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1137961

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	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	Meat: Exports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether giving subsidies to farmers in the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit to assist them with the export of (1) lamb, and (2) beef, to the EU would be in breach of World Trade Organization rules.
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	uin	HL17060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) rules covering agricultural subsidies are set out in the Agreement on Agriculture. A final assessment against these rules can only be made once a subsidy scheme has been designed in detail.</p><p>However, at the 10<sup>th</sup> WTO Ministerial Conference in 2015 a decision was taken to fully eliminate any form of agricultural export subsidy as part of the ‘Nairobi Package’. This prevents the UK from putting in place measures such as: direct payments related to export performance; buying up non-commercial stocks of agricultural products and selling them overseas at less than domestic market value; or subsidising domestic or international transport costs for exported goods.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 23/07/2019 15:25:44 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1138301

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	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	Water Companies: Pollution Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that water companies meet targets set by the Environment Agency to reduce pollution by 2020.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL17098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) regularly tracks water company performance and was concerned that sufficient improvements were not being made to meet our targets prior to this year’s poor results.</p><p> </p><p>In response to these results, the EA is taking action and there will be:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>An increased number of audits and inspections.</p></li><li><p>Requests for companies to produce root cause analysis reports for serious pollution incidents in order to learn from them.</p></li><li><p>Requests for each company to produce a pollution reduction plan signed off at Chief Executive Office (CEO) level which they will be accountable for.</p></li><li><p>Requests for the companies to share good practice proactively as an industry wide response to the problems we are facing.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, in July 2019, the EA has set up a new ‘Improving Water Company Performance’ programme which will tighten regulation to encourage water companies to meet their environmental targets. It is extensive and we anticipate it will take some time to deliver fully.</p><p> </p><p>The programme will include:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Enhancing the EA’s regulatory tools, including more and better quality inspections, audits and greater use of technology to remotely monitor operations 24 hours a day, seven days a week.</p></li><li><p>Maximising the use of enforcement and sanctions powers to ensure they act as a powerful deterrent.</p></li><li><p>Updating the Environmental Performance Assessment for the 2021-2025 period to include a broader range of measures with tightened standards where appropriate.</p></li><li><p>Working with Ofwat to develop greater links between environmental performance and financial penalties and incentives.</p></li><li><p>Improving our regulation of sewage sludge treatment and disposal to ensure it is sufficiently robust to protect against emerging risks such as chemicals, antimicrobial resistance and micro-plastics.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/07/2019 11:50:45 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1139064

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Hunting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce legislation to ban the import of hunting trophies into the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL17149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes the conservation of endangered species seriously, with imports of hunting trophies into the UK subject to strict controls under the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is also continuing to work hard on the international stage to agree tough, transparent, global standards on trophy hunting to make sure hunting safeguards are of the highest standard and there is no impact on the sustainability of the species concerned. We will continue to discuss this with other countries.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL17151 HL17153 question first answered 31/07/2019 11:58:37 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1139065

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Hunting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to work with other governments to include a ban on hunting trophies in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL17150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>There are no proposals tabled at the CITES CoP18 on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 31/07/2019 12:01:44 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1139066

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Hunting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to work with other governments, including (1) the government of South Africa, and (2) the government the United States, to end canned hunting.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL17151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes the conservation of endangered species seriously, with imports of hunting trophies into the UK subject to strict controls under the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is also continuing to work hard on the international stage to agree tough, transparent, global standards on trophy hunting to make sure hunting safeguards are of the highest standard and there is no impact on the sustainability of the species concerned. We will continue to discuss this with other countries.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL17149 HL17153 question first answered 31/07/2019 11:58:37 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1139067

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Giraffes: Conservation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to work with other governments to classify giraffes as an endangered species.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL17152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes the conservation of endangered species seriously and is also guided by evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is internationally recognised for its work in identifying the conservation status of species, known as the “Red List”. IUCN currently classifies Giraffes as ‘Vulnerable’. For the extinction risk of Giraffes to be increased to ‘Endangered’ the species must meet several additional classification criteria, for example a considerable reduction in population size must be seen.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 31/07/2019 11:59:03 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1139068

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Hunting
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce legislation to prohibit individuals who have been engaged in trophy hunting from entering the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL17153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes the conservation of endangered species seriously, with imports of hunting trophies into the UK subject to strict controls under the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is also continuing to work hard on the international stage to agree tough, transparent, global standards on trophy hunting to make sure hunting safeguards are of the highest standard and there is no impact on the sustainability of the species concerned. We will continue to discuss this with other countries.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL17149 HL17151 question first answered 31/07/2019 11:58:37 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1139072

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Litter: Waste Disposal
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to make it easier for citizens to help keep land and roads clear of litter by ensuring Councils and Highways England carry out their obligations under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL17157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>Under section 91 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, any person who is aggrieved by the want of cleanliness of any relevant land or highway may bring proceedings in the magistrates’ court against the body responsible for cleaning it.</p><p> </p><p>In the Litter Strategy, we made a commitment to review, by the end of this Parliament, the mechanism by which councils and other land-managers can be held to account for maintaining their land to the standards set out in the Code of Practice, considering a range of options to make it easier for citizens to hold land‑managers to account for delivering their responsibilities.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 31/07/2019 12:02:20 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1139074

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	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	Sewage: Water Treatment
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 10 July (HL16703), whether an individual employee could be held accountable and penalised for providing false data about sewage spills to Ofwat.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL17159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2019 answer text <p>Under section 207(1) of the Water Industry Act 1991, it is a criminal offence to knowingly or recklessly provide information under the Act that is false in a material respect.</p><p> </p><p>Proceedings for an offence under section 207(1) can be brought by or with the consent of the Secretary of State or of the Director of Public Prosecutions. A conviction is punishable by a fine.</p><p> </p><p>Proceedings could be taken against an individual or the company.</p><p> </p><p>Ofwat is not a criminal enforcement body, so has no role in bringing proceedings under section 207(1).</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 31/07/2019 11:58:08 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

1139557

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Oak Processionary Moth
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what instances of the importation of oak processionary moth on oak trees have occurred in the last 12 months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Framlingham
	uin	HL17204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>The unprecedented expansion of oak processionary moth (OPM) on the continent has led to intercepts of OPM on oak trees imported from ten nurseries in the Netherlands and one nursery in Germany (as at 19<sup>th</sup> July 2019). Swift action is being taken by the UK Plant Health Service to eradicate recent findings, including surveillance, tracing work and the destruction of caterpillars and infested trees.</p><p> </p><p>Emergency measures were introduced on 15<sup>th</sup> July to strengthen the import requirements for oak trees to reduce the risk of spread of this pest and protect the health of oak in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 30/07/2019 13:10:13 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	134 label Biography information for Lord Framlingham