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1139679

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	[Suggested redraft] To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of farms at risk of closing down as a result of a new systems of agricultural payments as outlined in the Government's policy paper of 12 September 2018 on health and harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a green Brexit, what the size of those farms are; and the type of farming undertaken by those farms.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	278334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>In September 2018, alongside the Agriculture Bill and policy statement, the Government published an ‘Analysis of the impacts of removing Direct Payments’. This provided an overview of the potential impacts to different farm types and sizes of moving away from direct payments and introducing a new system of public money for public goods.<del class="ministerial"> It also showed the potential across all sectors for farmers to become more efficient – producing more for less – as a response to any reductions in direct payments.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Direct payments are untargeted, poor value for money, undermine efficiency and productivity improvements, and limit opportunities for new entrants. They have imposed unnecessary bureaucracy on farmers and can inflate rent prices. Some of our most successful and vibrant food-producing sectors of agriculture have never been subsidised. For example the poultry industry, the pig industry and the horticulture industry.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Direct payments are arbitrary payments based on land area that tend to favour larger land owners rather than smaller family farming businesses.</ins> In England we will phase out direct payments during an agricultural transition, giving time for farmers to adjust. Phasing out direct payments will free up money so we can reward farmers for delivering public goods, including environmental outcomes<ins class="ministerial"> and animal welfare</ins>.<del class="ministerial"> We recognise that some certain sectors are more dependent than others on direct payments but provided that these farmers are delivering public goods, they will be well placed to benefit from the new system.</del></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/08/2019 14:08:07 question first ministerially corrected 13/08/2019 09:11:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 131932 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1138292

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Iran: Tankers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to de-escalate tensions with Iran, further to fears of retaliation over the seizure of the Iranian tanker Grace 1 by the Royal Navy near Gibraltar on 4 July, and in view of the speech made by the Iranian Defence Minister on 8 July, in which he called the seizure a "threatening and incorrect action" and said that Iran "will certainly not tolerate this type of maritime piracy and it will not be left without a response".
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL17089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>Since 4th July, the UK has made strenuous efforts to support the resolution of the Grace 1 issue, which remains subject to a legal process in Gibraltar. The former Foreign Secretary spoke to the Iranian Foreign Minister on 17 July with the aim of encouraging de-escalation. However, instead of responding constructively, Iran chose to seize the Stena Impero. The former Foreign Secretary made a statement to the House on 22 July, outlining actions the UK government is taking in response.</p><p>We are clear that under international law, Iran had no right to obstruct Stena Impero, let alone board her. This incident was a breach of the principle of free navigation on which the global trading system and the world economy ultimately depend. We urge Iran to release the Stena Impero and her crew.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/08/2019 15:10:10 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1139041

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Syria: Bombings
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of who is responsible for the recent car bombing near the Syriac Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary in Qamishli in North East Syria.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL17126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>​Daesh has claimed responsibility for the attack near the Syriac Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary in Qamishli in north-east Syria on 11 July. As the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, I strongly condemn this and all attacks on places of worship.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/08/2019 15:11:05 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1139087

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what data prisons are required to collect on the purposes for which prisoners are Released on Temporary Licence.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ramsbotham
	uin	HL17172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>It is not possible, except at disproportionate cost, to establish the number of prisoners who have been released on ROTL to allow access to higher and further education in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>There are four categories of ROTL: Resettlement Day Release (RDR), Resettlement Overnight Release (ROR), Special Purpose Licence (SPL) and Childcare Resettlement Licence (CRL). Prisons are required to record the reasons for each release on temporary licence choosing from the following options. They are not required to specify the level of education:</p><p> </p><p>(RDR) Education or Training</p><p>(RDR) Paid Work - Retail and Wholesale</p><p>(RDR) Paid Work – Manufacturing</p><p>(RDR) Paid Work - Catering and hospitality</p><p>(RDR) Paid Work - Transportation and storage</p><p>(RDR) Paid Work - Construction and recycling</p><p>(RDR) Paid Work - IT and communication</p><p>(RDR) Paid Work - Agriculture and horticulture</p><p>(RDR) Paid Work - Other</p><p>(RDR) Unpaid Work - Retail and Wholesale</p><p>(RDR) Unpaid Work – Manufacturing</p><p>(RDR) Unpaid Work - Catering and hospitality</p><p>(RDR) Unpaid Work - Transportation and storage</p><p>(RDR) Unpaid Work - Construction and recycling</p><p>(RDR) Unpaid Work - IT and communication</p><p>(RDR) Unpaid Work - Agriculture and horticulture</p><p>(RDR) Unpaid Work - Other</p><p>(RDR) Prisoner Apprenticeships Pathway</p><p>(RDR) Maintain Family Ties</p><p>(RDR) Outside Prison Activities</p><p>(RDR) Accommodation Related</p><p>(RDR) Other RDR Linked to Sentence/Resettlement Plan</p><p>(ROR) Resettlement Overnight Release</p><p>(SPL) Funeral</p><p>(SPL) Visit Dying Relative</p><p>(SPL) Medical/Dental Inpatient Appointment</p><p>(SPL) Medical/Dental Outpatient Appointment</p><p>(SPL) Other Compassionate Reason</p><p>(SPL) Court/Legal/Police/Prison Transfer</p><p>(CRL) Childcare Resettlement Licence</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 01/08/2019 13:08:02 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3744 label Biography information for Lord Ramsbotham

1139585

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Internet: Eating Disorders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to block applications which publish content that may be harmful to children with eating disorders.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL17232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>The government wants the UK to be the safest place in the world to go online. As set out in the Online Harms White Paper the government will take action to tackle content or activity that harms users, particularly children.</p><p> </p><p>Companies will be required to take robust action to address harmful content, including self-harm content which encourages eating disorders. Services must respond quickly to identify and remove content which is illegal or violates terms of use, and act swiftly and proportionately when this content is reported to them by users.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 01/08/2019 13:15:50 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1139739

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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	Livestock: Animal Welfare
	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 3 June 2019 to Question 259124 on Livestock: Animal Welfare, what plans his Department has to introduce benchmark incentives for farmers to maintain and enhance animal health standards.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	278450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>We are working in partnership with representatives of industry and the veterinary profession to establish a range of interventions to reduce the impacts of endemic disease on farm productivity and animal welfare. By working closely with industry we will ensure that actions are effective and will improve the health of livestock nationally. Our discussions are at an early stage. At present, we have no plans to introduce benchmark standards.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/08/2019 15:19:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

1140009

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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	Plastics: Tourism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the use of plastic by businesses in the tourism industry.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL17244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>Through the Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy for England, published in December last year, sets out our plans to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste from all sectors, including the tourism industry.</p><p>We have already made good progress, banning microbeads, removing 15.6 billion plastic bags from circulation with our 5p charge, and committing to restrict the sale and/or distribution of plastic straws, drink stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds from April 2020.</p><p>Furthermore, the 25 Year Environment Plan announced that water companies have been working to create a network of free water refill points across England. Defra is working with Water UK on this roll-out, which is managed by City to Sea. This Thursday 1 August, locations for the first 50 public drinking water foundations for London were announced, part of a £5 million scheme. In September last year, water companies in England published their plans for reducing single-use plastic bottles in their regions. Ministers have written to many retailers, coffee shops and transport hubs asking them to provide tap water, allowing the public to refill bottles. We are also working across Government, for example with the Department for Transport, to encourage transport premises to extend the provision of free water and to publicise this.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL17245 question first answered 01/08/2019 13:13:12 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1140010

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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	Plastics: Bottles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, in partnership with relevant businesses, to reduce the use of plastic bottles by tourists.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL17245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>Through the Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy for England, published in December last year, sets out our plans to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste from all sectors, including the tourism industry.</p><p>We have already made good progress, banning microbeads, removing 15.6 billion plastic bags from circulation with our 5p charge, and committing to restrict the sale and/or distribution of plastic straws, drink stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds from April 2020.</p><p>Furthermore, the 25 Year Environment Plan announced that water companies have been working to create a network of free water refill points across England. Defra is working with Water UK on this roll-out, which is managed by City to Sea. This Thursday 1 August, locations for the first 50 public drinking water foundations for London were announced, part of a £5 million scheme. In September last year, water companies in England published their plans for reducing single-use plastic bottles in their regions. Ministers have written to many retailers, coffee shops and transport hubs asking them to provide tap water, allowing the public to refill bottles. We are also working across Government, for example with the Department for Transport, to encourage transport premises to extend the provision of free water and to publicise this.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL17244 question first answered 01/08/2019 13:13:12 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1140011

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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	Drinking Water
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to introduce free drinking water fountains at (1) airports, (2) railway and bus stations, and (3) major tourist attractions.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
	uin	HL17246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of making drinking water more readily available in public places, as a means of reducing single-use plastic bottles. As laid out in the 25 Year Environment Plan, and Resource and Waste Strategy we are already taking action in this area.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have supported transport hubs, particularly railway stations and airports, to offer refill points. It is encouraging to see the positive response from Network Rail and rail operators. Around half of the UK's international airports have water fountains enabling customers to refill their own water containers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is supporting water companies, high street retailers, coffee shops and transport hubs to offer new refill points for people to top-up water bottles for free in every major city and town in England. The water industry is developing a network of refill points through its Refill app, managed by City to Sea. The app signposts to over 20,000 free refill points and is estimated to save over 100 million single use bottles from entering our waste stream by the end of 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 01/08/2019 13:04:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1140021

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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 Supply: Colne Valley
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any risk posed by drilling near the contaminated land site at Newyears Green Bourne, including any associated risks such as the potential closure of the Blackford pumping station.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL17256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>The site adjacent to Newyears Green Bourne (between Harvil Road and Harefield No.2 Lake) where High Speed 2 (HS2) is to be constructed is not designated as ‘Contaminated Land’ under the Environmental Protection Act 1991 (EPA). However, the Newyears Green Lane landfill site, located 400 metres to the North East of the site adjacent to Newyears Green Bourne is ‘Contaminated Land’.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 have reviewed the potential for contamination to be present on the site adjacent to Newyears Green Bourne by referring to historic mapping, a site walkover and the sampling of groundwater. This investigation has not highlighted any previous activities likely to have caused contamination of the ground or the presence of any contamination attributable to activities on the site.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 contractors are currently assessing risks associated with test piling at this site as part of an application for approval under Schedule 33 of the High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017. The Environment Agency will then review their risk assessment, which includes consideration of impacts on public water supply abstraction at Blackford pumping station.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 01/08/2019 14:22:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb