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892107

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Food: Production
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the level of self-sufficiency in food production in England and Wales; and whether he plans to increase that level.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	904954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s current production to supply ratio is 76% for indigenous-type foods and 60% for all foods. This is not low in the context of the past 150 years. The UK has historically been a net-importer of food sourced from a diverse range of stable countries and this will continue once we leave the EU. Looking ahead, we now have the opportunity to design an agricultural policy which increases productivity through innovation, technology and skills.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/04/2018 16:49:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

892108

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve standards of animal welfare.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	904957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>We have some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world and this government is committed to build on this. It has reformed dog breeding and pet sales licensing, has introduced mandatory CCTV in abattoirs to improve welfare at slaughter and is exploring other measures that go beyond EU standards including controlling live exports, and a ban on the use of shock collars for dogs and cats. We have also published draft legislation to increase the maximum penalties for animal cruelty ten-fold from the current 6 months to 5 years’ imprisonment.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/04/2018 17:15:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

892109

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	What steps he has taken to reduce delays in processing applications for the basic payment scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	904958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>Since the introduction of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in 2015, the Rural Payments Agency has made improvements in the processing of applications including the introduction of online applications, online land and entitlement transfers, reducing the time to process transactions, and further support and guidance to help farmers successfully submit their applications. This has led to improvements in the BPS payment performance with over 90% of eligible farmers being paid by the end of December for the 2016 and 2017 scheme years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/04/2018 17:12:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

892110

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to reduce plastic waste in England.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	904959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>Our Resources and Waste Strategy, which we will publish in the autumn, will explain how we will eliminate all avoidable plastic waste. The Government intends to ban the sale of plastic straws, drink stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds. There are also plans to introduce a deposit return scheme in England. Both approaches are subject to consultation. This builds on the success of the carrier bag charge which has taken 9 billion carrier bags out of circulation. As stated in the 25 Year Environment Plan, we will review the producer responsibility schemes.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 26/04/2018 16:31:40 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

892111

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Food: Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the UK food industry.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	904961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK food industry is innovative and efficient and it is well placed to succeed in the future. Many EU countries such as Ireland, Denmark, France, the Netherlands and Spain are highly dependent on access to the UK for their food exports since the UK is a large and attractive market. Depending on the nature of any final agreement, food companies from some of these countries may choose to relocate some of their production out of the EU and into the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/04/2018 14:24:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

892112

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to improve standards of safety in animal rescue homes.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	904960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>Many such establishments are members of the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes whose members must meet minimum standards of welfare and undertake home checks prior to releasing the pet animal. We have no current plans to regulate animal rescue homes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/04/2018 12:01:08 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

892151

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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: Mobile Phones
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 apps his Department has approved for use of mobile phones issued by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	138377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>In core Defra applications are approved and accessed through a secure, managed application catalogue.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the default applications supplied on the mobile phone are approved and managed using the Department’s security policies.</p><p> </p><p>These policies are closely aligned with National Cyber Security Centre guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Providing details of specific applications would be inappropriate due to national security concerns and the risk of facilitating acts against official systems by hostile actors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/05/2018 15:17:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

892205

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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 and what proportion of Basic Payment Scheme payments have been delayed by (a) one, (b) two and (c) three and (d) more than three months in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	138371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) was introduced in 2015. The window for making payments under BPS runs between 1 December and 30 June.</p><p> </p><p>Payments can be made outside of the payment window for a number of reasons including the resolution of legal proceedings, such as probate. The table shows number of payments made outside of the payment window since 2015. The payment window for BPS 2017 runs until 30 June 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2015 Scheme Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>BPS 2016 Scheme Year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Within window (Dec 2016-June 2016)</p></td><td><p>85,237</p></td><td><p>Within window (Dec 2017-June 2017)</p></td><td><p>85,231</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 month (July 2016)</p></td><td><p>774</p></td><td><p>1 month (July 2017)</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 months (August 2016)</p></td><td><p>431</p></td><td><p>2 months (August 2017)</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 months (September 2016)</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>3 months (September 2017)</p></td><td><p>57</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&gt;3 months (Post Sep-2016)</p></td><td><p>437</p></td><td><p>&gt;3 months (Post-Sep 2017)</p></td><td><p>204</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>87,169</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>85,231</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/05/2018 14:53:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

892337

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Hedgehogs: Conservation
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 assessment he has made of the effect of the use of Goodnature A24 traps on the hedgehog population.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	138359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2018 answer text <p>On the basis of currently available evidence we are confident that hedgehogs can be excluded from the Goodnature A24 traps effectively when they are set according to the manufacturer’s instructions and an excluder tunnel is used.</p><p> </p><p>The trap is not approved for trapping hedgehogs. It is an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, unless done so under licence, to use any trap or snare to kill or take a hedgehog, or to set in position any trap or snare in a way calculated to cause bodily injury to a hedgehog.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 01/05/2018 11:25:15 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

892339

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Dogs: Smuggling
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 question 115400, on Dogs: Smuggling, how many illegally imported puppies have been seized at Dover and Folkestone ports by the Animal and Plant Health Agency and placed into quarantine via the Puppy Pilot in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	138535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>From 1 October 2017 to 31 March 2018, 143 puppies were seized at Dover and Folkestone and placed into quarantine under the Puppy Pilot.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/05/2018 14:57:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris