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426522

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2015
	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: 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, which regulations her Department introduced as a result of EU legislation in (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015 to date; which regulations her Department expects to implement as a result of EU legislation in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017; and what estimate she has made of the cost of each such regulation to the (A) public purse and (B) private sector.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	15030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given by my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Minister for Small Business, Industry and Enterprise, Miss Anna Soubry, on 11 November 2015, PQ 15037.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/11/2015 10:37:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

47239

	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, what recent estimate he has made of the number of dogs owned by people who have previously been banned from owning dogs.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	195407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No estimate has been made of the number of people owning dogs who have previously been banned. However, the table shows the number of people convicted of breaching disqualification orders, in respect of keeping any animal, made under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Convictions</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Source:</strong> Data provided by the Home Office on 9 April 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

457535

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2016
	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: Fringe Benefits
	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 23 February 2016 to Question 26816, what the job titles are of those people in receipt of travel expenses or paid car allowances.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	29725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>All those within the Rural Payments Agency who receive paid car allowances have the job title of ‘RDT (Rural Development Team) Manager’.</p><p>Job titles for the staff in the other bodies listed in Question 26816 are not held centrally or stored alongside the allowance data and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/03/2016 12:41:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

179030

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	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	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, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) dog theft and (b) dog fighting.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	223988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Any allegations of criminal behaviour should be reported to the police in the first instance, so that they can decide whether to instigate a criminal investigation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have also been working with the Pet Advertising Advisory Group who have been lobbying operators of internet sites to adopt minimum standards for the advertising of pet animals. This work includes identifying adverts for dogs used in organised dog fighting by spotting certain key or code words and removing the offending notices.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The introduction of compulsory microchipping for all dogs from April 2016 will help to reduce the chances of dogs being displaced, including through being stolen. It is already best practice for vets, re-homing centres, dog wardens etc. to scan strays and they have a duty of care to do so. Our guidance will emphasise this. But we also recognise that scanning all dogs can have significant costs and practical implications.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/02/2015 15:17:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

417629

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	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, what steps she has taken to reduce the financial penalties imposed by the European Commission on her Department relating to the Common Agricultural Policy; and what estimate she has made of the likely level of such penalties in 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	9378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>Complexity in CAP rules and the interpretation that EU auditors place on regulations is the root cause of many disallowance corrections. Since 2010, steps taken by Defra have allowed the disallowance penalties incurred in England to be steadily managed at around £50m per year. Throughout this period the Government has challenged claims for disallowance through mediation in the EU and since 2010 reduced the amount of disallowance levied by €285m.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Annual Report and Accounts provides provisions of £64.5m for future disallowance related to historical audits. While future disallowance penalties are difficult to predict, the Government is concerned that the new Horizontal Regulation amends the way that penalty rates are calculated, introducing a ratchet effect, which could greatly increase proposed disallowance penalty corrections, even if the same standards of implementation are maintained. The UK Government believes that a proportionate penalty scheme in the Horizontal Regulation is a priority for CAP simplification and the mid-term review of CAP regulations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/09/2015 15:54:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

179029

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	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	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, what recent discussions she has had with the police on (a) dog theft and (b) dog fighting.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	223986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>Defra officials have regular discussions with the police on the operation of law on dog control and welfare. The police are very supportive of the new provisions on compulsory dog microchipping and are fully aware of the measures in the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to tackle dog fighting.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/02/2015 15:13:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

78702

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Cane Sugar
	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 discussions she has had with the European Commission on cane sugar imports.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	206596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>My Right Honourable friend, Elizabeth Truss MP, has not had any discussions with the Commission to date. However, since agreement was reached on the Common Agriculture Policy in June 2013, the Right Honourable Owen Paterson MP, the former Secretary of State, exchanged letters with the Agriculture Commissioner on the needs of the cane refining sector. My Right Honourable friend’s letters, sent on 22 July 2013 and 8 January 2014, stressed the importance of competition in the sugar market and the need for a reduction in tariff barriers for raw cane sugar in order to maintain this. In his replies, the Commissioner promised to take these issues into account. <br></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/07/2014 10:18:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

451991

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2016
	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: Fringe Benefits
	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 staff in her Department and non-departmental public bodies receive (a) home to work travel allowance, (b) a car allowance and (c) subsidised health insurance.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	26816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>The following table sets out the number of staff in receipt of each type of allowance in 2014/15.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Home to Work Travel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Car</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Core Department</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Animal and Plant Health Agency</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Environment Agency</p></td><td><p>829</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rural Payments Agency</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,100</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Consumer Council for Water, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Marine Management Organisation, Natural England and Veterinary Medicines Directorate have no staff in receipt of these allowances.</p><p> </p><p>No staff were in receipt of subsidised health insurance.</p><p> </p><p>The Home to Work Travel Allowance mainly relates to staff receiving the Excess Cost of Travel Allowance (ECTA). This is paid as a result of ongoing estates rationalisation where the home to work commute for a staff member has increased because of an office closure or move. Where there is a requirement for a limited number of RPA managers to operate out of more than one location, RPA also pay home to work travel costs to ensure the individual is not disadvantaged as a result of business needs. The EA figure includes staff in receipt of Overtime Attendance Allowance which is a fixed amount that is paid when they are required to respond to an unplanned incident.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/02/2016 12:20:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

179024

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2015
	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	Dog Fighting
	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 the extent of dog fighting in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	223987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>We have not been provided with any recent estimate of the extent of dog fighting by either the police or animal welfare organisations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/02/2015 10:57:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies