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66044

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Air Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what occasions each Minister within his Department has taken domestic flights on official business since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	204294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of all Ministerial overseas travel is published on a quarterly basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/07/2014 14:26:45 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

66045

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent on legal fees in cases relating to the release of information requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	204276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Department does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 14/07/2014 13:06:20 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

66046

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what professional development courses are made available to staff of his Department; and what the cost to the public purse is of each such course.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	204343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and to gather it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 14/07/2014 15:54:01 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

66047

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many senior civil servants appointed to positions in his Department since 2010 were previously (a) political appointees within that Department and (b) employed by a political party.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	204324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We do not collate this information centrally and to do so would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 09/07/2014 14:26:45 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

66048

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Seas and Oceans: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the potential economic benefits of an ecologically coherent network of marine protected areas in UK waters.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	204171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Impact Assessment for the designation of the first tranche of Marine Conservation Zones assessed the economic benefits of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Marine Protected Areas are expected to result in increases in ecosystem services including provisioning (i.e. increased fish numbers), regulating (i.e. climate regulation), cultural and recreational services. Overall, networks are likely to have additional benefits, such as an increase in biological resilience to adapt to changed conditions. While it is not possible to fully monetise the economic benefits of MPAs the Government is continually reviewing and developing the evidence base in this area with a wide range of interested parties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/07/2014 16:01:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

66050

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Seas and Oceans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the economic cost of the degradation of natural capital in the UK's marine environment.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	204173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The UK's Marine Strategy Part One (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/marine-strategy-part-one-uk-initial-assessment-and-good-environmental-status" target="_blank">Marine strategy part one: UK initial assessment and good environmental status - Publications - GOV.UK</a>) assessed the cost of degradation of the UK's marine environment. It estimated benefits forgone in a range of £5 million to £50.6 million from the degradation of marine assets, although this was only a partial estimate. The Natural Capital Committee has already considered how natural capital concepts can be applied to the marine environment and Defra is considering its advice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/07/2014 16:04:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

66051

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Seas and Oceans: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the UK's seabed is protected from the fishing practice of bottom trawling.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	204165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A single figure would not give an accurate picture of the area of the UK's seabed that is protected from the practice of bottom trawling. This is due to the various fishing method restrictions used, including full spatial closures, seasonal closures and those based on the size of fishing vessels. Additionally, as Defra is only responsible for fisheries management for parts of the UK,with Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities leading in the 0-6 nautical miles area, this data is not held in one place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/07/2014 15:56:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

66052

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Seas and Oceans: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the seabed within the UK's Exclusive Economic Zone is designated as marine protected areas; and what proportion of such areas exclude the fishing practice of bottom trawling.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	204168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Around 9.4% of the UK continental shelf, as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Part V, Article 76, is designated as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). This area includes all of the UK Exclusive Economic Zone.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The closure of fisheries in MPAs located in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a matter for their respective administrations. Therefore, information on the proportion of such areas in the UK is not readily available. As part of Defra's revised approach to fisheries management, 17 new byelaws have been introduced to protect vulnerable habitats from damaging bottom trawling activities in MPAs. Details of these byelaws, including the boundaries of closed areas, are available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- Cornwall Closed Area European Marine Site: <a href="http://www.cornwall-ifca.gov.uk/new_byelaw" target="_blank">http://www.cornwall-ifca.gov.uk/new_byelaw</a></p><p> </p><p>- Devon &amp; Severn mobile gear protection byelaw: <a href="http://www.devonandsevernifca.gov.uk/News" target="_blank">http://www.devonandsevernifca.gov.uk/News</a></p><p> </p><p>- Eastern European Marine Site byelaw: <a href="http://www.eastern-ifca.gov.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=137&amp;Itemid=202" target="_blank">http://www.eastern-ifca.gov.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=137&amp;Itemid=202</a></p><p> </p><p>- Isles of Scilly European Marine Site byelaw: <a href="http://www.scillyifca.gov.uk/European_Marine_Sites" target="_blank">http://www.scillyifca.gov.uk/European_Marine_Sites</a></p><p> </p><p>- Kent and Essex Bottom towed gear byelaw: <a href="http://www.kentandessex-ifca.gov.uk/i-want-to-find-out-about/regulations/keifca-byelaws/keifca-district-byelaws/" target="_blank">http://www.kentandessex-ifca.gov.uk/i-want-to-find-out-about/regulations/keifca-byelaws/keifca-district-byelaws/</a></p><p> </p><p>- North Eastern Humber Estuary European Marine Site byelaw: <a href="http://www.ne-ifca.gov.uk/legislation-and-byelaws/byelaw-regulations/" target="_blank">http://www.ne-ifca.gov.uk/legislation-and-byelaws/byelaw-regulations/</a></p><p> </p><p>- North Eastern Flamborough Head byelaw: <a href="http://www.ne-ifca.gov.uk/legislation-and-byelaws/byelaw-regulations/" target="_blank">http://www.ne-ifca.gov.uk/legislation-and-byelaws/byelaw-regulations/</a></p><p> </p><p>- North Western European Marine Site byelaw (named byelaw 6): <a href="http://www.nw-ifca.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.nw-ifca.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>- Northumberland mobile gear byelaw: <a href="http://www.nifca.gov.uk/byelaws/new-ems-byelaw/" target="_blank">http://www.nifca.gov.uk/byelaws/new-ems-byelaw/</a></p><p> </p><p>- Northumberland Seagrass protection byelaw: <a href="http://www.nifca.gov.uk/byelaws/new-ems-byelaw/" target="_blank">http://www.nifca.gov.uk/byelaws/new-ems-byelaw/</a></p><p> </p><p>- Southern Seagrass protection byelaw: <a href="http://www.southern-ifca.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.southern-ifca.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>- Southern Bottom towed gear byelaw: <a href="http://www.southern-ifca.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.southern-ifca.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>- Sussex Prohibition of fishing byelaw: <a href="http://www.sussex-ifca.gov.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=143&amp;Itemid=205" target="_blank">http://www.sussex-ifca.gov.uk/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=143&amp;Itemid=205</a></p><p> </p><p>- Four new MMO byelaws linked below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/protecting/conservation/ems-byelaws.htm" target="_blank">http://www.marinemanagement.org.uk/protecting/conservation/ems-byelaws.htm</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/07/2014 12:05:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

66054

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his officials consulted their counterparts in the Northern Ireland Executive in preparation for the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 16 and 17 June 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
uin	204177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra's normal practice is to consult the Devolved Administrations in preparation for all Agriculture and Fisheries Council meetings. In this case the Northern Ireland Executive was consulted in advance on the briefing for all of the main agenda items.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Executive had the opportunity to see all of the briefing in advance, and their representative was present at the pre-Council briefing meetings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/07/2014 16:14:31 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

66055

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Bees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the decline in the bee population; what steps he is taking to tackle such a decline; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Mr Liam Byrne
uin	204117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Changes in our bee and pollinator populations are due to a range of environmental pressures, including intensification of land use and loss of good quality habitat; pests and diseases; invasive species; use of pesticides; and climate change.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2013 Defra's Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Ian Boyd, commissioned a report on the ‘Status and Value of Pollinators and Pollination Services' to review the current evidence on the impact of environmental pressures on pollinators. A copy of this report will be placed in the House Library. We have just begun a two year project to develop a framework and test methods for monitoring pollinator abundance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the autumn we will publish our National Pollinator Strategy, which includes a series of policy actions to safeguard pollinators. In the meanwhile, we will continue to raise public awareness through the launch this July of our call to action, ‘Bees' Needs: Food and a Home'. This is a simple message for all land managers on the essential needs of pollinators and how to fulfil them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We want to see a thriving bee and pollinator population in the UK, to enhance biodiversity and support our food production.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 204118 question first answered 14/07/2014 15:59:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne