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825727

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2018
	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	Bees: Insecticides
	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 his Department has made an assessment of the effect on the bee population of using Sulfoxaflor and Flupyradifurone as alternatives to Neonicotinoids.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	123794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Insecticides are only permitted for use if scientific risk assessments find no harmful effect on people and no unacceptable effects on the environment. Assessment and decision making for active substances takes place at EU level and sulfoxaflor and flupyradifurone were approved in 2015. Products containing approved active substances can only be used if authorised by the UK. No authorisation has been given to date for any product containing sulfoxaflor or flupyradifurone. The assessment of any application for such a product would include full consideration of the potential effects on bees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/01/2018 18:07:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

824436

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	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	Poultry: Antibiotics
	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 of the potential health risks to humans of medicating poultry with fluoroquinolone antibiotics.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	123237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) assesses the risk of acquiring Antimicrobial Resistance-related infections through the consumption and handling of contaminated poultry meat to be very low. Thorough cooking (and pasteurisation) will destroy bacteria present on food, including those that are resistant to some antibiotics. The FSA promotes the importance that good hygiene practices are in place to minimise the risk of infection and spread of AMR bacteria when handling raw meat.</p><p> </p><p>The use of antibiotics is one of the drivers for selection of resistance. Through its antibiotic stewardship programme, the UK meat poultry industry has significantly reduced the use of antibiotics including those of critical importance to public health. The British Poultry Council, who represents 90% of the meat poultry sector, reported a 72% reduction in the use of fluoroquinolones between 2012 and 2016.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/01/2018 15:03:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

825595

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	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	Potatoes: Jersey
	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 of the effect of shortages of non-UK EU workers on the Jersey Royal potato crop yield.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	123723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Bailiwick of Jersey is a Crown Dependency and is an autonomous, self-governing jurisdiction with its own legislature, administrative, fiscal and legal systems and its own courts of law.</p><p> </p><p>Topics relating to agriculture and immigration in Jersey are therefore a matter for the Government of Jersey. Jersey is part of the Common Travel Area. There is a high level of cooperation between Jersey and the UK on immigration matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/01/2018 18:04:44 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

828151

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	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	Livestock: Antibiotics
	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 he has plans to support a reduction in the use of antibiotics in the farming industry to reduce the risk of anti-microbial resistance.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	124111
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>In 2013 the Government published its Five-Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy, which aimed to improve the stewardship of existing antibiotics, improve infection prevention and control, and optimise prescribing practice.</p><p>In 2016, as part of the Government’s response to the Independent Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, Defra committed to reduce sales of antibiotics for use in livestock by 20% to 50mg/kg by 2018. This target was met two years early. The latest data from 2016 shows that sales had fallen to 45mg/kg.</p><p>Defra continues to work with the livestock industry to implement the ambitious sector specific targets published in October 2017 to promote further reduction in antibiotic use, underpinned by improvements in biosecurity, husbandry practices and disease prevention.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/01/2018 17:48:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

823199

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Nature Conservation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to introduce regular reviews of protected species designations; and if so, what timeframe they propose for such reviews.
	tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
	uin	HL4690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>In accordance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, a review of the domestic animal and plant species listed for protection is conducted every five years. Implementing changes as a result of the review is a matter for the UK Government and devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p>We believe a five-yearly review is proportionate as the status of species rarely alters at a greater rate. If necessary, interim amendments can be made in the event of a sudden change in the conservation status of an individual species.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/01/2018 15:55:33 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

825487

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	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: Scotland
	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 progress has been made on undertaking a review of the Common Agricultural Policy Convergence uplift since the meeting of 6 November 2017 with the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	123626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials are in regular discussion with their Scottish counterparts on the future of agriculture policy after the UK has left the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on future funding arrangements will be taken by the Government drawing on representations from the devolved administrations. As we move to a new agriculture and land management policy that works for the whole of the UK, we have committed to ensure that all parts of the UK are treated fairly and that their individual circumstances are taken into account. On 23 October 2017, the member for Dumfries and Galloway wrote to the Secretary of State requesting a review of the funding allocations. We will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/01/2018 18:02:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

828147

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	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	Dogs: Electronic Training Aids
	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 bring forward legislative proposals to ban the use of electronic training devices for dogs.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	124107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>We have updated the statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs (made under the Animal Welfare Act 2006), and strengthened the form of wording on the use of negative training methods. The draft code, which is currently before Parliament, makes it clear that any training method which includes physical punishment may cause pain, suffering and distress and could lead to aggressive responses and worsen the problems they aim to address.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 124108 question first answered 25/01/2018 17:54:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

828148

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	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	Dogs: Electronic Training Aids
	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 assessment his Department has made of the effect of electronic training collars on dog welfare.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	124108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>We have updated the statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs (made under the Animal Welfare Act 2006), and strengthened the form of wording on the use of negative training methods. The draft code, which is currently before Parliament, makes it clear that any training method which includes physical punishment may cause pain, suffering and distress and could lead to aggressive responses and worsen the problems they aim to address.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 124107 question first answered 25/01/2018 17:54:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

823989

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	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	Seas and Oceans: Environment Protection
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to respond to the global scientific information contained in the television programme Blue Planet II by initiating immediate and effective global action to safeguard the wildlife and habitats of the world's oceans.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL4737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Our 25 Year Environment Plan, launched last week, demonstrates our continued commitment to protect the oceans to ensure the UK continues to be a global leader in protecting seas, oceans and marine life through a variety of measures. We now have nearly 300 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in UK waters and by 2020 we will deliver a network of MPAs that will cover 25% of the UK’s Exclusive Economic Zone. We are also on track to protect 4 million square kilometres of ocean across the UK’s Overseas Territories by 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Later this year we will have completed a major assessment of how far our seas have moved towards good environmental status since 2012, and intend to consult on the findings later in the year. The UK has also been working with the 15 Contracting Parties of the OSPAR Convention to produce a major assessment of the status of the North East Atlantic Ocean, the results of which were published last year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also leading the way in tackling the plastic waste devastating our marine environment – our 5p plastic bag charge has taken nine billion bags out of circulation and we have introduced one of the world’s toughest bans on harmful microbeads. We are also investigating whether we should introduce a Deposit Return Scheme for plastic bottles and other single use drinks containers, and will shortly launch a call for evidence seeking views on how the tax system or charges could reduce the amount of single use waste. In addition, we have asked one of our specialist committees to review evidence on the use of microplastics in a range of products, and their chances of reaching the seas – and we are commissioning further research to better understand their impact on the marine environment.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will be playing an active role in securing a new international agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of marine areas beyond national jurisdiction.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/01/2018 17:41:58 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

825277

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	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	Pyrolysis
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned any further research into the pyrolysis of waste plastics into fuels and hydrogen cells since the publication of the report Air quality impacts of the use of Pyrolysis liquid fuels in February 2012.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL4810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>Further research related to air quality and the pyrolysis of waste products has not been commissioned since the paper referred to.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to improving the recovery of value from residual waste and encourages the development of innovative, emerging techniques to help divert waste from landfill.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/01/2018 16:06:15 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves