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706714

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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	Natural England: Maps
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 adequacy of funding provided to Natural England for carrying out mapping.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	66089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>In 2016/2017, Natural England received Grant In Aid funding to support 43 posts to provide the wide range of mapping services required for NE’s duties - from mapping the England Coastal Path to marine designated areas. Natural England received funding of £157,000 in 2016/2017 for the licensing of mapping products, and also access Ordnance Survey map data through the Public Sector Mapping Agreement which is funded by the UK government centrally. In addition to dedicated mapping personnel, staff across Natural England are able to access and use maps and spatial data in their work. This includes staff handling mapped information from Environmental and Countryside Stewardship applicants and agreement holders and also accessing Rural Land Register farmland map information maintained by RPA. Natural England also provides open access to maps and spatial data to individuals and organisations outside of NE through the Magic web service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/03/2017 17:48:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

706718

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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: Subsidies
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 25 January 2017 to Question 60340, whether the last payment window for the equivalent CAP Pillar 1 funding to which the Government has committed will open in 2019 or in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	66182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has guaranteed that the agricultural sector will receive the same level of funding that it would have received under Pillar I of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) until the end of the Multi-Annual Financial Framework in 2020. The last payment window in this Multi-Annual Financial Framework will be that which opens on 1 December 2019 and runs until 30 June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We will be announcing details of future domestic agricultural policy as soon as possible in order to provide certainty for farmers</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 66183 question first answered 09/03/2017 17:14:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

706719

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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: Subsidies
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 25 January 2017 to Question 60340, whether the Government plans to provide existing levels of CAP Pillar 1 funding for applications that are scheduled to begin to be paid on 1 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	66183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has guaranteed that the agricultural sector will receive the same level of funding that it would have received under Pillar I of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) until the end of the Multi-Annual Financial Framework in 2020. The last payment window in this Multi-Annual Financial Framework will be that which opens on 1 December 2019 and runs until 30 June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We will be announcing details of future domestic agricultural policy as soon as possible in order to provide certainty for farmers</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 66182 question first answered 09/03/2017 17:14:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

706723

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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	Crop Spraying
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 requirements are placed on farmers who use knapsack sprayers to undertake training on the use of those sprayers; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	66101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text Farmers using knapsacks to apply pesticide products authorised for use by professionals only must hold a certificate. Certificates are awarded to candidates passing a test of their knowledge of how to apply pesticides safely using their chosen equipment. There are different categories of certificate, so those using only a knapsack sprayer do not need to show that they can use a boom sprayer. Candidates for the test will normally first take a short training course, but this is not mandatory. answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/03/2017 15:01:11 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

706725

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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: Regulation
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 effectiveness of the Food Standards Agency in monitoring meat processing in abattoirs to ensure that meat is produced in accordance with regulatory requirements.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	66140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>Under EU regulations, full responsibility for animal welfare and food safety in slaughterhouses rests with business operators who must meet legislative requirements in terms of slaughterhouse design, layout and equipment. Business operators are responsible for ensuring that the welfare needs of the animals in their care are met.</p><p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA)’s’s key functions in England and Wales include monitoring the hygienic production of meat and ensuring animals are protected prior to and during slaughter. The FSA issues certificates of competence for slaughterers and other operatives working with animals, making sure they have the right training and competence for the types of animals they are handling and the duties they are carrying out. The FSA also enforces legislation relating to animal welfare at slaughter. This work is carried out on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in England, and the Welsh Government in Wales. In Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development carries out this function.</p><p>All official controls in the UK for food and feed production and animal health and welfare are subject to external audit by the EU Commission’s Food and Veterinary Audit division.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/03/2017 13:16:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

706727

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
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 encourage people in affected areas to continue badger control beyond the four years of the initial badger culling trials.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	66219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>In line with the Chief Veterinary Officer’s advice, we consulted on the next steps for badger control in those areas that have successfully completed the first four years of intensive culling, the aim of which will be to continue to protect the hard work of farmers and ensure that the anticipated disease reduction benefits are sustained.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Veterinary Officer’s advice can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-chief-veterinary-officers-advice-on-the-outcome-of-the-2016-badger-culls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-chief-veterinary-officers-advice-on-the-outcome-of-the-2016-badger-culls.</a></p><p> </p><p>and further details of the consultation can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/bovine-tb/supplementary-badger-disease-control/supporting_documents/Consultation%20Document.pdf" target="_blank">https://consult.defra.gov.uk/bovine-tb/supplementary-badger-disease-control/supporting_documents/Consultation%20Document.pdf.</a></p><p> </p><p>The consultation closed on 10 February 2017 and the responses that were received are being considered.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/03/2017 15:14:31 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

706728

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
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 make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the current six week period for carrying out trial badger culls in affected areas.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	66220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>Defra’s Guidance to Natural England (NE) on licences to kill or take badgers for the purpose of disease control published in 2011 specified a duration of 6 weeks. In 2015, to increase the likelihood of achieving a significant reduction of the badger population and thereby disease control, Defra consulted on giving provision to NE to keep the duration of the cull period under review, without specifying in the licence an initial limit on its duration.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2015, Defra published updated Guidance to this effect. The duration of the cull period must achieve a balance between sufficient intensity to achieve disease control and what is realistically deliverable by a cull company.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/03/2017 15:51:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

706729

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
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 plans she has to tackle bovine tuberculosis in high risk areas which have not undergone trial badger culling.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	66235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>We are taking strong action to deliver a long-term plan to eradicate the disease and protect the future of the UK’s dairy and beef industries. In addition to badger control in areas where TB is rife, our comprehensive strategy includes strengthening cattle testing and movement controls and improving biosecurity on farm and when trading.</p><p> </p><p>A summary of current measures and additional future measures or options is included in the Government’s Strategy for achieving Officially Bovine Tuberculosis Free status for England which can be found on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/03/2017 12:54:16 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

706730

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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: Subsidies
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 information she holds on the total value of Basic Payment Scheme payments (a) not paid on time and (b) paid on time since January 2016; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	66174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The Basic Payment Scheme payment window runs from 1st December to 30th June each scheme year. Since January 2016 the Rural Payments Agency has paid £<ins class="ministerial">50</ins><del class="ministerial">75</del>m outside of the Basic Payment Scheme payment window and £2,430m within.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/03/2017 15:53:30 question first ministerially corrected 09/03/2017 10:16:45 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 38651 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

706098

registered interest
date	28/02/2017
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	Pet Travel Scheme: Dogs
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 2017 to Question 62238, on Pets: Imports, for what reasons the number of dogs reported as entering the UK non-commercially under the Pet Travel Scheme increased between 2015 and 2016.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	65885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2017 answer text <p>There has been a marked increase in popularity of the Pet Travel Scheme in GB. In 2014 APHA issued 80,274 new pet passports to their official veterinarians, 119,704 in 2015 and 95,449 in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/03/2017 13:41:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick