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164231

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
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	Eggs and Poultry: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government from which countries (1) eggs, and (2) poultry, have been imported into the United Kingdom in each of the last four years; and what are the respective quantities from each country.
tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
uin	HL3061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The tables below provide the numbers and countries within the EU and third countries from which live poultry and hatching eggs have been imported:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><p><strong>EU imports of live poultry and hatching eggs </strong></p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td colspan="4"> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>2014 (to 26 Nov)</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Eggs</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Poultry Number of birds</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Eggs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Poultry Number of birds</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of Eggs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Poultry Number of birds </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Eggs </strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Poultry Number of birds </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Belgium</strong></p></td><td><p>63950</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>412750</p></td><td><p>7200</p></td><td><p>371264</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>112400</p></td><td><p>221472</p></td><td><p>5040</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>187325</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Czech Rep</strong></p></td><td><p>8640</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>17380</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>5760</p></td><td><p>47760</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>40780</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Germany</strong></p></td><td><p>1025482</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>627798</p></td><td><p>1007850</p></td><td><p>401274</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1126806</p></td><td><p>701409</p></td><td><p>1291524</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>388139</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Denmark</strong></p></td><td><p>1000</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>2500</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>285960</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>126100</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Spain</strong></p></td><td><p>590000</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>329460</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>399026</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>203800</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>2768</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Finland</strong></p></td><td><p>75240</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>67250</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2000</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>France</strong></p></td><td><p>14242537</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1972197</p></td><td><p>16479078</p></td><td><p>1988591</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>16753060</p></td><td><p>1750953</p></td><td><p>15793874</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>1209422</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hungary</strong></p></td><td><p>257284</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>4000</p></td><td><p>324982</p></td><td><p>4000</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>214214</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>169887</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p>27786675</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9574151</p></td><td><p>33551712</p></td><td><p>8474460</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>36863359</p></td><td><p>6847264</p></td><td><p>40434677</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>7309954</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Italy</strong></p></td><td><p>1157760</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>3634560</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>15962400</p></td><td><p>32500</p></td><td><p>1695600</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Netherlands</strong></p></td><td><p>4816640</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2188437</p></td><td><p>2298680</p></td><td><p>1750349</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>9084440</p></td><td><p>1556067</p></td><td><p>20083325</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>1229405</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Norway</strong></p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Poland</strong></p></td><td><p>72000</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>6480</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>125500</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>356560</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Portugal</strong></p></td><td><p>1526400</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>558000</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>302400</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1568160</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sweden</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>23400</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20000</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Slovenia</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>45</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="10"><p><strong>Third country imports of live poultry and hatching eggs</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Eggs </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Poultry Number of birds </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Eggs </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong> Poultry Number of birds </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Eggs </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Poultry Number of birds </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Eggs </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Poultry Number of birds </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Brazil</strong></p></td><td><p>13320</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>61920</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>8968</p></td><td><p>65880</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Canada</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>6000</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>25200</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Russia</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>USA</strong></p></td><td><p>3382620</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>143445</p></td><td><p>3056220</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>157677</p></td><td><p>1742475</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>163940</p></td><td><p>1227700</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>92577</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 03/12/2014 16:01:32 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

156568

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
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	Somerset
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether further ministerial visits are intended to the Somerset Levels.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL2991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Although no dates are confirmed at present, ministers will be making further visits to the Somerset Levels from time to time.</p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 27/11/2014 12:48:04 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

155357

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Scottish Fisheries Minister, Richard Lochhead MSP, was invited to attend the European Council on Fishing on 10 November; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
uin	HL2815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>Scottish Government ministers, as well as those of the other Devolved Administrations, are regularly part of the UK delegation to meetings of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council. They work closely with Defra ministers to agree shared UK positions and UK ministerial statements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Mr Lochhead attended the Council meeting on 10 November as part of the UK delegation. He also attended the Secretary of State’s introductory meeting with new Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Commissioner Karmenu Vella.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 19/11/2014 14:01:34 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

155373

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Heathland: North West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which organisation controls heath and heather areas in the north-west of England, and where those areas are.
tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
uin	HL2831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Management control of heathland and other habitats with heather in the North West rests with a range of public and private entities.</p><p> </p><p>There are three types of priority habitat that are dominated by heather: (i) lowland heath; (ii) upland heathland; and (iii) mountain heath and willow scrub.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The distribution of these habitats across the North West is shown in the maps which have been produced by Natural England and have been placed in the Library of the House and sent to the Noble Lord.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 25/11/2014 16:35:49 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

142604

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
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	Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions have taken place between the relevant government departments concerning the recent cuts in scientific research at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
uin	HL2707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Since April 2014 there have been no reductions in the baseline funding for science at RBG Kew.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>RBG Kew has a well-deserved international reputation and is widely respected for its world-leading collections-based science. RBG Kew is developing a new science strategy to enhance its role further and the results of this should be publicly available in early 2015. The Board of Trustees will need to ensure any new approach is affordable within the RBG Kew budget. They will announce their proposals shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is involved in discussions with RBG Kew to ensure that any changes are affordable and RBG Kew’s scientific standing is maintained.</p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 18/11/2014 12:36:59 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

114473

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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	Climate Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has spent on communicating to the public the future risks, opportunities and impacts of climate change on the well-being and economy of the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL2662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Defra spent £8.3 million in 2013-14 under its core adapting to climate change programme. This included £1.6 million to the Environment Agency’s Climate Ready Support Service (CRSS) to help organisations across England adapt to a changing climate, through targeted engagement with key sectors and their representative bodies. Adaptation is mainstreamed across Government, and other Defra programmes also communicate climate change and impacts to their respective partners and sectors. Defra also participates in a DECC-led cross-Government communications group promoting unified and consistent messaging on climate change.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra continues to help build the nation’s resilience to a changing climate primarily through the implementation of the first National Adaptation Programme report published last July, the implementation of our Strategy for the second round of the Adaptation Reporting Power and improving our understanding of climate risk through the second Climate Change Risk Assessment due in 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 18/11/2014 12:38:32 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

114475

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
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	Climate Change
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister has lead responsibility for communicating to the public the future risks, opportunities and impacts of climate change on the well-being and economy of the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL2663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Dan Rogerson, hon. Member for North Cornwall, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, is the Minister responsible for communicating information about, and adapting to, the risks, opportunities and impacts of climate change on the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 18/11/2014 12:37:33 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

100970

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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	EU External Trade: Tunisia
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they and the European Union are making any special provision for access for imports from Tunisia, in particular for olives and tomatoes.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL2426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>Imports from Tunisia are subject to the terms of an Association Agreement with the EU, which provides for elimination of duties or preferential duties to be applied to the majority of Tunisian goods. Prepared or preserved olives are free of any import duties. Fresh tomatoes can also be imported into the EU without payment of import duties provided that the import price is equal to or greater than a fixed entry price.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 06/11/2014 15:28:11 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

100618

registered interest
date	23/10/2014
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	Plastics: Seas and Oceans
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to deal with plastic waste in the ocean through international co-operation, including programmes such as the United Nations Environmental Programme, the Intergovernmental Oceanic Commission and the International Maritime Organisation.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL2349
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The primary focus of the UK’s international cooperation on marine litter is the OSPAR convention for the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic. In June 2014, OSPAR contracting parties agreed a regional action plan on marine litter. This plan fulfils requirements of the EU’s marine strategy framework directive for EU Member States to work together to address marine litter, and contributes to United Nations Environment Programme’s global partnership on marine litter. The UK also works within the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which has banned the discharge of plastic from shipping under MARPOL Annex V since 1988, and keeps MARPOL and its other Conventions under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 06/11/2014 15:11:30 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

100573

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
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	Genetically Modified Organisms
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current stage in decision-making on European Parliament and United Kingdom regulations about permitting genetically modified organisms to be used in agriculture in the United Kingdom and other European countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL2310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Regulatory decisions on the use of genetically modified (GM) products are taken collectively at EU level. The EU has authorised the marketing of over forty different types of GM crop as imported food or feed products, and GM soya in particular is being widely used in the UK and across the EU as an animal feed ingredient. However only one type of GM crop is approved for commercial planting in the EU, an insect-resistant maize of no practical interest for UK farmers. That authorisation was granted in 1998, since when the EU has struggled to reach decisions on GM cultivation because of different views among the Member States. A proposal is being discussed that should make it easier to reach EU decisions, by giving Member States more national discretion to avoid GM cultivation in their own territory. The European Parliament is now considering the proposal and it could be adopted next year if the Parliament and Council can reach agreement on the specific provisions.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 30/10/2014 15:40:10 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton