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227801

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which news applications staff in her Department are authorised to download and use on their work-provided phones and tablets.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	227825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>Core Defra staff are not authorised to download and use any news applications on their work-provided phones and tablets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 19/03/2015 15:25:14 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

227803

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	Staff
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 employees in her Department identify as (a) white or white British, (b) Asian or Asian British, (c) Black or Black British, (d) mixed or multiple ethnic group and (e) another ethnicity.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	227959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the number and proportion of core Defra employees in each ethnicity category as at 28 February 2015. This includes people who have declared their ethnicity status only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ethnicity</p></td><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No. of staff</p></td><td><p>1237</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1478</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>83.7%</p></td><td><p>6.2%</p></td><td><p>8.0%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 19/03/2015 15:28:02 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

227518

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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: Off-payroll 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 staff in her Department and its executive agencies and associated bodies were engaged off-payroll in each of the last five years up to the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	227599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department’s Annual Report and Accounts set out the number of off-payroll workers employed by the Core Department, its Executive Agencies and Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies each year. The table below shows the information requested in each financial year from 2009-10 to 2013-14 (the last financial year for which a set of accounts has been published).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Core Defra</p></td><td><p>362</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Executive Agencies:</em></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (see Note)</p></td><td><p>133</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Food and Environment Research Agency (see Note)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rural Payments Agency</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Veterinary Medicines Directorate</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Executive Non-Departmental Public Bodies:</em></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (see Note)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Consumer Council for Water</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Environment Agency</p></td><td><p>868</p></td><td><p>349</p></td><td><p>687</p></td><td><p>764</p></td><td><p>403</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Joint Nature Conservation Committee</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>Marine Management Organisation</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>National Forest Company</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>Natural England</p></td><td><p>183</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sea Fish Industry Authority</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Note: the figures for the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency reflect the organisation’s then structure, which was created from a merger of the Animal Health agency and the Veterinary Laboratories Agency on 1 April 2011. The figures do not reflect the restructuring into the Animal and Plant Health Agency on 1 October 2014, when some areas of work undertaken previously by Fera (Food and Environment Research Agency) were brought into the new organisation.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 19/03/2015 11:36:06 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

227519

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	National Parks
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 factors her Department uses to determine the relative level of central Government funding given to each National Park authority; and what weight is given in that process to the minimum funding required to operate planning functions in the least well-funded National Parks.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	227721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>Overall funding levels for national park authorities are calculated based on a range of demographic and other factors relevant to delivery of the national parks’ statutory purposes and their planning function. Factors include the size of the park, the population and the number of planning cases. Within that, national park authorities are independent bodies and it is for them to decide how best to allocate their funding to deliver their functions and the locally determined priorities as set out in their Management Plans.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 19/03/2015 11:26:56 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

227292

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Research
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 amount her Department and its agencies spent on research and development in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion such spending was of total departmental spending.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
uin	227559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department’s Annual Report and Accounts set out details of spend on research and development by the Core Department and its agencies, and total Departmental spend each year. The table below shows the information requested in each financial year from 2010-11 to 2013-14 (the last financial year for which a set of accounts has been published).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend on Research and Development (£000)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of Total Departmental Spending</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>106,232</p></td><td><p>4.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>108,998</p></td><td><p>4.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>101,623</p></td><td><p>4.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>92,304</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 19/03/2015 15:22:31 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

227293

registered interest
date	13/03/2015
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	Antisocial Behaviour: Noise
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 the Government plans to take to protect residents from persistently noisy neighbours.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	227573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Noise Act 1996 already provide local authorities with the necessary powers to tackle problem neighbour noise. This legislation allows local authorities to serve notices to stop the noise and prevent it from happening again.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has also introduced more effective anti-social behaviour powers under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. One of the powers is the Community Protection Notice which the police and local authorities can use to tackle behaviour that is having a detrimental effect on the quality of life of the community, is persistent or continuing and is unreasonable. In addition, apart from the statutory guidance, the Government has also published an information note highlighting how the new powers can be used to deal with noisy neighbours.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 19/03/2015 11:39:25 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

226678

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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	Recycling: 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, what her policy is on the European Commission's decision not to proceed with the circular economy package.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	227220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to making better use of resources and minimising the environmental impact of waste, by sending less waste to landfill and increasing the recycling, reuse and prevention of waste.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commission has announced its intention to bring forward new proposals this year that will set out a more ambitious approach to developing the circular economy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We look forward to working with the Commission, the European Parliament and other Member States to ensure a balanced package of proposals that is ambitious, evidence based and feasible for all Member States.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 19/03/2015 09:30:20 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

226277

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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
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 she plans to publish the recommendations of the Epidemiology Report on bovine TB on the Cheshire Edge by Sue Ridout; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	Sir Andrew Stunell
uin	227073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>Detailed six monthly epidemiology reports on TB in the Edge of High Risk Area (which includes Cheshire) and also the Low Risk Area of England will be published from this summer. This positive development will give cattle keepers and their vets a fuller and more detailed picture of the TB risks in these areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 19/03/2015 09:49:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	445 label Biography information for Lord Stunell

226278

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
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
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 reallocate surplus funds from the current round of bids on the Badger Edge Vaccination Scheme to additional projects designed to close physical gaps in coverage along the Cheshire Edge Zone in East Cheshire and Stockport.
tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
tabling member printed	Sir Andrew Stunell
uin	227074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>Applications for the Badger Edge Vaccination Scheme, which offers support for privately-led vaccination campaigns in the Edge Area of England (including parts of Cheshire) closed on 27 February. All applications received are being considered in line with the published criteria and decisions on successful applications will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are initiating a one-off additional skin test of all cattle herds in the Stockport area. This test will be paid for by Defra and its purpose will be to identify whether there has been any spread of the disease among the local herds and to help detect any infected herds early in order to limit the number of affected animals within these herds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 19/03/2015 09:53:27 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	445 label Biography information for Lord Stunell

225409

registered interest
date	05/03/2015
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	Poultry: Animal Welfare
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord De Mauley on 9 December 2013 (WA 80), whether Italy and Greece remain non-compliant with the European Union's 2012 conventional hen cage ban; what the result was of the referral of those countries to the European Court of Justice; when formal hearings on the matter were held; and whether they have sought further meetings with the relevant European Union Commissioner to discuss the issue.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL5485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>No further information has been provided by the Commission in terms of progress towards compliance in these two Member States. As a first step in the infraction process, both Italy and Greece were taken to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to comply with the cage ban. The Court found Italy (in May 14) and Greece (in September 14) guilty and ordered them to pay court costs. If Italy and Greece do not provide evidence of full compliance after a ‘reasonable time’ (determined on a case by case basis), the Commission can take them both back to the ECJ where penalties could be imposed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Commission does not disclose detailed information relating to on-going infringement cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 19/03/2015 17:35:07 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird