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850006

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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	Circuses: 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 the steps the Government is taking to improve the welfare of animals in circuses.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	129574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The welfare of wild animals in travelling circuses in England is protected by the Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012. The 2012 Regulations have recently been reviewed by Defra. The review found that the Regulations have been successful in promoting and monitoring high welfare standards for wild animals in travelling circuses in England. The Regulations will expire on 19 January 2020. The Government does not intend to renew the Regulations as it intends to ensure that a legislative ban is introduced by then.</p><p> </p><p>The welfare of other animals in circuses is covered by new regulations laid in Parliament on 8 February that will replace existing laws on performing animals. The new regulations will mean circuses will need to adhere to strict statutory minimum animal welfare standards, which will be enforced by local authorities. The new regulations will come into force on 1 October.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/03/2018 17:19:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

850038

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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: South West
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 single farm payment scheme applications are still outstanding for (a) 2015, (b) 2016, and (c) 2017 for each county in the South West.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	129606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>As of 23 February 2018, the following number of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) claims were still to be fully processed for the South West:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>BPS 2015</p></td><td><p>BPS 2016</p></td><td><p>BPS 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Claim Population</p></td><td><p>22,438</p></td><td><p>22,148</p></td><td><p>21,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outstanding Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outstanding Devon</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outstanding Dorset and Somerset</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outstanding Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Bath and Bristol area</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Outstanding</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>804</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Claims outstanding for BPS 2015 and 2016 cannot currently be completed for legal reasons, such as probate. The BPS 2017 payment window runs between December 2017 and June 2018. The Rural Payments Agency will continue to make BPS 2017 payments when they complete processing on claims. As in every year, some claims require more complex processing so take longer to complete.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/03/2018 17:39:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

850162

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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	Food: Labelling
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 ensure that (a) food labelling is accurate and (b) imported food is not labelled as having been produced in Britain.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	129730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>All information provided with food must not be misleading and, specifically, origin information must be given where not to do so would mislead consumers. Food labelling rules require that accurate origin information must be displayed with many foods, including fresh and frozen meat. If a food business operator fails to provide mandatory information, or provides information that is misleading (including provenance information) they will be served with an improvement notice. Failure to observe the improvement notice is an offence.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/03/2018 13:04:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

850250

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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	Food: Inspections
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 public analysts were employed by his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	129818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/03/2018 11:54:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

850321

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
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	Circuses: Wild Animals
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 wild animals of each species are licensed for use in travelling circuses in (a) England and (b) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	129889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>There are currently 18 wild animals licensed by Defra for use by travelling circuses in England. The 18 wild animals are 6 Reindeer; 3 Camels; 3 Zebra; 3 Racoons; 1 Fox; 1 Macaw; and 1 Zebu.</p><p> </p><p>There are no similar licensing schemes for wild animals in travelling circuses in the rest of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/03/2018 17:11:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

847731

registered interest
date	23/02/2018
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Flexible Working
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 and what proportion of staff in her Department worked in (a) departmental accommodation, (b) from home and (c) in any other location in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The proportion of where staff are located in the department is shown in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year (31 March)</p></td><td><p>Departmental Accommodation</p></td><td><p>From Home</p></td><td><p>Other Locations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>96.7%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>1.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>96.2%</p></td><td><p>3.4%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>95.8%</p></td><td><p>3.6%</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18 (31 Jan 2018)</p></td><td><p>97.4%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data has only been collected centrally since the 2014/15 financial year and is based on those payroll staff receiving the Home-Based allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The department supports flexible working and work-life balance allowing employees to fulfil their roles and responsibilities while working remotely. These flexible working arrangements are agreed locally and would likely result in some employees working from home at times but their main location of work would be recorded as “Departmental Accommodation”. These arrangements are not factored into the data provided in the above table.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/03/2018 13:12:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

846866

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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	Food: Labelling
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 his Department has made of the changes required in (a) domestic standards, (b) international standards and (c) domestic legislation once the UK has left the EU to provide for the mandatory labelling of the (i) origin and (ii) methods of production and processing of imported meat and dairy ingredients in (A) fresh, (B) processed and (C) pre-prepared products sold in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	129040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is proud of our high standards of food safety and these will not be watered down when we leave the EU. We will keep our existing UK legislation, and the EU Withdrawal Bill will convert EU law into UK law as it applies once we have left the EU.</p><p> </p><p>This means that origin labelling for foods will be required where the consumer would be misled if it were not given. In addition, the rules for compulsory origin labelling of beef, veal, lamb, mutton, pork, goat and poultry meat, fish and shellfish, honey, olive oil, wine and most fruit and vegetables will be in place. The majority of meat and dairy products sold at retail have transparent origin labelling provided voluntarily for the meat or dairy ingredients, and we continue to support the voluntary principles on country of origin labelling.</p><p> </p><p>Method of production labelling is not required for food although some producers provide it on a voluntary basis. If it is provided it must be accurate and must not mislead the consumer: the Government has no plans to change this once we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>When we leave the EU, there will be an opportunity to review labelling requirements for all foods, to ensure that we maintain the highest standards of quality and transparency for consumers and take the greatest opportunities for marketing our great British food across the world.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 129041 question first answered 27/02/2018 12:01:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

846867

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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	Food: Labelling
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 discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the changes required in (a) domestic standards, (b) international standards and (c) domestic legislation once the UK has left the EU to provide for the mandatory labelling of the (i) origin and (ii) methods of production and processing of imported meat and dairy ingredients in (A) fresh, (B) processed and (C) pre-prepared products sold in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	129041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is proud of our high standards of food safety and these will not be watered down when we leave the EU. We will keep our existing UK legislation, and the EU Withdrawal Bill will convert EU law into UK law as it applies once we have left the EU.</p><p> </p><p>This means that origin labelling for foods will be required where the consumer would be misled if it were not given. In addition, the rules for compulsory origin labelling of beef, veal, lamb, mutton, pork, goat and poultry meat, fish and shellfish, honey, olive oil, wine and most fruit and vegetables will be in place. The majority of meat and dairy products sold at retail have transparent origin labelling provided voluntarily for the meat or dairy ingredients, and we continue to support the voluntary principles on country of origin labelling.</p><p> </p><p>Method of production labelling is not required for food although some producers provide it on a voluntary basis. If it is provided it must be accurate and must not mislead the consumer: the Government has no plans to change this once we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>When we leave the EU, there will be an opportunity to review labelling requirements for all foods, to ensure that we maintain the highest standards of quality and transparency for consumers and take the greatest opportunities for marketing our great British food across the world.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 129040 question first answered 27/02/2018 12:01:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

846868

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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	Food: Origin Marking
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 he has discussed food products covered by the (a) protected designation of origin, (b) protected geographical indication and (c) traditional speciality guaranteed schemes with US trade negotiators.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	129042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>UK spirit, drinks and wines, covered by the Protected Food Name scheme, are included in a number of existing EU-US bilateral agreements. The US-UK Trade and Investment Working Group, established in July 2017, is working to secure continuity in the effect of these agreements on the day we leave the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/02/2018 16:59:11 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

847064

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Fairtrade Initiative
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 his Department's spend on day-to-day goods has comprised fair trade products in each of the last eight years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	129238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Defra’s finance system does not record whether a supplier provides fair trade products. To ascertain whether such products have been provided would require the manual examination of thousands of transactions. This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/03/2018 17:58:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane