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857662

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date	08/03/2018
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	Hill Farming
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will bring forward legislative proposals to support hill farmers after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Chris Davies
uin	904250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Hill farmers play an important role in the maintenance of traditional upland landscapes providing both environmental and cultural benefits. The Government’s consultation document ‘Health and Harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a green Brexit’ makes clear that upland areas have the potential to benefit from the proposed new environmental land management schemes in England, given the nature of their landscapes and the public goods that they deliver.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/03/2018 12:15:39 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4376 label Biography information for Chris Davies

857709

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
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	Neonicotinoids: EU Action
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 February 2018 to Question 126415, and with reference to the conclusion published on 28 February 2018 from the European Food Safety Authority on the risk to wild bees and honeybees from the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, if he will set out the Government's policy on the banning of neonicotinoids; by what date the Government is asking for negotiations to restart on the matter of neonicotinoids; if he will take steps to ban neonicotinoids in the UK in the event of undue time being taken at EU level on that matter; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	131610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government set out its policy on neonicotinoids on 09 November: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environment-secretary-backs-further-restrictions-on-neonicotinoid-pesticides" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/environment-secretary-backs-further-restrictions-on-neonicotinoid-pesticides</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government supports further restrictions on neonicotinoids, based on the latest evidence.</p><p> </p><p>A number of EU Member States indicated that they wished to see the outputs of the European Food safety Authority (EFSA) work before reaching a position on neonicotinoids. Now the EFSA work is complete, negotiations on this issue should restart in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/03/2018 12:02:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

857728

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
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	Glenys Stacey
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 hours Dame Glenys Stacey will be working on the review of the rules associated with the current subsidy payments system.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	131629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Dame Glenys Stacey has been appointed to work for two days per week, between 1 March and 31 December 2018, on the Farm Inspection Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/03/2018 14:46:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

857729

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
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	Glenys Stacey
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 arrangements his Department has made with the Ministry of Justice to ensure that Dame Glenys Stacey will be able to continue her work as HM Chief Inspector of Probation whilst undertaking the review into the rules associated with the current subsidy payments system.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	131630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>HMI Probation has recently recruited two new director and head of function posts, as part of a new organisational design. This increases HMI Probation senior staff capacity substantially, and enables some delegation. It is anticipated that the organisation will continue to inspect and report exactly as planned.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/03/2018 14:48:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

857730

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
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	Glenys Stacey
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 financial remuneration Dame Glenys Stacey will receive from his Department for undertaking the review of the rules associated with the current subsidy payments system; and how many staff will be assisting her in that review.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	131631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Dame Glenys’s salary will not change as a result of her appointment to this review. The review will be supported by a small secretariat function based in Defra, the details of which are currently being finalised.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 19/03/2018 09:47:44 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

857812

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
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: Motor Vehicles
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 vehicles (a) his Department and (b) Defra Group (i) own and (ii) lease.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	131713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the vehicle leasing and ownership across the Defra Group of the Environment agency (EA), Natural England (NE), Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and the Rural Payments agency (RPA).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Type</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>EA</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>NE</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>APHA</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Defra</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MMO</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>RPA</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cars: Leased</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3304</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">176</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">203</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cars: Owned</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles under 3.5t - Owned</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1293</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">118</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">51</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles under 3.5t - Leased</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t - Owned</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">43</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t - Leased</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Total Number of Vehicles</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4640</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">123</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">81</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">180</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">203</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Type</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>EA</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>NE</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>APHA</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Defra</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MMO</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>RPA</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cars: Leased</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3304</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">136</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">203</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cars: Owned</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">40</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles under 3.5t - Owned</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1293</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">118</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">51</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles under 3.5t - Leased</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t - Owned</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">43</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t - Leased</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Total Number of Vehicles</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4644</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">123</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">81</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">176</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">203</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/03/2018 13:24:19 question first ministerially corrected 23/04/2018 09:53:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 50009 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh