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723128

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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	Slaughterhouses: CCTV
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 the Government is taking to encourage voluntary take-up of CCTV in equine slaughterhouses.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	71648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>In February 2015, the Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) published an independent assessment of the use of CCTV in slaughterhouses which concluded that CCTV can offer real benefits, particularly to slaughterhouse operators, but that it cannot replace the need for businesses to have proper monitoring procedures in place.</p><p> </p><p>The vast majority of horses are slaughtered in slaughterhouses in England which have CCTV installed for welfare purposes, although cameras may not be present in all areas. Official Veterinarians also have the power to seize CCTV footage if they suspect that welfare standards are not being met.</p><p> </p><p>Defra continues to encourage slaughterhouses to install CCTV in all areas on a voluntary basis in order to realise the benefits to animal welfare set out in the FAWC report.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/04/2017 11:38:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

722983

registered interest
date	20/04/2017
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	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 she has made of the merits of the National Farmer Union's application for the use of neonicotinoids.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	71446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) applied for authorisations to use two neonicotinoids to protect oilseed rape crops planted in England this year. This use of neonicotinoids is not routinely permitted but the legislation allows for “emergency” authorisation of the limited and controlled use of a pesticide to control a danger which cannot be contained by any other reasonable means.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on whether or not to grant authorisation are made on the basis of an examination of the technical and scientific information submitted by the applicant. This assessment is made by the independent UK Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) and the Health and Safety Executive.</p><p> </p><p>The ECP has submitted its advice on the NFU applications to the Government. It finds that neither of the applications meets the requirements for emergency authorisation. The ECP’s full advice note has been published on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the evidence and the expert advice, Defra has rejected the applications.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/04/2017 11:50:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

722482

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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: Public Consultation
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 the budget is for the Building a Great Future regional stakeholder events, announced by her Department on 6 April 2017; and how much (a) from the public purse and (b) funding from other sources is being spent on running and advertising those events.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>A general election has now been called by the Prime Minister and in accordance with Cabinet Office guidance governing the pre-election period we are pausing our stakeholder engagement on future policy until after the election. These events have therefore been postponed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 71243 question first answered 24/04/2017 13:45:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

722483

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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	Livestock Industry: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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 she has made of the proportion of UK greenhouse gas emissions that come from livestock production (a) directly and (b) taking into account emissions from livestock feed from (i) inside and (ii) outside the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK national inventory of greenhouse gases (GHG) reports emissions of 49.2 million tonnes from agriculture in 2014, the most recent year for which data is available. This represents around 9% of total UK GHG emissions. Of these, around 63% come from livestock and their manures.</p><p> </p><p>Imported feeds such as soya meal can have significant environmental impacts. Defra has conducted research on home grown alternatives to imported feeds and continues to work with industry to reduce these impacts.</p><p> </p><p>Industry is making progress to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production. For example, the British pig industry reduced emissions by 26% in the period <del class="ministerial">2018 </del> <ins class="ministerial">2008</ins> to 2012, mainly due to a 50% reduction in the use of soya in pig feeds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/04/2017 15:47:04 question first ministerially corrected 27/04/2017 08:15:04 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 46341 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

722488

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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: Public Consultation
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 her Department's objectives are for the Building a Great Future regional stakeholder events, announced by her Department on 6 April 2017, on decision-making on food, farming and fisheries policy; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>A general election has now been called by the Prime Minister and in accordance with Cabinet Office guidance governing the pre-election period we are pausing our stakeholder engagement on future policy until after the election. These events have therefore been postponed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 71378 question first answered 24/04/2017 13:45:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

722489

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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	Livestock: Hormone Treatments
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 research her Department has conducted into the effect of the use of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin on the (a) health and (b) welfare of horses, pigs, cows and sheep.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>As part of the veterinary medicines approval process, products containing pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) have been assessed by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) against European standards for quality, safety and efficacy to determine the benefits of the product to the animals being treated.</p><p> </p><p>This assessment also takes account of any potential risks to the environment, to the animals being treated, to people who administer the medicine and to those who may consume produce from treated animals. A product is only granted an authorisation if the benefits of the product outweigh its risks.</p><p> </p><p>The government has not commissioned or funded any research into the effect of the use of PMSG on either the health or welfare of horses, pigs, cows or sheep.</p><p> </p><p>In late January this year, in light of the media reports concerning the welfare of animals used during the production of PMSG, the VMD contacted all three companies holding UK Marketing Authorisations for these products. They all provided written assurances that they have systems in place to safeguard animal welfare in their supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/04/2017 11:33:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

722491

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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	LEADER Programme
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 effect of the UK leaving the EU on future funding of the LEADER programme.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	71225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government has confirmed that it will guarantee funding for LEADER projects that are signed before EU exit as long as they are good value for money and are in line with domestic strategic priorities. Leaving the EU provides the opportunity to take our own decisions about how we deliver the policy objectives previously targeted by EU funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/04/2017 10:35:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

722093

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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	Gluten-free Foods: Prices
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 hold discussions with supermarkets on the cost of gluten-free foods.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	70997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Department of Health (DH) is currently conducting a consultation on the availability of gluten-free foods on NHS prescription, and this is expected to close on 22 June 2017.</p><p> </p><p>It is not the role of Government to set food prices or comment on decisions taken by individual companies. We monitor food prices closely using CPI data, but do not monitor the prices of individual product lines. We work to promote transparency and open global markets internationally, as well as a competitive domestic market to help producers and retailers offer the best prices to consumers. Defra ministers and officials regularly meet representatives of the food retailers.</p><p> </p><p>Officials from Defra and Department of Health (DH) meet regularly to discuss a range of issues relating to health and nutrition policy.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 70703 70704 question first answered 25/04/2017 10:17:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

722095

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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	Neonicotinoids: EU Law
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 applications for the use of neonicotinoid pesticides her Department plans to make to the European Commission during the next 42 months; and how many such applications have been made from the UK in the last (a) 12 and (b) 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	71069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>There is no process that provides for the UK to make such applications to the European Commission.</p><p> </p><p>There is a process for “emergency authorisation” of pesticides. Applications for emergency authorisation are made to the UK Government by applicants and are carefully considered on the basis of the scientific evidence and the legal requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/04/2017 12:20:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

722096

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Freedom of Information
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 staff in her Department respond to Freedom of Information requests.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	71041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>FOI requests may be responded to by any member of staff across the Department, as they are allocated to the most appropriate person to respond depending on the subject of the request.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/04/2017 11:56:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne