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47234

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	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 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	195574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This table sets out the information requested in respect of 2012-13, the last financial year for which audited information is available. Information relating to 2013-14 will be available in July 2014, once the Department's accounts for the year have been audited and published. The figures relate to the Core Department.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Consultancy firm</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount paid</strong></p><p><strong>in 2012-13 (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ernst and Young</p></td><td><p>1,012,378</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer</p></td><td><p>587,922</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Partnerships</p></td><td><p>152,226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KPMG</p></td><td><p>118,351</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bureau Veritas UK Ltd.</p></td><td><p>105,185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baker Tilly</p></td><td><p>101,925</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ADAS UK Ltd.</p></td><td><p>99,138</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GHK Consulting Ltd.</p></td><td><p>71,424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Resource Decisions Ltd.</p></td><td><p>64,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temple Group Ltd.</p></td><td><p>44,380</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 11/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47240

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	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
	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 five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	195552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The table sets out the information requested for core Defra in respect of 2012-13, the last financial year for which audited information is available. Audited information for 2013-14 will be available in July 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Companies</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spending 2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Agency Fees paid</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Ltd</p></td><td><p>£856,348</p></td><td><p>£62,257 (7.2%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd</p></td><td><p>£628,832</p></td><td><p>£113,189 (18%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Acadent Ltd</p></td><td><p>£454,521</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Michael Page International</p></td><td><p>£202,948</p></td><td><p>£23,521 (11.59%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd</p></td><td><p>£182,634</p></td><td><p>£21,167 (11.59%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 11/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

1236504

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2020
	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
	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 take steps to ensure that animal tests on products which have already been tested to EU REACH requirements will not need repeat testing to meet domestic registration.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	91749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green on 10 September 2020, PQ UIN 86122.<p>[questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-09-07/86122]</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 22/09/2020 15:52:01 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1307492

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	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 Products: Imports
	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 the Government's policy is on the importation of (a) foie gras, (b) fur and (c) other products the production of which is banned in the UK on grounds of cruelty; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	179731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>We have some of the highest welfare standards in the world, and that is both a source of pride and a clear reflection of UK attitudes towards animals.</p><p>The Government has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese who have been force fed raises serious welfare concerns. The production of foie gras by force feeding is already banned in the UK, as it is incompatible with our domestic welfare standards.</p><p>Fur farming has been banned in England and Wales since 2000 and since 2002 in Scotland and Northern Ireland. There are restrictions on some skin and fur products which may never be legally imported into the UK. These include fur and products from cats and dogs, and seal skins and products from commercial hunts.</p><p>The Government is considering any further steps it could take in relation to foie gras, fur, and other such products now that the Transition Period has ended.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 15/04/2021 16:52:26 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1307495

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	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 Products: Imports
	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 the Government's policy is on the import of (a) animal fur which is farmed and slaughtered in conditions which do not meet the UK's animal welfare standards and (b) other similarly produced animal products.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	179732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>Fur farming has been banned in England and Wales since 2000 and since 2002 in Scotland and Northern Ireland. There are restrictions on some skin and fur products which may never be legally imported into the UK. These include fur and products from cats and dogs, and seal skins and products from commercial hunts. We have established controls on fur from endangered species protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and we do not allow imports of fur from wild animals caught using methods which are non-compliant with international humane trapping standards.</p><p>We have some of the highest welfare standards in the world, and that is both a source of pride and a clear reflection of UK attitudes towards animals. The Government is considering any further steps it could take in relation to the import of animal fur, and other similarly produced animal products, which are farmed and slaughtered in conditions which do not meet the UKs animal welfare standards.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 15/04/2021 16:54:20 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1259311

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2020
	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	Climate Change
	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 much money from the public purse has been spent on nature based solutions to climate change in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	127038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>Nature-based solutions can play a key role in tackling climate change and managing its impacts. Over the last 5 years government has introduced new funding that specifically invests in nature-based solutions in England where climate change mitigation and adaptation is the primary purpose. Details of these specific funding streams are given below.</p><ul><li>£10 million Peatland Capital grants scheme 2018-21 to restore peatland.</li><li>£19.5 million Woodland Carbon Fund announced in 2018 to support large scale woodland creation.</li><li>£50 million Woodland Carbon Guarantee announced in 2018 to accelerate woodland planting rates and develop the domestic market for woodland carbon, to be spent over 35 years.</li><li>£640 million Nature for Climate Fund will provide significant funding for the creation, restoration and management of woodland and peatland habitats in England 2020-2025.</li><li>£15 million Natural Flood Management programme 2017-21, which supports 25 large catchment scale projects and 33 smaller community projects to further develop the evidence base on working with natural processes to reduce flood risk.</li></ul><p>The UK Government also has a range of existing and funding streams such as Countryside Stewardship and the Green Recovery Challenge Fund that support the restoration of nature in England, and provide multiple benefits for wildlife, climate and people: we have not specifically assessed what proportion of these funding streams has provided nature-based solutions to climate change.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 16/12/2020 15:28:33 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1687640

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	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	Dangerous Dogs
	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 an assessment of the potential merits of extending the neutering deadline for XL bully dogs which are not currently medically fit to undergo a neutering procedure.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	13193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>There are already extended deadlines by which owners must ensure that their XL Bully type dogs have been neutered. Dogs that were older than one year old on 31 January 2024, must be neutered and evidence received by 30 June 2024. Dogs that were younger than one year old on 31 January 2024 must be neutered and evidence received by 31 December 2024. We are considering whether a further extension to this is necessary. We will carefully assess the exemption scheme data on dogs that remain to be neutered to inform our decision<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 09/02/2024 18:04:32 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

669187

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	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	EU Trade
	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 assessment she has made of whether the UK should negotiate a UK-specific entitlement to the aggregate measurement of support that the EU is allowed under World Trade Organisation rules; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	58911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>In leaving the EU, we will need to update the terms of our WTO membership where, at present, our commitments are currently contained in the EU’s schedule. We recognise the need to work with the EU and with other WTO Members in order to ensure a smooth transition which minimises the disruption to our trading relationships with other WTO Members, including developing country Members and our closest trading partners.</p><p> </p><p>As the Secretary of State for International Trade said in his Written Ministerial Statement on 5<sup>th</sup> December “the Government will prepare the necessary draft schedules which replicate as far as possible our current obligations”. We do not intend to alter the scope of concessions currently enjoyed by WTO members. While this is largely a technical process, there are a number of areas where we will need to consult with other WTO members.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 58910 question first answered 11/01/2017 12:42:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

669186

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	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	EU Trade: Import Duties
	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 the 10 existing EU tariff rate quotas with the largest economic value for the UK economy are by (a) type of good, (b) sector of the economy, (c) quantity and (d) estimated value for UK industry.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	58913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>The EU currently notifies over 120 tariff rate quotas in agriculture and a further 19 non-agriculture tariff rate quotas. There can be several tariff rate quotas within a single sector such as beef or sugar, for different products and different countries which export to the EU and UK. We do not currently assess tariff rate quotas by economic value: they are defined and administered according to the volume rather than the value of imports. All tariff rate quotas which other countries use to export to the UK, however, will be important to them, and important to the industry affected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/01/2017 12:51:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

669188

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	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	EU Trade: Import Duties
	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 assessment she has made of whether the UK should agree a division of EU tariff rate quotas before consideration by Parliament of UK-specific World Trade Organisation schedules of concessions; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	58910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2017 answer text <p>In leaving the EU, we will need to update the terms of our WTO membership where, at present, our commitments are currently contained in the EU’s schedule. We recognise the need to work with the EU and with other WTO Members in order to ensure a smooth transition which minimises the disruption to our trading relationships with other WTO Members, including developing country Members and our closest trading partners.</p><p> </p><p>As the Secretary of State for International Trade said in his Written Ministerial Statement on 5<sup>th</sup> December “the Government will prepare the necessary draft schedules which replicate as far as possible our current obligations”. We do not intend to alter the scope of concessions currently enjoyed by WTO members. While this is largely a technical process, there are a number of areas where we will need to consult with other WTO members.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 58911 question first answered 11/01/2017 12:42:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie