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388936

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Organic Food: Milk
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 she will discuss with representatives of the dairy industry increasing the supply of organic milk to food (a) wholesalers and (b) retailers.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	6435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>I visited an organic dairy farm in 2014 and discussed the potential for organic milk production and exports with representatives of the OMSCO organic milk co-operative.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government supports organic milk farmers through conversion and maintenance payments made under the CAP for organic land. Officials have also investigated the potential for exports of organic dairy products. However the supply of milk to wholesalers and retailers is a commercial matter for industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/07/2015 13:53:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

388937

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Plants: Imports
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 plans to take to prevent plant and tree diseases being imported into the UK (a) through garden centres and (b) by other routes.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
uin	6436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Upholding plant biosecurity is a key priority for Defra and we have taken a number of measures to reduce the risk of introduction of pests and diseases. Last year, we published a Plant Biosecurity Strategy, which addressed the recommendations of the Tree Health and Plant Expert Biosecurity Taskforce which included strengthening biosecurity to reduce risks at the border. We have also introduced a UK Plant Health Risk Register, an important tool to screen new threats and identify priority actions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In recognition of the increased risks including from trade globalisation, we have played an active role in the negotiation of a new EU plant health regime, to provide strengthened import checks targeted at the highest risk material and tightened internal controls to minimize risks from material moving within the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/07/2015 10:45:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

388972

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Animal Welfare: Convictions
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 many convictions there have been for animal neglect and cruelty in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015 to date.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Lord Black of Brentwood on 3 July 2015. PQ UIN HL795 listed the number of offenders found guilty of animal neglect and cruelty (which is prosecuted under Section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006) in England and Wales as a whole in 2014:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of prosecutions for causing unnecessary suffering to an animal under section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 for each of the last five years, for which records are available, can be viewed in the table below. Centrally held statistics do not record the species of animal involved.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court and found guilty at all courts for offences relating to causing, permitting or failing to prevent unnecessary suffering<sup>(1)</sup>, England &amp; Wales, 2010-2014<sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Offence</p></td><td><p>Outcome</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"> </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Causing, permitting or failing to prevent unnecessary suffering</p></td><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>1,077</p></td><td><p>1,277</p></td><td><p>1,385</p></td><td><p>1,266</p></td><td><p>1,016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found Guilty</p></td><td><p>856</p></td><td><p>1,010</p></td><td><p>1,101</p></td><td><p>1,006</p></td><td><p>800</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(1) An offence under SS4(1) &amp; 32(1) and 4(2) &amp; 32(1) Animal Welfare Act 2006, which came into force on 6 April 2007.</p><p> </p><p>(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p><p> </p><p>(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p><p> </p><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Criminal Justice statistics for 2015, including those found guilty of offences under Section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 are planned for publication in May 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/07/2015 16:23:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

388974

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Animal Welfare Act 2006
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 many prison sentences were handed down for offences under (a) section 4 and (b) section 8 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in (i) England and (ii) Wales in each year since 2010; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is available in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 6366 6367 question first answered 14/07/2015 16:12:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice attachment 1 file name 6366 6367 6368 - Defendants proceeded against at magistrates couts.pdf title Defendants proceeded against at Magistrates Court
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

388975

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Animal Welfare Act 2006
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 many prison sentences awarded to people convicted of offences under section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in (a) England and (b) Wales were for (i) one month, (ii) two, (iii) three, (iv) four, (v) five and (vi) six months in each year since 2010; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is available in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 6367 6368 question first answered 14/07/2015 16:12:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice attachment 1 file name 6366 6367 6368 - Defendants proceeded against at magistrates couts.pdf title Defendants proceeded against at Magistrates Court
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

388976

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Animal Welfare Act 2006
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 many successful prosecutions there have been for offences under (a) section 4 and (b) section 8 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in (i) England and (ii) Wales in each year since 2010; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	6367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is available in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 6366 6368 question first answered 14/07/2015 16:12:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice attachment 1 file name 6366 6367 6368 - Defendants proceeded against at magistrates couts.pdf title Defendants proceeded against at Magistrates Court
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

388584

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
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 applications for the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme will be made online or by paper.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	6112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>We will consider carefully a range of options for the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme using our experience of the implementation of the new approach for 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/07/2015 12:07:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

388585

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
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 many Basic Payment Scheme applications made (a) before and (b) after 15 June 2015 will result in payments being received in December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	6113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Subject to ongoing reconciliation work, as of the 8th July, we received (a) 87,267 BPS Applications prior to the 15th June, and (b) 858 after the 15th June.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All claims will need to be validated and verified over the next few months and the Rural Payments Agency has said it will be making full payments as early as possible in the payment window, which runs from December 2015 to June 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 6115 question first answered 15/07/2015 12:09:57 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

388586

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
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 many applications to the Basic Payment Scheme have been approved to date.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	6114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>As of the 8th July we have received 88,125 Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) applications. These will need to be validated and verified over the next few months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/07/2015 12:13:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

388587

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
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 many applications for the Basic Payment Scheme were received (a) before and (b) after the 15 June 2015 deadline.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	6115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Subject to ongoing reconciliation work, as of the 8th July, we received (a) 87,267 BPS Applications prior to the 15th June, and (b) 858 after the 15th June.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All claims will need to be validated and verified over the next few months and the Rural Payments Agency has said it will be making full payments as early as possible in the payment window, which runs from December 2015 to June 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 6113 question first answered 15/07/2015 12:09:57 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry