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1006133

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	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	Trees: Sheffield City Region
	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 is taking to promote the use of the Urban Tree Manual announced by Government Tree Champion Sir William Worsley on 19 October 2018 in (a) Sheffield city region and (b) Barnsley.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	190893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Urban Tree Manual was written with input from professional bodies representing Local Authority tree officers. The Manual has been promoted to national and regional press, including in an article by the Tree Champion in the Yorkshire Post announcing the launch of the Manual, and Forestry Commission will promote the manual further to Local Authorities.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 19/11/2018 17:49:10 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1013153

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	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	Common Agricultural Policy
	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 he has made of the potential economic effect on rural communities of the UK's withdrawal from the Common Agricultural Policy.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	195075
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The government is undertaking a wide range of analysis in support of our EU exit negotiations and preparations. We will ensure that Parliament is presented with appropriate analysis ahead of the vote on the final deal, and in impact assessments accompanying legislation, where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On leaving the EU, the UK will have an independent trade policy and a new agriculture policy to replace the Common Agricultural Policy. As a result, the impact of the UK’s leaving the EU on rural communities will depend not just on the shape of a UK-EU trade agreement but also on the government’s future trade and agriculture policies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 28/11/2018 12:39:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1013154

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2018
	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	Common Agricultural Policy
	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 he has made of the potential economic effect on coastal communities of the UK's withdrawal from the Common Fisheries Policy.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	195076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Whilst no specific assessment has been carried out on the potential economic impact of leaving the Common Fisheries Policy, the Government’s White Paper on Sustainable Fisheries for Future Generations sets out our vision for the fishing fleet and the coastal communities that it supports. This includes seeking to secure increased fishing opportunities through the annual fisheries negotiations and moving away from relative stability towards a fairer and more scientific method for future TAC (total allowable catch) shares as a condition of future access.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 28/11/2018 10:27:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1020719

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2018
	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	Hunting
	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 his Department is taking to tackle trophy hunting across the world.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	199874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government takes the conservation of species seriously and we will always do whatever we can to protect the world’s most iconic species. The UK is a Party to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) a global environmental agreement which aims to protect wildlife from unsustainable trade. Trophy hunting is not banned under CITES but Parties are required to have strict controls in place when trade in hunting trophies takes place. A permit will only be issued if no detrimental impact on the sustainability of endangered species can be shown and the trophy has been obtained from a legal and sustainable hunting operation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Some conservation non-governmental organisations have set out how, in certain limited and rigorously controlled cases, scientific evidence shows that trophy hunting can be an effective conservation tool.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/12/2018 18:13:39 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1029343

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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: Staff
	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 staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	204541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The total number of staff employed by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 31 May 2016, 30 June 2016 and 30 November 2018 are shown below;</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month/Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 May 2016</p></td><td><p>1,693</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 June 2016</p></td><td><p>1,693</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 November 2018</p></td><td><p>4,168</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Staff in Post Data is only run as at the end of each month in order to provide information for published statutory returns. The data provided is in line with the figures published at <a href="https://data.gov.uk/dataset/workforce-management-information-defra" target="_blank">Data.gov.uk - https://data.gov.uk/dataset/workforce-management-information-defra</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Along with other public sector employers, the department provides data to the Office of National statistics for the “Quarterly Public Sector Employment Survey”. The most recent publication was 11 December showing data as at the end of September 2018 and can be found here - <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/publicsectoremployment/september2018" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/publicsectoremployment/september2018</a> .</p><p> </p><p>ONS data for earlier reference dates can be found here – <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/publicsectoremployment/previousReleases" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/publicsectoremployment/previousReleases</a></p><p> </p><p>The Staff in Post data has to go through a lengthy resource intensive verification process to eliminate a high proportion of errors. To provide data as at 20 December would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/01/2019 13:00:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1035349

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit
	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 he has made of the additional staff required by his Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	205317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Over 80% of Defra’s agenda is affected by the UK’s departure from the European Union and as a result many roles across the Defra group are now supporting work related to our departure from the EU, either directly or indirectly. We are unable to disaggregate between ‘deal’ and ‘no deal’ planning work.</p><p> </p><p>As at the end of November, Defra group has recruited over 2300 staff including fixed term appointments, interims and staff redeployed from elsewhere in the group, to work on the UK’s departure from the EU. Over 2100 are already in post with the remainder working through pre-employment processes.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to recruit further additional staff to support work related to leaving the EU and we are currently advertising or selecting to fill an additional 250 posts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Resourcing activity is expected to be on-going through 2019/20 however we are currently in the process of finalising our total people resource requirements for the year following receipt in late December of a further £410m of Government funding to enable us to prepare to leave the EU on either a deal or a no deal basis.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/01/2019 12:46:27 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1039112

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	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	Horses: Animal Welfare
	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 his Department is taking to reduce the practice of horse tethering.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	207271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (the 2006 Act), it is an offence to fail to provide for an animal’s welfare or to cause it any unnecessary suffering. The 2006 Act is backed up by the statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Horses, Ponies, Donkeys and Their Hybrids (the Code). The Code provides owners and keepers with information on how to meet the welfare needs of their horses and includes a specific section on how to tether a horse. Local authorities have powers under the 2006 Act to investigate allegations of cruelty or poor welfare. In addition, welfare organisations such as the RSPCA and World Horse Welfare (WHW) may also investigate such matters. If anyone is concerned about the way a horse has been tethered, they should report the matter either to the relevant local authority, or to the RSPCA or WHW who can investigate. If a horse is found not to be tethered appropriately, this could lead to a prosecution under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. I consider that existing legislation and guidance in place in respect of tethering horses ensures their welfare needs are met appropriately.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 15/01/2019 15:32:58 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1054722

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	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	Food: Waste Disposal
	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 the Government plans to announce the successful bids for the redistribution organisation fund.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	216299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The grant opportunity for increasing surplus food redistribution through overcoming financial barriers launched on 11 January this year. Successful bids are due to be announced in April with projects due to begin in early May.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/02/2019 10:50:19 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

174086

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2015
	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	Rights of Way
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the percentage change in spending on rights of way and countryside access by each local highway authority between 2010–11 and 2014–15.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL4189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>Local highway authorities are responsible for protecting the rights of the public to use footpaths and other rights of way. They are also responsible for determining their own local spending priorities and it is for local people to hold them to account. Consequently, the information requested is held by each local highway authority, not centrally, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 29/01/2015 15:00:52 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

174535

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2015
	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	Rights of Way
	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 number of historic rights of way which will not have been recorded by the time of the cut-off in 2026, broken down by (1) routes where claims have been submitted, and (2) routes for which claims have not been submitted.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL4235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not made any assessment of the number of historical public rights of way which will not have been recorded by the time of the cut-off date in 2026. Any assessment would depend on a number of unknown variables and could only be made at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 27/01/2015 16:56:51 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves