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1694157

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
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	Sewage: Waste Disposal
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 expects the storm overflow action plans produced by water companies to be published.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	17409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>As part of our drive for better water quality, the Government has asked every water and sewerage company to present a clear assessment and action plan on every storm overflow they operate, prioritising those that are spilling into bathing waters and high-priority nature sites.</p><p>The action plans will be published in due course, subject to assurance of the data provided.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 11/03/2024 17:37:51 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1693486

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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	Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2024
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 the Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2024 will be laid before the House of Commons.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	16896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>On 28 February 2024, Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority issued a month-long public consultation on the draft Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Order will be laid before Parliament in due course following consideration of the consultation responses.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/03/2024 18:42:06 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1685626

registered interest
date	29/01/2024
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	Bivalve Molluscs: Non-native Species
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 potential merits of reducing the minimum landing size for invasive species of clams which may not grow to the required size.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	11915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Marine Management Organisation and the Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authority are developing a research plan to assess the abundance and condition of non-native clams in the inshore and offshore area of the Thames Estuary. This will establish the potential commercial viability of the fishery. The minimum landing size regulation for clams protects the native clam stocks. Any actions to open-up the non-native clam fishery must also consider impacts on native stocks and on the marine environment.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 01/02/2024 14:29:35 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1678263

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
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	Pigs: 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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the exemption in the Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007 that allows for the use of pig farrowing crates, in the context of the development of alternative systems.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	7156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>Legislation sets minimum legal requirements and already allows for development and use of alternative farrowing systems. The UK has a significant outdoor pig sector with 40% of the national sow breeding herd farrowing freely on outdoor units with no option for confinement.</p><p> </p><p>Defra’s 2018 statutory welfare code of practice for pigs confirms that ‘the aim is for farrowing crates to no longer be necessary and for any new system to protect the welfare of the sow, as well as her piglets’. Over the years the Government has funded research into farrowing systems which led to the website Freefarrowing.org. This site provides a variety of information and resources for pig farmers on the different farrowing options available and includes the latest research conducted on them.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work with the farming industry to maintain and enhance our high standards. The Animal Health and Welfare Pathway, part of our new domestic agricultural policy, supports farmers to produce healthier, higher welfare animals. The Government’s welfare priorities for the Pathway include supporting producers to transition away from confinement systems.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 21/12/2023 10:29:34 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1464051

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
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	Fisheries
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 has plans to consult Parliament on the future direction of UK fisheries management before publishing the final Joint Fisheries Statement in November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	4740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2022 answer text <p>The Fisheries Act 2020 requires each fisheries policy authority to lay a copy of the Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS) consultation draft before the appropriate legislature. This requirement was met on 17 January 2022. In parallel, the JFS was published for public consultation on 18 January.</p><p> </p><p>Both parliamentary scrutiny and the consultation process concluded on 12 April. However, owing to the dissolution of the Northern Ireland Assembly, scrutiny in Northern Ireland concluded on 25 March. Between now and November, we will be amending the JFS draft. During this time, Ministers remain open to engaging with Parliamentarians in the process to finalise the JFS.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 27/05/2022 13:28:36 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth

1460331

registered interest
date	26/04/2022
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	Fisheries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, following the consultation on the draft Joint Fisheries Statement, whether he has plans to consult Parliament on the future direction of UK fisheries management before publishing the final Joint Fisheries Statement in November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Anna Firth
uin	160586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 28/04/2022 10:47:15 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4936 label Biography information for Anna Firth