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1715965

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	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	Coastal Erosion: Northumberland
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of heritage assets and community spaces at risk of coastal erosion in the Northumberland region and what steps will they take to protect those at risk.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Newcastle
	uin	HL4419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The coastal erosion risk, and long term policy for management of the Northumberland Coast is outlined in the Scottish Border to River Tyne Shoreline Management Plan 2009 (SMP): <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northeastcoastalobservatory.org.uk%2Fdata%2Freports%2F24_shoreline_management_plans%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C8c9030dcbf754d8eeb6308dc702d1a5f%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638508586227851352%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2Bzg%2FHNzeOrqgZhxaMEcmHMCXO1dML%2BpQ0JpIw20kl5I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">North East Coastal Observatory</a> (see attached). The SMP considers risks associated with coastal processes and outlines management policies to reduce risks to people and the developed, historic, and natural environment.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Scottish Border to River Tyne SMP (2009), a comprehensive assessment was undertaken to understand the characteristics of the natural and built environment of the Northumberland Coast. This assessment included evaluating the effects of coastal erosion on heritage, cultural heritage, and the historic environment (including churches and graveyards) to help ensure all relevant considerations were made when developing policies to manage coastal erosion.</p><p> </p><p>As the relevant Coastal Protection Authority (CPA) in this location, Northumberland County Council (NCC) is eligible to bid for capital FCRM Grant in Aid for projects that mitigate the effects of coastal erosion. There are around 18 coastal projects with funding on the current 6-year capital programme within the Newcastle Diocese. These schemes have been allocated over £3.7million of FCRM Grant in Aid funding. Schemes can only progress after business cases for each scheme are produced and approved.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the recent Natural Flood Management Announcements (<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2F40-projects-to-benefit-from-25-million-funding-for-natural-flood-management&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C8c9030dcbf754d8eeb6308dc702d1a5f%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638508586227862465%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7hNlaZKEO5EtaeYWdbO4tX%2BC0xSt9TsvpKwRcIPPLts%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">40 projects to benefit from £25 million funding for natural flood management - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>) (see attached) a scheme was approved within the Northumberland Coast, at Alnmouth. NCC's project will maintain and enhance existing saltmarsh and dune systems in the Aln Estuary.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller attachment 1 file name PQ HL4419 - Natural Flood Management Announcements.pdf title National Flood management announcements 2 file name PQ HL4419 - SMP 2009-compressed.pdf title SMP 2009 question first answered 17/05/2024 14:00:09 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
	tabling member	4996 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Newcastle

1716661

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	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	Coastal Erosion: Churches
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what funding they have made available to protect churchyards from coastal erosion where (1) the church is of historical significance, or (2) family members of those recently buried in the churchyard reside in the local community.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Newcastle
	uin	HL4472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is investing £5.6 billion between 2021 and 2027 to better protect communities across England from flooding and coastal erosion. This investment includes a record £5.2 billion capital investment programme, as well as the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme (FCIP).</p><p> </p><p>Schemes are valued and prioritised using the Government’s Partnership Funding policy, with the amount of funding a scheme can attract dependent on the damages it will avoid and the benefits it will deliver. The impact on heritage assets and churchyards are included as part of this calculation.</p><p> </p><p>In areas where a heritage asset is assessed to be invaluable, only schemes protecting the asset can be shortlisted.</p><p> </p><p>The Third National Adaptation Programme details how Government and its agencies plan to protect cultural heritage from a changing climate, including implications for our coastal heritage due to flooding and coastal erosion.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on managing the impacts of coastal erosion on heritage features can be found on Historic England's website, alongside details of available grants for heritage.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller grouped question UIN HL4421 question first answered 17/05/2024 13:25:36 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
	tabling member	4996 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Newcastle

1715967

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	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	Coastal Erosion
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how heritage significance is taken into account when calculating the value of (1) a coastal erosion protection project, and (2) a grant received through grant-in-aid funding for such a project.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Newcastle
	uin	HL4421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is investing £5.6 billion between 2021 and 2027 to better protect communities across England from flooding and coastal erosion. This investment includes a record £5.2 billion capital investment programme, as well as the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme (FCIP).</p><p> </p><p>Schemes are valued and prioritised using the Government’s Partnership Funding policy, with the amount of funding a scheme can attract dependent on the damages it will avoid and the benefits it will deliver. The impact on heritage assets and churchyards are included as part of this calculation.</p><p> </p><p>In areas where a heritage asset is assessed to be invaluable, only schemes protecting the asset can be shortlisted.</p><p> </p><p>The Third National Adaptation Programme details how Government and its agencies plan to protect cultural heritage from a changing climate, including implications for our coastal heritage due to flooding and coastal erosion.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on managing the impacts of coastal erosion on heritage features can be found on Historic England's website, alongside details of available grants for heritage.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller grouped question UIN HL4472 question first answered 17/05/2024 13:25:35 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
	tabling member	4996 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Newcastle

1715976

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	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	Soil
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when soil monitoring data from Natural Capital Ecosystem Assessment programme will become available.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL4375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Natural Capital Ecosystem Assessment is a new environmental monitoring programme, assessing the state and condition of ecosystems in England and their natural capital. The field data, including soils data, is being collected on a five-year cycle that runs from 2023/24 to 2027/28. Final statistics and data will be published after 2027/28 when 100% of the data has been collected and there are outline plans to publish interim statistics, mid cycle, once 50% of the field data has been collected.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 17/05/2024 13:23:15 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1715977

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	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	Avian Influenza
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk posed by avian flu, given its spread through the US cattle herd and reports that many infected cattle are asymptomatic; what monitoring is being carried out on UK cattle and other farm animals, wild mammals, and the humans that come into contact with them; and what additional biosecurity measures they are planning or developing.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL4376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is in close contact with counterparts in the United States on the incidents of influenza of avian origin in cattle in the USA. We know that the strain of virus (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) strain B3.13) involved has not been detected in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the Food Standards Agency, the Cabinet Office and with international partners on risk assessments to consider the routes of incursion, animal to animal spread and animal to human spill-over and to review our well-tested surveillance mechanisms and preparedness activities in light of this emerging situation.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has assessed the risk to Great Britain of this outbreak in the USA of Influenza A (H5N1) of avian origin in livestock to our own livestock as very low (event is very rare but cannot be excluded). The assessment has been published on gov.uk <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F662f8dccce557c60ed19ad49%2Favian-influenza-H5N1-in-cattle-in-USA.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C220b3966756342c99ed108dc70d9a296%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638509327253238362%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ypZ9BGV%2FsXkykC7oYidu728WHxsiVcF%2BUOcXvKODOsw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Avian influenza in cattle in USA (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a> (see attached). The Food Standards Agency (FSA) have assessed the risk to UK consumers from HPAI strain B3.13 in imported milk, dairy products, colostrum and colostrum-based products originating from US dairy cattle as very low with medium uncertainty (<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.food.gov.uk%2Fresearch%2Ffoodborne-pathogens%2Frapid-risk-assessment-risk-to-uk-consumers-from-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai-h5n1-b313-in-us-dairy-products%23%3A~%3Atext%3DAs%2520of%25202%2520May%25202024%2Csamples%2520of%2520retail%2520milk%2520tested.&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C220b3966756342c99ed108dc70d9a296%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638509327253250581%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=LEJZznDndv0RyfBivHHV9wkW7Fyhscpk%2BQNMC0xINVY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Rapid Risk Assessment: Risk to UK consumers from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 B3.13 in US dairy products | Food Standards Agency</a>) (see attached).</p><p> </p><p>In response to the unprecedented global outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in wild and kept birds, the UK's avian influenza national reference laboratory at the Animal and Plant Health Agency Weybridge laboratory has increased its surveillance in both wild birds and wild mammals and genome analysis of the virus itself while keeping a close eye on its spread in global populations of wildlife. In addition, we have published an ‘Influenza A (H5N1) infection in mammals: suspect case definition and diagnostic testing criteria’ on gov.uk to support veterinary professionals and others in knowing when to report suspicion. The UK case definition for influenza of avian origin in mammals has been updated and now includes a case definition for ungulates including dairy cattle, this in response the emerging situation in cattle in the USA and will be kept under regular review as further information becomes available.</p><p> </p><p>We are monitoring the situation closely but at this time have no reason to suspect the virus is circulating in our cattle, nor is this strain of the virus circulating in Europe. We have had no recent cases of avian influenza in kept birds, or findings of influenza of avian origin in kept or wild mammals, and the risk level from wild birds is low. We have discussed the need for surveillance in wildlife, domestic animals and humans with DHSC and UKHSA and are considering the case for additional surveillance for influenza of avian origin in cattle and how best such animal health surveillance could be undertaken.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller attachment 1 file name PQ HL4376 attachment - Rapid Risk Assessment_ Risk.pdf title Risk Assessment 2 file name PQ HL4376 attachment - avian-influenza-H5N1-in-cattle-in-USA.pdf title avian influenza in cattle question first answered 17/05/2024 13:22:43 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1718004

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the projected spend by (a) central and (b) local government is on Animal and Plant Health Agency inspectors in 2024-25.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	26128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) undertakes a very broad range of statutory inspections across Great Britain to protect animal, bee and plant health. These can relate to animal welfare, TB, biosecurity of (including pests, disease outbreaks and invasive species), trade or scientific research.</p><p> </p><p>These inspections can be proactive (for example a bovine TB visit) or reactive (due to an outbreak). Direct staff and employers on costs for these inspection services are £44.7m. These costs are funded by Defra and the Devolved Administrations. APHA does not have inspectors funded by local government.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 17/05/2024 12:54:51 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1715957

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	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	Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, pursuant to regulation 13 of the Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme) Regulations 2023 on retail goods checks between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, how many checks were conducted in (1) February, (2) March, and (3) April.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
	uin	HL4410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>In line with the commitments we have made, as we move to our new UK internal market system, we will ensure that the only checks when goods move within the UK internal market system are those conducted by UK authorities as part of a risk-based or intelligence-led approach to tackle criminality, abuse of the scheme, smuggling and disease risks. But in order not to undermine that approach, as is the case across the UK we do not disclose the specific number or nature of interventions made by UK authorities.</p> answering member printed Lord Douglas-Miller question first answered 17/05/2024 12:54:35 answering member 5006 label Biography information for Lord Douglas-Miller
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

1717862

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the use of electronic shock collars on (a) cats and (b) dogs.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	26188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to banning electronic training collars controlled by hand-held devices that administer electric shocks to cats or dogs.</p><p> </p><p>We will pursue new regulations to deliver this commitment on a revised timeline. Parliamentary business will be announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 17/05/2024 12:47:25 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1717488

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2024
	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	BSE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	25781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK has a comprehensive surveillance programme in place to monitor the level of BSE over time and check on the continued effectiveness of our BSE controls. It was the effectiveness of these controls that recently identified a case in Scotland. Defra officials have engaged closely with Scottish counterparts on this matter, as they do regularly on animal disease issues more broadly with officials from all UK administrations under the Animal Health and Welfare Framework.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 17/05/2024 12:44:47 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1716264

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	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	Pets: Travel
	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 lay the Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations before Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	25076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to take forward work on the arrangements for the movement of pet animals under the Windsor Framework and will set out further detail in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 17/05/2024 12:39:55 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain