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758682

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	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 steps his Department is taking to meet the recycling targets of the EU's Circular Economy Package.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	9462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Defra has not prepared projections on the proportion of household waste expected to be recycled by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The Circular Economy Package is still under negotiation and no agreement has yet been reached on recycling targets. The UK is assessing the potential implications of the proposals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/09/2017 14:02:55 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

758683

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Recycling: Domestic Waste
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 household waste his Department expects England to recycle by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	9450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Defra has not prepared projections on the proportion of household waste expected to be recycled by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The Circular Economy Package is still under negotiation and no agreement has yet been reached on recycling targets. The UK is assessing the potential implications of the proposals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/09/2017 14:01:55 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

758689

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: 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 estimate he has made of the cost of (a) administration, (b) delivery and (c) policing of badger culls in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	9369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The cost of badger control between 2013 and 2016, including value for money analyses can be found on Gov.uk at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bovine-tb-controlling-the-risk-of-bovine-tb-from-badgers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bovine-tb-controlling-the-risk-of-bovine-tb-from-badgers</a>.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/09/2017 13:48:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

758812

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
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	Hunting Act 2004
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 people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under the Hunting Act 2004 in each police force area in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	9465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The following information was provided by the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty at all courts of offences under the Hunting Act 2004, in England and Wales, by police force area, in 2016, can be viewed in the attached table.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/09/2017 13:51:56 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey attachment 1 file name 9465 table.pdf title Hunting Act prosecutions
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

758160

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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	Ivory: Overseas Trade
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 he has made of the level of ivory imports to and exports from the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	9234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Import and export permits for bringing ivory into and out of the UK are managed on behalf of Defra by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).</p><p>The number of permits used for import in the last five years is shown below:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Ivory imports to the UK</p></td><td><p>Ivory (RE) exports from the UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td><p>1396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>428</p></td><td><p>1703</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>1446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>964</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>785</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Data for 2017 is not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/09/2017 13:57:01 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

758161

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
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: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in how many cases his Department has made offers of financial support which were subsequently withdrawn because it was found to be in breach of EU state aid rules; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	9227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>There have been no instances where Defra has made offers of financial support which were subsequently withdrawn because it was found to be in breach of EU state aid rules in the last two years. Identifying possible cases of withdrawal from more than two years ago would entail disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/09/2017 16:44:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

757427

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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 assessment his Department has made of the effect on the UK farming industry in the event that no deal is reached on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	8578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Leaving the EU presents a major opportunity for UK agriculture. We are working towards achieving the best possible deal for the UK agriculture industry, and we want to secure a deep and comprehensive Free-Trade Agreement as an alternative to membership of the Single Market.</p><p>We are conducting rigorous analysis of various trade scenarios on UK agriculture as part of our planning. Other organisations have also conducted external analysis of future trading scenarios and their potential impact on the sector.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 6872 question first answered 12/09/2017 13:04:12 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

757622

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: 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, whether he plans to publish an assessment of the effectiveness of the trial of badger culls in Gloucestershire and Somerset as part of the Government's bovine TB strategy.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	8967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Assessments of the effectiveness of all badger culls undertaken from 2013 to 2016 have been published and can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bovine-tb-controlling-the-risk-of-bovine-tb-from-badgers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bovine-tb-controlling-the-risk-of-bovine-tb-from-badgers</a>.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/09/2017 12:24:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

757623

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: 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, how many and what proportion of badgers culled in the trials in Gloucestershire and Somerset were infected with bovine TB.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	8966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Badgers removed under licence during the pilot culls in Gloucestershire and Somerset were not routinely tested for TB. The RBCT and previous Road Traffic Accident surveys found TB in around one third of all badgers in these areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/09/2017 12:22:45 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

755760

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Dogs: Smuggling
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 prosecutions have occurred or proceedings commenced as the result of seizure of illegally imported puppies taken into Dogs Trust's care via its puppy pilot quarantine scheme since the start of that initiative.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	7281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is working with the Dogs Trust and Kent County Council to identify and seize dogs and puppies which were not compliant with the requirements of the Pet Travel Scheme as part of a pilot project responding to intelligence on potential non-compliance. However any prosecutions or proceedings commenced as a result of the puppy pilot would be undertaken by the Local Authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities are required to submit a return to Parliament each year (under Section 80 of the Animal Health Act). The reports do contain high level details of all prosecutions, and the report for 2016 shows that 5 prosecutions were taken in relation to the illegal import of dogs. However we do not hold information on whether these successful prosecutions were as a result of the Puppy Pilot.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/09/2017 13:23:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar