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759698

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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: 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, how many of his Department's staff had a pay increase (a) above, (b) at and (c) less than one per cent in each of the last three years for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	10108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of staff in the core-Department who received a consolidated pay increase at (a) above, (b) at and (c) less than one per cent in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Above 1%</p></td><td><p>772</p></td><td><p>985</p></td><td><p>1069</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>At 1%</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>512</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Below 1%</p></td><td><p>1036</p></td><td><p>1168</p></td><td><p>501</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/10/2017 10:17:33 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

886364

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2018
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which regulations his Department (a) has introduced as a result of EU legislation from 23 June 2016 to date and (b) expects to implement as a result of EU legislation in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019; and what estimate he has made of the cost of each such regulation to the (A) public purse and (B) private sector.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	136559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2018 answer text <p>A total of 14 of regulations have been introduced in England as a result of EU legislation from 23 June 2016. Impact assessments were required for two of these regulations which together provide an estimated direct annual net cost to business of £560,000. A list of the regulations including those with impact assessments is provided below.</p><p> </p><p>A total of six EU directives are currently expected to require domestic legislation by Defra before we leave the EU on 29 March 2019. Assuming we continue to transpose EU law during the envisaged implementation period, we are currently aware of a further five EU regulations that would require domestic legislation before the end of 2019. A list of the EU regulations concerned is also provided below.</p><p> </p><p>List of EU related regulations introduced since June 2016</p><p> </p><p>1. The Waste (Meaning of Recovery) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2016</p><p> </p><p>2. The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (Amendment) Regulations 2016</p><p> </p><p>3. The Single Common Market Organisation (Emergency Aid for Milk Producers) (Amendment) Regulations 2016</p><p> </p><p>4. The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2016</p><p> </p><p>5. The Detergents (Amendment) Regulations 2016</p><p> </p><p>6. The Plant Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016</p><p> </p><p>7. The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2017</p><p> </p><p>8. The Water Resources (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017</p><p> </p><p>9. The Environmental Impact Assessment (Land Drainage Improvement Works) (Amendment) Regulations 2017</p><p> </p><p>10.The Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017</p><p> </p><p>11.The Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2017</p><p> </p><p>12.The Marketing of Fruit Plant and Propagating Material (England) Regulations 2017</p><p> </p><p>13.The Single Common Market Organisation (Emergency Aid) (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2017</p><p> </p><p>14.The Common Agricultural Policy (Control and Enforcement, Cross-Compliance, Scrutiny of Transactions and Appeals) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2017</p><p> </p><p>List of EU Directives due to be transposed by March 2019</p><p> </p><p>1. Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC.</p><p> </p><p>2. COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (EU) 2017/2096 of 15 November 2017 amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of life vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>3. COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DIRECTIVE (EU) 2018/100 of 22 January 2018 amending Directives 2003/90/EC and 2003/91/EC setting out implementing measures for the purposes of Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/53/EC and Article 7 of Council Directive 2002/55/EC respectively, as regards the characteristics to be covered as a minimum by the examination and the minimum conditions for examining certain varieties of agricultural plant species and vegetable species.</p><p> </p><p>4. Commission Implementing Directive (EU) 2018/484 of 21 March 2018 amending Directive 93/49/EEC as regards requirements to be fulfilled by the propagating material of certain genera or species of Palmae in respect of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier).</p><p> </p><p>5. Commission Directive (EU) 2015/996 of 19 May 2015 establishing common noise assessment methods according to Directive 2002/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.</p><p> </p><p>6. Commission Directive (EU) 2017/845 of 17 May 2017 amending Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the indicative lists of elements to be taken into account for the preparation of marine strategies.</p><p> </p><p>List of EU Directives with transposition dates between April and December 2019</p><p> </p><p>1. DIRECTIVE (EU) 2017/2102 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 15 November 2017 amending Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.</p><p> </p><p>2. Commission Directive (EU) 2018/350 of 8 March 2018 amending Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified organisms.</p><p> </p><p>3. Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2018 amending Directive 2003/87/EC to enhance cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments, and Decision (EU) 2015/1814.</p><p> </p><p>4. Council Directive (EU) 2017/159 of 19 December 2016 implementing the Agreement concerning the implementation of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 of the International Labour Organisation, concluded on 21 May 2012 between the General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives in the European Union (Cogeca), the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) and the Association of National Organisations of Fishing Enterprises in the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>5. Council Directive (EU) 2018/131 of 23 January 2018 implementing the Agreement concluded by the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) to amend Directive 2009/13/EC in accordance with the amendments of 2014 to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as approved by the International Labour Conference on 11 June 2014.</p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/04/2018 14:26:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

897220

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2018
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Official Cars
	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 job titles are of civil servants in his Department who have been provided with (a) an official car and (b) a driver.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	141008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>No civil servants in Defra have been provided with an official car or a driver.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/05/2018 16:00:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

908953

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 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, how many contractors have been employed by his Department for (a) up to one year, (b) between one and five years, (c) between five and 10 years and (d) over 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	146176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>Defra’s systems do not differentiate between contractors and other types of contingent worker. The table below therefore sets out the number of contingent workers in the Core Department as at 31 March 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Length of time</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of</strong> <strong>contingent workers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) Up to one year</p></td><td><p>347</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) Between one and five years</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(c) Between five and 10 years</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(d) Over 10 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/05/2018 16:44:26 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

910170

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2018
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 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, how many contractors currently employed by his Department are paid £1,000 or more per day.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	147405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>Defra’s systems do not differentiate between contractors and other types of contingent worker. As at 31 March 2018, 3 out of 463 contingent workers in Core Defra were on a contracted rate of £1,000 or more per day.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/06/2018 16:36:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

926739

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2018 to Question 146176 on procurement, what the daily rate of pay is of each of those contractors who have been employed by his Department for five years or more.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	154650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2018 answer text <p>As at 31 March 2018, three contractors had been engaged by Defra for a period of five years or more. Their respective daily rates were £237, £466 and £534. This is the total daily cost to the Department of engaging the individuals and includes agency fees and VAT.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/06/2018 10:40:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

926741

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2018 to Question 147405 on procurement, how long each of those contractors has been employed by his Department at that daily rate.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	154651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>As at 31 March 2018, the three individuals with a contracted daily rate of £1,000 or more were engaged for 5, 19 and 19 months.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/06/2018 15:20:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

927927

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Policy
	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 main policy priority is for his Department for 2018; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	155738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>Defra published an updated Single Departmental Plan on 23 May 2018. This set out the department’s main policy objectives and how it will achieve them. Single Departmental Plans are revised annually to reflect new priorities or changes in responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/06/2018 15:44:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

931007

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2018
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2018 to Question 154651 on procurement, for how many days of each month each of those three individuals were contracted to work by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	157091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of days worked per month for each of the three individuals with a contracted daily rate of £1,000 or more as of 31 March 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Number of Days Worked by Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Contractor A</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Contractor B</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Contractor C</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2016</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2016</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2016</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2017</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2017</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2017</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2017</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2017</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2017</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2017</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2018</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2018</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/07/2018 10:37:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1141896

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	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: Cycling
	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 much his Department has spent on schemes to encourage staff of his Department to cycle to work since 2015; and how much his Department has spent on (a) installing bicycle racks and (b) bonus schemes for bicycle use in that time period.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	281681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/09/2019 16:14:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies