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939901

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date	12/07/2018
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	Bread: 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 an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the recommendations contained in the Honest Crust campaign published by the Real Bread Campaign and the charity Sustain published November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	163615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>We are satisfied that compliance with EU Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers and General Food Law Regulation (EC) 178/2002 together ensure that the labelling and advertising of food must not mislead the consumer. EU Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 ensures that pre-packaged loaves display a full ingredient list, while the exemption of loaves sold at the point of production is made in the interests of small businesses and bakeries, reducing unnecessary regulatory burden while retaining essential, relevant information for the consumer.</p><p>EC Regulation 1333/2008 adequately defines the approved additives and their conditions of use in bread. These requirements, together with guidance on terms such as ‘hand-made’, ‘Farmhouse’ and ‘home-made’ used by food businesses and trading standards officers, already provide robust protection to consumers against misleading practices. However if a consumer does think that they are being misled by bread labelling, they should seek advice from their local trading standards office.</p><p> </p><p>A restricted number of additives are permitted in sourdough bread under EC Regulation 1333/2008 – there are no plans at present to change these. There are many products on the market that do not have definitions set out in legislation, however there are general rules in place to protect consumers. The Bread &amp; Flour Regulations 1998 contain a few, limited definitions but the focus of the legislation is on the fortification of white and brown flour with certain nutrients, mostly for restorative purposes.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to include a legal definition for sourdough within the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 but the baking industry itself may consider agreeing a code of practice about what should be described as a UK sourdough bread.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/07/2018 15:22:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

917532

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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	Wines
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 to support small vineyards in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	150237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>Defra does not distinguish between small or large vineyards, but has been working hard to support the growth and development of our flourishing domestic wine production sector as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>Under the current Rural Development Programme we have provided £2.736m in direct support for vineyard projects against total project costs amounting to £7.086m. This funding has been used to support various initiatives including infrastructure projects such as helping build or develop wineries or tourist facilities, to purchase winery equipment, and even the development of a smartphone app that will amongst other features, show users where their nearest vineyard is located.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/06/2018 13:05:33 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

805326

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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	Agriculture: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 Yorkshire farmers receive direct payments and rural development support from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	118998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>There are 12,346 farm holding in the Yorkshire and Humberside Unitary Authority of which 9,971 submitted an application for Basic Payment Scheme and 6,434 submitted applications under the various Agri-Environment Schemes.</p><p> </p><p>A range of businesses have been able to access grants and since the launch of the Rural Development Programme for England in 2014 a total of 348 projects in Yorkshire have received funding from 2,666 offered across England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/02/2018 11:48:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

805327

registered interest
date	12/12/2017
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	Agriculture: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is his policy farmers in Yorkshire will receive the same amount of subsidies from the Government as they do from the EU Common Agricultural Policy after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	118999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>This Government has pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of the parliament, expected in 2022. This is a greater level of security and certainty for farmers and landowners than anywhere else in the EU, where funding is guaranteed only to 2020. This total includes all EU and Exchequer funding provided for farm support under both Pillar I and Pillar II.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/12/2017 15:09:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

797430

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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	Game: 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, whether his Department has plans to bring forward legislative proposals banning the keeping of game birds in cages; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	116393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The welfare of game birds is protected by the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Gamebirds Reared for Sporting Purposes, provides keepers with guidance on how to meet the welfare needs of their game birds, as required by the Act. The Code recommends that barren cages for breeding pheasants and small barren cages for breeding partridges should not be used and that any system should be appropriately enriched. The Act and Defra’s Code are enforced by the Animal and Plant Health Agency. We are not currently planning to change these requirements.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/12/2017 17:49:53 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

767502

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Bees: Neonicotinoids
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 effect of neonicotinoids on the native bee population.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	106809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Defra has supported a range of research relevant to improving understanding of the effects of neonicotinoids (and other pesticides) on bees. Recently completed work includes studies on: quantifying the exposure of bumblebees to neonicotinoids and mixtures of pesticides (commenced 2013), interpreting pesticide residues in honeybees (published 2015), using radio-frequency identification devices to assess effects of pesticides on foraging bees (commenced 2013), and protection goals for bee colonies (commenced 2015).</p><p> </p><p>The Government considers that decisions on the use of pesticides should be based on a careful scientific assessment of the risks. Pesticides that carry unacceptable risks to bees should not be authorised. The Government keeps the developing evidence on neonicotinoids under review, advised by the independent UK Expert Committee on Pesticides. On the basis of current available evidence, we support the existing restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/10/2017 15:59:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

757631

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Agriculture: West Yorkshire
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 the EU paid in subsidies to farmers in (a) Colne Valley constituency and (b) West Yorkshire in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
uin	8632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>There are several schemes which offer EU subsidies to farmers. The main scheme for direct subsidy is the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) which replaced the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) in 2015. Figures below are for BPS and SPS.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Colne Valley</p></td><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>SPS</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£1,206,660</p></td><td><p>£16,284,594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£1,099,675</p></td><td><p>£15,853,687</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£1,032,367</p></td><td><p>£14,747,827</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£1,038,170</p></td><td><p>£14,882,482</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£904,551</p></td><td><p>£13,459,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>BPS</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£979, 517</p></td><td><p>£13,016,020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>£1,093,615</p></td><td><p>£14,338,213</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/09/2017 11:33:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker