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519568

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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	Social Services: Vacancies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the group led by Tom Rigby can expect a response to their question about the advice that was received by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from the Health and Safety Executive and the National Poisons Unit immediately prior to the end of compulsory dipping following the Revocation Order of 4 June 1992.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2016 answer text <p>Defra officials have been investigating this issue since the meeting with the Sheep Dip Sufferers Group in November and sent information to Tom Rigby on 26 May.</p><p> </p><p>The information follows up the actions from the meeting and includes news releases from MAFF and the Veterinary Products Committee (VPC) from 1992 and 1993. These explain why the decision was taken to end compulsory dipping, and the conclusions of the VPC reviews of organophosphate sheep dips at the time.</p><p> </p><p>A note of agreed actions from the meeting was also provided.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 01/06/2016 12:11:20 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

519569

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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	Counter-terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA) view that three unpublished industry-sponsored carcinogenicity studies on mice played an important role in informing EFSA’s decision that the herbicide glyphosate is not carcinogenic to humans.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>The European Food Safety Authority concluded that glyphosate is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard in humans. This conclusion followed a very thorough consideration of a wide range of scientific data, including a number of studies on laboratory animals.</p><p>The mouse carcinogenicity studies were performed by independent testing laboratories and comply with the applicable OECD test guideline and Good Laboratory Practice. Carcinogenicity studies in mice are among the many EU data requirements for pesticides, and help to establish whether or not an active substance in a pesticide has carcinogenic potential.</p><p>Under the regulatory system for pesticides, studies are not published because of the danger that data may be wrongly used to support other rival applications for authorisation. However, requests to view the documents can be submitted to the Health and Safety Executive’s Chemicals Regulation Directorate and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL135 question first answered 03/06/2016 11:37:28 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

519570

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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	Teachers: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will place in the Library of the House the three unpublished industry studies of the safety of the herbicide glyphosate relied upon by the European Food Safety Authority when it reached its decision that glyphosate is not carcinogenic to humans, namely the 2001 study owned by the Israeli pesticides company ADAMA Agan Ltd <i>Carcinogenicity Study with Glyphosate technical in Swiss Albino Mice</i>, the 2009 study owned by the Australian pesticides company Nufarm <i>Glyphosate technical: Dietary Carcinogenicity Study in the Mouse</i>, and the 1997 study owned by the Japanese pesticides company Arysta Life Sciences <i>HR-001: 18 month Oral Oncogenicity Study in Mice</i>.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>The European Food Safety Authority concluded that glyphosate is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard in humans. This conclusion followed a very thorough consideration of a wide range of scientific data, including a number of studies on laboratory animals.</p><p>The mouse carcinogenicity studies were performed by independent testing laboratories and comply with the applicable OECD test guideline and Good Laboratory Practice. Carcinogenicity studies in mice are among the many EU data requirements for pesticides, and help to establish whether or not an active substance in a pesticide has carcinogenic potential.</p><p>Under the regulatory system for pesticides, studies are not published because of the danger that data may be wrongly used to support other rival applications for authorisation. However, requests to view the documents can be submitted to the Health and Safety Executive’s Chemicals Regulation Directorate and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL134 question first answered 03/06/2016 11:37:28 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

519572

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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	High Speed 2 Railway Line
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 29 April (HL7747), whether the regulations regarding rights of way provisions that will be subject to affirmative resolution will also be subject to any further public consultation.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The changes to the public path order regime that the Government is introducing were part of a full public consultation carried out in May 2012. We are now implementing those changes through amendments to the Local Authorities (Recovery of Costs for Public Path Orders) Regulations 1993. We are consulting further with both the Stakeholder Working Group and local authorities on the detail of the amendments.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 26/05/2016 15:04:32 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

519582

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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	Marine Protected Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to require all abattoirs to have CCTV recordings of the slaughter process in the interests of animal welfare, and to require storage of such recordings and access to them by third parties.
tabling member printed	Lord Trees
uin	HL147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2016 answer text <p>The primary responsibility for protecting animal welfare in slaughterhouses rests with business operators, who must have operating procedures in place to prevent animals suffering avoidable pain, suffering and distress. Business operators must also have appropriate monitoring procedures in place.</p><p>The vast majority of animals are slaughtered in slaughterhouses which have CCTV present, so the Government is not currently persuaded of the case for introducing regulation which would require all abattoirs to have CCTV, but we are keeping the issue under review.</p><p>In their report last year, the Farm Animal Welfare Committee recommended that CCTV should be retained, by the slaughterhouse, for a period of at least three months and the Government supports that recommendation. Official Veterinarians of the Food Standards Agency are present in all approved slaughterhouses to monitor and ensure operators comply with strict animal welfare regulations and have the power to seize CCTV footage if they suspect a breach of welfare standards.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/06/2016 11:37:46 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4260 label Biography information for Lord Trees

519673

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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	School Milk
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 much the Rural Payments Agency has made in payments related to the European School Milk Scheme in each region and constituent part of the UK in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	37569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The attached table shows the total UK amounts taken from the annual European accounts for each year from 2005 to 2016. The amounts in the table are the payments made to the organisations that supply milk to schools, which have been claimed back in full from the European Commission by the RPA.</p><p> </p><p>In years 2005 and 2006 the Rural Payments Agency were required to produce the accounts in GBP currency and in years 2007 and later, were required to produce accounts in euro currency to comply with Regulation 883-2006.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>6,695,400.64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>6,552,414.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£13,247,815.20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>8,204,965.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>7,893,693.21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>7,553,825.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>7,292,814.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>1,900,066.83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>4,753,174.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4,525,499.84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4,382,584.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>4,325,618.91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total €</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>€ 50,832,243.01</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figure for 2011 is a result of a repayment made by the Department of Health, where a decision was taken to fund the cost of the nursery milk provision entirely from their own budget. This resulted in the RPA claiming less from the European Commission that year only.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown by region and constituent part of the UK could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/05/2016 13:46:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

519679

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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	Nitrogen Dioxide: EU Law
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 meet the EU's nitrogen dioxide emissions target.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	37649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK currently meets the EU legal requirements for almost all pollutants, but we know there is still more to do and that the UK faces significant challenges in meeting EU requirements for nitrogen dioxide.</p><p> </p><p>The national air quality plan, published in December last year, sets out a comprehensive approach for meeting the air quality challenges by implementing a new programme of Clean Air Zones. The plan combines targeted local and national measures, forming part of a wider approach that exploits new and clean technologies, such as electric and ultra-low emission vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed over £2 billion since 2011 to increase the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles, support green transport initiatives and support local authorities to take action.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/05/2016 10:14:03 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

519683

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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 Energy and Climate Change: EU Law
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 European Commission on infraction proceedings relating to the UK breaching EU nitrogen dioxide limits.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	37644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the UK’s air quality, reducing health impacts, and fulfilling our environmental responsibilities.</p><p>In December last year the Government published the national air quality plan which sets out a comprehensive approach for meeting these goals by implementing a new programme of Clean Air Zones.</p><p>The Government is keeping the European Commission informed of the significant action that the UK is taking to address air pollution.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/05/2016 10:09:42 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

519685

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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: Allergies
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 encourage food manufacturers and processors to avoid the use of (a) allergenic materials and (b) non-allergenic materials in ways that may cause allergenic reactions.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	37597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>In December 2014, the law on how food allergen information is given was changed to make it easier for consumers with an allergy or intolerance to manage their condition safely when buying food or eating out. Defra continues to promote accurate and informative food labelling to inform consumers about the food they buy, including the presence of allergens in food so that consumers can make informed choices. The Food Standards Agency’s Guidance on Allergen Management and Consumer Information provides guidance on allergen management in food manufacturing and processing to assess and avoid cross contamination.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/05/2016 10:06:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

519686

registered interest
date	19/05/2016
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	Yeast
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 research has her Department undertaken on the effect of the use of increasing levels of yeast and yeast extracts in food.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	37598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>Historically Defra has funded research on yeast under the Food LINK Programmes in relation to its use in brewing, in food and drink spoilage and to develop predictive food microbiological modelling tools. Since 2010 we have engaged with Innovate UK on collaborative R&amp;D with industry supporting a range of issues on food quality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/05/2016 11:24:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan