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515325

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2016
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Electronic Government
	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 21 April 2016 to Question 34465, if her Department will take steps to allow web-users to include honours when completing government online forms.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	uin	35208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2016 answer text <p>We would only include a specific place for users to include honours information, when designing an online form or transaction, if that information was directly relevant and necessary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 03/05/2016 12:20:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

506496

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	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	Common Sugar Regime
	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 information her Department holds on the level of EU subsidies provided to sugar manufacturers.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Will Quince
	uin	32924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>There are no specific EU subsidies provided to sugar manufacturers under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). However, those that produce their own sugar beet are entitled to make a claim for support under the CAP Basic Payment Scheme. Details of the amounts received by UK beneficiaries can be found on the UK CAP Payments website at <a href="http://cap-payments.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx" target="_blank">http://cap-payments.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/04/2016 13:31:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4423 label Biography information for Will Quince

381457

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2015
	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	Bees: Pesticides
	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 plans to take to help protect the bee population; and whether she plans to allow the use of pesticides known to be harmful to bees.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	2623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>In November 2014, Defra published the National Pollinator Strategy which forms a framework for collective action to help manage and raise awareness of the pressures facing bees and other pollinators. The Strategy seeks to address key gaps in our understanding about the status of pollinators, identifies specific policy and evidence actions for government and others, and also identifies actions that everyone can take to help expand food, shelter and nest sites. To raise public awareness, a ‘Call to Action’, ‘Bees’ Needs: Food and a Home’ was launched in July 2014. This is a simple message to all land managers on the essential needs of pollinators and how to fulfil them. Defra will publish a ‘one year on’ progress report on the Strategy in autumn 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Strategy, our work over the next five years to develop the evidence base will allow us to identify pollinator trends with greater certainty, so that we can assess progress with our outcomes and identify where further action should be taken. This evidence base will include consideration of the impact of pesticides.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/06/2015 14:20:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

381458

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2015
	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	Food: Waste
	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 amount of food wasted by supermarkets; and if she will take further steps to reduce that amount.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	2624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2015 answer text <p>The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) estimates that 0.23 million tonnes of food waste came from the grocery retail industry in 2013. Through WRAP, the Government is working with food manufacturers and retailers, including all the major UK supermarkets, to meet targets to reduce food waste from households and the grocery supply chain under the Courtauld Commitment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All signatories reported a reduction of 7.4% in food supply chain waste between 2010 and 2012 (there were also targets on household food waste and packaging waste). The third phase targets a further 1.1 million tonnes of food and packaging waste reduction by the end of 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/06/2015 10:24:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

454835

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2016
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Overseas Aid
	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 her Department's spending was on Overseas Development Aid in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) the first 10 months of 2015-16; and what the recipient countries of that aid were.
	tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
	tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
	uin	28264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>Data on Defra’s Official Development Assistance funding is publicly available on the GOV.UK website where the Department for International Development’s document entitled “Dataset underlying SID 2015” is available for download at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-international-development-2015</a></p><p> </p><p>The dataset provides a breakdown of spending by calendar year, recipient country and channel of delivery (in line with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee guidance). Defra-related information within the dataset can be found as follows:</p><p> </p><p>(i) Darwin Initiative projects –for 2013 funding see rows 27384 – 27496 and 32391 – 32450; for 2014 funding see rows 32458 – 32864, 34206 to 34416, 35856 to 36904, 37230 to 37234 and 40575 to 40628.</p><p>(ii) International Climate Fund projects – for 2013 funding see rows 27448 and 27449; for 2014 funding see row 33528.</p><p>(iii) Illegal Wildlife Trade - for 2014 funding see rows 33200, 33201, 33879, 33880 and 34845.</p><p> </p><p>Information on 2015 spending will be available when the next updated dataset is published later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 02/03/2016 10:28:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

391789

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	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	Countryside Stewardship Scheme
	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 her Department plans to publish the full terms and conditions of the (a) Countryside Stewardship: higher tier, (b) Countryside Stewardship: mid-tier, (c) Woodland Capital Grants 2015, (d) Facilitation Fund and (e) Water Capital Grants 2015, grant schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
	tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
	uin	8228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Countryside Stewardship Terms and Conditions covering Higher Tier and Mid-Tier were published on 23 July, and an updated version of the guidance covering scheme requirements and procedures was published on 3 September. Guidance on scheme requirements for Woodland Capital Grants 2015: Facilitation Fund and Water Capital Grants 2015 was published on GOV.UK when the schemes opened last March, and terms and conditions accompanied the agreement offers to successful applicants.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/09/2015 16:43:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

417509

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	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	Hen Harriers: Conservation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, of the 12 hen harrier nesting attempts in England in 2015, how many of (1) the six failed nests, and (2) the six successful nests, were on land in an area where the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds had primary control over access to the nests.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Ridley
	uin	HL2105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The table below sets out monitoring arrangements and outcomes for the 12 hen harrier nesting attempts in England in 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Nest</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Landowner</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nest monitored by</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outcome</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Private landowner</p></td><td><p>Local raptor workers</p></td><td><p>Chicks Fledged</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Private landowner</p></td><td><p>Local raptor workers</p></td><td><p>Chicks Fledged</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Natural England</p></td><td><p>Natural England</p></td><td><p>Chicks Fledged</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Forestry Commission</p></td><td><p>Forestry Commission/</p><p>RSPB/Natural England</p></td><td><p>Chicks Fledged</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Forestry Commission</p></td><td><p>Forestry Commission/</p><p>RSPB/Natural England</p></td><td><p>Chicks Fledged</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Chicks Fledged</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Male disappeared</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Male disappeared</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Male disappeared</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Male disappeared</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p><p> </p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Predation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Male disappeared</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/09/2015 16:25:25 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4272 label Biography information for Viscount Ridley

418611

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	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	Water: Pollution
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current state of the monitoring in the United Kingdom of the industrial chemicals present in groundwater and river water, in particular pseudo-oestrogens (xenoestrogens) and those substances itemised in Directive 2008/105/EC.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Hanworth
	uin	HL2203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>In England, the Environment Agency has an extensive monitoring network over both surface and groundwaters, to comply with European groundwater legislation (2006/118/EC) and requirements under the EU Priority Substances Directive (2008/105/EC and its update, 2013/39/EU). It monitors surface waters for priority substances (set at EU level), and also certain other chemicals of a national, but not European, concern.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency are developing a programme to monitor priority substances that accumulate in biota (e.g. in fish or shellfish) at a number of freshwater sites in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency is shortly to start contributing to the European-wide surveillance of a number of emerging substances of concern (the watch list) required under Directive 2013/39/EU.<strong> </strong>This monitoring will include the xenoestrogen ethinyloestradiol.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/09/2015 16:01:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2648 label Biography information for Viscount Hanworth

416555

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	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	Timber: EU Action
	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 recent discussions her Department has had with its EU counterparts on meeting targets for the (a) illegal and (b) sustainable timber trade; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
	tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
	uin	8829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>Defra is committed to tackling the trade in illegal timber. We implement the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), which makes it an offence to place illegally logged timber on the EU market for the first time, and the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Regulation, which aims to combat illegal logging and improve the supply of legal timber to the EU. Defra officials are engaged in coordinating implementation of the EUTR and FLEGT Regulation across the EU, and in the EU-wide reviews of these Regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Timber Procurement Policy (TPP) requires central government departments, executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies to procure timber and timber products that are both legal and sustainable. Information on the TPP has been shared with other interested EU Member States.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/09/2015 16:40:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

419523

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	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	Marine Conservation Zones
	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 she plans to announce her decision on the designation of the 23 marine conservation zones proposed in tranche 2.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	10553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>Decisions on the marine conservation zones being designated in the second tranche will be announced by the end of January 2016.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/10/2015 11:50:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz