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49436

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the contribution of 26 November 2013 of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Official Report, columns 56-9WH, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence of fly-grazing in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
	uin	197607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Science has met a number of interested bodies to discuss what action can be taken to address fly grazing in England. There is a range of legislation that can be used depending on the individual circumstances of each case. Most of the problems associated with fly grazing are linked to difficulties in tracing owners of unidentified horses. In such cases we would encourage a joined-up approach by enforcers and interested parties at a local level to help tackle the problem. It is already an offence under the Horse Passport Regulations for horses not to be identified. These regulations are enforced by local authorities. Fly grazing in Wales is a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 197576 197577 197603 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

49437

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will assess the potential benefits of more stringent equine passport controls; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reverse the burden of proof and increase data-gathering on horse ownership in relation to fly-grazing.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
	uin	197576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Science has met a number of interested bodies to discuss what action can be taken to address fly grazing in England. There is a range of legislation that can be used depending on the individual circumstances of each case. Most of the problems associated with fly grazing are linked to difficulties in tracing owners of unidentified horses. In such cases we would encourage a joined-up approach by enforcers and interested parties at a local level to help tackle the problem. It is already an offence under the Horse Passport Regulations for horses not to be identified. These regulations are enforced by local authorities. Fly grazing in Wales is a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 197577 197603 197607 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

49438

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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
	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 he has made of the effectiveness of current legislation against fly-grazing.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
	uin	197577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Science has met a number of interested bodies to discuss what action can be taken to address fly grazing in England. There is a range of legislation that can be used depending on the individual circumstances of each case. Most of the problems associated with fly grazing are linked to difficulties in tracing owners of unidentified horses. In such cases we would encourage a joined-up approach by enforcers and interested parties at a local level to help tackle the problem. It is already an offence under the Horse Passport Regulations for horses not to be identified. These regulations are enforced by local authorities. Fly grazing in Wales is a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 197576 197603 197607 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

49435

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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
	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 changes in levels of fly-grazing in England following changes to relevant legislation in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
	uin	197603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Science has met a number of interested bodies to discuss what action can be taken to address fly grazing in England. There is a range of legislation that can be used depending on the individual circumstances of each case. Most of the problems associated with fly grazing are linked to difficulties in tracing owners of unidentified horses. In such cases we would encourage a joined-up approach by enforcers and interested parties at a local level to help tackle the problem. It is already an offence under the Horse Passport Regulations for horses not to be identified. These regulations are enforced by local authorities. Fly grazing in Wales is a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 197576 197577 197607 question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

48813

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will list the government departments and public authorities to which borough councils for areas where there is no unitary authority can apply for funding towards (a) their own costs in dealing with flooding and (b) the cost of flood protection schemes in their area, stating in each case the name of the funding scheme and the government department or public authority to which the application should be made.
	tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
	tabling member printed	Sir John Stanley
	uin	196928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>(a) There are a number of schemes where borough councils can apply for funding towards their own costs in dealing with flooding and these are listed below.</p><p> </p><p>The Bellwin Scheme of emergency financial assistance (funding to help Local Authorities in the emergency phase of the flooding to protect lives or property) – through the Department for Communities and Local Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Funding for repair of damages to roads (hit by weather damage) – through the Department for Transport</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The business support scheme (hardship funding for SME businesses in areas affected by the floods) – through the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(b) Borough councils can also apply for funding towards the cost of flood protection schemes from Flood Defence Grant in Aid through the Environment Agency. Second tier local authorities including Borough Councils can apply for capital grants towards flood and coastal erosion risk management projects. Where there are two tiers of local government, local authorities should work together to decide which authority is best placed to lead in different circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson previous answer version 8676 answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	91 label Biography information for Sir John Stanley

49301

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	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
	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 he is taking to reduce the number of black-backed gulls.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	197396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra is not taking action to reduce the number of lesser or great black-backed gulls. Like all wild birds, gulls are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Under this Act it is an offence to kill or injure any wild bird; to take, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird while that nest is in use or being built; and take or destroy an egg of any wild bird.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, Natural England has issued general licences for gulls which allow users to kill or take lesser black-backed gulls, to take, damage or destroy their nests or take or destroy their eggs, for a range of purposes. These include protection against damage to livestock or crops, or where the gulls are posing a risk to public health and safety. General licences need not be applied for by users, as long as they meet the conditions of the licence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

49365

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2014, Official Report, column 37W, on rural areas: broadband, what the latest figures are for how much funding is for projects (a) granted, (b) under pre-contract approval and (c) still under consideration for funding.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
	uin	197295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The current breakdown of funding to date that has arisen from the Rural Community Broadband Fund is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>a) Projects granted (contracted and in delivery) total: £0.459 million;</p><p> </p><p>b) Projects with pre-contract approval total: £0.634 million; and</p><p> </p><p>c) Projects under consideration total: £14.0 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Until contracted, all costs are estimated and subject to revision.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson previous answer version 8812 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

48906

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2014
	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
	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 any restrictions exist in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland on upland farms contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident in April 1986.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	196981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are no longer any restrictions in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland on upland farms contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) previously restricted the movement of sheep in certain upland areas to prevent sheep with higher levels of contamination entering the food chain. Over time, controls were removed where the evidence showed they were no longer necessary. All remaining controls were lifted in Northern Ireland in 2000, in Scotland in 2010 and in Wales in 2012. Similarly, the final controls in England were lifted in 2012.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the historic controls and the decision to remove restrictions can be found on the FSA website:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.food.gov.uk/science/research/radiologicalresearch/radiosurv/chernobyl/</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

49443

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the effectiveness of current legislation on banned breeds of dog.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	197473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government has introduced new legislation to tackle irresponsible dog ownership, including extending the criminal offence of allowing a dog to be dangerously out of control to all places, increasing the maximum penalties for allowing a dog to become dangerously out of control and ensuring that the new measures to deal with anti-social behaviour will include such instances when they involve a dog. As announced on 6<sup>th</sup> February 2013, Defra is looking at making changes to the arrangements for seizure and kennelling of suspected dangerous dogs but there are noplans to review the effectiveness of the restrictions on keeping certain types of dogwhich are specifically bred for fighting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

49315

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2014
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to publish in full all monitoring data collected on the second year of the pilot badger culls in Gloucestershire and Somerset.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	197283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The outcome of the monitoring of the second year of the pilot culls will be published after culling has concluded and the analysis is completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 8809 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle