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76756

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date	09/07/2014
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	Biofuels
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 he has made of the future prospects for farmlands and the pressures posed by a growing population and increased use of energy crops.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	204831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Crops can be a useful source of energy but we need to balance the need for new forms of energy with the need to grow crops for food, and we are working with other government departments to make sure we get this balance right. The Government's bioenergy strategy makes clear that food production must remain the primary goal of agriculture and bioenergy must not undermine food security in the UK or internationally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra is commissioning a collaborative project with the Energy Technology Institute to examine data from 32 existing bioenergy production businesses in England and Wales on food production and environmental sustainability. The project will deliver a set of indicators to help identify the types of bioenergy that can complement food production and those that present risk. Where there is risk to food production the project will consider mitigation measures and issues will be drawn out through case studies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2011 Defra and the Department for International Development co-sponsored the Government Office for Science's Foresight report which explores the increasing pressures on the global food system between now and 2050 and asks how a future global population of nine billion people can all be fed healthily and sustainably. The Report highlights the decisions that policy makers need to take today, and in the years ahead, to ensure that a global population can be fed sustainably and equitably. Defra has embedded the importance of food security across the Department's policies, recognising the many areas of policy that impact on food security outcomes, and we continue to invest significantly in research in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/07/2014 10:35:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

76759

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Agriculture: Technology
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 is taking to encourage investment in agricultural technologies to increase the efficiency of food production.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	204794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra is working with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for International Development to implement the Government's Agri-Tech Strategy. The Strategy is investing £160 million in projects and industry-led Centres of Agricultural Innovation to support an increase in agricultural productivity. In addition, a dedicated UKTI Unit has been established to increase the volume and value of overseas investment in the UK Agri-Tech sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Strategy is industry-led. It is driven forward by a Leadership Council which brings together representatives of research bodies and the sector to identify and advise on industry priorities and to promote the Strategy within the sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/07/2014 15:23:53 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

76765

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Hill Farming
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 financial effect on hill farmers of recent changes to the CAP which takes into account the abolition of the Uplands Entry Level Stewardship and the increase in the moorlands rate and the severely disadvantaged area rate.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	204823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We published an analysis of the financial impact of changes to the CAP on pillar 1 in chapter 7 of the Government's initial response to the CAP Reform consultation (<a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/common-agricultural-policy-reform-implementation-in-england" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/common-agricultural-policy-reform-implementation-in-england</a>).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In their replies to the consultation some stakeholders expressed concern about the scale of the uplift merited in the moorland. We therefore undertook a further analysis and discussed the data with farming and environmental stakeholders before reaching a final decision on the appropriate rate for the moorland region.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We estimate 2015 farm business income for grazing livestock farms in the uplands to be broadly unchanged from current levels in real terms. This takes into account the changes to pillar 1 including payment rates, greening, reductions in direct payments over €150,000 and the end of new Uplands Entry Level Stewardship agreements. The analysis does not take into account any changes in land rent prices or changes in farm structure or behaviour.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/07/2014 16:52:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

76341

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Marine Protected Areas
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 the total land mass of the UK was classified as a marine protected area or a marine conservation area in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	204634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The specific year-by-year statistics requested are not routinely calculated for marine protected areas; 9.4% of the UK's seas are currently designated as marine protected areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/07/2014 11:25:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

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

47468

registered interest
date	08/04/2014
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
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 increase agricultural exports as part of the export-led recovery.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	195698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra and UKTI with industry are working together to increase exports in the agri-food sector. We launched a refreshed Exports Action Plan last October. It commits us to deliver £500m of value to the UK economy by supporting 1,000 companies by October 2015. Food and drink exports in 2013 reached £18.9bn, against £18.2bn in 2012, and are now 50% higher than 10 years ago. UKTI has established a dedicated team with civil servants and industry experts to improve the value and volume of inward investment and exports in agricultural technology. This team is working with UKTI posts overseas to help UK based agri-technology companies succeed in international markets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron