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861085

registered interest
date	13/03/2018
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	Fish: Exports
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 progress his Department has made on developing a new catch certificate system for UK (a) fish and (b) fish products exported to the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	132234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Defra is working with a range of agencies, including the Marine Management Organisation, and holding discussions with the Devolved Administrations, to develop a system for managing the issuing and processing of catch certificates if they are required to accompany the import and export of fish and fish products between the UK and the EU. This is dependent on the outcome of the UK and EU negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/03/2018 14:44:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

860555

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Palm Oil: Labelling
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 make it his policy that all products containing palm oil should be labelled as such to enable consumers to decide whether they wish to buy products containing that ingredient.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	131912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Products containing palm oil must be labelled as such – the vegetable oil ingredient of food must now indicate the vegetable origin of the oil.</p><p>See Annex VII part A 7-8 of the 1169/2011 Regulation on the provision of food information to consumers for more information:</p><p><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32011R1169" target="_blank">https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32011R1169</a></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/03/2018 12:08:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

860671

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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	Food Supply
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 contingency plans his Department (a) has agreed on and (b) are working on to ensure that the UK's food supply is not affected when the UK exits the EU.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	132028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Food is one of the UK’s 13 critical infrastructure sectors and Defra produces an annual Sector Security and Resilience Plan working closely with industry sectors. The UK has a high degree of food security with access to a diverse range of sources of supply, including domestic production. This will continue to be the case after we leave the EU. Food supply is highly resilient with diversity and flexibility throughout the supply chain, and industry can respond quickly to ensure ongoing supply.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has been working closely with other Government departments, including the Border Planning Group (BPG), which provides oversight and assurance of departmental plans for managing the border-related impacts of leaving the EU both for Day 1 and beyond. Planning work aims to ensure three key objectives for the border are delivered for Day 1 and beyond: maintaining security; facilitating the flow of goods and people; revenue protection.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/03/2018 10:44:19 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

860696

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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: Wales
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 proportion of funding available to the Welsh agricultural sector came from (a) the UK Government (b) the European Union and (c) other sources in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	132053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Defra does not hold information on funding made available to the Welsh agricultural sector as this is a devolved issue. This information is held by the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/03/2018 11:45:26 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

860772

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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: Brexit
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 funding has been allocated by his Department to prepare for the UK leaving the EU; and how much of that funding was approved after the issue of a Ministerial direction.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	132129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The amount allocated to the UK’s departure from the EU in the Spring Supplementary Estimate for 2017-18 was £67.4 million from the Reserve, with a further £20 million repurposed from Defra’s budget towards the UK’s departure from the EU. In the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, £310 million has been allocated to Defra for the UK’s departure from the EU in 2018-19, with a further £10 million being repurposed from Defra’s budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministerial Direction that was issued on 16 January 2018 was not connected to the allocation of funding. The Direction sought the necessary authority required under ‘Managing Public Money’ for six projects to proceed to their building phase before the EU (Withdrawal) Bill receives Royal Assent and provides the necessary legislative cover.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 132131 question first answered 15/03/2018 10:52:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

860774

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
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: Brexit
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 funding his Department allocated for preparation projects for the UK leaving the EU was approved in the Spring Supplementary Estimate; and how much of that funding was after the issuing of a Ministerial direction.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	132131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The amount allocated to the UK’s departure from the EU in the Spring Supplementary Estimate for 2017-18 was £67.4 million from the Reserve, with a further £20 million repurposed from Defra’s budget towards the UK’s departure from the EU. In the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, £310 million has been allocated to Defra for the UK’s departure from the EU in 2018-19, with a further £10 million being repurposed from Defra’s budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministerial Direction that was issued on 16 January 2018 was not connected to the allocation of funding. The Direction sought the necessary authority required under ‘Managing Public Money’ for six projects to proceed to their building phase before the EU (Withdrawal) Bill receives Royal Assent and provides the necessary legislative cover.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 132129 question first answered 15/03/2018 10:52:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

858516

registered interest
date	09/03/2018
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: ICT
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 his Department has made of the potential benefits of using blockchain technology to store information on (a) food safety and (b) animal welfare; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	131771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Defra has been looking at how blockchain technology is already being used within the food and farming industries to improve data transparency and efficiency for suppliers, processors and consumers.</p><p> </p><p>We have also undertaken a ‘proof of concept’ project to explore how blockchain technology could be used to improve traceability of food throughout the supply chain. This will contribute to our wider work looking at how blockchain technology could bring benefits across Defra’s policy areas, including for food safety and animal welfare.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/03/2018 14:49:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

857662

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
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	Hill Farming
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will bring forward legislative proposals to support hill farmers after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Chris Davies
uin	904250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Hill farmers play an important role in the maintenance of traditional upland landscapes providing both environmental and cultural benefits. The Government’s consultation document ‘Health and Harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a green Brexit’ makes clear that upland areas have the potential to benefit from the proposed new environmental land management schemes in England, given the nature of their landscapes and the public goods that they deliver.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/03/2018 12:15:39 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4376 label Biography information for Chris Davies

857709

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
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	Neonicotinoids: EU Action
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 7 February 2018 to Question 126415, and with reference to the conclusion published on 28 February 2018 from the European Food Safety Authority on the risk to wild bees and honeybees from the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, if he will set out the Government's policy on the banning of neonicotinoids; by what date the Government is asking for negotiations to restart on the matter of neonicotinoids; if he will take steps to ban neonicotinoids in the UK in the event of undue time being taken at EU level on that matter; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	131610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government set out its policy on neonicotinoids on 09 November: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environment-secretary-backs-further-restrictions-on-neonicotinoid-pesticides" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environment-secretary-backs-further-restrictions-on-neonicotinoid-pesticides</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government supports further restrictions on neonicotinoids, based on the latest evidence.</p><p> </p><p>A number of EU Member States indicated that they wished to see the outputs of the European Food safety Authority (EFSA) work before reaching a position on neonicotinoids. Now the EFSA work is complete, negotiations on this issue should restart in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/03/2018 12:02:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

857728

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
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	Glenys Stacey
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 hours Dame Glenys Stacey will be working on the review of the rules associated with the current subsidy payments system.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	131629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Dame Glenys Stacey has been appointed to work for two days per week, between 1 March and 31 December 2018, on the Farm Inspection Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/03/2018 14:46:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson