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747506

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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: Cumbria
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 farmers in (a) South Lakeland District Council area and (b) Cumbria have not yet received their full basic payment scheme payment for 2016.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	2418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) does not hold information on Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments at a council level.</p><p> </p><p>As at close of business on 3 July, 99.7% of farmers in Cumbria have received their full BPS 2016 payment. There are 14 farmers still to receive their payment. Of these 7 are held subject to the completion of probate; 3 are complete but waiting on information from the Scottish Government; and 4 are still to complete processing.</p><p> </p><p>The RPA continues to focus on the completion of the remainder and dealing with any queries on BPS 2016 claims raised by farmers.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/07/2017 16:20:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

747520

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
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 he plans to take to ensure that the Agriculture Bill is suited to the farming conditions in England.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	2656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Agriculture Bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech, will ensure that after we leave the EU we have an effective system in place to support UK farmers and protect our natural environment for future generations. We will listen to everyone who has an interest in the future of the industry as we prepare new approaches to support our farmers to grow more world-class food.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/07/2017 13:21:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

747575

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Fisheries: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the Government has not given notice of the UK's withdrawal from the London Fisheries Convention 1964.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>On 3 July, the Secretary of State tabled a Written Ministerial Statement which advised Parliament that the UK had notified its intention to withdraw from the 1964 London Fisheries Convention.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/07/2017 13:16:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

747576

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Territorial Waters
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 waters the UK has historically exercised sovereign control over for management and access.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Historically, prior to joining the EU, the UK was an independent coastal state and abided by international law that existed at that time. When we leave the EU we will become an independent coastal state again and will abide by international law as it exists today.</p><p> </p><p>From the eighteenth century until the middle of the twentieth century, UK territorial waters extended to three nautical miles. The UK extended its territorial waters to twelve nautical miles under the Territorial Sea Act, 1987.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Fishery Limits Act 1976, the UK extended to 200 nautical miles the area over which it exercises fisheries controls. These British Fishery Limits are largely superseded by the UK’s Exclusive Economic Zone, designated through an Order in 2013. This area is currently managed as part of EU waters under the Common Fisheries Policy but will be controlled by the UK when we leave the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 2643 question first answered 10/07/2017 10:23:24 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

747577

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Territorial Waters
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 definition has been used to identify the waters the UK has historically exercised sovereign control over.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Historically, prior to joining the EU, the UK was an independent coastal state and abided by international law that existed at that time. When we leave the EU we will become an independent coastal state again and will abide by international law as it exists today.</p><p> </p><p>From the eighteenth century until the middle of the twentieth century, UK territorial waters extended to three nautical miles. The UK extended its territorial waters to twelve nautical miles under the Territorial Sea Act, 1987.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Fishery Limits Act 1976, the UK extended to 200 nautical miles the area over which it exercises fisheries controls. These British Fishery Limits are largely superseded by the UK’s Exclusive Economic Zone, designated through an Order in 2013. This area is currently managed as part of EU waters under the Common Fisheries Policy but will be controlled by the UK when we leave the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 2642 question first answered 10/07/2017 10:23:24 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

747596

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
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 discussions he has had with each of the devolved administrations on his Department's plans for the reform of agriculture after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	2631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has spoken to Ministers from Scotland and Wales and the Defra Permanent Secretary has been in regular contact with the Permanent Secretary in the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs – Northern Ireland (DAERA-NI). The Secretary of State has also had a number of meetings with stakeholder groups from the devolved nations since his appointment. He met Ministers from the Scottish Government at the Royal Highland Show and plans to meet his Welsh counterparts at the Royal Welsh Show as well as visiting Northern Ireland later this month.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have had regular meetings with the devolved administrations over the past year.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/07/2017 10:53:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

747597

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Incinerators
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 plans he has to assess the adequacy of levels of capacity in the provision of the incineration of waste.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	2632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The incineration of waste with energy recovery (also known as energy from waste) plays an important role in diverting waste from landfill but it must not compete with greater prevention, re-use and recycling of waste. We have a high level of confidence that we will have sufficient waste infrastructure, including energy from waste capacity, in place to meet the UK’s 2020 landfill diversion target. Going forward, the National Infrastructure Commission is looking at waste as part of its assessment of the UK’s major infrastructure needs on a 30-year time horizon. We will consider the Commission’s findings along with any capacity issues associated with waste infrastructure as we develop future policy on waste and resources.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/07/2017 12:11:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

747692

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: ICT
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 reduce the amount of manual processing on paper that it carries out and to make such processing digital.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	2594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Digital Transformation Programme is targeting the redevelopment and improvement of key Defra services to make them easier for customers to interact with the department, and to make cost efficiencies through the use of more modern and flexible technology that is better able to support Defra's services through changing requirements. Different areas of work within the Programme are looking at different services provided by Defra, most of which are already online. However, there are a number of projects and work streams which will deliver reductions of the amount of manual processing on paper. These include:</p><p> </p><p>- Farm Services Management: through the roll-out of a new scheduling and data capture tool which, in conjunction with new mobile devices, will reduce the amount of paper-recording by APHA inspectors.</p><p>- Animal Disease Testing Service: which provides a digital alternative to written requests from Vets for disease tests for animals.</p><p>- Fishing Rod Licenses: by providing an easier digital application process, so reducing the proportions of requests through telephone or over-the-counter channels.</p><p> </p><p>These are important benefits of the Digital Transformation Programme. But the main focus of the Programme is to replace old systems with newer ones that are more cost effective and easier for customers to use.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/07/2017 11:50:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

747733

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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: Disease Control
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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the 25 year strategy for tackling bovine TB.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	2579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is taking strong action to deliver a long-term plan to eradicate bovine TB. The comprehensive strategy includes strengthening cattle testing and movement controls, improving biosecurity on farm and when trading, and badger control in areas where TB is rife.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The strategy is delivering results. Later this year we will apply for Officially TB free status in the Low Risk Area of the country where there is no significant TB in wildlife.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/07/2017 11:07:24 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

747734

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Air Pollution: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2017 to Question 1033, what estimate his Department has made of the total cost to the public purse of court costs relating to air quality compliance cases in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	2611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/07/2017 13:37:17 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham