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759195

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Fly-tipping and Litter
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 the Government has made of the capacity of local authorities to respond to incidents of littering and fly-tipping
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	9855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The majority of local authority spending is financed by non-ringfenced income, which councils themselves decide how to spend. The Government has not made an assessment of the capacity of local authorities to respond to incidents of littering and fly-tipping. Local authorities have responsibility for tackling littering and fly-tipping and it is up to them to decide how best to do this and how to prioritise it against the provision of other local services.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/09/2017 10:16:26 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

759470

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
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	Food: Procurement
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 plans he has to change regulations to enable local authorities or central government to stipulate that food and drink that is procured centrally must be of local country or UK origin after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	9924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>The <em>Plan for Public Procurement: Food and Catering Services</em> which was published in 2014 already provides UK food businesses with greater access to central government and wider public sector contracts.</p><p>The Plan aims to simplify the public procurement process and open up the market to more SMEs and local producers. It provides a level playing field on which UK producers can compete for the opportunity to supply more of the produce currently supplied from other countries. It includes tools such as the balanced scorecard, to help contracting parties to balance a range of criteria beneficial to the consumer, the environment, and to producers. These criteria include embedding UK production standards, encouraging seasonality of fresh produce and calling for menus which celebrate the provenance of the food. This approach is a UK-led initiative which is not affected by leaving the EU.</p><p>The balanced scorecard approach is mandated for central government departments as existing contracts come up for renewal and it is also strongly encouraged for other public sector bodies. Defra is working closely with buyers and with the industry to ensure they are well prepared to maximise the opportunities.</p><p>The UK’s departure from the EU allows us to re-examine procurement rules to ensure they work in the best interests of UK businesses.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/09/2017 14:59:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

758631

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	Local Government: Food
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 UN Sustainable Development Goal 2.1 to by 2030 end hunger and ensure access by all people to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round, what steps his Department is taking with local government to meet that target.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	9610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>Global food security is dependent on a number of factors including increasing production sustainably, reducing waste and ensuring open markets around the world to facilitate trade.</p><p> </p><p>The UK currently has a high degree of food security as shown by the 2010 UK Food Security Assessment. This is a comprehensive piece of work, covering all aspects of food security, including international trade and global resource sustainability. We have just commenced a review of the Assessment which will draw on a wide range of evidence sources.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 9613 question first answered 15/09/2017 13:42:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

758684

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	Food Supply: Developing Countries
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 UN Sustainable Development Goal 2.1 to by 2030 end hunger and ensure access by all people to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round, what steps his Department is taking to meet that target.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	9613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>Global food security is dependent on a number of factors including increasing production sustainably, reducing waste and ensuring open markets around the world to facilitate trade.</p><p> </p><p>The UK currently has a high degree of food security as shown by the 2010 UK Food Security Assessment. This is a comprehensive piece of work, covering all aspects of food security, including international trade and global resource sustainability. We have just commenced a review of the Assessment which will draw on a wide range of evidence sources.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 9610 question first answered 15/09/2017 13:42:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

758691

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
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 waste was recycled in each local authority area in each year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>Information about the proportion of household waste recycled by each local authority in England for the latest financial year 2015-16 and for each year since 2005-6 can be found in Table 3 of the dataset titled ‘local authority collected waste generation for (England &amp; regions) and local authority data:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env18-local-authority-collected-waste-annual-results-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env18-local-authority-collected-waste-annual-results-tables</a>.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/09/2017 13:35:53 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758693

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	Environment Protection
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 adequacy of existing environmental legislation to maintain and restore the UK's natural heritage.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	9403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>Defra undertook a review of implementation of the EU Nature Directives, published in March 2012, which also fed into the Law Commission’s ongoing review of wildlife legislation at that time. The Law Commission published its recommendations on 10 November 2015, to which the Government responded on 22 November 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 is currently subject to post-legislative scrutiny. Defra’s memorandum provides a preliminary assessment of the Act, which has been submitted to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee. This is available at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006-post-legislative-scrutiny" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/natural-environment-and-rural-communities-act-2006-post-legislative-scrutiny</a></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/09/2017 13:39:33 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

758694

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	Environment Protection
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 plans his Department has to ensure that Government funding for the formed environment is invested to preserve the standard of water, soil and landscapes and to mitigate climate change.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	9404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>Agriculture and land management is key to the environment and the maintenance and improvement of our iconic landscapes. Our policy framework will respect the work of farmers and support environmental goods.</p><p> </p><p>Continued support is important, and so is reform. We need to take the opportunity that being outside the Common Agricultural Policy will give us to use public money to reward environmentally responsible land use.</p><p> </p><p>We have no intention of weakening our current environmental protections. We want to ensure that we are the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than we inherited it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/09/2017 13:31:23 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

758163

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	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, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the smuggling of dogs into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	9107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>We take the issue of illegal trafficking of puppies very seriously.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for stopping the illegal movement of puppies begins in the country where they are born. When cases of illegal puppy movements under the Pet Travel Scheme are discovered, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) working with Defra will raise instances of abuse of the scheme with the authorities in the relevant countries.</p><p> </p><p>Defra’s Chief Veterinary Officer has written to EU countries to raise concerns over illegal smuggling of puppies and animals and APHA has worked in partnership with the Dogs Trust at Dover where approx. 600 puppies have been seized and taken into quarantine since the initiative began.</p><p> </p><p>Defra also works closely with the Pet Advertising Advisory Group to drive up standards for online advertisements and make potential pet owners and website operators more aware of rogue dealers to reduce demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 7280 question first answered 15/09/2017 14:44:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

755759

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	Animals: 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, what steps are being taken at ports to tackle illegal smuggling of puppies and other animals into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	7280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>We take the issue of illegal trafficking of puppies very seriously.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for stopping the illegal movement of puppies begins in the country where they are born. When cases of illegal puppy movements under the Pet Travel Scheme are discovered, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) working with Defra will raise instances of abuse of the scheme with the authorities in the relevant countries.</p><p> </p><p>Defra’s Chief Veterinary Officer has written to EU countries to raise concerns over illegal smuggling of puppies and animals and APHA has worked in partnership with the Dogs Trust at Dover where approx. 600 puppies have been seized and taken into quarantine since the initiative began.</p><p> </p><p>Defra also works closely with the Pet Advertising Advisory Group to drive up standards for online advertisements and make potential pet owners and website operators more aware of rogue dealers to reduce demand.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 9107 question first answered 15/09/2017 14:44:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

756888

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	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 assessment he has made of the effect on access to non-UK migrant labour in (a) non-seasonal agricultural sectors and (b) the egg industry when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	8399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2017 answer text <p>We remain closely engaged with industry to ensure that we are informed of the latest intelligence on the labour market, including on both seasonal and permanent agricultural roles.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this, the government has commissioned the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to assess the role that EU citizens play in the UK economy and society, and we will work closely with the food and farming industry to consider their specific needs as we develop a new immigration system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/09/2017 14:36:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake