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759299

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Sheep: 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, what steps his Department is taking better to control of lamb worrying and to impose greater penalties for people who allow their animals to worry lambs.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	10004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Where a dog is worrying livestock, police and local authorities, with the consent of the local police, can pursue a prosecution under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953. This provides a criminal offence where a keeper has allowed their dog to worry livestock and carries a maximum fine of £1000. Defra and the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England (AHWBE) met police forces, farming and rural interests to discuss this issue earlier this year. Under the auspices of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, five police forces are collaborating to pilot more systematic data collection of incidents and good response practices and we look forward to the results of the pilot.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 19/09/2017 15:50:10 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1402360

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2022
	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	Lakes and Rivers: Sewage
	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 he is taking to reduce the amount of sewage discharged into rivers and lakes.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	102633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>We have been clear that the amount of pollution in our rivers and lakes is completely unacceptable, and so we are the first Government to take action to tackle the historic infrastructure issue of sewage overflows.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, the Government published a new draft set of strategic priorities for Ofwat, the financial regulator for the water industry. In this publication, the government set out its expectation that water companies must take steps to &quot;significantly reduce the frequency and volume of sewage discharges from storm overflows<em>.&quot; </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>The landmark Environment Act has placed our ambition on a statutory footing, setting a duty for water companies to achieve a progressive reduction in the adverse impacts of discharges from Storm Overflows. The Act also ensures that water companies are more transparent, requiring the publication of spill data in near real time and the monitoring of water quality impacts of their sewage discharges. The Government has also committed to publish a Discharge Reduction Plan which will be published by September 2022.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/01/2022 10:28:03 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1149901

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	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: 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, what (a) advice and (b) guidance his Department has issued to agri-food (i) farmers and (b) producers in Northern Ireland on that industry.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>Implementing the outcome of the referendum to leave the EU raises significant issues for farmers and agrifood businesses. Whilst the Government’s preference is to leave with an agreement, we have been working hard taking steps to ensure people and businesses are prepared in the event that this is not possible. This includes: publishing numerous pieces of communications since August 2018, including technical notices explaining to businesses and citizens across the UK what they need to do to prepare; and contacting thousands of businesses who trade with the EU, telling them to start getting ready for no-deal customs procedures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/10/2019 09:51:19 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418917

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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	Fisheries: North Sea
	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 is taking to increase cod fishing quotas in the North Sea.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	10275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>I will be seeking the best possible outcome for the UK on North Sea cod in this year’s EU quota negotiations, consistent with the scientific advice and our commitment to achieve maximum sustainable yield (MSY) under the reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/09/2015 17:00:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418918

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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	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, what measures her Department has in place to control avian influenza outbreaks.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	10276
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The Notifiable Avian Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain sets out how an outbreak of avian influenza would be managed and what measures would be applied in such an eventuality. This is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/notifiable-avian-disease-control-strategy-for-great-britain" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/notifiable-avian-disease-control-strategy-for-great-britain</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Agriculture and Rural Development in Northern Ireland has published its own notifiable avian disease control strategy covering Northern Ireland. This is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.dardni.gov.uk/index/animal-health-and-welfare/disease-control-prevention/notifiable-epizootic-avian-disease-control-strategy.htm" target="_blank">www.dardni.gov.uk/index/animal-health-and-welfare/disease-control-prevention/notifiable-epizootic-avian-disease-control-strategy.htm</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/09/2015 10:44:53 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418919

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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	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 avian influenza outbreaks there have been in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	10277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>There were no outbreaks of avian influenza in Great Britain in 2010, 2011, 2012 or 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2014, there was one case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 in Yorkshire.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2015, there have been two cases of avian influenza: one low severity H7N7 case in Hampshire and one highly pathogenic H7N7 case in Lancashire. The two cases were not linked.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There has not been an outbreak of avian influenza in Northern Ireland in the past five years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/09/2015 14:46:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

418920

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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	Japanese Knotweed
	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 is taking to minimise the spread of knotweed.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	10278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>Between 2011 and March 2015, Defra provided grant aid to help set up and establish 29 local action groups throughout England to tackle invasive non-native species, including Japanese knotweed. The establishment of these groups was intended to generate a self-sustaining network to tackle these threats. The majority have managed to reduce or eradicate Japanese knotweed from riparian areas and are continuing to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Additionally, Defra has been funding research to make a biocontrol agent available to control the plant and has identified the psyllid, <em>Aphalara itadori</em>. Although it has not yet been possible to achieve self-sustaining populations of the psyllid in the wild, a new release programme was undertaken this summer in riparian areas, utilising local action groups to aid release.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The recent provisions of Community Protection notices, provided for in the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, are also available for use by local authorities to control or prevent the growth of Japanese knotweed where they are satisfied that there is a case to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/09/2015 09:48:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1149924

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	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	Gun Sports: Lead
	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 he has had with representatives of field sports association on reducing the level of use of lead-shot through an increase in the use of steel-shot.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>As far as we are aware, Defra Ministers have not had any recent discussions with field sport organisations on reducing the level of use of lead-shot through an increase in the use of steel-shot.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/10/2019 15:36:29 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1549275

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2022
	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, what steps her Department is taking to tackle fly tipping.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	105343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>In recent years we have bolstered local authorities’ powers to tackle fly-tipping, introducing fixed penalty notices and strengthening the power to seize the vehicles of offenders. We have also provided £450,000 to help several councils purchase equipment to tackle fly-tipping, such as CCTV, and worked with the National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group to produce a guide on how councils and others can present robust prosecutions that support tougher sentences. <br> <br> We have committed to raising fly-tipping penalties in our manifesto and will be conducting research to support policy development in this area. We are also preparing a number of legislative reforms to tackle waste crime more broadly which should also help tackle fly-tipping. This includes reform of the waste carrier, broker, and dealer regime and the introduction of digital waste tracking, both of which we consulted on earlier this year. We believe it is important that local residents are able to dispose of their rubbish in a responsible manner and encouraged to do so. We have consulted on preventing charges for disposing of DIY waste at local tips and provided communication materials to help householders better understand their responsibilities under the household waste duty of care.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/01/2023 11:52:46 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1314408

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2021
	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	Agriculture: Plums
	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 provide support to farmers whose plum crops have failed as a result of experiencing frost in spring 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1062
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the crucial role that the UK’s horticulture industry plays in both feeding the country and in promoting people’s health and well-being. Our plum farmers play an important role in this as well as to our wider economy, with production at the farm gate worth £3.4 million in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We have not received any representations from the plum sector as a result of the frost their crop has experienced this spring. However, Defra and the Devolved Administrations have established mechanisms to monitor and assess the impact of market developments across the UK and will continue to do so paying particular attention to this sector in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/05/2021 10:13:02 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon