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1151145

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Foie Gras: 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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ban the import of Foie Gras into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	2717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese using force feeding (known as gavage) raises serious welfare concerns. The production of foie gras by force feeding is banned in the UK as it is incompatible with our domestic legislation. We recognise the strength of feeling on this issue and once we leave the EU, it will be possible for the Government to review the approach to such imports and sales in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 2718 question first answered 29/10/2019 11:57:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1151146

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Foie Gras
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 her Department is taking to discourage the (a) sale and (b) consumption of Foie Gras.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	2718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has made clear that the production of foie gras from ducks or geese using force feeding (known as gavage) raises serious welfare concerns. The production of foie gras by force feeding is banned in the UK as it is incompatible with our domestic legislation. We recognise the strength of feeling on this issue and once we leave the EU, it will be possible for the Government to review the approach to such imports and sales in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 2717 question first answered 29/10/2019 11:57:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1150387

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the preparedness of the Import of Products, Animals, Food and Feed System (IPAFFS) to replace the EU’s Trade Control and Expert System; and what discussions she has had with representatives of port health authorities on contingency planning for IPAFFS after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
tabling member printed	Mark Field
uin	1600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Import of Products, Animals, Food and Feed System (IPAFFS) was ready for use in advance of the last withdrawal date of 12 April. Since then, work on IPAFFS has continued to further develop and stabilise the system, improving the user experience and increasing functionalities for imports from countries outside the EU.</p><p> </p><p>IPAFFS is currently available for businesses to register and begin familiarising themselves with the system. Businesses importing goods from outside the EU are able to use the system from Day 1. IPAFFS replicates the same functionality as the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) currently used by importers to notify authorities about imports of animal products, high-risk food and feed from non-EU countries.</p><p> </p><p>For an interim period, businesses importing goods from the EU will follow a separate process whilst this functionality is built into IPAFFS.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our programme’s nationwide business readiness activities we have been engaging with businesses, stakeholders and users of IPAFFS (including Port Health Authorities) to ensure they can familiarise themselves with the system ahead of 31 October.</p><p> </p><p>The current IPAFFS contingency process is mostly unchanged from the one proposed for the previous departure date in March and follows a similar process to that used by TRACES if it were to stop working today. The National Clearance Hub has accepted the contingency as workable.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/10/2019 12:19:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

1150389

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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	Animal Feed and 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, whether UK ports will be required to undertake sanitary and phytosanitary controls of high-risk food and feed from the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
tabling member printed	Mark Field
uin	1601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The process for importing feed and food from the EU to the UK will not change after Brexit. There will be no additional controls or checks. Full guidance has been published on Gov.uk and this includes new arrangements for the notification only of certain imports.</p><p> </p><p>Options for a new, long term imports regime for animals and animal products are under consideration. The sanitary and phytosanitary conditions for trade between the UK and the EU will also be a matter for negotiation as part of our Future Relationship with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/10/2019 11:46:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1405 label Biography information for Mark Field

1150424

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
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: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which public appointments she is responsible for.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	1573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The public appointments that the department is responsible for making are set out in the Schedule to the Public Appointments Order in Council 2019. <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Public-Appointments-Order-In-Council.pdf" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-Public-Appointments-Order-In-Council.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/10/2019 11:33:24 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1149996

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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 assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of the recommendations of the Bovine TB Strategy Review published in October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>I am very grateful for the work of Professor Sir Charles Godfray and his team in exploring how we might accelerate progress in tackling Bovine TB. This is a terrible disease which creates considerable trauma in the farming industry and is very difficult to eradicate for a number of reasons. Sir Charles’s review is an important contribution. The Government will publish its response shortly.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/10/2019 11:36:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch