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919118

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
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 assessment the Government has made of (a) the total agricultural payment budget that will be made available after 2022 and (b) the proportion of the farm payment budget allocated to (i) public goods payments and (ii) other policy objectives after 2022; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	151106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government made a manifesto commitment that the amount we allocate to farming support, in cash terms, will be protected until the end of this Parliament and that a new, funded scheme would be rolled out thereafter. We have also committed to an agricultural transition period to phase in any changes. No final decisions have yet been taken on funding allocations between different objectives after 2022.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2018 09:31:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

919184

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
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: Seasonal Workers
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 discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on encouraging seasonal EU workers to continue travelling to the UK to work on farms.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	151125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>We are working closely with the Home Office as they seek to develop a new immigration framework that recognises the needs of the UK as a whole, to ensure that the UK has a controlled but flexible migration policy and considers access to seasonal agricultural labour.</p><p> </p><p>Until we have left the EU, employers in the agricultural and food processing sectors can continue to recruit EU workers to meet their labour needs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to assess the role that EU citizens play in the UK economy and society, and how to align future immigration framework with modern industrial strategy. We welcome the MAC’s interim report published in March 2018 and will consider its evidence in full when it publishes its final report in September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2018 09:44:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

919188

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
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	Dogs: Animal Welfare
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 fines for illegal tail docking have been issued in each year since the introduction of the ban in 2007.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	151128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The number of fines issued for illegal tail docking between 2007 and 2017 can be found in the table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>The number of offenders convicted and sentenced for illegal tail docking, 2007 to 2017<sup>(1)(2)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Convicted</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sentenced</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Absolute Discharge</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conditional Discharge</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fines</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community Sentence</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suspended Sentence</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immediate Custody</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Compensation</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Otherwise Dealt With</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ref: PQ 151128</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12"><p>(1) The figures given in the table relate to defendants for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>(2) Includes males, females, persons where sex &quot;Not Stated&quot; and other offenders, i.e. companies, public bodies, etc.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2018 13:28:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

919191

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
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	Dogs: Animal Welfare
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 are being taken to enforce the law against people who advertise for sale online a dog with an illegally docked tail.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	151129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>Anyone who sees a dog being advertised online with a suspected illegally docked tail should report the matter to the relevant local authority who have powers to investigate such matters under the Animal Welfare Act 2006. The RSPCA can also investigate such matters.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2018 13:12:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

919205

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
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	Fisheries: Quotas
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 UK fishing quota has been auctioned to vessels owned by non-UK companies.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	151213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK does not have a system of auctioning for fishing quotas. UK quota is only allocated to vessels registered and licensed in the UK, but case law established the rights of those in other EU Member States to invest in, or purchase, UK licensed vessels, thereby entitling those with UK registered vessels to obtain UK quota shares.</p><p> </p><p>The economic link conditions currently associated with UK fishing licences were introduced in 1999 to make sure a genuine economic benefit is accrued to the UK from economic activities derived from UK fishing opportunities. We are reviewing the economic link condition as part of the development of our future fisheries management arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2018 09:40:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

919249

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
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 Welfare
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 June 2018 to Question 149081, if he will meet representatives of animal rescue charities to discuss the potential merits of introducing measures to license and regulate animal rescue centres.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	151257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>Under The Animal Welfare (Licensed Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018 anyone who is in the business of selling pet animals will need to be licensed. Depending on the circumstances that can include animal rescue charities where animals are re-homed and a set fee is charged. We regularly discuss these matters with the bodies represented on the Canine and Feline Sector Group, including animal welfare charities.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2018 15:41:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

919273

registered interest
date	07/06/2018
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
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 discussions he has had with representatives of (a) the Welsh Government and (b) other devolved administrations on the farming industry after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	151095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials are in regular contact with ministers and officials from all of the Devolved Administrations. The Secretary of State last met Ministers from the Scottish and Welsh governments and senior officials from Northern Ireland on 14 May 2018.</p><p> </p><p>I have also met stakeholder representatives from the Devolved Administrations on 21 March, at one of a series of roundtable meetings held during our agriculture consultation, “Health and Harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit” which ended on 8 May.</p><p> </p><p>Agriculture is a devolved responsibility, and it is the government’s intention that each administration has the freedom to design policies that support the individual characteristics of their agricultural sector and their environment. The government has committed to work closely with the Devolved Administrations to deliver an approach that works for the whole of the UK and reflects the needs and individual circumstances of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2018 13:34:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

918389

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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	Dogs: Animal Welfare
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 his Department has issued guidance to owners to encourage responsible dog ownership.
tabling member constituency	Dartford
tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
uin	150645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>In April this year we updated the statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs, made under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, which provides owners and keepers with information on how to meet the welfare needs of their dogs as required by the 2006 Act. The statutory code is available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2018 13:34:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

918441

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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	Countryside Stewardship Scheme
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 is the (a) minimum and (b) maximum time permitted to complete the application process for (i) entry level stewardship and (ii) higher level stewardship for each region of England.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	150558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The Environmental Stewardship scheme closed to new applicants in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>There were no minimum or maximum time periods to complete the application process for the Entry Level or Higher Level Schemes as agreements could start in any month of the year.</p><p> </p><p>For the current scheme, Countryside Stewardship, EU law requires that all agreements take effect at the same date on 1 January. We have issued agreements in time to enable agreement holders to claim their first annual payment by the claim deadline. For 2018 this deadline is 15 June.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2018 13:23:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

918442

registered interest
date	06/06/2018
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	Countryside Stewardship Scheme
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 (a) cost to the public purse and (b) capacity to introduce a replacement scheme for the Stewardship Programme after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	150559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>We will maintain the same cash total funding for the sector until the end of this Parliament: this includes all EU and Exchequer funding provided for farm support under both Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 of the current Common Agricultural Policy. This commitment applies to each part of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond that, we are currently considering the options and costings for a replacement scheme, taking account of the responses to the recent Health and Harmony consultation and delivery risks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/06/2018 13:04:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew