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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-27more like thismore than 2023-06-27
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Agriculture: Land more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to incentivise (a) the rewilding of non-productive agricultural land and (b) nature-friendly farming practices. more like this
tabling member constituency Feltham and Heston more like this
tabling member printed
Seema Malhotra more like this
uin 191361 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>(a)</p><p> </p><p>The Government is supporting a number of initiatives to create wilder landscapes across England, as part of a broader approach to nature recovery through projects such as peatland restoration funding or agri-environment schemes. However, rewilding is not appropriate in all situations, and we must balance priorities including food production.</p><p> </p><p>Landscape Recovery (LR) is an environmental land management (ELM) scheme which seeks to demonstrate the capacity for large-scale nature recovery and sustainable food production to take place in parallel. LR is for landowners and managers who want to take a more large-scale, long-term approach to producing environmental and climate goods on their land. It funds ambitious landscape-scale projects through bespoke, long-term agreements lasting 20 years or more. Initially, projects are awarded a project development grant to gather further information on the outcomes of the projects and financing options. Following this, projects will sign an Implementation Agreement, setting out the details of the project and what will be delivered. The implementation phase will then begin from 2024 onwards, with agreed funding from the Government and the private sector.</p><p> </p><p>(b)</p><p> </p><p>In the Agricultural Transition Plan of November 2020, the Government announced ELM schemes, designed to help England’s farmers enhance their efficiency, productivity and environmental sustainability. This move from the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy is the most significant reform of agricultural policy and spending in England in decades.</p><p> </p><p>Sustainable food production and caring for the environment can and must go hand in hand. Our ELM schemes will ensure our long-term food security by investing in the foundations of food production: healthy soil, water and biodiverse ecosystems. They have been developed so that there is an offer for all farm types, including for tenant farmers.</p><p> </p><p>The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pays farmers for actions that support food production and can help improve farm productivity and resilience, while protecting and improving the environment. It is being rolled out incrementally, with the full offer available by the end of 2024. It is straightforward for farmers to apply and manage their agreement, and they will receive quarterly payments. We will also pay a new SFI management payment to recognise the administrative costs for farmers entering into and managing an SFI agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Countryside Stewardship (CS) pays farmers and land managers to look after and improve the environment in specific habitats, features and local areas on their land. There will be an extra incentive through CS Plus for land managers to join up across local areas to deliver bigger and better results. We are improving the way CS operates, including expanding and refining the scope of the scheme, simplifying processes and making inspections fairer and more proportionate. We have increased the payment rates of CS in response to rising input costs.</p><p> </p><p>Farmers and land managers can be in the SFI and CS at the same time, so long as we are not paying for the same actions twice on the same land and the actions are compatible.</p>
answering member constituency Sherwood more like this
answering member printed Mark Spencer more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-07-03T09:58:01.343Zmore like thismore than 2023-07-03T09:58:01.343Z
answering member
4055
label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer more like this
tabling member
4253
label Biography information for Seema Malhotra more like this
1647823
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-26more like thismore than 2023-06-26
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Revenue and Customs: Staff more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 8 of the forty-ninth report of the Committee of Public Accounts entitled Managing tax compliance following the pandemic, published on 3 May 2023, HC 739, what recent steps he has taken to increase productivity among HMRC staff. more like this
tabling member constituency Feltham and Heston more like this
tabling member printed
Seema Malhotra more like this
uin 191089 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The Government is considering the Committee’s recommendations and will respond in a Treasury Minute in due course.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle more like this
answering member printed Victoria Atkins more like this
grouped question UIN
191090 more like this
191092 more like this
191095 more like this
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less than 2023-07-03T15:32:42.747Zmore like thismore than 2023-07-03T15:32:42.747Z
answering member
4399
label Biography information for Victoria Atkins more like this
tabling member
4253
label Biography information for Seema Malhotra more like this
1647824
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-26more like thismore than 2023-06-26
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Revenue and Customs: Standards more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 11 of the forty-ninth report of the Committee of Public Accounts entitled Managing tax compliance following the pandemic, published on 3 May 2023, HC 739, what assessment he has made of the impact of HMRC's deterrent work on levels of tax compliance. more like this
tabling member constituency Feltham and Heston more like this
tabling member printed
Seema Malhotra more like this
uin 191090 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The Government is considering the Committee’s recommendations and will respond in a Treasury Minute in due course.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle more like this
answering member printed Victoria Atkins more like this
grouped question UIN
191089 more like this
191092 more like this
191095 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-07-03T15:32:42.81Zmore like thismore than 2023-07-03T15:32:42.81Z
answering member
4399
label Biography information for Victoria Atkins more like this
tabling member
4253
label Biography information for Seema Malhotra more like this
1647826
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-26more like thismore than 2023-06-26
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Revenue and Customs: Standards more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to conclusion 5 of the forty-ninth report of the Committee of Public Accounts entitled Managing tax compliance following the pandemic, published on 3 May 2023, HC 739, what recent steps he has taken to estimate the level of errors that HMRC makes when measuring its compliance yield. more like this
tabling member constituency Feltham and Heston more like this
tabling member printed
Seema Malhotra more like this
uin 191092 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The Government is considering the Committee’s recommendations and will respond in a Treasury Minute in due course.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle more like this
answering member printed Victoria Atkins more like this
grouped question UIN
191089 more like this
191090 more like this
191095 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-07-03T15:32:42.857Zmore like thismore than 2023-07-03T15:32:42.857Z
answering member
4399
label Biography information for Victoria Atkins more like this
tabling member
4253
label Biography information for Seema Malhotra more like this
1647831
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-26more like thismore than 2023-06-26
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Revenue and Customs: Staff more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Forty-ninth report of the Committee of Public Accounts entitled Managing tax compliance following the pandemic, published on 3 May 2023, HC 739, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of HMRC's resources for preventing the growth of the tax gap. more like this
tabling member constituency Feltham and Heston more like this
tabling member printed
Seema Malhotra more like this
uin 191095 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer remove filter
answer text <p>The Government is considering the Committee’s recommendations and will respond in a Treasury Minute in due course.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle more like this
answering member printed Victoria Atkins more like this
grouped question UIN
191089 more like this
191090 more like this
191092 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-07-03T15:32:42.903Zmore like thismore than 2023-07-03T15:32:42.903Z
answering member
4399
label Biography information for Victoria Atkins more like this
tabling member
4253
label Biography information for Seema Malhotra more like this