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1052213

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural affairs, whether promoting the export of meat from non-stunned animals (a) requires a specific derogation and (b) must clearly state that it is only for consumption by religious communities.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	215076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Domestic legislation enables religious slaughter to be undertaken here by Muslims and Jews for the consumption by Muslims and Jews. Neither European nor domestic legislation requires specific additional approvals to be granted, or derogations to be secured, in respect of the export of meat from non-stunned animals.</p><p> </p><p>There are no domestic or European Regulations that require the labelling of Halal or Kosher meat, but where any information of this nature is provided, it must be accurate and must not be misleading to the consumer.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 05/02/2019 10:46:33 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050290

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	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: Trade Associations
	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 regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which his Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	213178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/02/2019 16:47:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1050042

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	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	African Swine Fever
	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 countries that export meat to the UK have experienced outbreaks of African swine flu.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	213197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK does not import pig meat from any countries outside of the European Union (EU) that are affected by African swine fever (ASF).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Countries that export pig meat to the UK do so in accordance with safeguard measures which ensure their exports carry a negligible risk of infection. Of those countries within the EU that export pig meat to the UK, only Poland and Romania have experienced outbreaks of ASF in their domestic pig herds in the last six months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Measures to control and eradicate ASF are put in place immediately by any EU Member States where outbreaks are found. These measures include the establishment of restriction zones around infected premises and restrictions on the movement of pigs, pig products and anything likely to spread disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Wider regionalisation measures restrict the movement and trade of pigs and pig products from affected regions of EU Member States dependent on their risk status. Trade from these areas is subject to meeting strict conditions depending on their circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/02/2019 17:53:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050043

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	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	African Swine Fever
	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 he has recently commissioned research into a cure for African swine flu; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	213198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Defra provides funding to the Pirbright Institute for research into African swine fever (ASF), including research into developing a safe and effective vaccine against ASF. At the present time there is no available cure or vaccine available for ASF.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/02/2019 17:55:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050144

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	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	Food
	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 support his Department has provided to assist food and drink businesses with preparedness for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	213401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Extensive work to prepare for a no-deal scenario has been under way for over two years and the Government is taking necessary steps to ensure the country continues to operate as smoothly as possible from the day the UK leaves the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Alongside the publication of technical notices, the Government has significantly increased engagement with industry in recent months so that businesses better understand the steps they need to take in the event of a no deal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has well-established ways of working with the food industry on food supply chain issues and we are using these to support preparations for leaving the EU. This includes working with Defra’s long established Food Chain Emergency Liaison Group (FCELG), which allows Government and industry to work together to plan for and respond to any food supply disruption.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra regularly meets with trade associations and businesses covering the full spectrum of food and drink production, to explore the operational and technical aspects of EU withdrawal, as well as businesses’ individual concerns.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra will continue to work closely with food industry stakeholders to understand the impacts of a no deal scenario on the food and drink industry, as well as any contingency planning measures being taken by industry. Close collaboration between Government and industry will be essential to plan for, respond to, and mitigate any potential disruption.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 213402 213403 question first answered 05/02/2019 10:53:04 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1051376

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	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	Air Pollution
	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 reduce emissions of particulate matters less than 2.5 µm in diameter.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	214603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Defra published a Clean Air Strategy in January, which set out our plans to reduce emissions of particles under 2.5 µm in diameter, known as fine particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The 2016 emissions inventory indicates that 38% of PM<sub>2.5</sub> emissions come from domestic combustion, and 12% come from industrial sources. Therefore, we have developed policies to tackle these sectors, including phasing out the sale of wet wood and traditional, smoky house coal, only allowing the cleanest fuels for sale. We will also phase out the dirtiest stoves, only allowing the cleanest stoves which meet the Ecodesign standard. We are also working with industry to develop industrial roadmaps to drive long-term improvement in this sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will be publishing our National Air Pollution Control Programme by the end of March 2019, which will set out our analysis for these policies in greater detail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/02/2019 11:48:49 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1051378

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	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	Air Pollution
	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 monitor levels of particulate dust (a) PM10 and (b) PM2.5 (i) throughout the country and (ii) in Southampton.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	214605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The national air quality monitoring network, run by the Environment Agency, includes 80 PM10 and 78 PM2.5 monitors. Two of these monitors are located in Southampton, both monitor PM2.5 and one monitors PM10.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/02/2019 11:19:43 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1050054

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	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	Animal Welfare: 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, what steps he is taking to replicate the provisions of Article 13 of the Lisbon Treaty on animal sentience in UK law in the event that the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	213458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government will ensure that any necessary changes required to UK law are made to ensure animal sentience is recognised after we leave the EU. In December 2017, the Government published the Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill and ran a public consultation on the draft Bill. The House of Commons' Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee also undertook pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Bill and Defra responded to EFRA’s report in March 2018. In August 2018, Defra published a summary of responses to the public consultation and since then Defra has continued to engage closely with stakeholders to further refine the Government's proposals on sentience.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 05/02/2019 17:33:09 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1052285

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	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	Tyres: Waste Disposal
	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 he is taking to monitor compliance with U2 environmental exemption licences to ensure that used tyres intended construction are not exported abroad for waste.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	215124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Waste activities are regulated and require permits to operate which the Environment Agency issues and enforces. Some waste activities that are low risk do not require permits and are regulated by the Environment Agency under waste exemptions, which an operator registers for free online. A U2 exemption allows an operator to use a small number of end-of-life tyre bales in construction projects without the need for a permit and is not related to exports.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency takes a risk based approach to enforcement and will investigate a site where it receives intelligence that indicates illegal activity. It has no evidence to suggest tyre bales stored on a U2 registered site ready for use in a construction project are being diverted for export.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/02/2019 17:14:12 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1050377

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	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	Furs: Farms
	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 representations his Department has made to foreign Governments on ending the practice of fur farming.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	214043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Fur farming has been banned in the UK since 2000 making it clear to other countries that that this practice is not consistent with British values on animal welfare.</p><p> </p><p>Once the UK retakes its independent seat on international bodies, such as the World Organisation for Animal Health, we will have an opportunity to promote progressive views on animal welfare and to support improved animal welfare standards internationally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 05/02/2019 17:41:44 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire