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904845

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
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, whether he plans to review the potential merits of alternatives to weight based recycling targets as part of his Department’s future resources and waste strategy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	144168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Stroud, Dr David Drew, on 16 January 2018, PQ UIN 122061.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/05/2018 09:32:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

903909

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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: 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 EU (a) networks, (b) information systems and (c) databases his Department expects to (i) lose access to and (ii) pay to be part of and (iii) replicate after the UK has left the EU; and what assessment his Department has made of the cost of (A) paying for access and (B) replicating those systems.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	143619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>We are seeking a deep and special partnership with the EU consistent with this taking back control of our borders, laws, money and trade. Our relationship with the EU's agencies and systems upon departure will be evaluated on this basis.</p><p>No decisions have yet been made on our future relationship with the EU's agencies and systems after leaving the EU. We are considering a range of options very carefully.</p><p>Where there is a demonstrable advantage in pursuing a continued relationship with an agency or other EU body, the Government will carefully examine whether we should pursue this. This will be a matter for negotiations.</p><p>We are also making preparations to replicate some EU systems where this may be necessary.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/05/2018 09:25:53 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

903998

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Curlews: Conservation
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 improve the habitats of curlew birds.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	143767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK network of 273 classified special protection areas, covering approximately 3.4 million hectares of key habitats, protects many rare, threatened and vulnerable birds including curlews.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s agri-environment schemes have been designed to encourage habitat management to promote curlew conservation in targeted areas, specifically to provide suitable nesting and foraging conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Natural England is working with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds on a recovery programme aimed at providing a coordinated approach to the management of curlew habitats, including predator control to increase breeding numbers. This forms part of an international action plan to address the ‘near threatened’ status of the curlew, which the UK will support in our role as signatory of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/05/2018 09:26:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

904071

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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 steps his Department is taking to support local authorities to roll out recycling bins on streets.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	143758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are best placed to deliver the recycling services in their area with householders, including the provision of on street recycling bins, and the management of litter. The Government has supported Waste &amp; Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to provide tools and resources to support local councils to improve their services, including guidance on collection of waste and recycling, reducing contamination and approaches to material sales.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan sets out our commitment to make it even easier for people to recycle and increase the quantity and quality of materials collected. Further measures to improve recycling will be set out in the Resources and Waste Strategy to be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/05/2018 09:19:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

904275

registered interest
date	14/05/2018
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	Marine Conservation Zones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of Marine Conservation Zones in the waters around England.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL7850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The third tranche of marine protected areas, including Marine Conservation Zones will be consulted on this summer and designated next year.</p><p> </p><p>Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs) and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) are putting in place Monitoring Control Plans that measure the effectiveness of management measures in furthering the conservation objectives of MPAs.</p><p> </p><p>There will be a report to Parliament later this year analysing the effectiveness of our management and monitoring strategies delivered under the Marine and Coastal Access Act and the progress we have made in protecting our marine environment.</p><p> </p><p>For protected sites in the 12-200nm zone the Government is currently in negotiations with other Member States to introduce management measures through the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which will be enforced by MMO. Taking back control of our waters and maintaining our protected areas when we leave the EU are key priorities for the UK. We are currently analysing all fisheries legislation including CFP to determine what changes we might need to introduce.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 21/05/2018 16:57:18 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

902276

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
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: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether UK manufacturers will be able to sell food and drink through to shelf-life after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL7802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government, as in previous practice when a change in legislation takes place, has no plans to disallow sales of food and drink that has been legally placed on the market at the time the UK leaves the EU. We intend that this food will be allowed to remain on sale until stocks are exhausted or the food reaches the end of its durability date.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 21/05/2018 17:00:45 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

901262

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Livestock: Waste Disposal
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 his Department has commissioned an independent assessment on the need for more animal rendering plants; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
tabling member printed	Dr Caroline Johnson
uin	142911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to commission an assessment on the need for more animal rendering plants.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has around 40 rendering plants which perform an important role in protecting public and animal health. Decisions on the need for additional plants are guided by market demand and local planning policy.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/05/2018 09:19:24 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson

901394

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
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	Furs: Import Controls
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 potential merits of extending existing fur import bans to cover all species affected by the fur trade.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Hugh Gaffney
uin	142913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government shares the British public’s high regard for animal welfare and, after we leave the EU, the Government plans to retain the current regulations banning the import of cat and dog fur and products, and seal skins and products from commercial hunts.</p><p>Any further restrictions on importing fur and fur products after we leave the EU should be based on the protection of animal welfare. The Government is considering the case for further steps.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/05/2018 11:48:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4614 label Biography information for Hugh Gaffney

899992

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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	Fish: Conservation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what research they have undertaken or commissioned into the decline of stocks of wild salmon and sea trout, and the polluting effects of farmed salmon.
tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
uin	HL7655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>Freshwater fisheries and aquaculture policy is devolved in the UK. In England, Defra has funded numerous projects on factors that could contribute to the decline in stocks of wild salmon and sea trout. These can be found on the Defra research database at <a href="http://randd.defra.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://randd.defra.gov.uk/</a>. We have not commissioned any research on the potential environmental impacts of salmon farming in recent years.</p><p> </p><p>The devolved administrations also have active research programmes on migratory fish and these can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/525279/Background_Salmon_Report_2015_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/525279/Background_Salmon_Report_2015_final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.scot/Topics/marine/Salmon-Trout-Coarse/Freshwater/Research" target="_blank">http://www.gov.scot/Topics/marine/Salmon-Trout-Coarse/Freshwater/Research</a></p><p><a href="http://www.gov.scot/Topics/marine/Salmon-Trout-Coarse/Freshwater/Research/Aqint" target="_blank">http://www.gov.scot/Topics/marine/Salmon-Trout-Coarse/Freshwater/Research/Aqint</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/digest-statistics-salmon-and-inland-fisheries-daera-jurisdiction-2017" target="_blank">https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/digest-statistics-salmon-and-inland-fisheries-daera-jurisdiction-2017</a></p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 21/05/2018 16:58:55 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood