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417509

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	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	Hen Harriers: Conservation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, of the 12 hen harrier nesting attempts in England in 2015, how many of (1) the six failed nests, and (2) the six successful nests, were on land in an area where the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds had primary control over access to the nests.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Ridley
	uin	HL2105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The table below sets out monitoring arrangements and outcomes for the 12 hen harrier nesting attempts in England in 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Nest</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Landowner</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nest monitored by</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outcome</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Private landowner</p></td><td><p>Local raptor workers</p></td><td><p>Chicks Fledged</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Private landowner</p></td><td><p>Local raptor workers</p></td><td><p>Chicks Fledged</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Natural England</p></td><td><p>Natural England</p></td><td><p>Chicks Fledged</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Forestry Commission</p></td><td><p>Forestry Commission/</p><p>RSPB/Natural England</p></td><td><p>Chicks Fledged</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Forestry Commission</p></td><td><p>Forestry Commission/</p><p>RSPB/Natural England</p></td><td><p>Chicks Fledged</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Chicks Fledged</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Male disappeared</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Male disappeared</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Male disappeared</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Male disappeared</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>United Utilities</p><p> </p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Predation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>RSPB</p></td><td><p>Nest failed</p></td><td><p>Male disappeared</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/09/2015 16:25:25 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4272 label Biography information for Viscount Ridley

418611

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	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	Water: Pollution
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the current state of the monitoring in the United Kingdom of the industrial chemicals present in groundwater and river water, in particular pseudo-oestrogens (xenoestrogens) and those substances itemised in Directive 2008/105/EC.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Hanworth
	uin	HL2203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>In England, the Environment Agency has an extensive monitoring network over both surface and groundwaters, to comply with European groundwater legislation (2006/118/EC) and requirements under the EU Priority Substances Directive (2008/105/EC and its update, 2013/39/EU). It monitors surface waters for priority substances (set at EU level), and also certain other chemicals of a national, but not European, concern.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency are developing a programme to monitor priority substances that accumulate in biota (e.g. in fish or shellfish) at a number of freshwater sites in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency is shortly to start contributing to the European-wide surveillance of a number of emerging substances of concern (the watch list) required under Directive 2013/39/EU.<strong> </strong>This monitoring will include the xenoestrogen ethinyloestradiol.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/09/2015 16:01:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2648 label Biography information for Viscount Hanworth

225779

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Audio-visual Industry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to protect the United Kingdom's film and audiovisual sector, in the light of the digital market proposals suggested by the European Commission; and what steps they plan to take in Brussels to uphold contractual freedom and market-driven solutions in respect of that industry.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Falkland
	uin	HL5543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government recognises that our film and audio-visual industries often finance their productions by selling on a territorial basis. The Government also believes that a digital single market should make it easier for the consumer to access and use content on fair and reasonable terms across borders. The Government will be engaging with the European Commission and stakeholders to ensure we have a copyright framework that supports economic growth, protects our creators, rewards creativity and responds to consumer needs.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/03/2015 12:16:10 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2756 label Biography information for Viscount Falkland

169091

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	RSPCA
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times in 2012, 2013 and 2014 the Crown Prosecution Service has either taken over or forced discontinuation of a private prosecution brought by the RSCPA.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Astor
	uin	HL3581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain an authoritative central record of the number of private prosecutions taken over. To identify the exact number of times the CPS took over or forced the discontinuation of a private prosecution brought by the RSPCA would require a manual exercise to review individual files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/12/2014 15:17:29 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3429 label Biography information for Viscount Astor

416990

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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	Mycoplasma Bovis
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have evaluated the potential risk of Mycoplasma bovis to the national dairy herd and to milk production; and if not, whether they plan to do so, and within what timescale.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL1910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>Through the Animal and Plant Health Agency, the Government is aware of the current situation of <em>Mycoplasma bovis </em>in cattle in England, Wales and Scotland and has funded work on <em>Mycoplasma</em> species. This work is published and information about <em>Mycoplasma bovis</em> has been made available to livestock owners through the Cattle Health and Welfare Group and various pharmaceutical companies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The disease has been recorded in the UK since 1974 and is more often associated with calf pneumonia than with its impact on milk production in the UK. The organism is host specific to cattle and has only ever been reported twice in man, in immunocompromised patients in both cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An assessment was carried out in 2010 on any links between animal Mycoplasmas and human health. The conclusion of the assessment was that human infections are very rare, but may have occurred and that the potential for human transmission could not be totally excluded.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Minister of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment has discussed individual cases of <em>Mycoplasma bovis</em> and their implications with the Chief Veterinary Officer during the course of the last twelve months, and we continue to monitor the disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL1911 HL1912 HL1913 question first answered 15/09/2015 12:16:59 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

416991

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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	Mycoplasma Bovis
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they have taken to raise awareness amongst livestock farmers of Mycoplasma bovis disease.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL1911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>Through the Animal and Plant Health Agency, the Government is aware of the current situation of <em>Mycoplasma bovis </em>in cattle in England, Wales and Scotland and has funded work on <em>Mycoplasma</em> species. This work is published and information about <em>Mycoplasma bovis</em> has been made available to livestock owners through the Cattle Health and Welfare Group and various pharmaceutical companies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The disease has been recorded in the UK since 1974 and is more often associated with calf pneumonia than with its impact on milk production in the UK. The organism is host specific to cattle and has only ever been reported twice in man, in immunocompromised patients in both cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An assessment was carried out in 2010 on any links between animal Mycoplasmas and human health. The conclusion of the assessment was that human infections are very rare, but may have occurred and that the potential for human transmission could not be totally excluded.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Minister of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment has discussed individual cases of <em>Mycoplasma bovis</em> and their implications with the Chief Veterinary Officer during the course of the last twelve months, and we continue to monitor the disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL1910 HL1912 HL1913 question first answered 15/09/2015 12:16:59 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

416992

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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	Mycoplasma Bovis
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to work with the farming industry to address the problems caused by Mycoplasma bovis.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL1912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>Through the Animal and Plant Health Agency, the Government is aware of the current situation of <em>Mycoplasma bovis </em>in cattle in England, Wales and Scotland and has funded work on <em>Mycoplasma</em> species. This work is published and information about <em>Mycoplasma bovis</em> has been made available to livestock owners through the Cattle Health and Welfare Group and various pharmaceutical companies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The disease has been recorded in the UK since 1974 and is more often associated with calf pneumonia than with its impact on milk production in the UK. The organism is host specific to cattle and has only ever been reported twice in man, in immunocompromised patients in both cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An assessment was carried out in 2010 on any links between animal Mycoplasmas and human health. The conclusion of the assessment was that human infections are very rare, but may have occurred and that the potential for human transmission could not be totally excluded.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Minister of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment has discussed individual cases of <em>Mycoplasma bovis</em> and their implications with the Chief Veterinary Officer during the course of the last twelve months, and we continue to monitor the disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL1910 HL1911 HL1913 question first answered 15/09/2015 12:16:59 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

416993

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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	Mycoplasma Bovis
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have identified any potential risk to human health from Mycoplasma bovis.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL1913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>Through the Animal and Plant Health Agency, the Government is aware of the current situation of <em>Mycoplasma bovis </em>in cattle in England, Wales and Scotland and has funded work on <em>Mycoplasma</em> species. This work is published and information about <em>Mycoplasma bovis</em> has been made available to livestock owners through the Cattle Health and Welfare Group and various pharmaceutical companies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The disease has been recorded in the UK since 1974 and is more often associated with calf pneumonia than with its impact on milk production in the UK. The organism is host specific to cattle and has only ever been reported twice in man, in immunocompromised patients in both cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An assessment was carried out in 2010 on any links between animal Mycoplasmas and human health. The conclusion of the assessment was that human infections are very rare, but may have occurred and that the potential for human transmission could not be totally excluded.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Minister of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment has discussed individual cases of <em>Mycoplasma bovis</em> and their implications with the Chief Veterinary Officer during the course of the last twelve months, and we continue to monitor the disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL1910 HL1911 HL1912 question first answered 15/09/2015 12:16:59 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

416995

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2015
	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	Hill Farming
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact of a further reduction in income for upland farmers on ecosystem services and landscape management.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL1915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>We have recently increased the direct payment rates for upland farmers under Pillar 1 of the Common Agricultural Policy to ensure they are distributed more equitably across all English farms. These increases will help prevent a fall in income for upland farmers following the expiry of existing support under the Uplands Entry Level Scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Upland farmers are also eligible to apply for support under the new Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme, which is focused on improving biodiversity and water quality, mitigating flood risks and enhancing the landscape.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will monitor the impact on upland farmers of these changes to Common Agricultural Policy support arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 15/09/2015 12:17:47 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

417483

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	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	Independent Rural Proofing Implementation Review
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress they have made in implementing the recommendations of the Independent Rural Proofing Implementation Review; and when they expect to report fully on that progress.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL2079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Ministers are currently carefully considering the recommendations made in the review. The Government response will be published in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/09/2015 11:15:40 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans