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1657307
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-01more like thismore than 2023-09-01
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Food: Waste more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's net-zero policies of not introducing new legislation on food waste. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
tabling member printed
Martyn Day more like this
uin 196930 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-08more like thismore than 2023-09-08
answer text <p>Through powers in the Environment Act 2021, we will introduce separate food waste collections from all households and businesses. This policy is key in our Net Zero ambitions through helping us achieve the near elimination of biodegradable municipal waste to landfill from 2028.</p><p> </p><p>We are working to publish the government response to our 2021 consultation on Consistency in recycling as soon as possible. Alongside regulations we will publish a final impact assessment which will outline the net-zero benefits of the policy.</p><p> </p><p>In terms of food waste prevention, the Net Zero Strategy re-iterates the government’s commitment to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 target, to halve global food waste per capita by 2030.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Taunton Deane more like this
answering member printed Rebecca Pow more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2023-09-08T17:46:29.187Z
answering member
4522
label Biography information for Rebecca Pow more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day remove filter
1657308
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-09-01more like thismore than 2023-09-01
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Food: Retail Trade more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to encourage unsold food in the retail space to be redirected to (a) food banks and (b) food security organisations. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
tabling member printed
Martyn Day more like this
uin 196931 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-09-08more like thismore than 2023-09-08
answer text <p>This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>The safe and speedy redistribution of surplus food is a Government priority. The Food and Drink Waste Hierarchy includes the expectation that all businesses prioritise surplus redistribution before disposal. Government works closely with businesses through our delivery partner the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to overcome any barriers to this requirement. This includes the development of guidance and best practice through a sector wide working group, and support for the Target Measure Act (TMA) approach to understanding and acting on food waste in supply chains, including the redistribution of any surplus should it arise.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2018, Defra funding of nearly £13m has supported both large and small redistribution organisations across the country to make sure more surplus food gets to charities.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Taunton Deane more like this
answering member printed Rebecca Pow more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-09-08T17:30:23.55Zmore like thismore than 2023-09-08T17:30:23.55Z
answering member
4522
label Biography information for Rebecca Pow more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day remove filter
1653455
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-07-17more like thismore than 2023-07-17
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Animal Welfare: Fish Farming more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2023 to Question 158986 on Animal Welfare: Fish Farming, what discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) relevant stakeholders on the recommendations of the Animal Welfare Committee's Opinion on the Welfare of Farmed Fish at the Time of Killing 2023. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
tabling member printed
Martyn Day more like this
uin 194436 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-07-25more like thismore than 2023-07-25
answer text <p>A range of topics are discussed with Cabinet colleagues but such discussions are confidential.</p><p> </p><p>Defra officials will engage with relevant stakeholders to discuss the recommendations in the Animal Welfare Committee’s report once it is published.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-07-25T11:08:25.827Zmore like thismore than 2023-07-25T11:08:25.827Z
answering member
4055
label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day remove filter
1643712
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-12more like thismore than 2023-06-12
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Asulam more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2023 to Question 186764 on Bracken, when she plans to take a decision on the application for emergency authorisation of the use of Asulox. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
tabling member printed
Martyn Day more like this
uin 189010 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-06-15more like thismore than 2023-06-15
answer text <p>As stated in PQ 186764, a decision on the emergency authorisation for the use of Asulox will be made as soon as possible.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-06-15T12:19:26.117Zmore like thismore than 2023-06-15T12:19:26.117Z
answering member
4055
label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day remove filter
1640091
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-05-24more like thismore than 2023-05-24
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Bracken more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 July 2022 to Question 28455 on Bracken: Weedkillers, whether her Department has put control measures in place to help protect (a) grazing land and (b) sensitive habitats from bracken in 2023. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
tabling member printed
Martyn Day more like this
uin 186764 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-06-05more like thismore than 2023-06-05
answer text <p>An application for emergency authorisation of the use of Asulox as bracken control for the summer period of 2023 has been received. This application is being considered and decisions on whether to grant emergency authorisation in each of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales will be made as soon as possible.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-06-05T12:35:13.69Zmore like thismore than 2023-06-05T12:35:13.69Z
answering member
4055
label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day remove filter
1611823
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-04-18more like thismore than 2023-04-18
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Livestock: Antibiotics more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a ban on the preventative use of antibiotics on healthy farm animals to help (a) stop antimicrobial resistance and (b) safeguard the effectiveness of lifesaving antibiotics used to treat human illnesses. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
tabling member printed
Martyn Day more like this
uin 181367 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-04-25more like thismore than 2023-04-25
answer text <p>The Government is committed to reducing unnecessary use of antibiotics in animals while safeguarding their welfare. Changes to the law on veterinary medicines represent one tool that can be used to help effect reductions in antibiotic prescribing in animals. The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 are currently under review, and the feedback from the recently closed public consultation will be analysed and considered.</p><p> </p><p>The publicly available consultation documents for the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fveterinary-medicines-regulations-consultation-is-launched&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cdfb69f4b75164921260008db41860f8b%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638175816741334967%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JF83p9gUFl1DeR9ZVyhw8O1kf%2FQCIcN3c%2Fmt59jrVpU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">revision of the Veterinary Medicines Legislation</a> set out the rationale for the Government’s proposed approach to the use of antibiotics to prevent disease in animals (prophylaxis). In summary, the proposed new legal restrictions on antibiotic prophylaxis prohibit this type of use in all but exceptional circumstances in order to reduce unnecessary antibiotic use, protect animal welfare and allow changes to prescribing practices to be made sustainably.</p><p> </p><p>To date in the UK, collaborative working between the Government, the veterinary profession and the agriculture sectors to focus on these issues has already resulted in our national sales of veterinary antibiotics reducing by 55% since 2014, and in 2021 we recorded the lowest antibiotic use yet.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes a ‘One-Health’ approach to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as set out in the UK National Action Plan on AMR. Officials from the Department of Health and Social Care, Defra and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate meet regularly to consider appropriate actions to address AMR across the human and animal health sectors. This has included discussion on the preventative use of antibiotics in healthy farm animals.</p>
answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-04-25T11:16:45.577Zmore like thismore than 2023-04-25T11:16:45.577Z
answering member
4055
label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day remove filter
1611830
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-04-18more like thismore than 2023-04-18
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Livestock: Antibiotics more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the level of risk to human health of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs originating from industrial farms. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
tabling member printed
Martyn Day more like this
uin 181374 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-04-25more like thismore than 2023-04-25
answer text <p>Resistant bacteria and/or resistance genes can transfer between people and animals in both directions. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate, along with other governmental partners, conducts two surveillance schemes for AMR in animals, including regular monitoring of AMR in major food-producing species: pigs and poultry. The results of these surveillance schemes are published annually in the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1126450%2FFOR_PUBLICATION_-_UK-VARSS_2021_Main_Report__Final_v3_-accessible.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cdfb69f4b75164921260008db41860f8b%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638175816741334967%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uPdaiTQ9Y14sMCAvtNaa1CpJMGaDPqGSk%2FOof2PY5v8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK Veterinary Antibiotic Resistance and Sales and Surveillance Report</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2014, the UK has reduced sales of veterinary antibiotics by 55% since 2014, and over this same period the UK have seen overall trend of decreasing antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from animals. The UK has a cross-government contingency plan in place which acts as an <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fresistant-bacteria-from-animals-of-possible-risk-contingency-plan%2Fresponse-to-the-identification-from-an-animal-of-a-resistant-bacterial-isolate-of-risk-to-human-or-animal-health-contingency-plan&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cdfb69f4b75164921260008db41860f8b%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638175816741334967%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cSZMn9n0yoxqJl8vzxONDwgIUFFEWnBsFC0CYTTGqNE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">early warning system</a> for resistant bacteria found in animals with potential risk to animal and public health.</p>
answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-04-25T11:37:42.23Zmore like thismore than 2023-04-25T11:37:42.23Z
answering member
4055
label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day remove filter
1563093
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-12-19more like thismore than 2022-12-19
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Factory Farming: Antimicrobials more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the level of risk to human health of antimicrobial-resistant superbugs polluting rivers from nearby factory farms. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
tabling member printed
Martyn Day more like this
uin 113355 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-01-18more like thismore than 2023-01-18
answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Edmonton on 6 December 2022, PQ 99926.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Taunton Deane more like this
answering member printed Rebecca Pow more like this
grouped question UIN 114826 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-01-18T10:11:06.01Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-18T10:11:06.01Z
answering member
4522
label Biography information for Rebecca Pow more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day remove filter
1507782
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-09-22more like thismore than 2022-09-22
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Deposit Return Schemes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria will he use to assess the effectiveness of the Deposit Return Scheme proposals in delivering maximum environmental benefit. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
tabling member printed
Martyn Day more like this
uin 54615 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-10-12more like thismore than 2022-10-12
answer text <p>The Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) objectives include boosting recycling levels, offering greater opportunities to collect higher quality, uncontaminated materials in greater quantities thus promoting a circular economy and reducing littering. Last year's consultation proposed that a key feature of the policy would be an ambitious 90% collection target for in-scope material which could be phased in, to ensure the ongoing high performance of the DRS.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Copeland more like this
answering member printed Trudy Harrison more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-10-12T08:09:04.793Zmore like thismore than 2022-10-12T08:09:04.793Z
answering member
4593
label Biography information for Trudy Harrison more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day remove filter
1507783
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-09-22more like thismore than 2022-09-22
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Deposit Return Schemes more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department has taken during its establishment of the Deposit Return Scheme to ensure that it is fairly and equitably implemented to avoid adverse effects for the markets. more like this
tabling member constituency Linlithgow and East Falkirk more like this
tabling member printed
Martyn Day more like this
uin 54616 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-10-12more like thismore than 2022-10-12
answer text <p>HM Government has consulted twice on the introduction of a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS). Final details and the next steps for the DRS will be presented in HM Government's response to last year's consultation. We are working towards publication in late 2022. We will continue to work with industry and the Devolved Administrations to ensure that the scheme is delivered efficiently and effectively, and that it aligns with upcoming packaging reforms.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Copeland more like this
answering member printed Trudy Harrison more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-10-12T07:58:48.677Zmore like thismore than 2022-10-12T07:58:48.677Z
answering member
4593
label Biography information for Trudy Harrison more like this
tabling member
4488
label Biography information for Martyn Day remove filter