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1490047

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	Bread
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of requiring that the definition of bread only includes produce which has been made without the use of food additives.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	38747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>Defra, alongside the Department of Health and Social Care, the Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland and Wales, Food Standards Scotland and the Scottish and Welsh Governments have been conducting jointly a review of The Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 and The Bread and Flour (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1998 to ensure the regulations are fit for purpose and support UK industry while protecting consumers.</p><p> </p><p>Existing food labelling rules and other requirements on the control of additives in food production ensure that food is produced safely and labelled effectively to enable consumers to make informed choices on the food they buy and consume. While we are always looking for ways to improve our regulations, legislative intervention is just one option and should be restricted to areas where there is clear market failure.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/07/2022 13:36:56 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1489670

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	Honey: Fraud
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 assessment he has made of the impact of honey fraud on beekeepers and honey producers.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	37643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of quality standards for all foods, including honey. All honey on sale, regardless of where it has come from must comply with the Honey (England) Regulations 2015 which set out detailed specifications in terms of its composition, labelling, and quality criteria. Honey fraud by means of addition of sugars, or anything else to honey, is not permitted.</p><p> </p><p>The UK produces a relatively small amount of the honey consumed domestically and relies heavily on imports to meet consumer demand and provide a reliable year-round supply. The UK has a thriving and diverse honey market, giving consumers access to a wide range of products, from mono-floral varieties to single origin and blended honeys, at a wide range of different price points.</p><p> </p><p>Defra, along with other partners, is very active in ensuring honey, meets our high standards regardless of where it has been produced. We have an active food authenticity programme to ensure honey sold in the UK is not subject to fraud, meets our high standards and maintains a level playing field between honey producers.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/07/2022 10:31:58 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1489671

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
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	Honey: Testing
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 he has made of the effectiveness of product testing in controlling the import and sale of honey mixed with high quantities of sugar syrup.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Sarah Green
uin	37644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Work is being undertaken to ensure all honey meets our high standards. However, honey, is a complex natural product, meaning analysis to determine if honey has been adulterated can often be challenging. No single test can definitively determine a honey’s authenticity, and there are a range of different analytical methods available, from the well-established traditional validated methods to more recently developed advanced ‘fingerprinting’ tools such as NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance).</p><p> </p><p>Allegations that some honey sold in the UK may be adulterated with added sugars, including the recent Honey Authenticity Project survey, are based on results using NMR. These have been investigated by the relevant local authorities, using a weight of evidence approach, and they concluded there was insufficient evidence to indicate fraud or non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p>Defra, the Food Standards Agency, Food Standards Scotland and the Government Chemist have been working together to identify areas where the Government can facilitate progress on some of the underpinning scientific issues that have emerged around honey authenticity testing, with the aim of providing further clarity to those carrying out monitoring and enforcement checks of honey, which protect consumers and legitimate businesses. Our programme of work on honey focuses on dissemination and knowledge transfer such as a webinar organised by the Government Chemist with Defra’s support. As part of our honey programme, we are also supporting work on testing methods which will look more in depth at issues such as ensuring method fitness for purpose and on standardising approaches.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/07/2022 10:55:31 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4918 label Biography information for Sarah Green

1489485

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
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	Food: 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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Trade on the impact of (a) trends in the level of and (b) barriers to imports on food security and availability in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	901229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a highly resilient food supply chain, as demonstrated throughout the COVID-19 response. It is well equipped to deal with situations with the potential to cause disruption.</p><p> </p><p>The capability, levers, and expertise to respond to disruption lie with industry. They have highly resilient supply chains, and this was proven in the initial COVID-19 response. The Government’s role is to support and enable an industry-led response.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has well established ways of working with the industry and with the Devolved Administrations to monitor risks that may arise. This includes extensive, regular and ongoing engagement in preparedness for, and response to, issues with the potential to cause disruption to food supply chains.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s high degree of food security is built on supply from diverse sources, strong domestic production as well as imports through stable trade routes. We produce 60% of all the food we need, and 74% of food which we can grow or rear in the UK for all or part of the year, and these figures have changed little over the last 20 years.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/07/2022 13:33:29 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1488753

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Environmental Land Management Schemes
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 and what proportion of his Departmental budget has been allocated to (a) the Environmental Land Management Scheme, (b) the Sustainable Farming Incentive, (c) Local Nature Recovery and (d) Landscape Recovery.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	35971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>We are not allocating specific budgets to individual schemes, instead we are managing the budget as a whole and will follow demand across the offers we have. Through this Parliament, we will spend more than £2.5 billion on the new Sustainable Farming Incentive, Countryside Stewardship and its successor, Local Nature Recovery, and continue to fund existing Environmental Stewardship agreements. This amounts to around 12% of the funding allocated to the department in this Spending Review. Additionally, we will spend £3.3 billion, or around 16%, on direct payments over the same time period.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/07/2022 14:03:49 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1488881

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Fish: Conservation
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 species the Government classifies as forage fish; and if he will take steps to introduce an ecologically protective programme for the management of those species in UK waters.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	36140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>Forage fish are important to the ecosystem as they provide food for predator fish and sea birds. We are reviewing our policy on forage fish that are caught for industrial purposes. In the context of the Northeast Atlantic, there are specific fleet segments that specialise in this type of fishing, and their effort within UK waters is targeted on particular species, principally sandeel and Norway pout.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/07/2022 13:29:53 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1488912

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Food Banks
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 to work with food retailers and producers to identify opportunities for more produce to be made available to foodbanks.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	36004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>This Government is committed to a sustainable, long-term approach to tackling poverty and supporting people on lower incomes. The Government recently announced a new £15 billion support package to help families with the cost of living, bringing the total support for households this year to £37 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Through regular engagement, Defra will continue to work with food retailers and producers to explore the range of measures they can take to ensure the availability of affordable food. However, foodbanks are independent, charitable organisations and the Government does not have any role in their operation.</p><p> </p><p>Grant-funding provided by Defra is facilitating an increase in the availability, capacity, and capabilities of the surplus food redistribution sector. Since 2017, around £12 million has been awarded to over 250 redistribution organisations across the country. This funding has provided important infrastructure such as additional warehousing, vehicles, fridges and freezers. We also continue to support the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and its work with the redistribution sector in the provision of guidance and advice, finding practical ways of increasing surplus food redistribution and reducing waste.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/07/2022 06:54:41 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1488966

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
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	Glycine
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 an estimate of the proportion of businesses that use Glycine in their (a) products and (b) services; and what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the impact of global Glycine price rises on UK businesses and supply chains.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	35937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK's food supply is highly resilient. The day-to-day supply of Glycine is a commercial matter for industry, and they are well versed in responding to shortages without delay and with the least amount of disruption to the public. Defra works closely with industry to monitor supply issues relating to both food products and critical inputs in the food system. Defra further works to encourage diverse and resilient supply chains to protect consumers and businesses.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 19/07/2022 11:44:49 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1488224

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Advertising
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 their Department has spent on advertising in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	34811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>The attached table outlines the Department spend on advertising in the years 2020, 2021 and 2022.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/07/2022 10:40:33 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis attachment 1 file name PQ 34811 attachment.pdf title Advertising spend
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1488248

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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	Whisky: Scotland
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 assessment he has made of the impact of rising energy costs on the Scotch Whisky industry.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	35037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>Whilst no specific assessment has been made on the impact of rising energy costs on the Scotch Whisky industry, the UK Government is in regular dialogue with the industry, and aims to provide the framework for a forwarding-thinking, competitive alcoholic drinks sector which can grow, export and innovate in line with Government ambitions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/07/2022 13:23:51 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden