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760868

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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 proportion of culled badgers are tested for bovine tuberculosis.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	105380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>Badgers removed under licence between 2013 and 2015 were not routinely tested for TB.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013, four badgers removed were tested at the specific request of landowners. The tests were carried out privately by independent veterinary surgeons and one badger was confirmed to be infected with TB. This information is publicly available: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323530/RFI_6489.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323530/RFI_6489.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In 2016 we initiated development of a badger TB surveillance programme in nine cull areas in the High Risk Area of England. A report on the results from tested badgers is publicly available: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-surveillance-in-wildlife-in-england-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-surveillance-in-wildlife-in-england-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017, 84 badger carcasses from one cull area were submitted for TB testing as part of a research project to develop and validate novel techniques for diagnosing TB in badgers. A further nine carcasses from a different cull area were also submitted for TB testing as part of a commercial collaboration. No results from these tests are yet available.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/03/2018 16:59:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

670770

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Horses: Dartmoor
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 publish the conclusions of her Department's investigations into the use of contraceptives for Dartmoor ponies.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	59484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2017 answer text <p>We do not publish information on investigations undertaken by Defra Investigation Services given the confidential nature of such enquiries. However, we are considering an FOI request regarding the subsequent review that was carried out on the original investigation referred to by my Honourable Friend.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/01/2017 14:39:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

522541

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	Rural Development 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 complexity of the rules and requirements for applications under LEADER 5 on the take-up of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	39190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>All 80 LEADER Local Action Groups have started to invite applications for funding. The total LEADER budget for 2014-20 is £138 million.</p><p> </p><p>Since the LEADER Programme was launched in October 2015, 1,629 outline applications, worth £51.3 million, have been received. 974 projects have been endorsed to go to full application, with a potential value of almost £30 million. 306 full applications have been received seeking £7.7 million and 83 applications have been approved with a value of almost £2.3 million.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/06/2016 11:21:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

522543

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	Rural Development Programme: Devon
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 grants under LEADER 5 North Devon Plus have been (a) received and (b) granted in Torridge and North Devon.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	39026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>The Torridge and North Devon LEADER Local Action Group (LAG) has a budget of c£2.3 million to fund its contribution to delivering the Rural Development Programme for England for 2014-20.</p><p> </p><p>Torridge and North Devon LAG has received 39 outline applications for grants. 25 of these, seeking a total of £577,353, have been invited to submit a full application, with nine full applications, seeking a total of £248,006, having been received so far.</p><p> </p><p>Three projects have so far been approved for a total value of £50,545.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/06/2016 11:11:24 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

522551

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
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	Rural Development 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 steps she is taking to ensure that the rules and requirements for LEADER 5 do not deter individuals and businesses from pursuing applications under that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	39148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>LEADER funding is delivered through 80 LEADER Local Action Groups (LAGs). LAGs can fund a wide range of projects under a broad set of priorities that is consistent across England. From this, LAGs have developed their own local plans to meet local needs.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will, with representatives of LAGs, continue to review lessons learned from implementation of the current programme. This includes looking at the potential to simplify and streamline the application process for applicants, LAGs and the RPA.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/06/2016 11:18:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

512986

registered interest
date	14/04/2016
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, when it is planned Dartmoor Farmers who farm on common land will receive payments under the Basic Payment Scheme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	33982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>For those Basic Payment Scheme claims with commons, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has faced a particularly difficult challenge as it is necessary to wait until all claimants for a common have had their commons rights validated before the area for each commoner can be established. RPA is working to make the payments for claimants who have not been paid as promptly as possible, including the Dartmoor farmers who farm on Common land.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 19/04/2016 12:27:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

457529

registered interest
date	03/03/2016
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 Conservation Zones: Devon
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 potential merits of expanding the Marine Conservation Zone from Bideford to Foreland Point to include the Greencliff site.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	29597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>This extension was proposed in a response to the consultation on the designation of this Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). Boundary issues were examined where new relevant information or data were presented which had not previously been considered. Natural England analysed evidence submitted with the extension proposal and advised that it would increase the area of intertidal rock and seabed sediment habitats protected, but these were already protected elsewhere within the MCZ, and in the wider network. Any proposed changes to the boundary cannot be made without further consultation with other stakeholders who may be affected by the change.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/03/2016 15:01:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

450381

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
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	Fishing Vessels
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 trends in the overall size of the under-10 metres fishing fleet in (a) England, (b) the South West of England and (c) Devon.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	25704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The Department publishes details on the structure of the UK fishing fleet, including vessels of 10 metres and under, annually in the UK Sea Fisheries Statistics. Data on the change in number of vessels and engine size from 2010 to 2014 is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>No. of Vessels</strong></p></td><td><p>2569</p></td><td><p>2573</p></td><td><p>2562</p></td><td><p>2602</p></td><td><p>2573</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Engine power (kW)</strong></p></td><td><p>141524</p></td><td><p>141164</p></td><td><p>141855</p></td><td><p>144863</p></td><td><p>144045</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>South West*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>No. of Vessels</strong></p></td><td><p>982</p></td><td><p>994</p></td><td><p>982</p></td><td><p>1004</p></td><td><p>1002</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Engine power (kW)</strong></p></td><td><p>49914</p></td><td><p>49925</p></td><td><p>49262</p></td><td><p>51073</p></td><td><p>51256</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Devon**</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>No. of Vessels</strong></p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p>447</p></td><td><p>446</p></td><td><p>473</p></td><td><p>465</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Engine power (kW)</strong></p></td><td><p>27836</p></td><td><p>27835</p></td><td><p>27854</p></td><td><p>29651</p></td><td><p>29289</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*using the administration ports of Brixham, Newlyn and Plymouth</p><p> </p><p>**using the administration ports of Brixham and Plymouth</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/02/2016 15:28:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

449819

registered interest
date	02/02/2016
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	White Fish: Devon
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 potential effect of the blanket ban on bass on the North Devon fishing industry.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	25322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to the reply previously given on 22 January 2016, PQ UIN 22346.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/02/2016 17:31:57 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox

447225

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
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: Torridge and West Devon
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 steps she has taken to tackle bovine TB in Torridge and West Devon constituency; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Torridge and West Devon
tabling member printed	Mr Geoffrey Cox
uin	23851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>As outlined in a Written Ministerial Statement on 17 December 2015, the Government is 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. The comprehensive strategy includes strengthening cattle testing and movement controls, improving biosecurity on farm and when trading, and badger control in areas where TB is rife. As part of the strategy the Government wants to see badger control over a wider number of areas in line with the UK Chief Veterinary Officer’s advice.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/01/2016 12:16:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox