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759296

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Foxes
	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 incentives his Department gives to help control fox numbers in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	9999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Wildlife management is a devolved matter so this reply relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>Defra does not offer incentives to help control fox numbers in England and currently has no plans to control the number of foxes.</p><p> </p><p>Defra's general policy is that individuals should be free to manage wildlife within the law. The fox is not a protected species so the decision to control them lies with the owner or occupier of the property where the problem occurs.</p><p> </p><p>Natural England, on Defra’s behalf, has a team dedicated to providing wildlife management advice to the public, both through written material and directly by telephone.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/09/2017 10:27:34 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

759298

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many avian influenza outbreaks there have been in the UK in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	9998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Recent outbreaks in the UK</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Avian influenza</p></td><td><p>Location</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highly pathogenic avian influenza</p></td><td><p>H5N8 South Norfolk, June 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(HPAI)</p></td><td><p>H5N8 Lancashire, May 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>H5N8 Lancashire, May 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>H5N8 Northumberland, February 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>H5N8 Suffolk, February 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>H5N8 Lancashire, January 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>H5N8 Lancashire, January 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>H5N8 Lincolnshire, January 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>H5N8 Lancashire, January 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>H5N8 Lincolnshire, January 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>H5N8 North Yorkshire, January 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>H5N8 Carmarthenshire, January 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>H5N8 Lincolnshire, December 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>H7N7 Lancashire, July 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>H5N8 Yorkshire, November 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Low pathogenic avian influenza</p></td><td><p>H5N1 Fife, January 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(LPAI)</p></td><td><p>H7N7 Hampshire, February 2015</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 19/09/2017 14:24:53 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

759297

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Game: 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 advice his Department gives to gamekeepers to reduce the use of antibiotics on game birds.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	9997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The Veterinary Medicines Directorate has been working closely with the Game Farmers Association (GFA) to raise awareness and foster good stewardship of antibiotics in the sector. The GFA and other sector representatives are committed to bringing down antibiotic use, while ensuring bird health and welfare are preserved. A comprehensive voluntary exercise to measure the use of antibiotics throughout the game sector is being carried out, and antibiotic reduction targets will be announced by the end of 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 19/09/2017 13:50:19 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

759295

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Bottles: Deposit Return Schemes
	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 plans he has to introduce a deposit return scheme for plastic bottles to increase recycling rates.
	tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
	tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
	uin	9979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>As part of the Litter Strategy for England that was published in April this year, we have established a working group to look at different voluntary and economic incentives to improve the recycling and reuse of packaging, and to reduce the incidence of commonly littered items. As well as voluntary models, the scope of the working group includes consideration of regulatory options and measures to target particular types of item or product, including the full cost impacts and benefits of different types of deposit and reward and return schemes for drink containers including plastic bottles. This working group will be consulting widely in developing its evidence base and analysis.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/09/2017 14:38:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

418434

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	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	Food Supply: Urban Areas
	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 the Government has carried out an assessment of the resilience of food supply chains to cities.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Ms Gisela Stuart
	uin	9968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>Food supply is part of our Critical National Infrastructure. Defra produces an annual Sector Resilience Plan which sets out the resilience of the sector to all relevant risks. A public summary of Sector Resilience Plans is published on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK food industry has a highly effective and resilient supply chain owing to the size, geographic diversity and competitiveness. There is recognised dependency on other critical sectors such as fuel, energy, transport and communications however the food supply sector has demonstrated resilience in response to potentially disruptive challenges in recent years. Defra works closely with the food industry to ensure the continued resilience of food supply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/09/2015 12:04:57 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	296 label Biography information for Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston

759294

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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: Behavioural Insights Team
	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 services his Department has received from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	9964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has received services from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014. This has enabled the department to add to its evidence base to support priority government areas.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 have been published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search </a></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 9677 question first answered 18/09/2017 14:56:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

418433

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	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	Non-native Species
	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 her Department is taking to prevent the (a) escape and (b) illegal release of non-native wild animals from captivity.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	9958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>As this is a devolved matter this answer applies to England only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Section 14(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 makes it illegal to release or allow to escape into the wild, any animal or plant which is not ordinarily resident in Great Britain and is not a regular visitor to Great Britain in a wild state, or is listed in Schedule 9 to the Act. Breaches of this legislation could lead to an unlimited fine and/or two years imprisonment on indictment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to the provisions of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, Orders made in accordance with the Import of Live Fish Act 1980 prohibit the unlicensed keeping or release of 47 species of non-native live fish and all non-native crayfish species.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/09/2015 16:19:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418324

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2015
	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	Dogs: Imports
	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 she has made of (a) the level of imports of puppies to the UK from other EU countries under the pet travel scheme and (b) the adequacy of controls to avoid the use of that scheme to import puppies for sale.
	tabling member constituency	Neath
	tabling member printed	Christina Rees
	uin	9940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>Defra actively shares intelligence relating to abuse of the EU pet travel scheme. Evidence collected by APHA, Local Authorities and welfare organisations has led to investigations in other EU countries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK maintains effective border controls and all the relevant agencies work together to target people who systematically abuse the rules.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The illegal trade is ultimately driven by demand. Defra have published guidance on buying a pet and have worked closely with the Pet Advertising Advisory Group to drive up standards for online advertisements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/09/2015 12:52:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees

759300

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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: Insurance
	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 providing an affordable insurance scheme for businesses affected by flooding.
	tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
	tabling member printed	Mr Alister Jack
	uin	9925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The British Insurance Broker Association (BIBA) insurance product, launched in December 2016, provides flood insurance for many small businesses that have struggled to access it to-date. We understand that this new product is already providing insurance and has strong support from brokers. BIBA’s ‘Find a Broker Service’ can help business identify local brokers participating in the BIBA scheme and is accessible through BIBA's website, at: <a href="https://www.biba.org.uk/find-insurance/results/?insurance=908" target="_blank">https://www.biba.org.uk/find-insurance/results/?insurance=908</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work with commercial interests under the Property Level Resilience Roundtable to promote the uptake of measures that make properties resilient to flooding. These are measures that prevent water entering a property and speeding recovery when it does. One objective is to develop better standards and certification, enabling insurers to take greater account of resilience measures in the future.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/09/2017 12:04:07 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack

759470

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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: Procurement
	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 plans he has to change regulations to enable local authorities or central government to stipulate that food and drink that is procured centrally must be of local country or UK origin after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	9924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The <em>Plan for Public Procurement: Food and Catering Services</em> which was published in 2014 already provides UK food businesses with greater access to central government and wider public sector contracts.</p><p>The Plan aims to simplify the public procurement process and open up the market to more SMEs and local producers. It provides a level playing field on which UK producers can compete for the opportunity to supply more of the produce currently supplied from other countries. It includes tools such as the balanced scorecard, to help contracting parties to balance a range of criteria beneficial to the consumer, the environment, and to producers. These criteria include embedding UK production standards, encouraging seasonality of fresh produce and calling for menus which celebrate the provenance of the food. This approach is a UK-led initiative which is not affected by leaving the EU.</p><p>The balanced scorecard approach is mandated for central government departments as existing contracts come up for renewal and it is also strongly encouraged for other public sector bodies. Defra is working closely with buyers and with the industry to ensure they are well prepared to maximise the opportunities.</p><p>The UK’s departure from the EU allows us to re-examine procurement rules to ensure they work in the best interests of UK businesses.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/09/2017 14:59:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day