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1249815

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government why they took two years to publish the reports by Professor Malcolm Bennett and Professor Chris Palgrave A study into the prevalence of bTB in found-dead badgers in the southern ‘Edge Area’ counties of England, SE3054, published June 2018; and what plans they have to respond to the report's conclusions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL10044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>It is Defra policy to encourage research findings such as these to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. We elected to delay the publication of the final reports on our website to allow the researcher some time to do this without undermining the peer review process.</p><p> </p><p>These data are being used to inform analysis of where there is a reservoir of disease in the Edge area.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 23/11/2020 16:09:20 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1249773

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2020
	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	National Food Strategy Review
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to reports of a link between COVID-19 mortality and obesity, what plans they have to accelerate work on the National Food Strategy.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Mone
	uin	HL10086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>In 2019, the Government asked Henry Dimbleby to carry out an independent review of the entire food sector. Part One of that review was published in July 2020 with a chapter on health highlighting the link between obesity and Covid-19 mortality. Part Two of the independent review will be published in 2021 and will continue to address the challenges associated with supporting people to eat a healthy diet. The Government has committed to responding to the review and its recommendations in the form of a Food Strategy White Paper within six months of the release of the second and final report.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 23/11/2020 16:03:30 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4544 label Biography information for Baroness Mone

1251149

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2020
	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	Public Footpaths: Coastal Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they anticipate the Silecroft to Silverdale section of the England Coast Path, referenced in the Natural England North West stretch update on 7 October, will be completed; and whether there are any outstanding planning issues that remain to be resolved on the route.
	tabling member printed	Lord Walney
	uin	HL10260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>The proposals for the first part of this stretch of the England Coast Path were approved on the 12<sup>th</sup> November 2020; the remaining five reports covering this stretch currently sit with the Planning Inspectorate, for determination of objections that have been submitted. Natural England is not able to confirm when all such objections might be determined and when a decision by the Secretary of State might be made. Only after a decision has been published in relation to each of the six individual reports in question can Natural England, and the relevant access authority, begin the process of establishing the approved route in relation to any individual report.</p><p> </p><p>Given the length of this stretch, and the complexity of the required establishment works, we might expect the establishment stage to take some time to complete. We hope to see the stretch open to walkers by late 2022, at the earliest. There may be some planning consents required in relation to the establishment works on this stretch, which will be a matter for Cumbria County Council, as access authority, to pursue with the relevant planning authority. We would not, however, anticipate that such requirements would be contentious or delaying.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/11/2020 11:54:31 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

1251150

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2020
	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	Public Footpaths: Coastal Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they estimate the completion of the Silecroft to Silverdale section of the England Coast Path, referenced in the Natural England North West stretch update on 7 October, will cost; how much of that cost has already been allocated; and from what sources.
	tabling member printed	Lord Walney
	uin	HL10261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Natural England’s estimates for the costs of establishing this stretch are summarised within the individual published reports relating to the stretch. These total £2,106,819 (exclusive of any VAT payable). Subject to budgets, establishment costs will be met entirely by Natural England, via grants to Cumbria County Council (as access authority responsible for completing the works). Allocation of budget and grant provision would follow the approval of Natural England’s proposals by the Secretary of State.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/11/2020 11:54:04 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

1251616

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	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: Disease Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to undertake a review of the potential risks posed by intensive farming of animals in enclosed spaces on (1) the incubation, and (2) animal to human transmission, of viruses.
	tabling member printed	Lord Birt
	uin	HL10271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>Defra works in a ‘One Health’ approach with others, including public health and food safety departments and devolved administrations. We know the importance of surveillance for and management of the risk of emergence of zoonotic diseases, a constant threat in our globalised world where disease can spread so rapidly. We continue to develop a robust evidence base.</p><p> </p><p>Defra’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) routinely carry out surveillance on farms for zoonotic pathogens. It has significant surveillance programmes for tuberculosis, avian influenza, salmonella, brucellosis and anti-microbial resistance.</p><p>We respond promptly to outbreaks to minimise the impacts of zoonotic disease associated with farming and farmed products.</p><p> </p><p>Different types of farming systems can be managed in a professional way with good biosecurity plans and housing systems to reduce disease transmission.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 26/11/2020 15:09:33 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1251634

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	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
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Netherlands, (2) Sweden, and (3) Iceland, about future access to British fishing stocks.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hay of Ballyore
	uin	HL10289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>Negotiations are ongoing for a fisheries framework agreement with the EU. To date there have been no direct discussions with the Netherlands or Sweden around future access to British fishing stocks.</p><p>In the negotiations, we have been clear throughout that we want a simple, separate fisheries framework agreement which reflects our rights under international law and which provides for annual negotiations over access and fishing opportunities. Any access negotiated with the EU will only cover the UK's exclusive economic zone and not the 0-12nm zone. This remains the case.</p><p>On 11 November, the UK signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iceland to enhance cooperation on fisheries matters. The MoU, which will come into effect on 1 January 2021, establishes a UK-Iceland Fisheries Dialogue whereby both countries can share best practice and cooperate on a range of issues, including product innovation and the traceability and marketing of seafood products. This MoU does not provide for fishing opportunities or access to either party's waters.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 26/11/2020 12:23:43 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4352 label Biography information for Lord Hay of Ballyore

1252014

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2020
	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: Fungicides
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated area of certified organic potatoes treated in England during 2020 with copper hydroxide under the emergency derogation granted by the Chemicals Regulation Directorate.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Ridley
	uin	HL10368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>Emergency authorisation to use a product containing copper hydroxide on organic potatoes was granted for England only following an application from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. The application stated that the total area of organic potatoes grown across the UK was 800 hectares and that treatment of the full area might be required. The Government does not currently have a figure for the area that was actually treated. However, the stewardship programme agreed with AHDB requires that this information is collected and is submitted with any future application for a similar emergency authorisation.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 30/11/2020 14:00:23 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4272 label Biography information for Viscount Ridley

1252015

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2020
	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	Organic Farming: Cereals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the estimated proportion of the total certified organic area of the (1) wheat, (2) barley, (3) oats, (4) rye, and (5) triticale, crops produced from non-organic seed in England in each of the past three harvest years.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Ridley
	uin	HL10369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>There is no certified organic farmland that uses wholly non-organic seeds, as use of organic seeds is a requirement for certification. In cases where, due to limited availability, a producer cannot source the required seeds in sufficient quantities, the organic regulation does, however, allow producers to use a mixture of organic and non-organic seeds. The organic legislation recognises that the seed sector is not sufficiently developed to meet the demand for organic seeds with a 100% requirement. In these cases, non-organic seeds must make up the minimum proportion possible and the mixture must be evenly mixed and spread across the land in question.</p><p> </p><p>We do not have data on the area of land in England for which such authorisations have been granted. We can, however, supply figures for the total number of authorisations and quantities involved for the UK as a whole.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Non-organic arable seed used by organic farmers: 2017 to 2019</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Crop</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Authorisations</p></td><td><p>Tonnes</p></td><td><p>Authorisations</p></td><td><p>Tonnes</p></td><td><p>Authorisations</p></td><td><p>Tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Winter Wheat</strong></p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>126.3</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>142.9</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>107.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Spring Wheat</strong></p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>32.2</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>98.4</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>59.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Spring Barley</strong></p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>348.3</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>250.3</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>141.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Winter Barley</strong></p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>84.4</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>66.5</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>151.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Spring Oats</strong></p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>129.7</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>230.7</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>65.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Winter Oats</strong></p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>59.5</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>42.3</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Winter Rye</strong></p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>44.2</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>119.3</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>72.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Spring Triticale</strong></p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>63.6</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>19.8</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>75.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Winter Triticale</strong></p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>22.9</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Due to variations in year to year harvest and market conditions affecting availability there is still variation. The long-term trend, however, is that over recent years the number of authorisations needed has on average decreased, due to increasing availability of organic seeds.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 30/11/2020 14:00:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4272 label Biography information for Viscount Ridley

1252016

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2020
	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	Organic Farming: Antimicrobials
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many emergency derogations to use non-organic antimicrobial products were authorised to certified organic producers of (1) beef cattle, (2) dairy cattle, (3) sheep, (4) goats, and (5) pigs, in England in each of the past three calendar years.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Ridley
	uin	HL10370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>Individual derogations are not offered for the use of non-organic antibiotics for organic livestock. Organic farmers may use non-organic antibiotics when necessary, if they have exhausted the possibilities for treatment using other measures.</p><p> </p><p>This decision is under the responsibility of the veterinarian caring for the livestock. Records are kept and maintained by the producer and are referred to as part of annual and ad hoc inspections carried out by Organic Control Bodies. Therefore, no centralised records exist.</p><p> </p><p>In cases where an animal requires non-organic antibiotics more than three times within 12 months, or more than one course of treatment in total if their productive lifecycle is less than one year, it cannot be sold as organic.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 30/11/2020 16:35:48 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4272 label Biography information for Viscount Ridley

1253986

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2020
	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	Environmental Land Management Schemes
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have (1) to encourage, or (2) to ensure that the environmental and other enhancements that will be included in Environmental Land Management Schemes will also take place on farmland where the owners and land managers have decided not to take part in such Schemes.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL10512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Environmental Land Management scheme is being designed to be attractive to a wide range of farmers and land managers to deliver the environmental objectives of the scheme. To achieve this, we are working closely with a range of environmental and agricultural stakeholders to design the scheme collaboratively. The scheme will operate alongside other policies to meet the Government’s objectives.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/12/2020 15:32:18 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves