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168933

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	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	Pollinators
	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 the Government plans to take to support bees and pollinators.
	tabling member constituency	Pudsey
	tabling member printed	Stuart Andrew
	uin	906569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Taking action to support pollinators is a key part of my priorities to improve the natural environment and grow the rural economy.</p><p><br>Bees and other insect pollinators are vital to the diversity of our environment. They play an essential role in contributing to our £100bn food industry and are worth £400m to the economy. They face many threats and some species are in decline.</p><p>This is why we have published the National Pollinator Strategy on 4th November, a 10 year plan to build solid foundations to bring about the best possible conditions for pollinators to flourish.</p><p><br>The Government is committed to taking action to support pollinators across all types of land across our country, enhancing the response to pest and disease risks, and to improving our evidence base.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/12/2014 15:56:22 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew

381821

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2015
	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: Exports
	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 the Government plans to take to promote British food and drink exports.
	tabling member constituency	Pudsey
	tabling member printed	Stuart Andrew
	uin	900421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>The agri-food sector is worth over £100bn and employs one in eight people. The food and drink manufacturing sector – largest in the UK - exported nearly £19bn last year, including chocolates to Belgium, pork to China and chillies to India.</p><p> </p><p>Supporting and encouraging businesses to take the opportunities that exporting presents is one of my Department’s top priorities. Officials are working with the industry and UKTI to develop a new Action Plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 900420 900422 question first answered 18/06/2015 15:26:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew