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746735

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Air Pollution
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 estimate his Department has made of the total cost of implementing the measures outlined in the consultation, Improving air quality: reducing nitrogen dioxide in our towns and cities, launched 5 May 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	1983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The technical report accompanying the draft Air Quality Plan included analysis of a range of possible measures that could be considered. Cost estimates are made on pages 187-188 of the technical report, available here: <a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/airquality/air-quality-plan-for-tackling-nitrogen-dioxide/supporting_documents/Technical%20Report%20%20Amended%209%20May%202017.pdf" target="_blank">https://consult.defra.gov.uk/airquality/air-quality-plan-for-tackling-nitrogen-dioxide/supporting_documents/Technical%20Report%20%20Amended%209%20May%202017.pdf</a> The final Plan will present analysis of the agreed package of measures as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/07/2017 17:45:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

746842

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Origin Marking: Scotland
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 he will ensure that (a) Ayrshire Earlies, (b) Forfar Bridies, (c) Ayrshire Dunlop, (d) Orkney Cheddar, (e) Stornoway black pudding, (f) Scottish wild salmon, (g) Scottish farmed salmon, (h) native Shetland wool, (i) Scottish lamb, (j) Scottish beef, (k) Arbroath smokies, (l) Teviotdale cheese. (m) Shetland lamb, (n) Orkney beef and (o) Orkney lamb continue to be protected by either (i) Protected Designation of Origin, (ii) Protected Geographical Indication and (iii) Traditional Speciality Guaranteed provisions after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	2142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The EU Protected Food Name scheme has helped to promote heritage food products and speciality recipes including many from Scotland. Ayrshire Earlies and Forfar Bridies are currently applying for protection.</p><p> </p><p>The government is considering options that would allow us to protect UK designations after we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme is also very important to a number of other EU countries who will want the UK to agree to recognise their protected food names in the UK market after we leave the EU. This will be a matter for negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/07/2017 17:52:08 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

746138

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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	Infectious Bovine Rhino Tracheitis Pneumonia: Disease Control
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 his Department is taking to reduce the incidence of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	1551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR) is an endemic viral disease of cattle that is widespread across Europe and other parts of the world. In common with other viral diseases there is no specific treatment for IBR and so mainly supportive therapy and vaccination are used by farmers in consultation with their private veterinary surgeons. There are also a number of industry-driven health schemes that seek to control or eradicate IBR from individual herds.</p><p> </p><p>Additional information is available on the Cattle Health Certification Standards (CHeCS) website.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/07/2017 17:26:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

746192

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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	Flood Control: Capital Investment
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 projection his Department has made of the total allocated budget for capital spend on flood defences in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	1763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>As the Government manifesto outlines, we will continue to invest a record £2.5 billion into flood defence improvement programmes, to better protect the country from flooding. This includes over 1,500 flood defence schemes, which will better protect more than 300,000 existing properties within a six year period, from 2015 to 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Capital funding allocations up to 2021 to better protect the country from flooding are available online and can be accessed from: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/549093/Funding_for_Flood_and_Coastal_Erosion_in_England_Sep_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/549093/Funding_for_Flood_and_Coastal_Erosion_in_England_Sep_2016.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/07/2017 15:51:42 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

746298

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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: Migrant 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 discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the effect of immigration rules on the seasonal agricultural workforce in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	1800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Defra Ministers are having ongoing discussions with a range of government departments, including the Home Office about the sector’s concerns about securing the workforce that it needs for the future.</p><p> </p><p>Until we have left the EU, the UK will remain a member with all of the rights and obligations that membership entails, and employers in the agricultural and food processing sectors are free to continue to recruit EU workers to meet their labour needs.</p><p> </p><p>For the longer-term, we are considering the options for our future immigration system very carefully, and will look to develop a system which works for the whole United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/07/2017 17:41:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

746322

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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: 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 steps he plans to take to ensure that the new schemes set out in the Agriculture Bill take into account representations from the devolved administrations.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	1798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Agriculture Bill will ensure that after we leave the EU, and the Common Agricultural Policy, we have an effective system in place to support UK farmers and protect our natural environment. We will consult widely with the devolved administrations on the appropriate extent of any legislation. Ministers have met representatives from FWU and NFU Wales on a number of occasions.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 1779 question first answered 05/07/2017 17:37:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

746323

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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: Wales
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 plans to take to ensure that the new Agriculture Bill is suited to the farming conditions in (a) Ceredigion constituency and (b) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	1779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Agriculture Bill will ensure that after we leave the EU, and the Common Agricultural Policy, we have an effective system in place to support UK farmers and protect our natural environment. We will consult widely with the devolved administrations on the appropriate extent of any legislation. Ministers have met representatives from FWU and NFU Wales on a number of occasions.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 1798 question first answered 05/07/2017 17:37:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

746324

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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
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 the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the importance of the farming trade in the negotiations with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	1780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Food and farming are central to our national identity and a bedrock of our economy, generating £110 billion a year in the UK. We want to see this vital industry go from strength to strength, taking advantage of the growing demand for the British brand. We are determined to get the best deal for the UK in our negotiations to leave the EU. Ministers regularly hold discussions with colleagues across government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/07/2017 17:32:10 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

746330

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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: 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, at what point the UK will cease translating new EU directives relating to his Department's responsibilities into UK law.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	1639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force. During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply EU legislation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/07/2017 17:29:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

732841

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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	Reservoirs
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 need for increased reservoir capacity; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	1345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is currently developing a new National Policy Statement that will establish the need for new nationally significant water supply infrastructure. This will support the delivery of new large supply options where they have been identified as the preferred option in company Water Resources Management Plans.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, the Government asked the water industry to assess the public water supply needs for the next 50 years. This assessment concluded a ‘twin track’ approach of enhanced supply (through new infrastructure such as reservoirs and transfers) and reduced demand (reducing leakage and implementing water efficiency measures) would be needed.</p><p> </p><p>We expect water companies to take this latest evidence into account when carrying out their statutory water resources management planning. This planning process requires water companies to identify all options that are available to them to balance their supply and demand and to determine which options to pursue. Water companies are due to publish new draft plans by January 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/07/2017 13:57:37 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight