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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

652641

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2016
	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	Animals and Plants: 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, what estimate she has made of the number of import permits granted in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	56341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Licences Issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2333</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2247</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures above relate to licences/authorisations issued by the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s (APHA) Centre for International Trade – Imports.</p><p> </p><p>Trade from the EU in furs/skins does not require APHA documentation and can move on commercial documentation.</p><p> </p><p>Our data retention policy stipulates that we only hold three years’ worth of data hence why we have not provided data for five years as requested.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/12/2016 09:56:53 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

707668

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2017
	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	Rodents: 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 water vole population in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	66525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>Wildlife protection is a devolved matter. In accordance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) the water vole and its habitat receives full protection in England and Wales. The species has been identified as one of principal importance for the conservation of biodiversity in England.</p><p> </p><p>Water voles and other protected species benefit from a range of initiatives including Defra’s agri-environment schemes as well as river and wetland restoration projects, and water quality improvements.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency has created nearly 5,000 hectares of wetland and river habitats in the last 10 years and is working in partnership with the Wildlife Trusts to improve and protect over 15,000km of rivers, lakes and coastal waters, creating healthy riverside habitats benefiting animals such as water voles.</p><p> </p><p>Agri-environment schemes such as Countryside Stewardship provide suitable habitat for wildlife including water voles and other small mammals. Scheme options that benefit water voles include buffer strips alongside ponds, ditches, and other watercourses and fencing alongside watercourses to protect bankside vegetation. Long-term strategic conservation work includes re-introduction schemes such as a recent scheme in Hertfordshire, combined with mink management projects (such as the Norfolk Mink Project) and habitat management.</p><p> </p><p>In addition the National Water Vole Monitoring Programme launched by the People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) in collaboration with the UK Water Vole Steering Group (The Wildlife Trusts, Natural Resources Wales, Scottish Natural Heritage, Environment Agency, Natural England and RSPB) aims to bring together all surveying work that is being carried out across the country, as well as monitor selected historical sites, to establish any changes in the water vole population and to help guide future conservation efforts.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/03/2017 12:22:49 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

636193

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2016
	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	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, what contingency funding was made available by her Department for flooding in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	52825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>While Defra does not hold contingency funding specifically for flooding, the Environment Agency’s incident response capability ensures we are prepared to respond effectively to flooding when it does occur. Where more funding is required, Defra and the Environment Agency will reprioritise its activities in the first place to meet costs. In case of extreme events, like the flooding we saw last winter and in 2013/14, we work with the HM Treasury to ensure that funding is available to support our response and recovery activities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 17/11/2016 15:27:25 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

746188

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2017
	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
	hansard heading	Slaughterhouses: CCTV
	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 his Department has made of the total cost of installing CCTV across all slaughterhouses; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	1764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>We will consult on proposals to implement our manifesto commitment to make CCTV recording in slaughterhouses mandatory. This consultation will invite views on the costs of installing CCTV in all slaughterhouses and estimated costs will be published at that point. . Many slaughterhouses have already installed CCTV.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 03/07/2017 16:45:11 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

712941

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2017
	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	Agriculture: Subsidies
	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 20 March 2017 to Question 68033, on agriculture, when her Department plans to make a decision on how the commitment to maintain agricultural sector funding at equivalent Pillar 1 levels under the CAP from when the UK leaves the EU until 2020 will be managed and delivered; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	68754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>We understand the importance of providing certainty for farmers on funding, which is why the Government has guaranteed CAP Pillar I funding until the end of the Multiannual Financial Framework in 2020. Further details on arrangements for after 2020 will be given in due course and our intention is to do so sufficiently in advance of 2020 to give farmers time to plan.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/03/2017 11:20:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

732660

	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
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Migrant Workers
	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 his Department has made an assessment of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the number of non-UK workers in the agriculture and horticulture sector in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	1187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>We remain closely engaged with industry to ensure that we are informed of the latest intelligence on the labour market.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office intends to commission the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to better understand the reliance on EU migrant workers across the economy and consider the UK’s labour market needs.</p><p> </p><p>The number of non-UK workers in the agriculture and horticulture sector after we leave the EU will depend on the final shape of domestic immigration policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/06/2017 15:40:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

605892

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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	Plants: Quarantine
	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 potential implications of the UK leaving the EU for quarantine measures for pests and diseases of plant material.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	49488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>We recognise that the UK’s exit from the EU may have implications for the way in which current UK plant health services operate, including phytosanitary certification on imports, quarantine measures to mitigate the highest risk pests and diseases, and plant passporting.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering the implications and possible options as part of our planning for, and negotiations on, the UK’s exit.</p><p> </p><p>Continuing to deliver a risk-based, proportionate plant health regime that effectively protects the UK from plant pests and diseases, whilst maximising the free movement of goods, remains of the highest priority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 49490 49491 question first answered 25/10/2016 09:26:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

605893

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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	Plants: Transport
	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 potential implications of the UK leaving the EU for plant passports; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	49490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>We recognise that the UK’s exit from the EU may have implications for the way in which current UK plant health services operate, including phytosanitary certification on imports, quarantine measures to mitigate the highest risk pests and diseases, and plant passporting.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering the implications and possible options as part of our planning for, and negotiations on, the UK’s exit.</p><p> </p><p>Continuing to deliver a risk-based, proportionate plant health regime that effectively protects the UK from plant pests and diseases, whilst maximising the free movement of goods, remains of the highest priority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 49488 49491 question first answered 25/10/2016 09:26:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

605894

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2016
	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	Plants: 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, what plans she has for phytosanitary certification measures for the importation of plant material after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	49491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>We recognise that the UK’s exit from the EU may have implications for the way in which current UK plant health services operate, including phytosanitary certification on imports, quarantine measures to mitigate the highest risk pests and diseases, and plant passporting.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering the implications and possible options as part of our planning for, and negotiations on, the UK’s exit.</p><p> </p><p>Continuing to deliver a risk-based, proportionate plant health regime that effectively protects the UK from plant pests and diseases, whilst maximising the free movement of goods, remains of the highest priority.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 49488 49490 question first answered 25/10/2016 09:26:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham