses and (Excepted Cases) Order 1969 (SI 1969 No. 1784);
The Transit of Animals (General) Order 1973 (SI 1973 No. 1377);
The Transit of Animals (Road and Rail) Order 1975 (SI 1975 No. 1024);
The Export of Horses and Ponies (Increase in Minimum Values) Order 1978 (SI 1978 No. 1748);
The Transit of Animals (Road and Rail) (Amendment) Order 1979 (SI 1979 No. 1013);
The Export of Animals (Protection) Order 1981 (SI 1981 No. 1051);
The Transit of Animals (Amendment) Order 1988 (SI 1988 No. 815);
The Welfare of Poultry (Transport) Order 1988 (SI 1988 No. 851);
The Welfare of Poultry (Transport) (Amendment) Order 1989 (SI 1989 No. 52);
The Welfare of Animals During Transport Order (SI 1994 No. 3249);
The Welfare of Animals During Transport (Amendment) Order 1995 (SI 1995 No. 131).
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Welfare of animals at slaughter
The Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 (SI 1995 No. 731).
Other Legislation which has Welfare Implications
The Animals (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1927 (SI 1927 No. 290);
The Animals (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 1938 (SI No. 5694);
Animal Health Act 1981 (Ch 22);
Animal Health Act 1981 (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (SI 1992 No. 3293);
Dangerous Dogs Acts 1989 and 1991;
Protection of Badgers Act 1992;
Zoo Licensing Act 1981.
EC Legislation
EC Directive 88/166 Laying Down Minimum Standards for the Protection of Laying Hens Kept in Battery Cages;
EC Directive 91/628 on the Protection of Animals During Transport;
EC Directive 91/629 Laying Down Minimum Standards for the Protection of Calves;
EC Directive 91/630 Laying Down Minimum Standards for the Protection of Pigs;
EC Direction 93/119 on the Protection of Animals at the Time of Slaughter or Killing;
EC Directive 95/29 Amending EC Directive 91/628 on the Protection of Animals During Transport.
European Conventions
European Convention for the Protection of Animals Kept for Farming Purposes;
European Convention for the Protection of Animals During International Transport;
European Convention for the Protection of Animals for Slaughter.
Mr. Evans [holding answer 25 June 1996]: Animal welfare matters are part of the duties of a grade 7, a higher executive officer, an executive officer and an administrative officer in the Agriculture Department of the Welsh Office and of an HEO and an EO in the local government division. Senior officers and lawyers deal with animal welfare as necessary.
Assisted Places Scheme
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what amount of Government money has gone to the assisted places scheme since its inception. [38227]
Mr. Jonathan Evans: Total Government expenditure on the assisted places scheme in Wales, since inception in 1981, amounts to some £23.7 million. This has enabled almost 1,900 students from lower income households to have access to good educational opportunities in the independent sector.
Ministerial Engagements
Mr. Barry Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many public engagements he has carried out since his appointment. [38830]
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Mr. Hague: Since taking office I have undertaken at least 220 public engagements.
Village Shops
Mr. Sweeney: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the consultation exercise undertaken on his proposals for rate relief for village shops. [39335]
Mr. Jonathan Evans: Following the commitment given by my right hon. Friend in January this year, 325 copies of the consultation paper were issued to local authorities and to a wide range of organisations and many individuals who expressed an interest: 93 responses were received. Of these, 54 comment on the definition of a rural area for the purposes of the scheme and 18 suggest additional communities which should be included. We have carefully considered these responses and decided to include an additional 48 communities. The list will now comprise of all those communities which meet the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development definition of rurality, based on low population density, and all those communities which have a population in total of 3,000 or less and which border one or more communities which meet the OECD definition. This will bring in communities such as Llanrug in Gwynedd and Faenor in Ceredigion.
A list of respondents to the consultation paper has been placed in the Library of the House, with the name of a person in the Welsh Office from whom copies of individual responses can be obtained. A list of communities to be covered by the rate of relief scheme, has also been placed in the Library of the House.
Decisions on other aspects of the scheme will be announced in due course.
Sir Wyn Roberts:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the consultation exercise undertaken on his proposals for exempting rural areas in Wales from the purchase grant scheme for housing association tenants. [39635]
Mr. Jonathan Evans:
Following the commitment given in January this year by my right hon. Friend, around 200 copies of the consultation paper were issued to local authorities, housing associations and other interested organisations: 12 responses were received. I have carefully considered these. I am confirming the proposals for the exemption which recognises the scattered population pattern which characterises much of rural Wales and provide protection to those sensitive areas which need it most. I am not making any changes to the list of exempted areas upon which we consulted.
The deadline for responses to the final consultation paper giving detailed proposals for England is 29 July. My right. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment will be announcing the outcome in due course.
A list of respondents to the consultation paper has been placed in the Library of the House, and this contains a contact point in the Welsh Office for copies of individual responses.
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Copies of individual responses can be obtained from Mrs. K. M. Worsey on 01222 823903.
List of Respondents to the Consultation Paper "Purchase Grant Scheme for Housing Association Tenants in Wales--Rural Exemption Proposals"
The Countryside Council for Wales;
The Country Landowners Association;
Glamorgan and Gwent Housing Association;
Wrexham County Borough Council;
Conwy County Borough Council;
Monmouthshire County Council;
City and County of Swansea;
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council;
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council;
Vale of Glamorgan Council;
Newport County Borough Council;
The Chartered Institute of Housing.
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