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747596

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
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 he has had with each of the devolved administrations on his Department's plans for the reform of agriculture after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	2631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has spoken to Ministers from Scotland and Wales and the Defra Permanent Secretary has been in regular contact with the Permanent Secretary in the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs – Northern Ireland (DAERA-NI). The Secretary of State has also had a number of meetings with stakeholder groups from the devolved nations since his appointment. He met Ministers from the Scottish Government at the Royal Highland Show and plans to meet his Welsh counterparts at the Royal Welsh Show as well as visiting Northern Ireland later this month.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have had regular meetings with the devolved administrations over the past year.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/07/2017 10:53:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

747597

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Incinerators
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 plans he has to assess the adequacy of levels of capacity in the provision of the incineration of waste.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	2632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The incineration of waste with energy recovery (also known as energy from waste) plays an important role in diverting waste from landfill but it must not compete with greater prevention, re-use and recycling of waste. We have a high level of confidence that we will have sufficient waste infrastructure, including energy from waste capacity, in place to meet the UK’s 2020 landfill diversion target. Going forward, the National Infrastructure Commission is looking at waste as part of its assessment of the UK’s major infrastructure needs on a 30-year time horizon. We will consider the Commission’s findings along with any capacity issues associated with waste infrastructure as we develop future policy on waste and resources.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/07/2017 12:11:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

747692

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: ICT
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 steps his Department is taking to reduce the amount of manual processing on paper that it carries out and to make such processing digital.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	2594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Digital Transformation Programme is targeting the redevelopment and improvement of key Defra services to make them easier for customers to interact with the department, and to make cost efficiencies through the use of more modern and flexible technology that is better able to support Defra's services through changing requirements. Different areas of work within the Programme are looking at different services provided by Defra, most of which are already online. However, there are a number of projects and work streams which will deliver reductions of the amount of manual processing on paper. These include:</p><p> </p><p>- Farm Services Management: through the roll-out of a new scheduling and data capture tool which, in conjunction with new mobile devices, will reduce the amount of paper-recording by APHA inspectors.</p><p>- Animal Disease Testing Service: which provides a digital alternative to written requests from Vets for disease tests for animals.</p><p>- Fishing Rod Licenses: by providing an easier digital application process, so reducing the proportions of requests through telephone or over-the-counter channels.</p><p> </p><p>These are important benefits of the Digital Transformation Programme. But the main focus of the Programme is to replace old systems with newer ones that are more cost effective and easier for customers to use.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/07/2017 11:50:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

747733

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: 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 recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the 25 year strategy for tackling bovine TB.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	2579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is taking strong action to deliver a long-term plan to eradicate bovine TB. The comprehensive strategy includes strengthening cattle testing and movement controls, improving biosecurity on farm and when trading, and badger control in areas where TB is rife.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The strategy is delivering results. Later this year we will apply for Officially TB free status in the Low Risk Area of the country where there is no significant TB in wildlife.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/07/2017 11:07:24 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

732841

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Reservoirs
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 need for increased reservoir capacity; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	1345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is currently developing a new National Policy Statement that will establish the need for new nationally significant water supply infrastructure. This will support the delivery of new large supply options where they have been identified as the preferred option in company Water Resources Management Plans.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, the Government asked the water industry to assess the public water supply needs for the next 50 years. This assessment concluded a ‘twin track’ approach of enhanced supply (through new infrastructure such as reservoirs and transfers) and reduced demand (reducing leakage and implementing water efficiency measures) would be needed.</p><p> </p><p>We expect water companies to take this latest evidence into account when carrying out their statutory water resources management planning. This planning process requires water companies to identify all options that are available to them to balance their supply and demand and to determine which options to pursue. Water companies are due to publish new draft plans by January 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/07/2017 13:57:37 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

731025

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on British farmers if the UK becomes subject to the five per cent agriculture subsidy cap imposed by the World Trade Organisation on non-EU members, following the UK's withdrawal from the EU
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL34
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Our focus is on getting the best deal possible for our farming industry and on providing stability for farmers as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s World Trade Organisation (WTO) commitments are currently set out within the EU’s schedules. We are developing UK-specific schedules that will replicate the EU’s current obligations at the WTO, including a share of the EU allowance for providing domestic support to agriculture, known as the Aggregate Measurement of Support (AMS).</p><p> </p><p>The EU currently has a €72 billion allowance for AMS of which it only uses a small portion. This allowance is in addition to the amount of five per cent of the value of production which all WTO members are allowed to spend on trade distorting subsidies for agriculture.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/07/2017 15:43:58 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington