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347920

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	EU Reform
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will press for negotiations for the reform of the European Union to include the repatriation of agriculture and fisheries powers to member states.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has started to discuss his plans for EU reform and renegotiation with other EU leaders. He has been clear that the plans involve reforming welfare and immigration rules, increasing economic competitiveness and cutting red tape to create jobs and growth for hard working families, and protecting the UK’s interests outside the euro. It also means halting the constant flow of powers to Brussels including by ensuring a stronger role for national Parliaments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 11/06/2015 13:55:02 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

347942

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: South West
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what difference the badger culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire have made to the incidence of tuberculosis in cattle in those areas.
tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
uin	HL228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>In Gloucestershire the total annual cattle herd incidence of tuberculosis fell from 12.70% in 2012 to 11.48% in 2014. In Somerset the total annual cattle herd incidence of tuberculosis fell from 7.56% in 2012 to 6.91% in 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td><p><strong>Total new breakdowns</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Breakdowns with OTF status withdrawn</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TB tests in OTF herds</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total annual herd incidence *</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Glos.</strong></p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>1764</p></td><td><p>12.70%</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>1735</p></td><td><p>12.28%</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>1708</p></td><td><p>11.48%</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Soms.</strong></p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>213</p></td><td><p>4103</p></td><td><p>7.56%</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>202</p></td><td><p>4106</p></td><td><p>7.72%</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>4167</p></td><td><p>6.91%</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>* Total new breakdowns divided by TB tests in OTF herds</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p>The biology of bovine tuberculosis and its epidemiology is complex. The full effects of interventions will only be seen several years after their introduction.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/06/2015 14:09:27 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

347971

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Dogs: Sales
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 (a) licensed dog breeders and (b) pet shops licensed to sell puppies there are in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Numbers of licensed dog breeders and pet shops are not recorded centrally but are held separately by each local authority. According to a 2014 survey submitted to Defra by an animal welfare organisation, there are between 50-70 pet shops selling cats and dogs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/06/2015 16:24:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

347972

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Dangerous Dogs
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 people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under section 3(1) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in England in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty at all courts of offences under Section 3(1) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and Section 2 of the Dogs Act 1871, in England in 2014, can be viewed in the below table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts of selected offences related to dogs legislation, England, 2014</strong> <strong>(1)(2)</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Legislation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proceeded against</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Found guilty</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Section 3(1) Dangerous Dogs Act 1991</p></td><td><p>1,163</p></td><td><p>878</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Section 2 Dogs Act 1871</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(1) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 858 question first answered 09/06/2015 12:51:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

347973

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Dangerous Dogs
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 people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of an offence under section 2 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1871 in England in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
uin	858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty at all courts of offences under Section 3(1) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and Section 2 of the Dogs Act 1871, in England in 2014, can be viewed in the below table.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts of selected offences related to dogs legislation, England, 2014</strong> <strong>(1)(2)</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Legislation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proceeded against</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Found guilty</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Section 3(1) Dangerous Dogs Act 1991</p></td><td><p>1,163</p></td><td><p>878</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Section 2 Dogs Act 1871</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(1) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 857 question first answered 09/06/2015 12:51:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

348001

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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: Allergies
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 discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on allergen requirements and restrictions for restaurants.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Rules on allergen labelling are set out in the EU Food Information to Consumers Regulation (1169/2011), and have applied since 13 December 2014.</p><p>This issue was last discussed at Ministerial level in 2011 when the Regulation was being agreed. It has not been the subject of discussions in the Agriculture and Fisheries Council since then. Officials in Defra and the Food Standards Agency have regular contact with their opposite numbers in other EU Member States to ensure consistent implementation of the new regulation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/06/2015 13:46:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

348002

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Game: 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 estimate she has made of the number of red grouse in the UK; and what estimate she has made of the value of red grouse shooting to the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The British Trust for Ornithology and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds suggest that there are an estimated 230,000 breeding pairs of red grouse in the UK.</p><p>Information on the value of red grouse shooting is not held by the Government. However, according to an industry report (Public &amp; Corporate Economic Consultants report 2014: The Value of Shooting, found at <a href="http://www.shootingfacts.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.shootingfacts.co.uk</a>) shooting is worth £2 billion annually to the rural economy and supports 74,000 jobs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/06/2015 08:47:31 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

348004

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Norway: Ammunition
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 she will discuss with her Norwegian counterpart the decision of the Norwegian parliament to repeal that country's lead shot ban.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Before responding to the final report of the independent Lead Ammunition Group, Defra will look carefully at its findings and to the experience of other countries such as Norway.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/06/2015 09:11:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

348082

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	World Milk Day
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 took to celebrate World Milk Day on 1 June 2015.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>Defra issued a number of supportive statements through social media to promote World Milk Day and highlight some of the key features of the UK milk industry, including the scale of UK production and the latest information on dairy exports. In particular, we celebrated the important contribution of UK dairying to the economy and as a key source of calcium in UK diets.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/06/2015 11:12:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

348146

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Hunting Act 2004
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 her policy is on repeal of the Hunting Act.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government has said that it will give Parliament the opportunity to repeal the Hunting Act on a free vote, with a government bill in government time.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/06/2015 10:22:44 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn