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443429

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2016
	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	White Fish: Fishing Catches
	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 she will make it her policy to publish sea bass landing data by metier for 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	21666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) publishes annual data which includes total landings by UK vessels for bass in the UK Sea Fisheries Annual Statistics Report 2014. In conjunction with this report, the MMO publishes two more detailed datasets online which show bass landings by, for example, year, month, port of landing, vessel nationality, gear category, over/under 10m, area and rectangle. This information is available at the link below.</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/uk-sea-fisheries-annual-statistics-report-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/uk-sea-fisheries-annual-statistics-report-2014</a>.</p><p><br></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/01/2016 15:57:57 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

442927

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2016
	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	White Fish: Fishing Catches
	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 use she plans to make of the granting of (a) exemptions and (b) increased vessel limits for gillnetting of sea bass to achieve quota recommendations from the International Council for Exploration of the Sea.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	21368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>The package of EU bass measures agreed at the December Fisheries Council included derogations and differentiated catch limits for fixed gillnets. The legislative arrangements do not include a mechanism for granting or withholding such provisions by Member States, although Member States may impose more stringent standards at national level if considered appropriate.</p><br /><p>With regard to the recommendations from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member on 12<sup>th</sup> January 2016, PQ UIN 20832.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/01/2016 16:15:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

442313

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	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	White Fish: Fishing Catches
	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 (a) the effect of measures announced at the December 2015 Fisheries and Agriculture Council on sea bass mortality in 2016 and (b) whether those measures will meet the 90 per cent quota reductions for 2016 recommended by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	20832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK’s top priority for the bass negotiations at December Council was to agree measures to allow us to achieve sustainable fishing at EU level by 2018, and the package agreed puts us on the right path to do so.</p><br /><p>The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea’s advice for bass in 2016 reflected its standard advice format for achieving the sustainable fishing standard the following year. The target year of 2018 agreed at the December Council for bass, however reflected the fact that the management of this stock through EU measures only began in 2015, which meant that it was necessary to take a more incremental approach, to reach sustainability in the fewest years realistically achievable.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/01/2016 16:39:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

458904

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2016
	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	Plastics: Seas and Oceans
	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 the Government has made of the adequacy of filtration systems to remove microplastics prior to entry into the sea.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	30409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>A recent Defra-funded project, undertaken by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), investigated the presence and quantity of microplastic particles entering the marine environment after sewage treatment. The report concluded microplastics are released into surface waters through sewage treatment directly, or via sewage sludge from agricultural composting. It also concluded that more work is needed to determine the effectiveness of different types of sewage treatment at removing microplastics from sewage. The final report is currently undergoing peer review.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/03/2016 15:36:16 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

436750

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2015
	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	Pet Travel Scheme
	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 effectiveness of the Pet Travel Scheme Regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	19378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>The pets checkers (carriers or agents) which carry out checks to ensure pets animals are compliant with Pet Travel Scheme rules are audited by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and the results show that they are performing satisfactorily. In 2014, APHA audited close to 6,000 pets. Of these only 0.9% of the pets were found not to comply with the entry rules. These pets were either detained until their compliance could be established, re-exported or placed into quarantine.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/12/2015 10:01:10 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

484310

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2016
	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	Marine Conservation Zones
	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 resources she plans to allocate to enforcing comprehensive management plans in current and future Marine Conservation Zones.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	32114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2016 answer text <p>Under the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, marine regulators are required to enforce, and ensure compliance with, any management measures put in place to protect Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs).</p><p>In December 2015, Defra confirmed it would continue to allocate £3 million New Burdens funding until 2020, which can be used for costs associated with MCZ designation including enforcement. In addition, allocations of funding to various activities are set out in an Action Plan for the Marine Management Organisation and the Annual Plans produced by the ten Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/04/2016 12:59:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

484309

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2016
	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	Marine Conservation Zones
	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 she will make an assessment of the potential merits of deploying ocean-going drones to help catch illegal trawlers in Marine Conservation Zones in place of staffed patrol vessels.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	32113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2016 answer text <p>The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and the ten Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities are responsible for enforcing fisheries legislation in UK waters off England. The MMO is considering carefully the potential for new technology to aid enforcement operations, and will continue to keep such technology under review.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 31/03/2016 11:31:04 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

484308

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2016
	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	Marine Conservation Zones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to have put in place comprehensive management plans for each of the existing Marine Conservation Zones.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	32091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering a ‘Blue Belt’ of well-managed Marine Protected Areas around our coasts. Where fisheries management measures are required, the Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities and the Marine Management Organisation will put in place measures, such as byelaws, for all inshore Tranche 1 Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) by the end of this year. To date, 19 new byelaws and 14 new voluntary measures that complement over 25 legacy byelaws are already in place. Appropriate fisheries management measures for inshore Tranche 2 MCZ sites will be identified by January 2018, following their designation earlier this year.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/04/2016 12:52:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

438645

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2015
	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	Greyhounds: 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, how many greyhounds were euthanised at the end of their racing career in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	20240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 17 December 2015, PQ UIN 20014. The public consultation on the initial findings of the review of the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010 has now closed and Defra are currently considering the responses.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/01/2016 09:06:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

437904

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	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	Greyhounds
	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 information her Department holds on how many greyhounds were retired from racing on the grounds of injury in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	20014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>Under the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010, there is no statutory requirement on any greyhound organisation or individual track to report any figures to Defra. The Regulations have now been in force for five years and Defra is currently undertaking a review of their effectiveness. The review is looking at the requirement on tracks to collect injury statistics and how they are then used; and the traceability of greyhounds after they have left the sport. Defra is currently consulting on the initial findings of the review as well as proposals for further action. Further proposals include agreement by the main industry regulator, the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB), to begin publishing figures for the numbers of greyhounds injured at GBGB affiliated tracks each year, as well as the number of greyhounds that leave GBGB racing each year.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/12/2015 14:51:47 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham