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1723766

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
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 roll out the not for sale in EU labelling scheme in October 2024.
tabling member constituency	Mid Buckinghamshire
tabling member printed	Greg Smith
uin	1980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to implementing its obligations under the Windsor Framework in good faith, including commitments on the use of 'Not for EU labels', as well as taking all steps necessary to protect the UK internal market. As per guidance published on GOV.UK, from 1 October 2024 milk and dairy products moving under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme will need to be individually labelled.</p><p> </p><p>The previous Government held a consultation on extending the ‘not for EU’ labelling requirements across Great Britain earlier this year and this, as well as further discussion with business, will inform our future approach.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 01/08/2024 14:08:45 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

1723794

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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: High Peak
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 farms are part of the Sustainable Farming Incentive in High Peak constituency.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Jon Pearce
uin	2006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>As of 29 July 2024, there are 58 farmers with a live Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agreement (SFI Pilot and SFI 23) in the High Peak constituency.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 31/07/2024 15:53:17 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5115

1723798

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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 and Food: High Peak
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 encourage (a) farmers and (b) food producers to use sustainable farming methods in High Peak constituency.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Jon Pearce
uin	2008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>The new Government are fully committed to the Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Government will restore stability and confidence amongst farmers and will not overturn the applecart by overhauling the schemes.  Instead, we will optimise schemes and grants in an orderly way, ensuring they produce the right outcomes for all farmers, food security <em>and</em> nature’s recovery in a just and equitable way.</p><p> </p><p>The best way to do all of this effectively is to listen to farmers and others with a stake in our food system, countryside and nature. The Government is doing this as well as assessing data and information about what’s working and what isn’t before setting out detailed plans.</p><p> </p><p>We plan to increase the transparency of schemes and will continue to design our policies in partnership with farmers to make sure there is something for everyone- including small, grassland, upland and tenanted farms.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 31/07/2024 15:50:34 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5115

1723801

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Poultry: Import Controls
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 review the import ban on French ducks.
tabling member constituency	Brentwood and Ongar
tabling member printed	Alex Burghart
uin	1969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>It is important to protect animal health and welfare and avoid the economic impacts posed by disease incursion. Therefore, UK businesses importing duck products or meat must currently ensure they are sourced from unvaccinated animals. The Department understands the concerns of GB importers and remains in close dialogue with industry and the French authorities to seek further information relating to France’s Avian Influenza Vaccination Plan.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 01/08/2024 14:11:12 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart

1723816

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to announce funding levels for agriculture in each year of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Louth and Horncastle
tabling member printed	Victoria Atkins
uin	1923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>The budget for farming and agriculture beyond this year will be part of the government’s spending review.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 31/07/2024 15:14:45 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins

1723817

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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: Lincolnshire
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 help support farmers in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) Louth and Horncastle constituency.
tabling member constituency	Louth and Horncastle
tabling member printed	Victoria Atkins
uin	1924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2024 answer text <p>For this government, food security is national security.</p><p> </p><p>That is why this Government will introduce new deal for farmers to boost rural economic growth and strengthen Britain's food security.</p><ul><li>We will cut energy bills by switching on GB Energy</li></ul><ul><li>Protect farmers from being undercut in trade deals</li></ul><ul><li>Use the Government’s own purchasing power to back British produce.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the new Government are fully committed to the Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes. Government will restore stability and confidence amongst farmers and will not overturn the applecart by overhauling the schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Instead, we will optimise schemes and grants in an orderly way, ensuring they produce the right outcomes for all farmers, food security and nature’s recovery in a just and equitable way.</p><p> </p><p>The best way to do all of this effectively is to listen to farmers and others with a stake in our food system, countryside and nature. The Government is doing this as well as assessing data and information about what’s working and what isn’t before setting out detailed plans.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 31/07/2024 15:11:09 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins

1723432

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023
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 his planned timetable is for (a) bringing forward and (b) implementing secondary legislation relating to the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023; and whether he has a target date for full implementation of the Act's provisions.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Steve Barclay
uin	1673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>Innovation is important in strengthening food security, enhancing resilience and improving agricultural sustainability.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering how to take forward the regulatory framework outlined in the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act and will share our plans in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 30/07/2024 14:37:11 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

1723434

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Farming Recovery Fund
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 his planned timescale is for making payments under the Farming Recovery Fund to eligible applicants.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Steve Barclay
uin	1674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>To date all eligible farmers identified in the original Farming Recovery Fund announced in April 2024 have been offered the payment in line with the published criteria. In May, Defra announced a further expansion to the fund and further information on that will be available soon.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 30/07/2024 12:42:38 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

1723436

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Correspondence
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 plans to respond to the letter from the UN Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders under the Aarhus Convention of 12 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	1672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>The UK welcomed the creation of the Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders under the Aarhus Convention.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is considering the issues raised in the Special Rapporteur's two recent letters, in the context of the UK's obligations under the Aarhus Convention.</p><p> </p><p>We will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 30/07/2024 16:00:18 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1723443

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
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	Fly-tipping: South Holland and the Deepings
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 instances of fly tipping were recorded in South Holland and the Deepings constituency in (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 to date.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	1638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>Local authorities are required to report fly-tipping incidents and enforcement actions to Defra, which the department publishes annually, at: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fenv24-fly-tipping-incidents-and-actions-taken-in-england.&amp;data=05%7C02%7CFlytipping%40defra.gov.uk%7Ca9d1ce7c47b0405f83ae08dcabbf7f6d%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638574086178649864%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=nkO3WB%2FxwOHT8fsDbG492WJ30kvgokCIj7O1a%2BA%2FJbE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env24-fly-tipping-incidents-and-actions-taken-in-england.</a> This data isn't available at a constituency level and excludes the majority of private-land incidents.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the period April 2023 to March 2024 will be published at the end of this year.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 30/07/2024 15:44:04 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes