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1000262

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2018
	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	Food: Production
	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 has taken to ensure that the food and farming sector has sufficient access to labour in order to sustain British food production (a) now and (b) in the future.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	187334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Defra understands the importance of labour in supporting a successful and effective agricultural sector, and is considering how best to support the needs of the sector both before and after the UK withdraws from the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have announced that the Government will introduce a new pilot scheme for 2019 and 2020, enabling up to 2,500 non-European Economic Area migrant workers to come to the UK to undertake seasonal employment in the edible horticultural sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra is also working closely with the Home Office to ensure that there is a long term strategy for the food and farming workforce as part of the future immigration policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra is working with industry to raise awareness of the career opportunities within the agriculture and food industry to attract domestic workers, and is exploring the potential for innovation and automation in meeting future labour demands.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/11/2018 12:22:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1003798

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	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	Natural England: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report of the House of Lords Select Committee on the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (NERC Act), what plans he has to increase funding to Natural England.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	189648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Natural England, like all other Defra sponsored bodies, receives a budget to carry out its duties and responsibilities in line with what is affordable and the Government’s priorities for the natural environment. Natural England has responded to the need to balance public spending and to deploy resources to best effect. This is reflected in Natural England’s ‘Conservation 21’ strategy which sets out how it will work with local area based partners to deliver its core purpose. As part of planning for the Spending Review 2019, Defra will work with Natural England to determine the future funding necessary to deliver Natural England’s contribution to the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan, including the scope for broadening its income base.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/11/2018 17:23:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

173395

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2015
	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	Lake District National Park and Yorkshire Dales National Park
	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 announce whether Natural England's Variation Orders of 2012 extending the boundaries of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks will be confirmed.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	220639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>A public inquiry into Natural England’s proposals to extend the boundaries of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks was held in June 2013. The inspector’s report has been submitted to Defra and is now being considered. The Secretary of State will issue her decisions in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 16/01/2015 11:58:53 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

179296

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2015
	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	National Parks
	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 discussions she has had on the inclusion of proposals to introduce direct elections to National Park authorities through the draft Governance of National Parks (England) and the Broads Bill; and with which people or organisations those discussions have taken place.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	224250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State regularly meets with a wide range of people and organisations to discuss a wide number of issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 26/02/2015 15:33:18 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

179297

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2015
	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	National Parks
	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 draft Governance of National Parks (England) and the Broads Bill will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	224249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>The draft Bill on governance in English national parks and the Broads, announced in the Queen’s Speech, will be published when it is ready and is the next step in the Government’s review of their governance and local accountability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 23/02/2015 11:57:04 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

449371

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	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	Floods
	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 proportion of the total spending allocation her Department has made to supporting communities affected by recent floods has been spent to date.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	25051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Defra is administering a Farming Recovery Fund to support farmers affected by the flooding. Further support to communities is available through the Communities and Business Recovery Scheme provided by the Department for Communities and Local Government. Farmers affected by flooding will be able to claim grants of between £500 and £20,000 to cover the cost of restoring their farmland. The RPA will pay out on all eligible claims. The deadline for Fund applications is 1 April 2016.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 04/02/2016 17:51:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

47468

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2014
	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 steps his Department is taking to increase agricultural exports as part of the export-led recovery.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	195698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra and UKTI with industry are working together to increase exports in the agri-food sector. We launched a refreshed Exports Action Plan last October. It commits us to deliver £500m of value to the UK economy by supporting 1,000 companies by October 2015. Food and drink exports in 2013 reached £18.9bn, against £18.2bn in 2012, and are now 50% higher than 10 years ago. UKTI has established a dedicated team with civil servants and industry experts to improve the value and volume of inward investment and exports in agricultural technology. This team is working with UKTI posts overseas to help UK based agri-technology companies succeed in international markets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

506463

	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	Flood Control: Cumbria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's news story, £700 million boost for flood defences brings £150 million more for Yorkshire and Cumbria, published on 17 March 2016, how much funding the Government plans to allocate to flood defences in (a) Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency and (b) Kendal in each of the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	32909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>In the Budget, the Government recently announced that it will invest up to £24 million in flood defences in the Kendal area in the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency, subject to the Environment Agency concluding a review of its need. This is in addition to other schemes within the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency, such as £450,000 being spent on the Arnside embankment.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency will shortly publish their initial assessments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/04/2016 11:19:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

519147

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	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	Rural Payments Agency: Performance Related Pay
	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 she will direct the Rural Payments Agency not to make any bonus payments to its Chief Executive until payments to eligible farmers have been completed.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	37217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2016 answer text <p>Senior Civil Servants (SCS) who are moderated as top performers at the end of the performance management year are eligible to receive a bonus payment.</p><p> </p><p>The performance management year for the SCS runs from 1 April to 31 March. Performance markings for 2015/16 will be determined by the end of May 2016. Only then will the eligibility of SCS for bonus payments be known.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/05/2016 16:54:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

520759

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2016
	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	Farmers: Cumbria
	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 average farm income is for (a) hill farmers and (b) dairy farmers in Cumbria.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	38052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The estimated average Farm Business Income[1] in 2014/15 for a) hill farmers and b) dairy farmers in Cumbria, based on data from the Farm Business Survey[2], is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Average Farm Business Income in Cumbria, 2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Average Farm Business Income (£/farm)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>95% confidence interval (£/farm)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hill farms (Mainly SDA)</p></td><td><p>14,400</p></td><td><p>±10,100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dairy</p></td><td><p>106,000</p></td><td><p>±43,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Farm Business Survey, England</p><p> </p><p>There is a small number of dairy farms that are also classified as hill farms and will therefore feature in both categories.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] For sole traders and partnerships, Farm Business Income represents the financial return to all unpaid labour (farmers and spouses, non-principal partners and directors and their spouses and family workers) and on all their capital invested in the farm business, including land and buildings. For corporate businesses it represents the financial return on the shareholders capital invested in the farm business.</p><p>[2] The Farm Business Survey covers farms of at least 25,000 euros of Standard Output in England</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/05/2016 13:37:08 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron