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I thank the Minister for his response. In 2022, the cost of rural theft in the south-west rose by 16.6% from the year before. Has the Minister made an assessment of the success of the new national rural crime unit in improving police contacts with victims of rural theft? <Question HRSContentId="{C562F9A7-9C8B-466F-9F28-96C90EFD37F6}">4. <QuestionText HRSContentId="{8CD0F963-9E2A-4CE1-BA8B-4BC8C72F7141}">What the average length of time was between (a) thefts being reported and (b) first contact with the police in the last 12 months.</QuestionText> </Question>
I congratulate the hon. Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) on securing this important debate. As a fellow south-west MP, I know that what he is referring to is also reflected in Somerset. Somerset Council is struggling to revive discretionary public services, which it wishes to do because of the current unfair funding method. In the last financial year, rural councils could budget only £77 per head on discretionary services, while urban areas spent more than double that. Does the hon. Member agree that more needs to be done to provide our rural constituents with the services they…full text ↗
Action: Introduces legislation strengthening animal welfare standards in livestock farming — banning cages, ending routine preventative antibiotic use, and limiting the scale of intensive operations.
UK: Higher welfare standards in UK livestock farming may increase production costs, potentially reducing the economic competitiveness of intensive livestock operations relative to plant-based alternatives, which are associated with lower greenhouse gas emissions and land use impacts.
Global: UK animal welfare legislation could raise the floor for export market access standards, encouraging trading partners to adopt similar practices, which may contribute to global reductions in antimicrobial resistance and improvements in animal welfare and environmental sustainability.
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Name of company or organisation: Vintage Ghetto Nature of business: A retail company (Registered 10 August 2023)
Trustee of Wincanton Recreational Trust. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 10 August 2023)
Director of Vintage Ghetto (unpaid). (Registered 10 August 2023)
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