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65698

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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
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 veterinary surgeons are qualified to undertake bovine tuberculosis testing in each NUTS-1 region of England.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	204003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The number of Official Veterinarians qualified to undertake TB skin tests are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Midlands – 516</p><p> </p><p>North – 535</p><p> </p><p>South East – 325</p><p> </p><p>South West – 686</p><p> </p><p>Wales – 468</p><p> </p><p>Scotland – 438</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>TOTAL – 2968</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Practices – 607</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NUTS-1 refers to the old local government regions. We do not record data on this basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/07/2014 14:30:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

65699

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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
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 estimate he has made of the cost of introducing annual testing for bovine tuberculosis.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	204013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In 2012 the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England considered options for changes to the herd testing programme for bovine tuberculosis including the recommended county-based approach deployed from 2013. The additional cost to government of introducing annual herd testing in England was estimated at £12.8m for 19,600 additional herd tests per year. The average cost of a routine bovine tuberculosis herd test to a farmer was estimated at £350 in 2011/12.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/07/2014 14:06:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

65702

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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
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 role of outdoor-reared pigs in transmission of bovine TB; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	203887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The veterinary risk assessment on pigs has recently been reviewed. We intend to publish this in a forthcoming consultation package on TB in non-bovine farmed and companion animals.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/07/2014 09:27:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

65326

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Wind Power: Birds
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 Government's policy is on protecting migratory birds from the effects of offshore wind turbines; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	203543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The EU Wild Birds Directive provides a strong framework for the protection of birds in Europe. This includes migratory species, both on land and at sea.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The developers of major infrastructure projects such as offshore wind farms are required to assess their impacts on the environment, including birdlife, and mitigate or compensate for impacts that cannot be avoided. The results of these assessments are considered by the relevant decision makers in determining applications for development consent for such projects in accordance with their legal obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/07/2014 14:57:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

65485

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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 Networks Review
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 his Department's response is to the recommendations of the Elliott Review into the Integrity and Assurance of Food Supply Networks.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	203701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We are considering Professor Elliott's interim report recommendations. We will respond to his final report, which is due to be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/07/2014 15:59:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

65486

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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 Networks Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects the Elliot Report on food crime to be published; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	203636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Elliott Report is due to be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/07/2014 14:21:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

64878

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Pets: Sales
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 complaints Trading Standards have received relating to the sale of unwell puppies in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	203196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Details of the number of complaints that Trading Standards have received relating to the sale of sick puppies would rest with each local authority and are not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/07/2014 10:12:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

64972

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Environment Protection: Seas and Oceans
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 he plans to take to implement the recommendations in the Global Ocean Commission's report, From Decline to Recovery: A Rescue Package for the Global Ocean.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	203414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK Government is already playing a key role in tackling a number of issues raised in this report. For example, we are already pressing for an agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, in ensuring implementation of UN Resolution 61/105 on sustainable fisheries, and in promoting action to combat illegal fishing. We are also working with partner countries in OSPAR on a range of environmental measures in the north-east Atlantic including a regional action plan to address marine litter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/07/2014 14:29:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

64975

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Gamekeepers
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 encourage more people to become gamekeepers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	203212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra does not hold information on employment figures for gamekeepers. There is no requirement for gamekeepers or employers of gamekeepers to report this information to Defra.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for landowners and gamekeeping organisations to encourage more people to become gamekeepers. However, Defra invests in a range of rural skills and jobs through initiatives under the Rural Development Programme for England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 203213 question first answered 07/07/2014 14:47:45 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

64976

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Gamekeepers
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 people have become gamekeepers in each of the last three years; and what the age group and gender is of all registered gamekeepers.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	203213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra does not hold information on employment figures for gamekeepers. There is no requirement for gamekeepers or employers of gamekeepers to report this information to Defra.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for landowners and gamekeeping organisations to encourage more people to become gamekeepers. However, Defra invests in a range of rural skills and jobs through initiatives under the Rural Development Programme for England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 203212 question first answered 07/07/2014 14:47:45 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon