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759294

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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Behavioural Insights Team
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 services his Department has received from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has received services from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014. This has enabled the department to add to its evidence base to support priority government areas.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 have been published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search </a></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 9677 question first answered 18/09/2017 14:56:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

758977

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
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: EU External Relations
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 the legal position will be of international environmental agreements ratified jointly by the EU and the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	9693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK will continue to be bound by international Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) to which it is party. We are committed to upholding our international obligations under these agreements and will continue to play an active role internationally following our departure from the EU. We will give due consideration to the ratification of MEAs in the future to which the UK is not currently party in its own right,(recognising that some risks have no relevance to the UK.)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 9691 question first answered 18/09/2017 17:01:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

758978

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
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: Behavioural Insights Team
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 paid to the Behavioural Insights Team in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has received services from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014. This has enabled the department to add to its evidence base to support priority government areas.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 have been published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search </a></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 9964 question first answered 18/09/2017 14:56:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

758981

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
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: Treaties
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 international environmental agreements to which the UK is currently a party as a consequence of ratification by the EU he plans the UK to ratify in order to maintain the current level of environmental protection after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	9691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK will continue to be bound by international Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) to which it is party. We are committed to upholding our international obligations under these agreements and will continue to play an active role internationally following our departure from the EU. We will give due consideration to the ratification of MEAs in the future to which the UK is not currently party in its own right,(recognising that some risks have no relevance to the UK.)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 9693 question first answered 18/09/2017 17:01:07 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

758679

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	Fisheries: UK Trade with EU
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 value of domestic fish landings which are exported to other EU member states.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	9564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>In 2015, the UK exported 500 thousand tonnes of fish and fish products, with a value of £1.4 billion. The Marine Management Organisation publishes trade analysis in their annual UK Sea Fisheries Statistics publication, which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-sea-fisheries-annual-statistics-report-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-sea-fisheries-annual-statistics-report-2015 </a></p><p> </p><p>These statistics include the outward movement of fish and fish products produced by businesses in the UK, plus goods which, after importation to the UK, are then exported. The statistics include fish caught by foreign vessels and landed into the UK; fish caught by the UK fleet and landed into foreign ports are excluded.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/09/2017 15:50:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

758681

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	Pest Control: Trapping
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 his Department's policy is on the use of the Goodnature A24 mammal trap in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	9524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Wildlife management is a devolved matter so this reply relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>The Goodnature A24 rat and stoat trap is permitted for use in England, under the Spring Traps Approval (Variation) (England) Order 2015, for the purpose of killing rats and stoats only. The trap must be placed so that it can only be entered by way of an artificial tunnel that is suitable for that purpose.</p><p> </p><p>A condition of use for all approved spring traps is that so far as is practicable without unreasonably compromising its use, the trap must be used in a manner that minimises the likelihood of its killing, taking or injuring non-target species.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the trapper to make sure conditions of use are complied with and offences against protected species are not committed. Where the safety of protected species cannot be reasonably assured, the use of non-lethal methods of capture, such as cage trapping, should be employed so non-target species can be released unharmed if accidentally captured.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 18/09/2017 15:44:31 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

758391

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	Insects: Non-native Species
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the decline since 2012 in UK native ladybird species as a result of the invasive Harlequin ladybird, and (2) the impact of this decline on the resilience of ecosystems; and what steps they are taking to address this.
tabling member printed	Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL1395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Harlequin ladybird (<em>Harmonia axyridis)</em>, a native of central and eastern Asia, was released for the control of pest insects across Europe from the late 1980s. It was first recorded in the UK in 2003 and considered an established species by 2005. There are no known cases of the Harlequin ladybird having been deliberately released in the UK and it is believed to have arrived through natural dispersal from Europe.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not conducted its own assessment of the decline in UK native ladybird species as a result of the Harlequin ladybird. However, research carried out by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, and analysis by UK experts using records collated through the UK Ladybird Survey, indicate that the Harlequin ladybird is displacing some native ladybird species, by out-competing them for food and through direct predation. Further research is planned by the Centre of Ecology and Hydrology to understand better the impact of the Harlequin ladybird on the resilience of the UK’s natural ecosystems.</p><p> </p><p>The Harlequin ladybird is now widely spread across the UK, particularly in England. There are no appropriate methods for controlling the Harlequin ladybird which would not also harm native species and no effective mitigation measures that can be adopted to address their impacts. The Harlequin ladybird however, provides an important case study that has informed our response to invasions of similar non-native species.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/09/2017 11:42:28 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

757629

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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Buildings
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 paid in letting fees for its estate in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	8774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold expenditure data at the level of detail requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/09/2017 15:32:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

757633

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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Sub-letting
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 received from sub-lets on its estate in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	8736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold commercial sub-let data at the level of detail requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/09/2017 15:14:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

757635

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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 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, how many procurements undertaken by his Department have taken more than (a) three months, (b) six months, (c) one year and (d) two years.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	8755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Question</p></td><td><p>Timescale</p></td><td><p>Number of projects</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a</p></td><td><p>Three to five months</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b</p></td><td><p>Six months to 11 months</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c</p></td><td><p>12 months to 23 months</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>d</p></td><td><p>24 months +</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures above include:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Procurement projects with a start date between 01 April 2014 and 06 September 2017 (a total of 815 procurements completed in this period)</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Procurements projects for Core Defra only</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Procurement projects above the OJEU (Official Journal of the European Union) limit. Currently this is set at £106,047 for central government departments.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/09/2017 15:27:33 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett