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749380

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Food: Standards
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 current food standards are maintained after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	3329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Existing rules on food standards will remain in place when the UK exits the EU to provide continuity for consumers and businesses. The Secretary of State has been clear that there will be no diminution or dilution of food standards after we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/07/2017 12:04:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

749381

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Agriculture: EU Law
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 assistance he is receiving from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to ensure that his Department is fully funded to undertake its review of EU legislation on food and agriculture.
tabling member constituency	Falkirk
tabling member printed	John McNally
uin	3332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Over 80% of Defra’s agenda is affected by the vote to leave the European Union. As a result, Defra has reviewed and reprioritised its work programme so that many roles across the Defra group are now supporting EU exit-related work, either directly or indirectly. Given its extensive impact, it is not possible to give an isolated figure of FTE civil servants working on, or budget for, the EU Exit programme alone.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/07/2017 10:46:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally

749382

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Advertising
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 much his Department has spent on advertising on social media in each month since January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	3406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>Since January 2016 the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs spent the following amount on social media:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2017</p></td><td><p>£1149.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>£20.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017</p></td><td><p>£4686.18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2017</p></td><td><p>£13787.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2017</p></td><td><p>£6800.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There was no spend between January 2016 and January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/07/2017 16:07:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

749383

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Pay
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 of his Department and each of his Department's agencies are covered by the remit of a pay review body.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	3604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Only Senior Civil Servants (SCS) in Defra and its Agencies are covered by a pay review body. Delegated grades (Grade 6 and below) and all staff in NDPBs are not covered by a pay review body; they have pay awards that are subject to Treasury pay guidance.</p><p> </p><p>99 people (4.4%) of Defra staff are covered by a pay review body.</p><p>6 people (0.3%) of APHA staff are covered by a pay review body.</p><p>3 people (0.5%) of CEFAS staff are covered by a pay review body.</p><p>7 people (0.4%) of RPA staff are covered by a pay review body.</p><p>3 people (1.9%) of VMD staff are covered by a pay review body.</p><p> </p><p>In total there are 118 people (1.7%) of staff in Defra and its agencies who are covered by a pay review body.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 3600 3602 question first answered 12/07/2017 10:26:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

749384

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Pay
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 within each sponsored non-departmental public body of his Department fall within the remit of a pay review body.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	3602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Only Senior Civil Servants (SCS) in Defra and its Agencies are covered by a pay review body. Delegated grades (Grade 6 and below) and all staff in NDPBs are not covered by a pay review body; they have pay awards that are subject to Treasury pay guidance.</p><p> </p><p>99 people (4.4%) of Defra staff are covered by a pay review body.</p><p>6 people (0.3%) of APHA staff are covered by a pay review body.</p><p>3 people (0.5%) of CEFAS staff are covered by a pay review body.</p><p>7 people (0.4%) of RPA staff are covered by a pay review body.</p><p>3 people (1.9%) of VMD staff are covered by a pay review body.</p><p> </p><p>In total there are 118 people (1.7%) of staff in Defra and its agencies who are covered by a pay review body.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 3600 3604 question first answered 12/07/2017 10:26:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

749385

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Pay
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 of his Department are covered by the remit of a pay review body.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	3600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Only Senior Civil Servants (SCS) in Defra and its Agencies are covered by a pay review body. Delegated grades (Grade 6 and below) and all staff in NDPBs are not covered by a pay review body; they have pay awards that are subject to Treasury pay guidance.</p><p> </p><p>99 people (4.4%) of Defra staff are covered by a pay review body.</p><p>6 people (0.3%) of APHA staff are covered by a pay review body.</p><p>3 people (0.5%) of CEFAS staff are covered by a pay review body.</p><p>7 people (0.4%) of RPA staff are covered by a pay review body.</p><p>3 people (1.9%) of VMD staff are covered by a pay review body.</p><p> </p><p>In total there are 118 people (1.7%) of staff in Defra and its agencies who are covered by a pay review body.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 3602 3604 question first answered 12/07/2017 10:26:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

748467

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Agriculture: West Sussex
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 effect of the Agriculture Bill on the (a) dairy industry and (b) horticultural industry in West Sussex.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	3037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The Agriculture Bill will provide stability to farmers as we leave the EU. It will make sure that after we leave the EU we have an effective system in place to support UK farmers and protect our natural environment for future generations. We will listen to everyone who has an interest in the future of the industries as we prepare new approaches to support our farmers to grow and sell more world-class food.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/07/2017 10:29:12 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

748707

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral Answer of 2 November 2016, Official Report, column 879, what steps his Department has taken to use 2011 census classifications, including on Gypsies and Travellers, to audit racial disparities in public service outcomes.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	3084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member for Stretford and Urmston to the answer given by the Right Honourable member for Ashford in response to PQ3079.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/07/2017 15:45:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

748127

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Navy: Fisheries
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 24-hour days or equivalent fisheries protection vessels were at sea and operational in home waters in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	2739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>We are unable to confirm the position at a UK level as fisheries protection is a devolved matter. However, the table below shows the number of days vessels were operational for the purposes of fisheries enforcement in England, since 2007.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Days</p></td><td><p>Type</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 07/08</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>24 hrs/day</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 08/09</p></td><td><p>753</p></td><td><p>24 hrs/day</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 09/10</p></td><td><p>705</p></td><td><p>24 hrs/day</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 10/11</p></td><td><p>675</p></td><td><p>24 hrs/day</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 11/12</p></td><td><p>659</p></td><td><p>24 hrs/day</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 12/13</p></td><td><p>562</p></td><td><p>12 hrs/day</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 13/14</p></td><td><p>512.5</p></td><td><p>12 hrs/day</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 14/15</p></td><td><p>509</p></td><td><p>9 hrs/day</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 15/16</p></td><td><p>419</p></td><td><p>9 hrs/day</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FY 16/17</p></td><td><p>168.7</p></td><td><p>4048.3 total hrs patrol time</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In April 2016 we changed from an existing agreement for fixed 9 hour days to a much more flexible hourly agreement for Royal Navy patrol time. This reflects the move towards a risk based, intelligence led operational model that enables targeted enforcement interventions in the right place at the right time.</p><p> </p><p>There has also been a proactive move towards utilising satellite technology in fisheries enforcement. For example, all vessels over 12 metres in length are fitted with satellite tracking devices (Vessel Monitoring System) which gives a 24/7 real time picture of where fishing activity is happening enabling the efficient employment of patrol vessels. The AIS (Automatic Identification System) is also used in fisheries enforcement to detect fishing activity, including where fishing vessels are operating. When supplemented by joint working with other agencies such as Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities (IFCAs), UK Border Force (UKBF) and the Police, this ensures effective and timely intervention where illegal activity is suspected. Radar sweeps can be used by patrol vessels to identify potential targets and the AIS (Automatic Identification System) is also used in fisheries enforcement to detect fishing activity, including where fishing vessels are operating.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/07/2017 16:09:47 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

748128

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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	Fisheries: Navy
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 required strength of the fisheries protection fleet after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	2722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>We are reviewing all aspects of fisheries management, including the future requirements for patrol vessels as we prepare to leave the EU. This will involve working with stakeholders, Devolved Administrations and other Government Departments to deliver an effective enforcement model for fisheries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/07/2017 11:58:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock