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419427

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	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	Water Companies: Competition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they are on target to deliver retail competition for non-household water and sewerage services in England in April 2017; whether they plan to publish a clearly defined timetable and a schedule of the trigger points necessary to meet this deadline; and whether Ofwat are able to impose financial penalties for breaches of licence conditions on companies which are not ready to become a licensee for the provision of retail services for all non-household customers by that date.
	tabling member printed	Lord Moynihan
	uin	HL2358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2015 answer text We are on track to open the non-household retail market for water and sewerage services in April 2017. All partners in the Open Water programme (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Ofwat and Market Operator Services Limited), are strongly committed to meeting this date. A clear timetable of the activities, which will need to be completed before the market can open, is published on Ofwat’s website and updated each month. Market Operator Services Limited is working closely with all relevant companies to ensure that they will be ready for market opening in April 2017. Incumbent water companies who want to compete in the new national retail market will need to establish a separate legal entity and apply for a Water and Sewerage Supply Licence, although they are not under any obligation to do so. Ofwat sought views on the appropriate conditions for licensees operating in the new retail market through its consultation on new Water and Sewerage Supply Licences in June 2015. It will be able to impose financial penalties on licensees who do not comply with these conditions. answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 01/10/2015 15:02:27 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	924 label Biography information for Lord Moynihan

178130

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2015
	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	Fish: Poaching
	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 she has made of whether the maximum penalties available for poaching fish in English and Welsh rivers are sufficient to deter people from committing that offence.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	223545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text The maximum penalty of £50,000 for poaching fish currently in place in England and Wales continues to be considered appropriate in deterring people from committing that offence. answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/02/2015 12:55:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

706221

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	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
	hansard heading	Cats: Conservation
	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 she is taking to protect the Scottish wildcat population in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	65968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text The Scottish wild cat is protected in the UK in accordance with the EU Habitats Directive. The only recorded population living in the wild in the UK is in Scotland. As wildlife protection is a devolved issue any additional measures for their protection in Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Government. answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/03/2017 16:07:40 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

577901

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2016
	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	Marine Conservation Zones
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, when designating the third tranche of Marine Conservation Zones, whether they will take into account the Wildlife and Countryside Link’s Marine Charter, and in particular its call to address current gaps in Marine Protected Areas, stem the decline in marine habitats, and recover those that are damaged.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL1649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text The Government remains committed to putting in place a well-managed Blue Belt to protect precious marine habitats and species. We are aiming for the third tranche of Marine Conservation Zones to be comprehensive and complete our contribution to the ecologically coherent network of Marine Protected Areas in the North East Atlantic. This network plays an important part in helping stem the decline of marine habitats and species and in aiding their recovery. The Government has also committed to doubling the size of protected ocean around the UK Overseas Territories to four million square kilometres. This commitment included the immediate formal designation of Marine Protected Areas around the Pitcairn Islands and St Helena which will help protect the Territories’ important endemic marine species. answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 21/09/2016 14:52:39 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

706726

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2017
	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
	hansard heading	Animal Products: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2017 to Question 60831, what the country of origin was of each trophy for which an import application was received; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	66129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text Records show that two of the hunting trophy export applications originate in Tanzania, and 15 originate from South Africa. answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/03/2017 15:01:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

577902

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2016
	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	Microplastics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the proposed ban on microbeads in cosmetics, whether they are considering an outright ban on their use in all other domestic products.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL1650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text On 3 September 2016 the Government announced plans to ban the sale and manufacture of cosmetics and personal care products containing microbeads which cause harm to the marine environment. Our plans will be informed by a formal consultation later this year. At the same time, evidence will be gathered on the extent of the environmental impacts of microbeads found in other products, including those for domestic use, before considering what more can be done in future to tackle other plastics which affect the marine environment. answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 21/09/2016 14:50:38 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

706210

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	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
	hansard heading	Sheep Meat: New Zealand
	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 checks are carried out to ensure that lamb imports from New Zealand are whole carcasses and not part joints.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	66009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text New Zealand is able to export up to 288,254 tonnes of sheepmeat duty free to the EU under a tariff rate quota. The rules governing the operation of the quota laid down in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1354/2011 express the quota in terms of carcase weight equivalent. Operators in New Zealand are able to use the quota to export lamb joints and cuts, as well as carcasses, and the Regulation lays down a series of coefficients to convert boneless and bone-in cuts into a carcase weight equivalent. Veterinary checks on products of animal origin are carried out by Port Health Authorities at Border Inspection Posts. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) customs declaration processes for non-EU imports ensure that all products of animal origin have been issued with a valid Common Veterinary Entry Document (CVED) before the consignment is cleared by customs in the UK. answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/03/2017 15:05:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

706216

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	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
	hansard heading	Natural England
	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 much funding she plans to provide to National Trails England in each year to 2020.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	66037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text Natural England will provide funding of £1.8 million for the national trails in England in 2017/18. Natural England is committed to finding a secure future for national trails. Future levels of funding for 2018/19 and 2019/2020 and how best to secure future funding will be part of the discussions Natural England is currently holding with the National Trail Partnerships. answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/03/2017 13:10:11 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

706207

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	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
	hansard heading	International Whaling Commission
	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 she has made of the main outcomes and decisions from the 66th annual International Whaling Commission meeting; and whether the UK has successfully implemented the required actions from that meeting.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
	uin	65928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text I have assessed the main outcomes and decisions of the 66th annual International Whaling Commission (IWC) and consider that the meeting was a success for the UK. We secured a number of important UK priorities and officials are now working hard in collaboration with other IWC Parties to ensure that the actions arising from the meeting are implemented during the intercessional period in a coordinated and effective way. answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/03/2017 15:44:33 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

706217

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	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
	hansard heading	Flood Control
	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 the Efficiency Review of 27 February 2017, what assessment she has made of the effect of the proposed six per cent budget savings on spending on flood defences.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	66032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text Government is investing £2.5 billion over six years to better protect the country from flooding. This includes over 1,500 flood defence schemes, which will better protect more than 300,000 homes by 2021. The Efficiency Review will take a strategic look at how government delivers services across the whole public sector, seeking opportunities to make improvements and drive value for money. Defra, like all other departments, will now under take a process of assessing the scope for efficiencies across its portfolio. answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/03/2017 14:28:25 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron