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89943

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
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	Rivers: Somerset
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the progress in setting up a rivers board better to manage water in the Somerset Levels.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Local partners in Somerset are developing a plan for a new Somerset Rivers Board. Ministers and officials are in close contact with local partners about progress on the formation of the Board.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 15/09/2014 11:50:03 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

79679

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
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	Bread: Pesticides
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the amount of pesticides in bread.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL1571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The regulatory framework for pesticides is supported by a substantial programme of testing for residues in food and drink. This is administered by the Health and Safety Executive’s Chemicals Regulation Directorate and overseen by the independent expert scientific committee on Pesticide Residues in Food (PRiF). Bread is among the staple foods regularly checked.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Statutory Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) for pesticides are set under European Union (EU) legislation. These MRLs reflect the highest amount of pesticide residue expected in food when pesticides are applied in accordance with authorised conditions of use. MRLs are always set below, usually far below, the safety limit.<br> <br></p><p> </p><p>Farmers, importers, distributors and retailers are responsible for ensuring marketed food complies with the statutory levels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Although recent monitoring results indicate an increase in the incidence of pesticide residues being found in bread, this reflects that improvements in analytical methods mean that residues can be found at lower levels. The latest results obtained are all at levels below the statutory MRLs, and PriF have concluded that they do not raise any safety concerns.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Food Standards Agency recognises that consumers want pesticide residues reduced further than the current safe levels. As part of the Agency's action plan to minimise pesticide residues in food, guides have been produced for five crops – including cereals - grown in the UK. The guides are intended for a broad audience within the food industry, from farmer to retailer. They aim to raise awareness of the issue of pesticide residues and to support the industry to deliver existing pesticide residue minimisation initiatives.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 18/08/2014 10:14:49 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

79680

registered interest
date	28/07/2014
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	Meat: Antibiotics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to reduce the amount of antibiotics in meat and meat products.
tabling member printed	Lord Swinfen
uin	HL1572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Any veterinary antibiotic authorised for use in the UK in a food producing species will have a withdrawal period set as part of the condition of use. This is the minimum length of time after treatment that must pass before produce from the treated animal can enter the food chain. The withdrawal period ensures that the concentration of any residue of the medicine falls below the maximum residue level – the statutory safety limit.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the use of antibiotics as growth promoters has been banned in Europe since 2006.</p><p>Using antibiotics responsibly is a requirement of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Code of Professional Conduct for Vets which states “Veterinary surgeons must be seen to ensure that when using antimicrobials they do so responsibly, and be accountable for the choices made in such use.”</p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 18/08/2014 10:15:10 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2235 label Biography information for Lord Swinfen

79610

registered interest
date	24/07/2014
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	Forests
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they intend to bring forward legislation to establish a new public body to hold the Public Forest Estate to account.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL1506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government’s policy on the future of the Public Forest Estate is set out in its Forestry and Woodlands Policy Statement of January 2013. The Government is committed to maintaining the Public Forest Estate in public ownership and to establishing a new operationally independent public body to manage the estate for the long-term benefit of people, nature and the economy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There were many proposals competing for the limited space within the Fourth Session programme and the proposed forestry measures could not be accommodated. However, the Government stands by its commitment to establish the new public body as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 04/08/2014 10:13:45 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

79545

registered interest
date	23/07/2014
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	Common Fisheries Policy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what they are doing to reform the European Union fisheries policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL1443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government recently secured wide-ranging and progressive reforms to the EU Common Fishery Policy. Specific changes include the introduction of regionalised fisheries management, a phased landing obligation banning the discarding of fish and a legal commitment to setting fishing rates at sustainable levels. These wide ranging reforms will help deliver a prosperous fishing industry, healthy fish stocks and protect the marine environment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Work to implement these measures is underway. A formal consultation on how to implement the landing obligation in pelagic fisheries in England recently closed. Regionally agreed Discard Plans for the North Sea and North West waters have been submitted to the Commission for adoption. Consultations with the fishing industry and other groups have started to develop a policy position for the introduction of the landing obligation in demersal fisheries.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 04/08/2014 10:14:35 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

79570

registered interest
date	23/07/2014
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	Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty have (1) been created, (2) had their boundaries changed, and (3) been abolished, within the last ten years.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This is a devolved matter. In England, no new Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) have been designated and no variations to existing AONB boundaries have been made in the last ten years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the designation of the New Forest and South Downs National Parks, three AONBs were subject to revocation orders. The land within those AONBs fell under the new National Park Designations so it was necessary to remove the AONB status. Other than that, there have been no “abolitions”.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 30/07/2014 10:48:42 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

79571

registered interest
date	23/07/2014
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	Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proposals are currently being considered for the creation, amendment and abolition of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This is a devolved matter. In England, it is for Natural England to consider proposals for the creation, amendment or abolition of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs). The Secretary of State’s role is limited to confirming, modifying or rejecting any designation or variation orders that Natural England puts forward.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Natural England Board (as published in Board minutes) confirmed in December 2013 it would be working towards a Variation Order for the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB. Initial work towards a boundary variation to extend the Surrey Hills AONB has also been agreed (Board minutes of February 2014).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No other substantive work on AONB designation is contemplated in the next three years by Natural England, although a range of historic calls for new AONBs and variations to extend boundaries are presently being reviewed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 30/07/2014 10:57:32 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

79572

registered interest
date	23/07/2014
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	Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the procedures for the creation, amendment and abolition of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL1470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This is a devolved matter. In England, Natural England has powers under section 82 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to designate Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) and section 83 provides for the procedure. It is for Natural England to consider calls for new AONBs or changes to existing AONBs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to the formal statutory consultations set out in the legislation, Natural England also, throughout the process, seeks engagement with key interested parties and the general public in and around the area concerned.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Any Designation or Variation Order made by Natural England would need to be advertised and submitted to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for confirmation. Depending on the responses, a public inquiry may be held, and the Secretary of State may confirm, confirm with modifications, or refuse to confirm the order.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 30/07/2014 11:06:18 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

79479

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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	Food Supply Networks Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord De Mauley on 14 July (WA 94), on what date they received Professor Elliott’s final report into the food chain; whether any amendments have subsequently been made; when it was ready for publication; and whether it will be published before 30 July.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/08/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Professor Elliott submitted a first draft of his final report to Defra and Department of Health in June 2014. We received an amended draft on 4 July ahead of any final formatting and the correction of typing errors. The final print ready version was received on 18 July and will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 11/08/2014 11:47:17 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

79518

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
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	Pet Travel Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Pet Travel Scheme in allowing owners to take dogs and cats abroad.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL1417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The European Union (EU) pet travel scheme (Regulation (EC) No. 998/2003) has made it easier and cheaper for pet owners to travel with their pets and return to the UK. Under the EU scheme pet dogs, cats and ferrets can enter the UK from any country in the world without the need for quarantine providing they meet the strict requirements for entry for the part of the world they are travelling from.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 28/07/2014 11:53:14 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood