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58423

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
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	Poultry
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 the Government's policy is on beak trimming of chickens; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	199160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2010 restricts the method used for the routine beak trimming of laying hens to infra-red technology only. The Government is also working with the Beak Trimming Action Group, which includes representatives from industry, welfare groups and scientists, to find ways to manage flocks of birds without the need to beak trim. Defra is currently funding a peer reviewed research study to assess the effectiveness of management strategies in reducing injurious pecking in non-beak trimmed laying hens. The results of this pilot study and all other available evidence will feed into a review in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/06/2014 10:32:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

57729

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Glyphosate
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 the Answer given in the House of Lords of 28 October 2013, Official Report, column 208W, on Agriculture: Pesticides, if he will place in the Library a list of the (a) published research being considered by the current review of the EU approval of glyphosate and (b) ongoing or completed research relating to potential links between glyphosate and chronic diseases and conditions in humans.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	198628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Lists of the studies found by a search of published literature and of those determined to be relevant by the German regulatory authorities, who are assessing the data on behalf of the EU, can be found in Volume 3 of the Renewal Assessment Report. This was published on 12 March 2014 on the European Food Safety Authority's website at <a href="http://dar.efsa.europa.eu/dar-web/provision" target="_blank">http://dar.efsa.europa.eu/dar-web/provision</a>. The Government does not plan to publish a separate list of ongoing or completed research.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/06/2014 09:48:07 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

57730

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Glyphosate
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 guidance he has issued on the use of glyphosate to (a) national park authorities and (b) managers of public parks in urban areas; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	198627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p>Detailed guidance on use is provided by conditions of use on individual product labels. This is supplemented by <em>The Code of Practice for Using Plant Protection Products</em>, which provides guidance to all users on the safe and effective use of pesticides, including glyphosate.<p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/06/2014 09:49:48 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

57826

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Animal Welfare: Circuses
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 he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the use of wild animals in circuses.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	198953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We will introduce a Bill to end the use of wild animals in circuses when parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/06/2014 10:24:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

58015

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Birds
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 increase the number of song birds in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	198742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK has designated 615 sites as Special Areas of Conservation under the Habitats Directive, and 270 sites as Special Protection Areas under the Birds Directive to provide protection to our most vulnerable and threatened wild birds.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Agri-environment schemes are the principal means of improving habitat for farmland songbirds, assisting farmers to provide additional habitat and food on their farms for birds and other wildlife. The Government also supports the Campaign for the Farmed Environment to provide better habitats for farmland birds.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has provided £7.5 million to establish twelve Nature Improvement Areas. These are intended to benefit birds by improving existing habitat, creating new habitat and improving connectivity between habitats.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/06/2014 10:28:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

58016

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Merlins
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 estimate he has made of the number of merlins in the UK; and what steps his Department is taking to maintain their numbers and habitat.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	198748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The merlin is protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which makes it an offence to take, kill or injure any wild bird; take or damage their nests while in use; and take or destroy an egg. This robust legal framework protects the merlin from persecution, with penalties including imprisonment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has not made an assessment of merlin population levels. A study by Ewing et al reported that in 2008 there were approximately 1,100 breeding pairs of merlins in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Several measures are in place to protect habitats. The UK has designated 615 sites as Special Areas of Conservation under the Habitats Directive, and 270 sites as Special Protection Areas under the Birds Directive to provide protection to our most vulnerable and threatened wild birds.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has also provided £7.5 million to establish twelve Nature Improvement Areas. These are intended to benefit birds by improving existing habitat, creating new habitat and improving connectivity between habitats.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/06/2014 09:52:44 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

58019

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Horses
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 discussions he or officials of his Department have had on the effects of digestion of sycamore tree seeds on horses; and what estimate he has made of the number of horses that have died as a result of ingesting such seeds.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	198739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Digestion of sycamore seeds can cause equine atypical myopathy. However, like many other equine illnesses, such as strangles and equine influenza, this is not a notifiable disease so there has been no need for active government intervention.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra works closely with the Animal Health Trust (AHT) and the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) in identifying cases of this emerging condition in the British equine population. This includes monitoring scientific developments and inclusion of data in the joint Defra/AHT/BEVA Equine Quarterly Disease Surveillance Report published on the AHT's website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This type of surveillance and communication enables private veterinarians to advise horse keepers to avoid pasture containing sycamore trees during high risk periods and to provide additional forage on fields where grazing is poor. This should be sufficient to mitigate against this illness. We will continue to monitor the situation and keep in touch with the equine veterinary profession to be aware of developments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/06/2014 10:27:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

58048

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Floods
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 of the Support for Fishermen Fund to replace lost and damaged fishing gear has been received by fishermen and businesses to date.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	198650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>To date, one claim for support to replace lost and damaged fishing gear has been made with a grant value of £2,320, with final validation checks currently being carried out against another three claims worth £14,257. So far, 110 applications have been received with a grant value of £349,218. Of these, 33 projects have been approved so far with a grant value of £74,047.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/06/2014 10:25:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

58181

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
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 the Answer of 25 November 2013, Official Report, column 20W, on Bovine Tuberculosis, and to Answer 3 of his Department's response to Freedom of Information request RFI 6487, Investigations into culling as an option, published on 7 May 2014, for what reasons the Answer to the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion did not give information on the trials into using gas as a potential method for culling badgers which began in Summer 2013; on what date those trials commenced; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	198791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In August 2013, we commissioned new research into alternative methods of culling badgers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The first step involved reviewing and updating the ‘Review of effectiveness, environmental impact, humaneness and feasibility of lethal methods for badger control' published in 2005. The review was completed in September 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In October and November 2013 we carried out initial trials of nitrogen-filled foam to analyse its dispersal in an artificial sett-like environment. These trials did not involve the use of active setts or tests on live animals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further research is now planned into the use of carbon monoxide as a potential sett-based means of humane culling.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/06/2014 10:30:27 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas