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226282

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
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 discussions she has had with the devolved administrations on bovine TB.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Dr William McCrea
uin	227118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>I have frequent meetings with the Devolved Administrations (DA) on a wide range of matters. Defra officials have monthly meetings on bovine TB involving all the DAs which are normally attended by Chief Veterinary Officers as well as policy and veterinary staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/03/2015 12:30:26 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

226004

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Policy
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 policies contained in the 2010 Coalition Agreement and falling under her Department's responsibilities have not yet been implemented; and what the reasons are for each such policy's non-implementation.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	226774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to Departmental Business Plans which record all commitments, timescales for completion and progress against them. The Business Plans are fully transparent and are available at: <a href="http://www.transparency.number10.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.transparency.number10.gov.uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 12/03/2015 16:20:54 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

226273

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Fisheries
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 is taking to protect the seas and fish stocks around England.
tabling member constituency	Hereford and South Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Jesse Norman
uin	908030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>During negotiations on the reform of EU Common Fisheries Policy, which entered into force in 2014, the UK was successful in securing a legally binding commitment to manage fish stocks at Maximum Sustainable Yield, an end to wasteful discarding of fish and a new regional decision making process.</p><p> </p><p>We are consulting on proposals for 23 Marine Conservation Zones, which add to the wide range of protected areas and other measures used to manage our seas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/03/2015 12:12:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman

226274

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Flood 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 steps she is taking to strengthen resilience against flooding.
tabling member constituency	Esher and Walton
tabling member printed	Mr Dominic Raab
uin	908028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Defra launched a £4million Flood Resilience Community Pathfinder Scheme in 2013 to understand local resilience better and to contribute to our policy making. The scheme will close in March 2015 and - following an evaluation – we intend to share the lessons learnt with local authorities and community organisations.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency’s local teams work on a daily basis with at-risk communities across the country to build resilience.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 12/03/2015 09:09:12 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab

226283

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Flood 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, how many flood defence schemes are planned to be built under the Government's flood defence programme.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	908024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Our 6 year flood defence programme, announced in December, includes more than 1,400 projects across the country. This £2.3 billion investment is a real terms increase and will mean 300,000 more homes will be better protected.</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/03/2015 09:04:14 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

226942

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Horticulture
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 her Department is taking to promote British horticulture.
tabling member constituency	Banbury
tabling member printed	Sir Tony Baldry
uin	908034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>There’s huge potential in British Horticulture.</p><p> </p><p>We’re seeing exciting innovation. For example the strawberries season has been extended to 9 months of the year and due to new growing technologies we’ve seen the highest crop of cherries ever.</p><p> </p><p>Two weeks ago I held a roundtable with leading figures in the sector to discuss what more we can do to help them grow.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/03/2015 12:20:59 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry

226943

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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: Circuses
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 her Department has not yet introduced a Bill based on the draft Wild Animals in Circuses Bill.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	908035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>We remain committed to banning the use of wild animals in circuses. Despite publishing a draft Bill and supporting the Honourable Member’s determined attempt to introduce that Bill, we have run out of time this Parliament. We have always said that introducing primary legislation can take time. That is why we introduced a strict licensing scheme to protect the welfare of wild animals still used in circuses in the interim.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/03/2015 14:22:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

226944

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Rivers
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 discussions she has had with voluntary and third-sector organisations on the condition of UK rivers.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	908036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Ministers and Defra officials are in regular contact with voluntary and third sector organisations on the condition of rivers in England. These groups make a strong contribution to our work on the stewardship of water and the natural environment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Through our Catchment Based Approach there are now over 100 local partnerships between Government, voluntary organisations and business in operation across England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 12/03/2015 15:44:28 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

225636

registered interest
date	06/03/2015
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	Advertising
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 her Department's advertising and communications expenditure was in each month since September 2014; and what that expenditure is forecast to be in March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	226599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below sets out the information requested in respect of the Core Department. It shows frontline expenditure by Defra’s Communications function. A comparatively small amount of expenditure on advertising (on items such as specialist recruitment) is also incurred by areas of the Core Department other than Communications, but to identify such expenditure would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2014</p></td><td><p>2,023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2014</p></td><td><p>22,033</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2014</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2014</p></td><td><p>12,971</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2015</p></td><td><p>2,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2015</p></td><td><p>9,174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015 (forecast)</p></td><td><p>27,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>75,901</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 12/03/2015 16:14:12 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

225637

registered interest
date	06/03/2015
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	Air Pollution
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 her Department has taken to ensure that planning decisions take into full consideration the UK's air quality obligations under EU law.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	226552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2015 answer text <p>Planning policy is a matter for the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. The National Planning Policy Framework was developed by CLG in conjunction with Defra and other relevant parties and sets out how air quality needs to be taken into account in planning decisions. We advise local authorities in local air quality management guidance to carry out planning and air quality functions in close cooperation to control the impacts developments might have on air quality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 12/03/2015 12:05:21 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne