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759133

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Hen Harriers: Conservation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many hen harrier nests in the UK were located in areas where the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds had primary control over access in (1) 2015, (2) 2016, and (3) 2017; how many of those nests failed to have any chicks fledge; and what were the known causes of those nest failures.
tabling member printed	Viscount Ridley
uin	HL1502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>Wildlife conservation is a devolved matter so this reply relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has primary control over access to two known hen harrier breeding sites: the RSPB reserve at Geltsdale and United Utilities landholding in the Bowland Fells.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Between 2015 and 2017, eight nests were located on these sites, six of which failed to fledge young.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further details including known causes of nest failures are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Site</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Monitored by</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outcome</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Nest failure reason</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>1 Chick Fledged</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Male disappeared</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Male disappeared</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Male disappeared</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Male disappeared</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Predation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>RSPB Geltsdale</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Male disappeared</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>RSPB Geltsdale</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>1 Chick Fledged</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There were no nests on RSPB monitored land in 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/09/2017 10:00:25 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4272 label Biography information for Viscount Ridley

759290

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Food: Origin Marking
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 extend country of origin labelling and related geographical origin protections to dairy and processed meat products after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	9812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2017 answer text <p>The government believes in improving transparency for the consumer where practical. Within the EU, the UK argued for the extension of Country of Origin Labelling on fresh meats to include pork, poultry, lamb and goat meat which has applied since April 2015. There has been a requirement for Country of Origin labelling on beef since 2000. The UK has also supported Country of Origin Labelling for lightly processed dairy products such as butter and cheese and for lightly processed meat products such as bacon where this does not place unnecessary costs on businesses. We have also supported comprehensive voluntarily schemes, complementing the mandatory rules, covering many processed meat and dairy products. However, leaving the EU gives us an opportunity to consider the scope for further changes to the law in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/09/2017 13:14:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

758977

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
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	Environment: EU External Relations
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 the legal position will be of international environmental agreements ratified jointly by the EU and the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	9693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK will continue to be bound by international Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) to which it is party. We are committed to upholding our international obligations under these agreements and will continue to play an active role internationally following our departure from the EU. We will give due consideration to the ratification of MEAs in the future to which the UK is not currently party in its own right,(recognising that some risks have no relevance to the UK.)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 9691 question first answered 18/09/2017 17:01:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

758978

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
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: Behavioural Insights Team
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 his Department has paid to the Behavioural Insights Team in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has received services from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014. This has enabled the department to add to its evidence base to support priority government areas.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 have been published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search </a></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 9964 question first answered 18/09/2017 14:56:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

758979

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
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	Livestock: Animal Welfare
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 maintain welfare standards for farm animals after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	9645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will convert the existing body of EU environmental and animal welfare law into United Kingdom law. The Government has made it clear that we intend to retain our high existing standards of animal welfare once we have left the EU. We have some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world and we intend us to remain world leaders in the future. Leaving the EU provides us with an opportunity to develop gold standard policies on animal welfare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 19/09/2017 14:48:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

758980

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
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	Animal Welfare: 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, whether he plans to recognise animals as sentinent beings in legislation, as in the Lisbon Treaty, after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	9690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The government intends to retain our existing high standards of animal welfare once we have left the European Union. Defra is exploring how the principles of Article 13 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union can apply in the United Kingdom after we have left the European Union. Currently the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will convert the existing body of direct European Union animal welfare law into United Kingdom law, and this European Union law takes into account the principles of Article 13.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 19/09/2017 14:56:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

759022

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
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	Animal Welfare: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions have been brought under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many prosecutions were successful in each of those years.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL1469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2017 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts for offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, in England and Wales, from 2012 to 2016, can be viewed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts for the Animal Welfare Act 2006 <sup>(1)</sup>, England and Wales, from 2012 to 2016 <sup>(2)(3)(4)</sup></strong></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> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outcome</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</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> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>1,999</p></td><td><p>1,897</p></td><td><p>1,523</p></td><td><p>1,188</p></td><td><p>1,039</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found Guilty</p></td><td><p>1,535</p></td><td><p>1,435</p></td><td><p>1,161</p></td><td><p>899</p></td><td><p>807</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentenced</p></td><td><p>1,533</p></td><td><p>1,431</p></td><td><p>1,159</p></td><td><p>902</p></td><td><p>807</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immediate custody</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>up to 3 months</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 months and up to six</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Six months</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</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> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(1) Includes offences under SS 4, 5, 6(1),6(2) 7, 8, 9, 13(6) and 34(9)</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> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</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> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</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> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(4) The number of offenders sentenced can differ from those found guilty as it may be the case that a defendant found guilty in a particular year, and committed for sentence at the Crown Court, nay be sentenced in the following year.</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> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services – Ministry of Justice.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ref: PQ HL 1469 1470</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL1470 question first answered 22/09/2017 13:46:48 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

759023

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
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	Animal Welfare: Prison Sentences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many custodial sentences were given as a result of prosecutions brought under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and what was the length of each such custodial sentence awarded.
tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
uin	HL1470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2017 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts for offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, in England and Wales, from 2012 to 2016, can be viewed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty and sentenced at all courts for the Animal Welfare Act 2006 <sup>(1)</sup>, England and Wales, from 2012 to 2016 <sup>(2)(3)(4)</sup></strong></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> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outcome</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</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> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>1,999</p></td><td><p>1,897</p></td><td><p>1,523</p></td><td><p>1,188</p></td><td><p>1,039</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Found Guilty</p></td><td><p>1,535</p></td><td><p>1,435</p></td><td><p>1,161</p></td><td><p>899</p></td><td><p>807</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentenced</p></td><td><p>1,533</p></td><td><p>1,431</p></td><td><p>1,159</p></td><td><p>902</p></td><td><p>807</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immediate custody</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>of which</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>up to 3 months</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 months and up to six</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Six months</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</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> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(1) Includes offences under SS 4, 5, 6(1),6(2) 7, 8, 9, 13(6) and 34(9)</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> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</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> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</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> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(4) The number of offenders sentenced can differ from those found guilty as it may be the case that a defendant found guilty in a particular year, and committed for sentence at the Crown Court, nay be sentenced in the following year.</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> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services – Ministry of Justice.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ref: PQ HL 1469 1470</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL1469 question first answered 22/09/2017 13:46:48 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

758557

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Electric Vehicles: Batteries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the proportion of used electric vehicle batteries that are recycled; and what proportion of such batteries they aim to be recycled following the end of conventional petrol and diesel car and van sales.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL1428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 ban the disposal of automotive and industrial batteries to landfill and place a responsibility on battery producers to recycle their batteries. It is therefore estimated that all automotive and industrial batteries are recycled.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans for amendments to the Regulations, though we will continue to monitor the market.</p><p> </p><p>These requirements remain in place whether the vehicle relies on an electric or conventional power supply.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL1429 question first answered 20/09/2017 15:15:41 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

758558

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Electric Vehicles: Batteries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance is available for the sustainable disposal or recycling of used electric car batteries; and what additional assistance will be provided to account for rising demand ahead of the end to sales of conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL1429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 ban the disposal of automotive and industrial batteries to landfill and place a responsibility on battery producers to recycle their batteries. It is therefore estimated that all automotive and industrial batteries are recycled.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently no plans for amendments to the Regulations, though we will continue to monitor the market.</p><p> </p><p>These requirements remain in place whether the vehicle relies on an electric or conventional power supply.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL1428 question first answered 20/09/2017 15:15:41 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn