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175054

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
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	Forests
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 the Government has to improve protection for ancient woodland in (a) England and (b) Staffordshire.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	221541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires that planning permission should be refused for any proposed development resulting in the loss or deterioration of ancient woodland unless the need for and benefits of the development in that location clearly outweigh the loss.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is considering the recent recommendations of the Communities and Local Government Select Committee on the NPPF, including those on revising the wording relating to ancient woodlands and the potential for designating more ancient woodlands as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). We will respond in due course. However, Natural England is working on identifying further ancient woodland suitable for designation as SSSI.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 28/01/2015 11:38:24 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

175055

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
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	Forests
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 support her Department is giving to Natural England for its work to update the Ancient Woodland Inventory in (a) England and (b) Staffordshire.
tabling member constituency	Tamworth
tabling member printed	Christopher Pincher
uin	221542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government provides funding and other support to Natural England to enable it to pursue its statutory functions and other responsibilities. This includes the work that it is currently undertaking with partners to update and improve the Ancient Woodland Inventory. The Inventory currently identifies all ancient woodlands in England larger than two hectares, and the majority of those in the south east that are less than two hectares as well. It is hoped that in time the Inventory will cover ancient woodlands of less than two hectares across the rest of the country, including Staffordshire.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/01/2015 10:31:57 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher

175056

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
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	Common Agricultural Policy
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 the Government has taken to (a) return control of agricultural policy to member states and (b) reduce subsidies under the Common Agricultural Policy.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Mike Weatherley
uin	221523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government has consistently argued that the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) should provide best value for money for taxpayers, not impose undue burdens on businesses or administrations, and provide greater discretion for Member States in its implementation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to believe that expenditure on market price support and direct payments to farmers under Pillar 1 of the CAP represents very poor value for money. The UK has always made clear that we would like to move away from subsidies in the long run. However, we recognise that there is scope for using taxpayers’ money to pay farmers for public goods that the market otherwise would not reward, such as protecting the natural environment, supporting biodiversity and improving animal welfare. We will shortly be commencing preparation for the next round of CAP reform.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Within the EU budget for 2014-2020, CAP was allocated €362.8 billion (equal to circa €52 billion per year). This amounts to a real terms cut of 13% or €55 billion, which is roughly equal to the annual level of spending on the CAP budget. This was a significant development and made an important contribution to the overall reduction in the EU budget.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Most of the cut was delivered through a cut to Pillar 1 direct payments, which fell from €320 billion over 2007 to 2013 to €277.9 billion. Pillar 2 rural development received €84.9 billion, down from €98 billion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/01/2015 10:45:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3984 label Biography information for Mike Weatherley

175057

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
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	Dairy Farming
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 milk sold in Britain comes from intensively farmed cows.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	221564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Defra does not collect information on systems of milk production. It is difficult to define intensity in relation to dairy farms, as this can be measured in many different ways and levels of intensity change gradually rather than at specific predetermined points.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/01/2015 11:05:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

175058

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
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	Dairy Farming
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to ensure that all milk labelling clearly states the farming methods used in production of that milk.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	221565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Food labelling rules are set at EU level and require that food information must not mislead. There are currently no milk labelling rules or criteria that define the method of farming.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commission is due to publish a report into the feasibility of extending mandatory country of origin labelling to milk and milk products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/01/2015 10:55:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

175060

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
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	Nature Conservation
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 representations she has received from nature bodies about the introduction of a Nature and Well-Being Bill.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	221568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>Defra receives representations from organisations on a wide range of environmental issues. These have included proposals for a Nature and Wellbeing Bill. The Government has set out its legislative programme for the remainder of this Parliament, which does not include proposals for such a Bill.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/01/2015 17:44:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

175061

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
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	Nature Conservation: Cybercrime
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 targets the National Wildlife Crime Unit has been set for dealing with wildlife cybercrime.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	221569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The National Wildlife Crime Unit does not set specific targets but focuses on information and intelligence on wildlife crime on the internet as part of its work to tackle the six UK wildlife crime priorities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/01/2015 11:13:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

175062

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
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	Argiculture: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 she is taking to support farmers in the Yorkshire and Humberside region.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	221488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is undertaking a wide range of activities to support the farming industry in the England. We are making £141m available from 2015 to 2021 via the Rural Development Programme, to encourage farmers to invest in their businesses, and improve their skills and business efficiency. We are also supporting the farming industry through £160m investment in applied research under the Agri-Tech Strategy, and we are promoting British products abroad to boost global demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2007 the Rural Development Programme has provided support to nearly 4000 unique farm projects across Yorkshire and Humberside by making available over £22m to provide training and advice to farmers and to help them modernise their farms and add value to their produce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/01/2015 17:09:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

175068

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
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	Food: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page seven of her Department's policy brief, How increased Connectivity is Boosting Prospects of Rural Areas, published in December 2014, what assessment she has made of the effect of the International Food and Drink Action Plan on the level of (a) food and (b) drink exports to date.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	221623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>Since the publication of the UK Food and Drink - International Action Plan in October 2013 we have supported 2,500 companies (1,500 more than we had pledged), opened over 100 markets for animal and animal products, implemented a faster export health certification system two months ahead of schedule and continued to champion British food and drink here and overseas at major trade shows and events. Full details of the progress made can be found in the One Year On report published on the Open to Exports website at <a href="http://opentoexport.com/article/uk-food-and-drink-international-action-plan-one-year-on-2/" target="_blank">http://opentoexport.com/article/uk-food-and-drink-international-action-plan-one-year-on-2/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The agri-food and drink sector is worth over £100bn and includes the largest manufacturing sector worth over £26bn. Food and drink exports in 2013 were £18.9bn up £700m compared to 2012 and 39% above those in 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/01/2015 17:52:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

175073

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
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 on the implementation of commitments made by (a) the UK and (b) partner nations at the London Conference on the illegal wildlife trade in February 2014.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	221605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK is committed to playing its part in ending the scourge of the global illegal wildlife trade, which is why we hosted the London Conference on the illegal wildlife trade in February 2014. The London Conference Declaration contained 25 commitments to action on enforcement and criminal justice, eradicating the market for illegal wildlife products and sustainable livelihoods.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A report describing the UK’s progress on delivering the commitments made in the London Conference Declaration will be published this spring. We have also designed a £10 million package, over four years, to support international action to tackle the illegal wildlife trade, focused on the themes discussed at the London Conference. As part of this package, 19 projects around the world will receive over £5.3 million through the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is producing a progress report on behalf of all the countries and Intergovernmental Organisations which adopted the London Conference Declaration. This report will be based on their contributions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 28/01/2015 17:46:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park