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1697031

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
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: Northern Ireland
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 had recent discussions with his counterpart in Northern Ireland on the number of skilled workers employed in the Northern Irish fisheries industry.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	19360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government believes that every role in the fishing industry in Northern Ireland requires a wide variety of skills. The most recent statistics from the Marine Management Organisation’s Sea Fisheries Statistics 2022 show that the fishing industry in Northern Ireland employed 799 people, all of whom are skilled.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 22/04/2024 13:00:51 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1690717

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
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	Avian Influenza
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 cases of avian flu have been detected in the UK in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	15065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>As of 21<sup>st</sup> February 2024, there have been 41 cases of avian influenza confirmed in the UK within the last 12 months (22/02/23-21/02/24). The latest case figures and information on the disease and location of the cases, are available online: <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Fbird-flu-avian-influenza-latest-situation-in-england%23latest-situation&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C73b9176234674fa6131308dc33b06606%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638442079918912847%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GrOEgAdOaJvYN9a%2FaPXAtnyReNKlnkvJMH5MKlTrH%2Bs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 27/02/2024 17:01:36 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1688104

registered interest
date	07/02/2024
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	Bees
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 estimate he has made of the bumble bee population in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	13554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>There are 24 bumblebee species in the UK. The Bumblebee Conservation Trust runs the Great Britain (GB) BeeWalk survey, which involves volunteers walking the same fixed route at least once a month between March and October (inclusive). The abundance of each bumblebee species seen is recorded in a 4m x 4m x 2m recording box to standardise between habitats and observers. The data for 2010-2019 shows that for the 20 species with enough observation data to assess trends, 8 species had positive population trends and 12 had declining trends in GB.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 19/02/2024 12:39:05 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1684740

registered interest
date	24/01/2024
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	Flood Control: Windsor
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 assessment he has made of the adequacy of flood defences at Windsor Park; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allocating funding to strengthen those defences.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	11335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The Environment Agency manages a defence known as Spitalfield Reservoir on the Bourne Ditch within Windsor Great Park, on Crown Estate land. Funding is allocated for the ongoing maintenance of the reservoir. The Environment Agency maintains the embankments and penstocks within the concrete structure to manage impoundment of water and the downstream flow.</p><p> </p><p>Under Section 12 of the Reservoir Act 1975, an annual inspection is required to be undertaken by a qualified Supervising Engineer. The last inspection of the Spitalfield Reservoir, in September 2023, identified a number of minor maintenance actions that will be carried out by the Environment Agency over the coming months. The Supervising Engineer did not identify issues that would reduce the standard of protection the reservoir offers to protect properties downstream.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>If Measures in the Interest of Safety were found during any inspection, where the resilience of the reservoir was below its current design standard of protection, funding would be sought for works required.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 08/02/2024 16:51:40 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1685791

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
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 Supply: Inflation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies on food security of trends in the level of inflation.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	11991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s UK Food Security Report (UKFSR) contains an analysis of statistical data relating to food security.</p><p> </p><p>Defra will publish the next version later this year, as required by the 2020 Agriculture Act.</p><p> </p><p>It will include analysis of the trends of price inflation, international commodity prices, energy and fertiliser prices in the context of UK food security.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 06/02/2024 14:32:26 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1685790

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
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: Migrant Workers
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 she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the potential impact of increasing the minimum earnings thresholds for skilled foreign workers on the fisheries sector in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	11990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a wide range of issues, and Cabinet discussions are considered confidential.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 01/02/2024 14:32:34 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1682404

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
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	Thames Water
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 discussions she has had with (a) Ofwat and (b) Thames Water on Thames Water's (i) financial and (ii) operational performance.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	9834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and ministerial team regularly meets representatives from all water companies, including Thames Water, regarding financial and operational performance. As part of their introductory series of meetings, the Defra Secretary of State and ministerial team will meet with all water companies on a range of issues in the coming weeks and months.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, Minister Pow, as Minister responsible for water, met with Thames Water’s interim CEOs Alastair Cochran and Cathryn Ross and Chair Sir Adrian Montague on Tuesday 14<sup>th</sup> November to discuss both their financial and operational performance across a range of issues. Minister Moore will shortly be following up with Thames Water regarding operational performance following publication of the Thames Water Service Commitment Plan to understand how the company can accelerate action to improve performance across the business.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 31/01/2024 18:32:11 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1684402

registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	Beekeeping
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 estimate his Department has made on the number of beekeepers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	11116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Our annual Hive Count exercise indicates that as of October 2022 there were 48,130 beekeepers in England and Wales registered on <a href="https://www.nationalbeeunit.com/bees-and-the-law/hive-count/" target="_blank">BeeBase</a> – the National Bee Unit’s website.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 25/01/2024 17:08:14 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1677400

registered interest
date	12/12/2023
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	Fly-tipping
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 made a comparative assessment of the level of fly-tipping in (a) England and (b) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	6564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>Local authorities in England are required to report fly-tipping incidents and enforcement actions data to Defra, which are published annually on Gov.uk. In August, we published new league tables, providing transparency on how councils are using their enforcement powers.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has not made a comparison with data from other parts of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 19/12/2023 12:15:39 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1677393

registered interest
date	12/12/2023
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 Banks
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 made a comparative assessment of the levels of donations to foodbanks between 2022 and 2023.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	6557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not have any role in the operation of foodbanks. Foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations which bring people in local communities together to support one another. This is a great example of the generosity of spirit of communities across the country.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 18/12/2023 15:40:30 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon