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928647

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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: 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 he plans to take to ensure that future trade agreements enable the UK to require imports of (a) meat, (b) milk and (c) eggs to meet UK (i) animal welfare and (ii) food safety standards.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	156471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government are proud of the high food safety and animal welfare standards that underpin our high-quality Great British produce. We have no intention of undercutting our own reputation for quality by lowering our food and animal welfare standards in pursuit of a trade deal. Any future trade agreements must work for consumers, farmers, and businesses in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/06/2018 09:14:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

928703

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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	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, whether his Department has had any discussions with counterparts in the devolved administrations on the outcome of the Bovine TB consultation on proposals to introduce licensed badger control in the Low Risk Area (England).
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	156366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>We regularly meet and engage with Devolved Administrations to discuss bovine TB. The outcome of the bovine TB consultation on proposals to introduce licensed badger control in the Low Risk Area of England has been discussed with Devolved Administrations and with Devolved Administration Chief Veterinary Officers.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/06/2018 11:28:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

928760

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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	Parks: Coventry
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 (a) protect and (b) invest in green spaces in Coventry.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	156333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The 25 year environment plan, published earlier this year, sets out Government’s commitment to ‘green’ our towns and cities by creating more green infrastructure and planting one million trees in and around our towns and cities.</p><p> </p><p>We want to encourage more investment in green infrastructure, in part by doing a better job of explaining what ‘good’ green infrastructure actually looks like. A first step will be to define a set of green infrastructure standards in close consultation with experts, including the Parks Action Group, which is led by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, Defra and Natural England will continue to support the Parks Action Group in its work to help England’s public parks and green spaces meet the needs of communities now and in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/06/2018 16:13:06 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

928863

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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	Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the annual export earnings of British agriculture from EU member states.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL8864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The value of UK exports of food, feed and drink was £22 billion in 2017. Of this, 60% (£13 billion) were to countries in the European Union.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 26/06/2018 14:49:11 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

927743

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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	Livestock: Exports
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 ensure that the proposed ban on live animal exports will prevent live exports for the purpose of fattening.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	155669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that it would prefer animals to be slaughtered close to the point of production. Our manifesto made it clear that we would take early steps to control the export of live farm animals for slaughter, once we leave the European Union (EU).</p><p> </p><p>We recently launched a call for evidence on the control of live animal exports for slaughter and on improving animal welfare during transport for all purposes including fattening after the UK leaves the EU. The call for evidence closed on 22 May 2018 and we are currently analysing the responses. The Government has also asked the Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) to look at what improvements could be made to the transport regulatory regime for all animals and for all purposes, we hope to receive the recommendations from the FAWC later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/06/2018 13:44:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

927751

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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	Farmers: Income
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 information his Department holds on the average income per farm in (a) Wales, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	155692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>Defra produces annual estimates of Farm Business Incomes in England with corresponding figures produced by the Welsh Government, Scottish Government and Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Farm Business Incomes represent the financial return to all unpaid labour on their capital invested in the farm business, including land and buildings and in essence is the same as Net Profit.</p><p> </p><p>Farm Business Incomes compare the financial position and physical and economic performance of commercial farm businesses.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Average income per farm by country and farm type in 2016/2017 (a) £ per farm</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>March/February year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All farms (incl horticulture)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>38,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26,500</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22,000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>33,000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>by type: Cereals</p></td><td><p>43,000</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>20,500</p></td><td><p>16,500</p></td><td><p>41,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General cropping</p></td><td><p>70,000</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>47,000</p></td><td><p>27,500</p></td><td><p>65,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dairy</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td><td><p>31,500</p></td><td><p>34,500</p></td><td><p>23,500</p></td><td><p>40,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grazing livestock (lowland)</p></td><td><p>16,000</p></td><td><p>22,500</p></td><td><p>18,500</p></td><td><p>16,500</p></td><td><p>17,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grazing livestock (LFA)</p></td><td><p>27,000</p></td><td><p>23,000</p></td><td><p>23,500</p></td><td><p>21,500</p></td><td><p>24,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Specialist pigs</p></td><td><p>58,000</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>58,500</p></td><td><p>58,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Specialist poultry</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>54,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>29,000</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>24,000</p></td><td><p>27,500</p></td><td><p>28,000</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>. . means 'not available' or 'not applicable'.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(a) Figures rounded to nearest £500</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Source: Agriculture in the United Kingdom 2017</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/06/2018 14:49:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

927853

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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	Roads: Litter
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 (a) the Secretary of State for Transport, (b) Highways England, (c) the Road Haulage Association and (d) the Freight Transport Association on preventing and removing roadside litter.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	155720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The Litter Strategy for England contains commitments to work with Highways England and others to tackle litter on the roadside, and to work with local councils, ports and the haulage industry to improve facilities for hauliers, fishing vessels and others to dispose of their litter and waste.</p><p>Defra Ministers have met their Department for Transport counterparts to discuss these issues and agree measures to reduce and remove litter from the Strategic Road Network. Highways England was also represented at these meetings.</p><p>Defra Ministers also raised the issue of litter at a meeting with the Road Haulage Association and the Freight Transport Association in January this year, and the Department has written to both organisations following the introduction of new local authority powers to tackle littering from vehicles in April this year.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/06/2018 10:02:08 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

927899

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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, what progress has been made on the (a) design and (b) implementation of agricultural funding after 2022.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	155768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government has committed to protect the amount we allocate to farm support, in cash terms, until the end of this Parliament. We have also committed to introduce a new environmental land management scheme thereafter and, in England, we have already started detailed work on the design of that future scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Outside of the Common Agricultural Policy we can have an agriculture and land management policy that works for the whole of the United Kingdom and we intend to give as much flexibility as possible for each devolved administration to design policies tailored to their own needs. We are working closely with the Devolved Administrations on the design of future UK frameworks.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/06/2018 13:33:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

927912

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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	Carbon Dioxide: Shortages
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 shortage of CO2 on (a) producers, (b) retailers, (c) customers and (d) consumers.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	155789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working with the Food Chain Emergency Liaison Group and additional food supply chain stakeholders to understand the impacts of the carbon dioxide shortage across the food supply chain.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/06/2018 13:28:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

927913

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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	Carbon Dioxide: Shortages
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 representations he has received from the British Poultry Council on the shortage of CO2.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	155790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>Government is aware of the CO2 shortage and industry is working to find a solution. Whilst this is an issue for industry, government will remain in contact with relevant companies and trade associations, including the British Poultry Council. We will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/06/2018 14:14:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson