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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

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

746330

	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, at what point the UK will cease translating new EU directives relating to his Department's responsibilities into UK law.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	John Redwood
	uin	1639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/07/2017 17:29:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

747575

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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	Fisheries: Treaties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the Government has not given notice of the UK's withdrawal from the London Fisheries Convention 1964.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	2641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>On 3 July, the Secretary of State tabled a Written Ministerial Statement which advised Parliament that the UK had notified its intention to withdraw from the 1964 London Fisheries Convention.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/07/2017 13:16:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

732929

	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
	hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Procurement
	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 contracts put out to tender by his Department were awarded to (a) charities and (b) social enterprises in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	1251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/07/2017 16:38:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

746332

	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: EU Law
	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 directives of the EU relating to his Department's responsibilities are awaiting incorporation into UK law.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	John Redwood
	uin	1640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra has 12 Directives awaiting transposition into UK law before 29 March 2019. These are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Directive</p></td><td><p>Title</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/51/EURATOM</p></td><td><p>Directive 2013/51/EURATOM of 22 October 2013 laying down requirements for the protection of the health of the general public with regard to radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/97/EU</p></td><td><p>Commission Implementing Directive 2014/97/EU of 15 October 2014 implementing Council Directive 2008/90/EC as regards the registration of suppliers and of varieties and the common list of varieties.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/96/EU</p></td><td><p>Commission Implementing Directive 2014/96/EU of 15 October 2014 on the requirements for the labelling, sealing and packaging of fruit plant propagating material and fruit plants intended for fruit production, falling within the scope of Council Directive 2008/90/EC.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/98/EU</p></td><td><p>Commission Implementing Directive 2014/98/EU of 15 October 2014 implementing Council Directive 2008/90/EC as regards specific requirements for the genus and species of fruit plants referred to in Annex I thereto, specific requirements to be met by suppliers and detailed rules concerning official inspections.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/412/EU</p></td><td><p>Commission Directive 2015/412/EU of 11 March 2015 amending Directive 2001/18/EC as regards the possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in their territory.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/996/EU</p></td><td><p>Commission Directive (EU) 2015/996 of 19 May 2015 establishing common noise assessment methods according to Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/1787/EU</p></td><td><p>Commission Directive (EU) 2015/1787 of 6 October 2015 amending Annexes II and III to Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2193/EU</p></td><td><p>Commission Directive (EU) 2015/2193 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/2203/EU</p></td><td><p>Commission Implementing Directive EU) 2015/2203 of 25 November 2015 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to caseins and caseinates intended for human consumption and repealing Council Directive 83/417/EEC</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/317/EU</p></td><td><p>Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/317 of 3 March 2016 amending Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC and 2002/57/EC as regards the official label of seed packages.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/2284/EU</p></td><td><p>Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/2109/EU</p></td><td><p>Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2016/2109 of 1 December 2016 amending Council Directive 66/401/EEC as regards the inclusion of new species and the botanical name of the species Lolium x boucheanum Kunth</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/07/2017 10:08:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

747506

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	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: Cumbria
	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 farmers in (a) South Lakeland District Council area and (b) Cumbria have not yet received their full basic payment scheme payment for 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	2418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) does not hold information on Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments at a council level.</p><p> </p><p>As at close of business on 3 July, 99.7% of farmers in Cumbria have received their full BPS 2016 payment. There are 14 farmers still to receive their payment. Of these 7 are held subject to the completion of probate; 3 are complete but waiting on information from the Scottish Government; and 4 are still to complete processing.</p><p> </p><p>The RPA continues to focus on the completion of the remainder and dealing with any queries on BPS 2016 claims raised by farmers.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/07/2017 16:20:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

733135

	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
	hansard heading	Farms: 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, how many foreign workers were brought into the UK to work on farms through Government-approved labour schemes in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017 to date.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	1314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) was established to bring foreign workers into the UK to work on farms. SAWS was closed in 2013 when transitional restrictions on nationals of Bulgaria and Romania were lifted, enabling free movement of all EU workers. There were no Government-approved labour schemes in the UK for farm workers in 2016 or in 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 03/07/2017 14:16:45 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

746189

	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	Fisheries Convention
	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 full-time equivalent staff of his Department are working on the withdrawal from the London Fisheries Convention; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	1766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>There is no team dedicated purely to withdrawing from the London Fisheries Convention. Staff in the European Union Exit Directorate and the Marine and Fisheries Directorate have worked on the London Fisheries Convention in the course of their regular duties. The Secretary of State made a Written Ministerial Statement on the London Fisheries Convention on Monday 3 July.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 03/07/2017 14:45:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

746295

	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: EU Law
	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 new directives relating to his Department's responsibilities are under negotiation in the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	John Redwood
	uin	1638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is responsible for measures relating to the environment, agriculture, fisheries, food, animal and plant health and the management of natural hazards such as flooding. A number of these dossiers are currently under discussion in the EU, including:</p><ul><li><p><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2013:0892:FIN" target="_blank">Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the cloning of animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species kept and reproduced for farming purposes</a> (COM(2013) 892 final);</p></li></ul><ul><li><p><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1432023305446&amp;uri=CELEX:52014AE0933" target="_blank">Proposal for a Council Directive on the placing on the market of food from clones</a> (COM (2013) 893 final);</p></li><li><p>Proposed repeal of the Environment Reporting Directive 91/692/EEC;</p></li><li><p>Waste (proposed revision of four directives: 2008/98/EC, 1999/31/EC, 94/62/EC and 2000/53/EC); and</p></li><li><p>Proposed amending Directive 2011/65/EU on the Restriction on the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances Directive in electrical and electronic equipment .</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>The Department provides Explanatory Memoranda to Parliament on any proposals defined by the terms of reference of the parliamentary EU scrutiny committees, which can be found online at <a href="http://europeanmemoranda.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/search/findby-topic" target="_blank">http://europeanmemoranda.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/search/findby-topic</a>. Each proposal from the EU on any dossier (along with reports etc.) is deposited in the Library of the House accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum and so these documents, available online, show the full range of areas currently under discussion in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Until Exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/07/2017 15:08:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood