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1660943

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date	15/09/2023
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	Forests: Commodities
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 statutory provisions are in place to prohibit legal deforestation where commodities have been produced legally in the country of origin but have caused significant damage to the environment; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	199839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK plays a leading role in supporting global efforts to protect and restore forest landscapes, driving international action to tackle deforestation and ensure forests are sustainably managed. This effort is underpinned by a commitment of £1.5 billion to international forests between 2021 and 2026.</p><p> </p><p>This package of work includes new due diligence legislation through the Environment Act 2021 to tackle illegal deforestation in UK supply chains. Our law will make it illegal for larger businesses operating in the UK to use key forest risk commodities produced on land illegally occupied or used. Businesses in scope will also be required to undertake a due diligence exercise on their supply chains, and to report on this exercise annually.</p><p> </p><p>We cannot shift to sustainable supply chains alone – it must be a collective effort between consumers and producers globally. This issue is central to the UK’s commitment to tackling the twin challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss. Our approach to due diligence is based on compliance with the relevant local laws of producer countries. Our aim is to work with producer countries and support their efforts to uphold their laws and strengthen environmental protection. We believe this approach – which supports the efforts of government in the countries where these products are grown - provides the best path to long-term sustainability.</p><p> </p><p>We also continue to work with consumer and producer country partners in forums such as the Forest, Agriculture, and Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue, which the UK and Indonesia launched together as co-chairs in 2021. The FACT Dialogue convenes 28 major producers and consumers of internationally traded agricultural commodities to agree principles for collaboration and developed a Roadmap of actions which was launched at COP26, to protect forests and other ecosystems while promoting sustainable trade and development, in a way that respects all countries’ interests.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 16/10/2023 09:10:29 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1660979

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Sick Leave: Stress
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 total working days were staff absent due to work-related stress in (a) her Department, (b) the Environment Agency and (c) Natural England in each year from 2010 to 2023.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2023 answer text <p>Absence specifically attributed to work-related stress is not currently recorded via HR sickness absence systems. Work-related stress cases – with or without any absence from work – are encouraged to be reported via work-related injury, ill-health and incident reporting procedures, as a health and safety incident, like any other work-related harm.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/09/2023 13:30:14 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1660980

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Office for Environmental 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 recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Office for Environmental Protection.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>Defra published <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Foffice-for-environmental-protection-public-body-review-outcome%2Foutcome-recommendations-from-the-oep-review-2022-to-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cadeb8218e89a4682093a08dbb8395ebf%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638306328756014300%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=d74kNiVVc3oly96XjNpgkAFRe%2Bp%2BO3Q7FPDYNj5DEF0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">a review</a> of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) as part of the Government’s Public Bodies Review Programme in July 2022.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/09/2023 09:49:44 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1660982

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Animal and Plant Health Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she last met with the Chief Executive of the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular meetings with the Chief Executives of Defra’s arms’ length bodies, including the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 25/09/2023 15:28:18 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1660983

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
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 recent progress her Department has made on the Antimicrobial Resistance National Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK takes a One Health approach to controlling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and Defra is a co-signatory with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) of the UK's AMR five-year National Action Plan (NAP, 2019-24) and the UK's 20-year Vision to Contain and Control AMR by 2040. Defra leads on the animal, plant and environment elements of the NAP. Results from the UK Veterinary Antibiotic Resistance Sales and Surveillance Report 2021 showed that since 2014 the UK has achieved a 55% reduction in antibiotic use in food-producing animals, and over this same period the UK has seen an overall trend of decreasing AMR in bacteria from animals.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is now in the process of developing the second five-year NAP, which will run from 2024-29. This is being developed in consultation with a broad range of stakeholders across different sectors and will be informed by the findings from the AMR Call for Evidence. The 2024-29 NAP will build on progress made in the 2019-24 NAP and set out challenging ambitions and actions for the next five years, which will set us on course for achieving our long-term national and international ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 25/09/2023 15:21:50 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1660986

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
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 funding her Department has allocated to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in the 2023-24 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	199744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>Defra does not make an allocation to the RSPB as part of the central business planning processes. The RSPB is able to apply for grant funding.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/09/2023 09:43:32 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1660988

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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: Policy
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 minister in their Department is responsible for overseeing work on long term strategic challenges; and how many officials work in roles focused on horizon scanning and long term priorities.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	199813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2023 answer text <p>The Liaison Committee recently launched an inquiry into select committee scrutiny of strategic thinking across Whitehall. The Government will be providing written evidence to this in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has an overall Strategy Group which works on horizon scanning and long-term strategic coherence through internal business planning, resilience, risk and capability work. This function also exists and is prioritised within the Chief Scientist’s office and individual policy areas, such as climate adaptation, food security and water policy. The majority of Defra officials contribute to Defra’s coherent strategic picture.</p><p> </p><p>Under Rishi Sunak, this Conservative Government will always look to make the right long-term decisions for the country.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 198440 question first answered 27/09/2023 15:20:33 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1660998

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 2023
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 her Department plans to take to ensure compliance by animal owners with the Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 2023.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	199823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>My Department will work with welfare organisations, the training sector and the veterinary profession to raise awareness of the ban on the use of e-collars ahead of the Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations coming into force. Attaching an electronic shock collar to a cat or dog, or possessing a remote-control device capable of activating such a collar when attached to a cat or dog, will be an offence under the regulations and could lead to prosecution, which may lead to a criminal penalty or an unlimited fine.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/09/2023 09:47:50 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1661002

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Swimming: Public Service Messages
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 mechanism her Department has for provision of public information on bathing water testing at locations across England.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	199719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>The results of water quality sampling by the Environment Agency at designated bathing waters in England are displayed on the Environment Agency’s Swimfo website: <a href="https://environment.data.gov.uk/bwq/profiles/" target="_blank">https://environment.data.gov.uk/bwq/profiles/</a>. Local authorities are required to provide information about each bathing water through signage in the vicinity of the site, including the site’s current bathing water quality classification and any advice against bathing which has been issued there. Signs often include a link to water sampling information on the Swimfo website.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 21/09/2023 09:36:13 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1661003

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Water: Standards
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 public body is responsible for informing the public of bathing water test results.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	199720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>The Environment Agency is the public body responsible for informing the public of bathing water test results. The Environment Agency provides this information on the Swimfo website: <a href="https://environment.data.gov.uk/bwq/profiles/" target="_blank">https://environment.data.gov.uk/bwq/profiles/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 21/09/2023 09:33:38 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord