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178130

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
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	Fish: Poaching
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 she has made of whether the maximum penalties available for poaching fish in English and Welsh rivers are sufficient to deter people from committing that offence.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	223545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text The maximum penalty of £50,000 for poaching fish currently in place in England and Wales continues to be considered appropriate in deterring people from committing that offence. answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/02/2015 12:55:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

178135

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
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	Sheep: Disease Control
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 sheep movement returns have been made (a) electronically and (b) on paper in each month since online returns were introduced.
tabling member constituency	Stratford-on-Avon
tabling member printed	Nadhim Zahawi
uin	223629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>The Animal Reporting and Movement Service (ARAMS) was launched on 1 April 2014. The Government’s target was to capture 70% of sheep/goat movements electronically within the first year of operation and to increase the proportion of electronic movements recorded (the date the movement was recorded on ARAMS) to 80% within 5 years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proportion of paper vs. electronic moves recorded each month so far on ARAMS is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Percentage recorded on the Animal Reporting And Movement Service (ARAMS)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Paper %</p></td><td><p>Electronic %</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April </strong></p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>69.97%</p></td><td><p>30.03%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May</strong></p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>79.10%</p></td><td><p>20.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June</strong></p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>69.44%</p></td><td><p>30.56%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July</strong></p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>47.48%</p></td><td><p>52.52%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August</strong></p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>40.38%</p></td><td><p>59.62%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September</strong></p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>40.45%</p></td><td><p>59.55%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October</strong></p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>45.57%</p></td><td><p>54.43%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November</strong></p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>36.52%</p></td><td><p>63.48%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December</strong></p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>31.93%</p></td><td><p>68.07%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January</strong></p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>29.52%</p></td><td><p>70.48%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/02/2015 13:17:45 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi

178136

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
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	Sheep: Tagging
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 people and organisations have registered online for the sheep electronic identification database.
tabling member constituency	Stratford-on-Avon
tabling member printed	Nadhim Zahawi
uin	223630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>As at 6 February 2015 (10.30 am) the following registrations to use the new Animal Reporting and Movement Service (ARAMS) for England have been made:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Assembly Centre Portal</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Animal and Plant Health Agency</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abattoir Portal</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abattoir Third Party</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ARAMS Bureau Admin</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ARAMS Bureau Operator</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Collection Centre Portal</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Collection Centre Third Party</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEFRA</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Farmer Portal</p></td><td><p>7456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Farmer Third Party</p></td><td><p>455</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Super User</p></td><td><p>282</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market Portal</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market Third Party</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rural Payments Agency</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Show Portal</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/02/2015 12:58:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi

178137

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
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	Sheep: Tagging
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 sheep farmers in the UK have the ability to read sheep electronic identification tags.
tabling member constituency	Stratford-on-Avon
tabling member printed	Nadhim Zahawi
uin	223631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>There are a range of options available to sheep keepers to manage individual recording. Electronic tags can be read by eye (manually recording the visible individual animal number) or electronically using an electronic reader. Keepers may also choose for electronically identified sheep, which must be individually recorded, to be read on their behalf at central point recording centres (CPRCs).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to say how many sheep farmers in England have the ability to read electronic sheep tags electronically as this is dependent on the number of keepers that have purchased EID readers. Defra does not hold this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/02/2015 13:23:08 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi

178138

registered interest
date	05/02/2015
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she intends to reply to the letter to her dated 15 December 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr A. Webster.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	223601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>Reply was sent to the Rt. Hon. Member on 23 December 2014, Defra reference MC366057.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 09/02/2015 17:56:28 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman

177841

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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	Wind Power
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 she has made of the environmental effects of the development of onshore wind power.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	223443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>Wind power will make a significant contribution to the UK meeting its renewable energy and climate change targets. However, development has to be in the right place. Government planning guidance therefore makes it clear that the need for renewable energy should not automatically override concerns about local impacts. When applications for wind turbines are determined, the impacts on matters such as ecology, noise, landscape, heritage and amenity are considered.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 09/02/2015 16:32:36 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

177842

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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	Heathrow Airport
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 she has made of the effect of the closure of the Border Inspection Post at Heathrow Airport on the bio-pharmaceutical industry.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
uin	223437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>Border Inspection Posts (BIPs) that handle imported product of animal origin at UK ports and airports are provided by commercial operators. The BIP at Heathrow Airport is comprised of three separately managed inspection centres including one that handles imports of live animals. Norbert Dentressangle operates one of two inspection centres that are approved to handle different types of product of animal origin.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra has received representations from and on behalf of businesses that currently rely on the inspection centre currently operated by Norbert Dentressangle. Officials have responded informally to understand better these concerns.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I understand that the operator of the second animal product inspection centre at Heathrow has expressed an interest in providing alternative inspection facilities. Their facility will require some structural and other changes and these will need to be checked by the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Any fundamental change to the existing facility will also need to be approved by the Food and Veterinary Office of the European Commission. This could require an inspection of any new facilities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I also understand that the parties involved are also exploring contingency measures that could operate whilst any planning and building work is carried out. The aim is to ensure that there is a continuous Border Inspection capability for all types of product of animal origin at Heathrow.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I appreciate the importance that the bio-pharmaceutical industry and other importers attach to the maintenance of inspection facilities for animal product at Heathrow Airport. I welcome the discussions that are currently taking place between various interested parties. Defra will continue to follow developments closely and officials will provide any advice needed to assist the possible development the other animal product inspection centre at Heathrow Airport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 223337 223338 question first answered 10/02/2015 14:33:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt

177843

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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: Pollution
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 discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the dumping of plastics in oceans.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	223490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK, together with all other OSPAR Contracting Parties, recently agreed a Marine Litter Action Plan for the Northeast Atlantic that addresses litter from sources on land and sea. The UK is a party to the London Protocol, which would not permit ‘dumping’ of plastics in the ocean. My colleague, the Secretary of State for Transport, is responsible for shipping and the UK is party to the International Marine Organisation’s International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL). Under this Convention the discharge of plastics from ships is prohibited.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/02/2015 17:38:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

177844

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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	Convention on Biological Diversity
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 progress has been made towards meeting Aichi Targets 10 and 11 under the Convention on Biological Diversity; and what the UK's contribution towards achieving these targets will be.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	223464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>Information on global progress towards meeting Aichi Targets 10 and 11 is available in the 4<sup>th</sup> Global Biodiversity Outlook:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.cbd.int/gbo/gbo4/publication/gbo4-en-lr.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.cbd.int/gbo/gbo4/publication/gbo4-en-lr.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Aichi Targets are global in nature and do not apply to each Contracting Party individually.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Detailed information on action taken by the UK to contribute to their achievement can be found in the UK’s 5<sup>th</sup> National Report, available on the Convention on Biological Diversity website at <a href="https://www.cbd.int/doc/world/gb/gb-nr-05-en.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.cbd.int/doc/world/gb/gb-nr-05-en.pdf</a> and in the most recent update to the UK Biodiversity Indicators, published in December 2014: <a href="http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-4229" target="_blank">http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-4229</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/02/2015 17:32:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

177845

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to review the allocation of Common Agriculture Policy funds between Scotland, England and Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	223442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The review of allocations of Common Agricultural Policy funds between UK administrations will take place in 2016/17. Defra will first work with the devolved administrations to decide on the data needed to facilitate a comparison of payments across the UK. One area that will be examined in the review is a comparison of land types and payment areas; this will be easier when all UK administrations have begun the transition to area based payments.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/02/2015 17:43:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie