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1314755

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
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	Crops
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 volume of crops that went unpicked in fields in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	1385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2021 answer text <p>Defra produces annual estimates of horticultural crop production. These estimates include tonnage, value and imports/exports which allow the Government to monitor productivity and competitiveness within the industry, including supply and self-sufficiency. The latest data we have is 2019. These are available on gov.uk</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of reasons why crops may be unharvested, for example weather, pest and disease or drop in demand. No estimates are made for the tonnage of crops left unharvested. As a result, no data is available to answer this question.</p><p> </p><p>We have regular contact with stakeholders to understand live issues as they develop.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 19/05/2021 15:31:47 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1314860

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
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 Agency: Fees and Charges
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 permit fees were paid to the Environment Agency in the financial year 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	1386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>In 2019/20 the Environment Agency (EA) issued approximately 80,000 permit or licence fee invoices.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020/21 the EA issued approximately 78,000 permit or licence fee invoices.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 1387 question first answered 24/05/2021 14:13:23 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1314863

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
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 Agency: Fees and Charges
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 permit fees were paid to the Environment Agency in the financial year 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	1387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>In 2019/20 the Environment Agency (EA) issued approximately 80,000 permit or licence fee invoices.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020/21 the EA issued approximately 78,000 permit or licence fee invoices.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 1386 question first answered 24/05/2021 14:13:23 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1314865

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
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 Agency: Fees and Charges
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 revenue the Environment Agency received from permit fees in the financial year 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	1388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) billed £346 million of permit and licence income in 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020/21 the EA billed £365 million of permit and licence income.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 1389 question first answered 24/05/2021 14:34:34 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1314866

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
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 Agency: Fees and Charges
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 revenue the Environment Agency received from permit fees in the financial year 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	1389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) billed £346 million of permit and licence income in 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020/21 the EA billed £365 million of permit and licence income.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 1388 question first answered 24/05/2021 14:34:34 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1314869

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
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 Agency: Public Expenditure
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 consultation meetings relating to the Comprehensive Spending Review his Department (a) has held and (b) plans to hold with the Environment Agency.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	1391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>Departmental budgets for future years beyond 2021-22 will be set by HM Treasury (HMT) through the Spending Review later this year. HMT will set out further details, including the envelopes for the Spending Review, in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Defra’s Spending Review proposals will be developed in line with the outcomes we seek to achieve over the next Spending Review period. We will work closely together with our arm’s length bodies, including the Environment Agency, in developing our Spending Review plans.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to Ministerial submission, Defra’s response to the Spending Review will also be approved by the department’s Executive Committee, of which the Environment Agency CEO is a member.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 24/05/2021 14:12:13 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1314870

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
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 Agency: Finance
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 has plans to provide funding to mitigate changes in the level of income of the Environment Agency in the fiscal year 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	1392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2021 answer text <p>The Environment Agency’s budget for 2021-22 has now been delegated and there are no current plans to provide additional funding.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency is every year exposed to some credit risk, and we note the Agency was successful in achieving its expected income collection in 2020-21.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 24/05/2021 16:29:46 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1314906

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Derriford Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the planned phasing is of the £600 million in funding for the rebuild of Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	1393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>A national programme has been established to deliver the Government’s commitment to build 40 new hospitals by 2030. Whilst we are unable to comment on individual project timings, the programme delivery timetable will ensure that all of the new hospitals, including Derriford, are completed by 2030. As with any major Government investment, final timings and funding allocations for this hospital will be determined through a robust business case assessment process.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 1394 question first answered 20/05/2021 15:54:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1314907

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Derriford Hospital
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much of the £600 million in funding allocated to the rebuild of Derriford Hospital in Plymouth will be committed by 2023.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	1394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>A national programme has been established to deliver the Government’s commitment to build 40 new hospitals by 2030. Whilst we are unable to comment on individual project timings, the programme delivery timetable will ensure that all of the new hospitals, including Derriford, are completed by 2030. As with any major Government investment, final timings and funding allocations for this hospital will be determined through a robust business case assessment process.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 1393 question first answered 20/05/2021 15:54:45 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1313928

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
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	Agriculture: Seasonal 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, how many British workers were recruited to agricultural jobs via the Pick for Britain scheme.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The <em>Pick for Britain</em> website did not actively register or recruit workers. It was a platform which advertised the websites of growers who were recruiting, as well as other resources such as official and industry-led guidance.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘Jobs’ page on the <em>Pick for Britain</em> website had a significant number of hits after its launch on 17 April, but this does not indicate the number of job seekers with an interest in taking up these roles.</p><p> </p><p>We are not able to share any information about specific vacancies, applications, interviews or people in jobs as that information is commercially sensitive and is not held by Defra. As such, we are unable to provide a figure on the number of British workers who were recruited to agricultural jobs via of the <em>Pick for Britain</em> campaign, or the number of applications that were received through the <em>Pick for Britain</em> campaign.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 841 question first answered 17/05/2021 14:06:22 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard