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1699025

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	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 recent estimate he has made of the number of payments made to farmers by the Rural Payments Agency in (a) Lincolnshire and (b) South Holland and the Deepings constituency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	20513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The RPA has made over<strong> 21,094 </strong>payments in Lincolnshire and <strong>2,205</strong> in the South Holland and the Deepings constituency<strong>, </strong>over the last 5 years across the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), Countryside Stewardship (CS), Environmental Stewardship (ES) schemes and Grants.</p><p> </p><p><strong>To Note:</strong> Both tables include the number claims paid in the scheme year for BPS, CS Revenue, CS Capital, ES, SFI and Grants. This is not at unique customer level and therefore a customer may have received a payment from multiple schemes – which answers the “number of payments to customers” ask.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Lincolnshire</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>South Holland and the Deepings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Scheme Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Scheme Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>3,929</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>3,969</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>4,221</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>4,565</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>463</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>4,410</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 16/04/2024 16:02:11 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1699093

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	Animal Feed and Fertilisers: Ukraine
	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 his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the war in Ukraine on the (a) supply and (b) price of (i) animal feed and (ii) fertiliser.
	tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
	tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
	uin	20812
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>i. The UK has a highly resilient food and animal feed supply chain which has coped well in responding to challenges in the past few years.</p><p> </p><p>Cereals and oilseeds make up a significant proportion of animal feed, most of which are internationally traded commodities. Subsequently, their supply chains are dynamic and responsive to global market developments in price and availability. These developments may be influenced by the war in Ukraine or additional factors unrelated to the conflict, such as weather conditions and currency fluctuations.Our high degree of food security is built on strong domestic production and imports from diverse sources. We recognise the essential role that domestic production plays in providing food security and resilience, which is why the government is committed to broadly maintaining the current level of food we produce domestically.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to keep the market situation under review through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group, which monitors UK agricultural markets including price, supply, inputs, trade and recent developments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ii. In 2022, nitrogen fertiliser prices increased to two to three times their recent nominal historic levels (imported ammonium nitrate prices were £870/t), due to increased global gas prices and conflicts around the world (including but not limited to the conflict in the Ukraine) as well as strong demand driven by high crop prices.</p><p> </p><p>The AHDB publishes a GB fertiliser price time-series for the most commonly used fertiliser products to increase transparency of market prices and show trends to growers. This shows a plateauing of fertiliser prices in GB from June 2023 until now. While this is a GB price series the same situation applies to the UK as a whole. This plateau in prices is partly due to global price factors, but also regional demand has been affected by poor weather and shifts in crop choices by farmers.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is continuing to monitor fertiliser prices and supply chains through regular engagement with key manufacturers and wider stakeholders. We are also working with other government departments to coordinate intelligence, and understand supply and pricing issues.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 15/04/2024 09:50:53 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1699094

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	Agriculture: Procurement
	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 help ensure an adequate supply of (a) animal feed, (b) fertiliser and (c) CO2.
	tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
	tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
	uin	20813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>a) Animal feed: The UK has a highly resilient food and animal feed supply chain which has coped well in responding to challenges in the past few years. Cereals and oilseeds make up a significant proportion of animal feed, most of which are internationally traded commodities. Subsequently, their supply chains are dynamic and responsive to global market developments in price and availability. These developments may be influenced by the war in Ukraine or additional factors unrelated to the conflict, such as weather conditions and currency fluctuations. Our high degree of food security is built on strong domestic production and imports from diverse sources. We recognise the essential role that domestic production plays in providing food security and resilience, which is why the government is committed to broadly maintaining the current level of food we produce domestically.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to keep the market situation under review through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group, which monitors UK agricultural markets including price, supply, inputs, trade and recent developments.</p><p> </p><p>b) Fertiliser: In 2022, nitrogen fertiliser prices increased to two to three times their recent nominal historic levels (imported ammonium nitrate prices were £870/t), due to increased global gas prices and conflicts around the world (including but not limited to the conflict in the Ukraine) as well as strong demand driven by high crop prices.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is continuing to monitor fertiliser prices and supply chains through regular engagement with key manufacturers and wider stakeholders. We are also working with other government departments to coordinate intelligence and understand supply and pricing issues.</p><p> </p><p>CO2: Defra works closely with stakeholders across the food industry, to encourage CO2 contingency planning and resilience. The tightness in supply of CO2 has eased and shown more stability recently and the industry has taken steps to make efficiencies and use alternative CO2 sources where possible. The stable supply of CO2 is vital to several CNI sectors including food and water. We recognise the importance of CO2 supply for our key sectors.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past few years we have completed extensive work to build resilience into the sector including: monitoring and encouraging further diversification of production and supply in the UK; providing clarity on various regulatory questions, including through the Environment Agency’s publication of a Regulatory Position Statement on the capture, treatment, storage and use of carbon dioxide (CO2) from anaerobic digestion (AD) of waste; and working with industry on this supply chain through various forums. The diversification of this supply chain is being demonstrated through a series of recent industry announcements, such as British Sugar’s recent reopening of the CO2 capture plant at their Wissington site.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 15/04/2024 09:44:46 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1699188

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Bullying
	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 allegations of bullying have been made against Ministers by staff in his Department in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	20722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>No formal complaints of bullying have been raised through Defra’s dispute resolution process.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 16/04/2024 14:10:42 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1698594

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Dangerous Dogs: Scotland
	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 (a) has had and (b) plans to have discussions with the Scottish Government on the potential impact of the Dangerous Dogs (Designated Types) (England and Wales) Order 2023 on the transport of dogs between England and Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	20371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Defra Ministers have written regularly to Ministerial counterparts in Scotland to encourage a UK–wide approach to the ban on XL Bully type dogs. This included highlighting the implications of the ban in England and Wales on the movement of XL Bully dogs between England and Wales, and Scotland. We also offered several meetings to discuss the XL Bully ban with the Scottish Government.</p><p> </p><p>Defra officials continue to engage with officials from all the devolved administrations on a weekly basis to discuss the implementation of the ban.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 15/04/2024 09:15:18 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1698674

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) 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 Department's planned timetable is to consult on which activities should fall within the activity regulations under the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	20422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 provides a framework for the introduction of future bans on the advertising and offering for sale, in England and Northern Ireland, of low-welfare animal activities abroad.</p><p>Future decisions on which specific animal activities will fall in scope of the advertising ban will be evidence-based and subject to Parliamentary scrutiny. Sufficient, compelling evidence will be required to demonstrate why any specific advertising ban is needed.</p><p>This Government continues to make animal welfare a priority and we are currently exploring a number of options to ensure progress as soon as is practicable.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 20423 20424 question first answered 15/04/2024 14:57:21 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1698675

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) 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 Department's planned timetable is to consult on which activities should fall within the scope of the public consultation on the activity regulations under the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	20423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 provides a framework for the introduction of future bans on the advertising and offering for sale, in England and Northern Ireland, of low-welfare animal activities abroad.</p><p>Future decisions on which specific animal activities will fall in scope of the advertising ban will be evidence-based and subject to Parliamentary scrutiny. Sufficient, compelling evidence will be required to demonstrate why any specific advertising ban is needed.</p><p>This Government continues to make animal welfare a priority and we are currently exploring a number of options to ensure progress as soon as is practicable.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 20422 20424 question first answered 15/04/2024 14:57:21 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1698676

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	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	Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) 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, whether he has met stakeholders to discuss which activities should fall within the scope of the activity regulations under the Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	20424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023 provides a framework for the introduction of future bans on the advertising and offering for sale, in England and Northern Ireland, of low-welfare animal activities abroad.</p><p>Future decisions on which specific animal activities will fall in scope of the advertising ban will be evidence-based and subject to Parliamentary scrutiny. Sufficient, compelling evidence will be required to demonstrate why any specific advertising ban is needed.</p><p>This Government continues to make animal welfare a priority and we are currently exploring a number of options to ensure progress as soon as is practicable.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 20422 20423 question first answered 15/04/2024 14:57:21 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1698081

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	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	Export Health Certificates
	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 estimate he has made of the cost to individual business of acquiring an Environmental Export Health Certificate for a consignment of goods being imported to the UK since the introduction of the Border Target Operating Model in January 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	20049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>We will publish the Economic Impact Assessment of the legislative measures required to enable the Border Target Operating Model in due course and no later than the Statutory Instruments are laid. This will contain summary data tables and they will include the requested information.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 15/04/2024 08:40:19 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1698082

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	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	Import Controls: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department's The Border Target Operating Model: August 2003, published in August 2023, whether goods in all risk categories are required to pay the common user charge; and if this charge will vary depending on the risk level of the consignment.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	20050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Defra has consulted on its proposed methodology and rates to inform charging levels and will publish an update on the Common User Charge shortly. This will include the Government response to the consultation. Further information on the policy and rates will be included in the upcoming publication.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 15/04/2024 08:35:20 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy