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1061211

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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	Opium
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what acreage of land in the UK is under cultivation for the legal production of opium poppies.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	221833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Defra does not hold any official statistics on the acreage of land under cultivation for the legal production of opium poppies in the UK. This information is collected under the category “crops for aromatic or medicinal use&quot;. This category includes plants such as poppies, lavender, chamomile, and plants or parts of plants used for pharmaceutical purposes, perfume manufacture or other aromatic products. As a consequence we are not able to distinguish the area of opium poppies from the other crops that fall into that category.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/02/2019 16:01:12 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1059833

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	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	Soaps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the 7 January 2019 Guardian article entitled Sales of barred soap are up – but is it better at cleaning than a shower gel?, if his Department will make a comparative assessment of changes in the level of use of bars of soap and liquid soap; and whether his Department has plans to use bar rather than liquid soap in its own offices and premises.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	220089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department currently uses liquid soaps in its washrooms and does not intend to swap to bars of soap. The Department has, however, undertaken a wider review to reduce the use of consumer single use plastics across its office estate. This includes our office cleaning provider using large reusable plastic containers to dispense liquid soap in our washrooms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We do not plan to make a comparative assessment of changes in the level of use of bars of soap and liquid soap.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/02/2019 17:42:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1061285

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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	Agriculture: Subsidies
	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 stakeholders his Department is consulting on designing the Environmental Land Management schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Ludlow
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Dunne
	uin	221644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Since the publication of the 25 Year Environment Plan last year, the Government has embarked on a consulting exercise during which we have had over a dozen regional consultation days with a variety of stakeholders. We also had tens of thousands of online submissions. Since the consultation closed we have been in regular contact with stakeholders and will continue to engage with them in the run up to Environmental Land Management schemes being rolled out over the next few years.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/02/2019 15:04:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne

1063719

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2019
	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	Fisheries
	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 recent steps he has taken to support British fishermen.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	222796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the EU means we will become an independent coastal state, taking back control of our waters for the first time in 40 years and giving UK fishermen a fairer share of fishing opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>We have set out our vision for future fisheries policy in the Fisheries White Paper: Sustainable Fisheries for Future Generations, and introduced the Fisheries Bill to create the powers to build a sustainable and profitable fishing industry in the best interests of the whole of the UK and future generations.</p><p> </p><p>The Bill enables us to control our waters, set fishing opportunities and manage fisheries for a sustainable and profitable future. Access to waters and fishing opportunities will be on our terms and for the benefit of UK fishermen.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/02/2019 14:59:47 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1060608

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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	Environmental Stewardship Scheme: St Austell and Newquay
	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 farmers in St Austell and Newquay constituency have not received an agreement with the Rural Payments Agency after applying to the 2019 Countryside Stewardship Scheme within the qualifying period for 2019.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	220950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>There were a total of nine applicants in St Austell and Newquay constituency who submitted a valid application for a Countryside Stewardship agreement commencing on 1 January 2019. Of these, four applicants have been offered an agreement. The other five valid applications are being processed towards the stage at which the offer of an agreement can be made.</p><p> </p><p>The RPA took on administration of Countryside Stewardship in October 2018 and is continuing to simplify the administration of the scheme as far as possible under the current EU system.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/02/2019 14:36:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1060610

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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	Environmental Stewardship Scheme: St Austell and Newquay
	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 Countryside Stewardship agreements have been reached (a) in St Austell and Newquay constituency and (b) in the UK since the commencement of that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	220951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are 36 live Countryside Stewardship agreements in the St Austell and Newquay constituency and 14,406 in England as a whole. Defra operates Countryside Stewardship in England only.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/02/2019 11:00:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1062105

	registered interest
	date	15/02/2019
	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	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the the Rural Payments Agency will not deal directly with hon. Members' offices over delayed payments to farmers and land owners.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	221976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) established a dedicated MP Helpline in December 2016. The Helpline deals directly with hon. Members’ offices on all aspects of RPA activity. Members’ correspondence to the agency is reviewed at a senior level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Farmers and landowners can also deal directly with the RPA through their main customer service helpline (03000 200 301). Call handlers can often resolve common queries and will offer a call-back from the team handling the claim if they are unable to resolve more complex queries at the first point of contact.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>RPA continue to implement improvements to assist those farmers who cannot be paid straight away.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/02/2019 12:07:24 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew