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853255

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2018
	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: Internet
	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 and what proportion of his Department’s cloud-hosting contracts have been awarded to (a) hyperscale cloud providers and (b) UK SMEs; and what the value of those contracts was in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
	tabling member printed	James Gray
	uin	130704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>a) Core Defra currently has two direct contracts with ‘public cloud-hosting’ providers:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Amazon Web Services (AWS) from January 2017</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Microsoft Azure from July 2017 via Defra’s Microsoft Enterprise Licence Agreement</li></ul><p> </p><p>The expenditure is as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>AWS - £35,561.96 (2017/2018)</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Microsoft Azure – Zero spend to date</li></ul><p> </p><p>b) None</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/03/2018 17:02:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

846694

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	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	Richmond Park: Diesel Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of diesel emissions on the wildlife of Richmond Park.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL5749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>We have not made any specific assessment of the impact of diesel-related emissions on the wildlife of Richmond Park.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 07/03/2018 16:04:31 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

846840

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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	Fisheries: Scotland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Scottish Government about the effect of Brexit on Scottish fisheries.
	tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
	uin	HL5802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with the Devolved Administrations to deliver a future fishing policy that works for the whole of the UK and reflects the different needs and circumstances of fisheries in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England.</p><p> </p><p>There has been extensive, positive and productive discussions at Ministerial and official level between Defra and the DAs, including the Scottish Government. The Secretary of State meets regularly with his Ministerial counterparts in the Scottish and Welsh Governments and senior officials from Northern Ireland. Officials have also established joint Defra-DA working groups to strengthen collaborative working and preparedness as we consider the implications of exiting the EU on UK fisheries.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 07/03/2018 16:16:37 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

846839

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to extend the badger cull to (1) Staffordshire, (2) Shropshire, and (3) Derbyshire; and if so, to which areas in those counties.
	tabling member printed	The Earl of Shrewsbury
	uin	HL5801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Should they wish, farmers and landowners across the bovine TB High Risk Area and Edge Area of England, which includes Staffordshire, Shropshire and Derbyshire, are able to apply to Natural England for licences to kill or take badgers for the purpose of preventing the spread of bovine TB, as set out under section 10(2)(a) of the Protection of Badgers Act 1992. Applicants need to meet the licensing criteria and demonstrate that they will be able to deliver safe and effective operations in order to be authorised to proceed, as set out in the Guidance to Natural England, which can be found on gov.uk at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629616/badger-cull-licence-guidance-ne.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629616/badger-cull-licence-guidance-ne.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Farmers in a number of areas have signalled their intention to submit applications to Natural England for licences to conduct badger culls this year. Licensing decisions are a matter for Natural England.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 07/03/2018 16:39:41 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble attachment 1 file name badger-cull-licence-guidance-ne.pdf title NE badger cull licence guidance
	tabling member	2147 label Biography information for The Earl of Shrewsbury

846841

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	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: Scotland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Scottish Government about the findings of a report by Scotland's Rural College on the effect of Brexit on sheep farming in Scotland.
	tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
	uin	HL5803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and Defra officials meet regularly with the Scottish Government, along with their counterparts in Wales and Northern Ireland to discuss a range of issues connected with the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. In connection with this, HM Government is undertaking a wide range of analysis and examining all areas of the UK economy, seeking input from a wide range of stakeholders. The report from Scotland’s Rural College “Assessing the impacts of alternative post-Brexit trade and agricultural support policy scenarios on Scottish farming systems” makes a contribution to that process.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 07/03/2018 16:13:47 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

853314

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2018
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter of 25 January 2018 from the hon. Member for Leeds West on the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	130763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>I replied to the hon. Member for Leeds West on Friday 2 March. I apologise for the delay in replying.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/03/2018 15:47:17 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves