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1110298

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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: Environment Protection
	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 he has taken to meet the 2017 Conservative manifesto commitment to help Natural England to expand their provision of technical expertise to farmers to deliver environmental improvements on a landscape scale; and what evidence he is able to present to demonstrate progress against that commitment.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	242004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>On 9 February 2018 a further 37 new groups were signed up to the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation fund. The addition of these groups to the scheme means that there are now 97 groups covering over 500,000 hectares of holdings in England with three year contracts. They are delivering landscape-scale measures for wildlife, water management and the historic environment, with over 2,400 members of Facilitation Fund groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/04/2019 12:06:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1110296

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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, whether the Rural Payments Agency is on target to meet the payment commitments that he set out at the 2019 NFU conference.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	242002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Yes. The Rural Payments Agency is on track to achieve the commitments set out at the 2019 NFU Conference.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/04/2019 12:08:24 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1110297

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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, what plans his Department has to meet the Government commitment that no-one in any existing Countryside Stewardship or Environmental Stewardship scheme will be unfairly disadvantaged when the UK transitions to new arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	242003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>As we develop the new Environmental Land Management (ELM) system and evolve the Countryside Stewardship (CS) offer we will work to ensure we can offer a smooth transition from CS to ELM when it becomes fully operational from 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/04/2019 12:02:27 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1110294

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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, how many (a) countryside stewardship and (b) environmental stewardship payments from (i) 2015 and (ii) 2016 are outstanding.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	242000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>There are no outstanding Countryside Stewardship claim payments for 2015 as the first agreements did not commence until 1 January 2016. Over 99% of eligible Countryside Stewardship 2016 claims have received their payments and there are six claims to complete.</p><p> </p><p>Over 99% of Environmental Stewardship eligible claims have received their 2015 and 2016 payments. For 2015 there are 14 claims to complete, and 53 claims to complete for 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/04/2019 11:45:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1110295

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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, what assessment his Department has made for the reasons for the delays to the Rural Payments Agency issuing Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship payments.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	242001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>There are a number of reasons for delays in issuing Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship payments. These include complex rules, requirements, processes and systems which have made the scheme overly complicated. The Rural Payments Agency took on responsibility for issuing Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship payments in October 2018. It is simplifying the administration of the scheme as far as possible under the current EU system by streamlining processes, making changes to IT systems and boosting the workforce to speed up processing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/04/2019 11:54:58 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1110872

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	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: South West
	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 herds in each of the following badger cull areas of (a) Gloucestershire and (b) West Somerset were tested with interferon gamma in each years from 2010 to 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	242675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given on 3 April 2019 to PQ 213909.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/04/2019 11:00:59 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1110873

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	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: South West
	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 interferon gamma tests were conducted on each of the herds in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) Somerset; and how many cattle tested positive in each herd in each year from 2010 to 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	242676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given on 5 February 2019 to PQ 213910.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/04/2019 12:20:11 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1110549

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	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 Bill
	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 the Government has plans for the Fisheries Bill to complete all of its Parliamentary stages in this session of Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	242929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The scheduling of the Fisheries Bill will be announced by the leader of the House of Commons in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/04/2019 12:34:53 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1110367

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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	Seafood: 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 certification would be required for live seafood exporters based in Scotland exporting to the EU 27 in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
	tabling member printed	David Duguid
	uin	242223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Delivering a deal with the EU remains our top priority, but as with any responsible Government, we are planning for all scenarios.</p><p> </p><p>To continue exporting to the EU if the UK leaves without a deal, UK seafood exporters would need to provide a catch certificate and an export health certificate for most fish and fish products. We have published detailed guidance on the gov.uk website and have held several events nationally to help the industry prepare to abide by these rules imposed by the EU. These events have included demonstrations of the IT systems which exporters would need to use, and the processes they would have to follow in the event of leaving the EU without a deal.</p><p> </p><p>Fisheries management is a devolved matter. That will not change as a result of leaving the EU. The UK Government has worked closely with the Scottish Government, as well as the Welsh Government and DAERA, to ensure consistency and help prepare the sector as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 242224 question first answered 15/04/2019 12:22:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

1110369

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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	Seafood: 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 guidance his Department has issued to Scottish live seafood exporters on preparations in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
	tabling member printed	David Duguid
	uin	242224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Delivering a deal with the EU remains our top priority, but as with any responsible Government, we are planning for all scenarios.</p><p> </p><p>To continue exporting to the EU if the UK leaves without a deal, UK seafood exporters would need to provide a catch certificate and an export health certificate for most fish and fish products. We have published detailed guidance on the gov.uk website and have held several events nationally to help the industry prepare to abide by these rules imposed by the EU. These events have included demonstrations of the IT systems which exporters would need to use, and the processes they would have to follow in the event of leaving the EU without a deal.</p><p> </p><p>Fisheries management is a devolved matter. That will not change as a result of leaving the EU. The UK Government has worked closely with the Scottish Government, as well as the Welsh Government and DAERA, to ensure consistency and help prepare the sector as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill grouped question UIN 242223 question first answered 15/04/2019 12:22:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid