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1349370

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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	Rivers: Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve cooperation between government agencies tackling pollution of rivers and streams.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	903143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>I recently met local hon. Members, Southern Water and the local agencies cooperating on pollution issues in West Sussex and the Solent.</p><p> </p><p>River Basin Management Plans ensure the coordination of action on pollution and the wider management of the water environment, and all relevant Government agencies provide input to their development.</p><p> </p><p>We supplement these with the Catchment Based Approach which brings together, locally, public bodies, business and third sector organisations. We also support initiatives to deliver a coordinated approach to specific issues such as the Storm Overflows Taskforce and the Chalk Rivers Action Group.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 22/07/2021 12:14:48 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1349371

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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	Animal Welfare: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to increase animal welfare standards.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	903144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>This Government has an ambitious programme of legislative and non-legislative measures that go further than ever to ensure the highest level of animal welfare standards. Our Action Plan for Animal Welfare provides an overview. As part of this, we have introduced the Animal Sentience and Kept Animals Bills and intend to legislate further in an Animals Abroad Bill.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/07/2021 12:17:35 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1349372

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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	Rivers and Seas and Oceans: Sewage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to help ensure untreated sewage is not discharged into rivers, inland waterways and the sea.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	903146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>We have set up the Storm Overflows Taskforce which has already resulted in increased investment of £144 million and this Government has amended the Environment Bill to introduce measures on storm overflows. Water companies are currently investing £3.1 billion in storm overflow improvements between 2020 and 2025. On 9 July, Southern Water was fined £90 million for pumping raw sewage into protected waters, the largest ever fine imposed on a water company.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 22/07/2021 12:15:42 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1349373

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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	Food: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on maintaining British food standards in the trade deal with Australia.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	903147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>I have had regular discussions with the Secretary of State at the Department for International Trade and, indeed, other Cabinet colleagues on the issue of food standards in the context of our negotiations with Australia.</p><p>The UK is rightly proud of our world-leading food, environment and animal welfare standards. We have a number of tools available in FTAs to maintain these standards. All imports of agri-food products will still have to comply with the UK’s food safety and biosecurity requirements.</p><p>The commitment to non-regression means that neither country can lower their animal welfare standards to undercut the other.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 903148 question first answered 22/07/2021 12:39:44 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1349374

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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	Food: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on maintaining British food standards in the trade deal with Australia.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	903148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>I have had regular discussions with the Secretary of State at the Department for International Trade and, indeed, other Cabinet colleagues on the issue of food standards in the context of our negotiations with Australia.</p><p>The UK is rightly proud of our world-leading food, environment and animal welfare standards. We have a number of tools available in FTAs to maintain these standards. All imports of agri-food products will still have to comply with the UK’s food safety and biosecurity requirements.</p><p>The commitment to non-regression means that neither country can lower their animal welfare standards to undercut the other.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 903147 question first answered 22/07/2021 12:39:44 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1349375

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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: Labour Market
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of supply and demand in the UK agricultural sector labour market.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	903154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>We make use of all available information to understand labour demand and supply, considering both permanent and seasonal workforce requirements. This includes engaging closely with farmers, growers, and industry bodies to consider the latest data and business intelligence. Defra is also working across Government to ensure there is a long-term evidence-based strategy for the agricultural workforce beyond 2021.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 22/07/2021 12:40:43 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1349400

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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	Gardens: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has had made of the potential effectiveness of providing free garden waste collections as proposed in the consultation on Consistency in Household and Business Recycling in England.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	903161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>A free minimum garden waste collection service reduces the amount of garden waste that ends up in landfill, minimising the release of harmful greenhouse gases. We will publish a final impact assessment and Government response with further analysis of this proposal and on alternative measures to increase the recycling of garden waste from households.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 22/07/2021 13:58:51 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1348594

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Musical Instruments: Customs
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 musicians travelling to the UK from the EU with instruments that have CITES requirements must travel through CITES designated points of entry and exit.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	36525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>Any musical instruments covered by CITES controls must be imported or exported through one of the 36 designated land, sea and airports which are all currently operational. The up to date list of the ports is available on the following GOV.UK page: www.gov.uk/guidance/trading-cites-listed-specimens-through-uk-ports-and-airports.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 35511 36526 question first answered 27/07/2021 15:19:59 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1348595

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Musicians: EU Countries
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 musicians travelling to the UK from the EU with instruments that have CITES requirements can travel using (a) the Eurotunnel and (b) other roll-on roll-off services.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	36526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>Any musical instruments covered by CITES controls must be imported or exported through one of the 36 designated land, sea and airports which are all currently operational. The up to date list of the ports is available on the following GOV.UK page: www.gov.uk/guidance/trading-cites-listed-specimens-through-uk-ports-and-airports.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 35511 36525 question first answered 27/07/2021 15:19:59 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1348596

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Musical Instruments: Customs
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 the (a) application for Musical Instrument Certificates (MICs) for musicians travelling to the UK from the EU with instruments that have CITES requirements must be made in the country of export and (b) UK recognises the same (i) MICs and (ii) CITES requirements necessary for EU member states.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	36527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2021 answer text <p>A Musical Instrument Certificate (MIC) is ordinarily issued by the country of residence to facilitate multiple cross border movements of instruments covered by CITES controls.</p><p>Following our departure from the EU, by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, the UK retained the CITES legislation and procedures followed whilst we were members of the EU. The UK will continue to accept MICs issued by EU Member States.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 28/07/2021 15:07:55 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn