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732093

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government how many Marine Conservation Areas there are in UK waters; and whether they have a target for the number of those areas.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL146
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>There are a total of 297 Marine Protected Areas in UK waters. This includes 87 Marine Conservation Zones (Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas in Scotland) and 210 Marine Protected Areas set up under the Birds and Habitats Directives.</p><p>We aim to consult on the third tranche of Marine Conservation Zones in English waters in Spring 2018, with designations in Spring 2019. There is no target number of sites. The objective is to complete our contribution to the international ecologically-coherent network of Marine Protected Areas in the North East Atlantic by including a representative range of the species and habitats in our seas.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 06/07/2017 13:35:56 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

731025

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect on British farmers if the UK becomes subject to the five per cent agriculture subsidy cap imposed by the World Trade Organisation on non-EU members, following the UK's withdrawal from the EU
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL34
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Our focus is on getting the best deal possible for our farming industry and on providing stability for farmers as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s World Trade Organisation (WTO) commitments are currently set out within the EU’s schedules. We are developing UK-specific schedules that will replicate the EU’s current obligations at the WTO, including a share of the EU allowance for providing domestic support to agriculture, known as the Aggregate Measurement of Support (AMS).</p><p> </p><p>The EU currently has a €72 billion allowance for AMS of which it only uses a small portion. This allowance is in addition to the amount of five per cent of the value of production which all WTO members are allowed to spend on trade distorting subsidies for agriculture.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/07/2017 15:43:58 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

732094

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security afforded to Marine Conservation Areas; and how many prosecutions have been brought against unlawful incursions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>All protected sites are protected from the point of designation through the planning and licensing process. The condition of all marine protected sites is monitored and when harmful activities are identified new measures are developed to manage them.</p><p>Between 2011 and 2016 the Inshore Fishery and Coastal Authorities made 166 successful prosecutions for infractions of byelaws in the 0-6nm region. 994 verbal warnings, 515 written warnings and 110 fixed penalties were issued in the same period. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) considers there is good compliance within the current MMO byelaw areas (6-12nm).</p><p>The security of marine protected sites is supported by periodic patrolling from Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessels and the monitoring of Vessel Monitoring System data. There have been records of incursions from vessels and MMO has followed these up, but no cases have resulted in prosecution.</p><p>For protected sites in the 12-200nm zone the Government is currently in negotiations with Other Member States to introduce management measures through the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) which will be enforced by MMO. Taking back control of our waters and gaining a fairer share of quotas when we leave the EU are key priorities for the UK. We are currently analysing all fisheries legislation including CFP to determine what changes we might need to introduce.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/07/2017 16:14:15 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

733193

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government when sentencing policy for offences which fall under the Animal Welfare Act (2006) was last reviewed; and when they plan to next review that policy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Environment Food &amp; Rural Affairs is responsible for determining the maximum penalties for offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Any proposals to change the maximum penalties would require the approval of the Cabinet’s Social Reform (Home Affairs) sub-Committee. The Government keeps maximum penalties under review. This includes sentencing trends, and whether there is any evidence that the courts may be finding their sentencing powers inadequate. The last review was conducted in the context of the Government’s response to the House of Commons EFRA Committee report on animal welfare published on 2 February 2017 on EFRA website. Government noted in its response that the Sentencing Council has reviewed the magistrates’ court sentencing guidelines, including those in relation to animal cruelty cases. In their revised guideline, published on their website, the Sentencing Council aims to ensure that the most serious cases of animal cruelty receive appropriate severe sentences, within the available maximum penalty.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL187 question first answered 11/07/2017 15:00:29 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

732104

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government when they last had discussions with representatives from farming organisations to discuss the shape of future farm support.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
	uin	HL157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Since his appointment on 11 June, the new Secretary of State has already met and spoken to representatives from farming organisations on a number of occasions, most recently at the Royal Norfolk Show on 28 June 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/07/2017 16:14:36 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

732092

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to publish a long-term plan for the countryside in England and Wales; and if so, by what date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Patten
	uin	HL145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to be the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than we inherited it. We are preparing a 25 year environment plan that will set out how we will fulfil our ambition for the environment. Timings will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We will bring sustainable growth to the rural economy and boost our rural areas, so that people who live in the countryside have the same opportunities as those who live in our towns and cities.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 05/07/2017 16:00:11 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

733191

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government which secretaries of state are involved in determining sentencing policy for offences which fall under the Animal Welfare Act (2006); and which cabinet committee, if any, is required to give approval to any alteration of sentencing policy for offences committed under that Act.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Environment Food &amp; Rural Affairs is responsible for determining the maximum penalties for offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Any proposals to change the maximum penalties would require the approval of the Cabinet’s Social Reform (Home Affairs) sub-Committee. The Government keeps maximum penalties under review. This includes sentencing trends, and whether there is any evidence that the courts may be finding their sentencing powers inadequate. The last review was conducted in the context of the Government’s response to the House of Commons EFRA Committee report on animal welfare published on 2 February 2017 on EFRA website. Government noted in its response that the Sentencing Council has reviewed the magistrates’ court sentencing guidelines, including those in relation to animal cruelty cases. In their revised guideline, published on their website, the Sentencing Council aims to ensure that the most serious cases of animal cruelty receive appropriate severe sentences, within the available maximum penalty.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL188 question first answered 11/07/2017 15:00:29 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

732732

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government why additional EU funding for farmers granted to the UK in 2014 was distributed across the UK, given that that funding arose because of low area payments in Scotland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
	uin	HL170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Following agreement of the European Council on the EU Budget for 2014 to 2020, the Government decided in 2013 to maintain the historic split of the UK’s CAP direct payments budget between England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. This decision followed consultation with key stakeholders in each part of the UK and each of the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The decision recognised that not all parts of the UK had yet completed the transition to area based payments, making comparisons difficult. Scotland received less funding per hectare than other parts of the UK because of its mountainous, and therefore less productive, areas. Scotland has, on average, larger farms than the rest of the UK meaning Scottish farmers received higher than average payments.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 10/07/2017 16:33:08 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

732067

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2017
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 12 April (HL6565) concerning future policy and support for farming, how they plan to consult and work closely with the public.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Parminter
	uin	HL120
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>We have a once in a generation opportunity to transform our food and farming policies and improve our environment. We want to listen to the views of everyone who has an interest in the future of the industry.</p><p>Ministers are already engaging extensively with the farming community and others, and this will continue.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 06/07/2017 13:36:34 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4178 label Biography information for Baroness Parminter

50243

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government for how many spills a year the Environment Agency has licensed the upgraded Mogden sewage works; and how many were achieved in the first year of operation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
	uin	HL6961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Mogden Sewage Treatment Works has an Environmental Permit issued by the Environment Agency to discharge treated and storm effluent to the Thames Estuary at Isleworth. The discharge of storm effluent is permissible only when the capacity of onsite facilities for treatment and containment are exceeded. This includes a 77,000m³ storm tank.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The permit does not specify a number of spills per year. It requires the works to provide secondary treatment for a specific flow rate of incoming sewage.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The current version of the permit came into effect on 31 March 2013. During the subsequent 12 months, Thames Water reported 54 occasions when the works discharged storm sewage to the Thames. Thirty-four of these were during the wet weather in January and February.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
	tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley