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767485

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date	09/10/2017
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	Bees: Neonicotinoids
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 research his Department has recently conducted into the effects of neonicotinoids on the health of the UK bee population.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	106549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Defra has supported a range of research relevant to improving understanding of the effects of neonicotinoids (and other pesticides) on bees. Recently completed work includes studies on: quantifying the exposure of bumblebees to neonicotinoids and mixtures of pesticides (commenced 2013), interpreting pesticide residues in honeybees (published 2015), using radio-frequency identification devices to assess effects of pesticides on foraging bees (commenced 2013), and protection goals for bee colonies (commenced 2015).</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/10/2017 16:33:24 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

767486

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Chemicals: Regulation
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 the potential adequacy of the legislative framework regulating the chemicals industry when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	106551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Bill will convert current EU law into domestic law wherever practical, giving consumers and businesses as much certainty as possible. This includes laws relating to chemicals. The UK is strongly committed to the effective and safe management of chemicals. That will not change when we leave the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 17/10/2017 14:58:09 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

767487

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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: Animal Breeding
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 information his Department holds on the number of dog breeding premises operating without a licence.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	106512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Defra does not hold official statistics on the number of dog breeders and pet shops operating without a licence. Defra is currently in the process of developing a new single animal activities licensing regime. The regulations will be laid in Parliament before they come into force next year. The new regime will reduce the threshold by which people will need a dog breeding licence from five litters or more per year to three litters or more per year. This should result in more dog breeders requiring a licence. The new regime will make it clear for local authorities which individual activities need to be licensed.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 106736 question first answered 18/10/2017 17:44:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

767488

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Pets: 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, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the single animal activities licensing regime to regulate online sales.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	106513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>Defra is currently in the process of developing a new single animal activities licensing regime. The regulations will be laid in Parliament before they come into force next year. The regulations will be clear that anyone in the business of selling pet animals will need a licence whether this is carried out from a traditional pet shop or online. Commercial pet animal advertisers will also be required to include certain information in their advertisements including details of their licence.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/10/2017 13:13:53 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

767489

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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: Brexit
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 his Department has made of the proportion of the Civil Service workforce in his Department dedicated to planning for (a) the UK leaving the EU and (b) projects relating to the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	106573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Over 80% of Defra’s agenda is affected by the UK’s departure from the European Union and as a result, many roles across the Defra group are now supporting EU exit-related work, either directly or indirectly. We continue to keep our resourcing plans under review, focusing both on recruitment and increasing the capability of new and existing staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/10/2017 09:39:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

767490

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Flood Control: Greenwich
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 the Education Skills Funding Agency contacted his Department to discuss the cost and suitability of relocating flood defences on the Bowring Sports Ground before December 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	106497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has no record of any contact from the Education Skills Funding Agency prior to December 2015. The Environment Agency was contacted by the Education Skills Funding Agency in December 2015 regarding the potential purchase of land in Bowring Sports Ground to build a new school on the site.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency met the Education Skills Funding Agency in March 2016 to discuss their proposals and to provide planning advice. No change to the flood defences was proposed at that time. The proposal to relocate flood defences on the Bowring Sports Ground site was first put forward in June 2017 by Robert West Architects and discussions with them are ongoing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Environment Agency requires developers to demonstrate that their proposals do not increase flood risk. The Environment Agency is a statutory consultee in the planning process. The Environment Agency will not support any application which does not include an adequate flood risk assessment. The Environment Agency will assess detailed proposals and a flood risk assessment in relation to this application, once provided by Robert West Architects.</p><p> </p><p>The developer will be liable for the costs of any modification to the flood defences.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 106498 106499 107526 question first answered 19/10/2017 11:45:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

767491

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Flood Control: Greenwich
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 his Department has had on relocating flood defences to make way for a free school on the Bowring Sports Ground; to who the cost of that work will fall; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	106498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has no record of any contact from the Education Skills Funding Agency prior to December 2015. The Environment Agency was contacted by the Education Skills Funding Agency in December 2015 regarding the potential purchase of land in Bowring Sports Ground to build a new school on the site.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency met the Education Skills Funding Agency in March 2016 to discuss their proposals and to provide planning advice. No change to the flood defences was proposed at that time. The proposal to relocate flood defences on the Bowring Sports Ground site was first put forward in June 2017 by Robert West Architects and discussions with them are ongoing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Environment Agency requires developers to demonstrate that their proposals do not increase flood risk. The Environment Agency is a statutory consultee in the planning process. The Environment Agency will not support any application which does not include an adequate flood risk assessment. The Environment Agency will assess detailed proposals and a flood risk assessment in relation to this application, once provided by Robert West Architects.</p><p> </p><p>The developer will be liable for the costs of any modification to the flood defences.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 106497 106499 107526 question first answered 19/10/2017 11:45:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

767492

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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	Flood Control: Greenwich
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 has been made of the risk of flooding to properties adjacent to the Quaggy River as a consequence of relocating the flood defences on the Bowring Sports Ground site to make way for a free school; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	106499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has no record of any contact from the Education Skills Funding Agency prior to December 2015. The Environment Agency was contacted by the Education Skills Funding Agency in December 2015 regarding the potential purchase of land in Bowring Sports Ground to build a new school on the site.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency met the Education Skills Funding Agency in March 2016 to discuss their proposals and to provide planning advice. No change to the flood defences was proposed at that time. The proposal to relocate flood defences on the Bowring Sports Ground site was first put forward in June 2017 by Robert West Architects and discussions with them are ongoing.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Environment Agency requires developers to demonstrate that their proposals do not increase flood risk. The Environment Agency is a statutory consultee in the planning process. The Environment Agency will not support any application which does not include an adequate flood risk assessment. The Environment Agency will assess detailed proposals and a flood risk assessment in relation to this application, once provided by Robert West Architects.</p><p> </p><p>The developer will be liable for the costs of any modification to the flood defences.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 106497 106498 107526 question first answered 19/10/2017 11:45:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

767493

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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: Imports
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 his Department has made of the number of puppies being smuggled illegally into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	106485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>We take the issue of illegal trafficking of puppies very seriously, and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) are gathering intelligence to help us understand the size of the problem regarding puppy smuggling.</p><p>Defra and APHA work constructively with other government agencies and charities to share intelligence on illegal movements of pet animals. APHA has established an intelligence team which will gather data, intelligence and information on illegal movement of dogs and puppies and, as appropriate, share with enforcement bodies.</p><p>APHA works in partnership with the Dogs Trust and Kent County Council to identify and seize dogs and puppies which were not compliant with the requirements as part of a pilot project at Dover responding to intelligence on potential non-compliance. Approximately 600 puppies have been seized and taken into quarantine since the initiative began in December 2015.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/10/2017 12:58:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

767494

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
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: Animal Welfare and Antibiotics
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 his Department is taking to reduce the (a) use of cage systems for farm animals and (b) routine preventative use of antibiotics in farms.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	106487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <ol><li><p>There are no plans to change the current legislation on colony cages for laying hens. However, we are preparing a new statutory laying hen code which will provide up to date guidance on how to comply with the legislation.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>We have made it very clear that we do not support the routine preventative use of antibiotics, or the use of antibiotics to compensate for poor animal husbandry. This is reflected in the revised “Responsible use of animal medicines on the farm” guidelines published in December 2014. We continue to work with the UK veterinary profession and livestock industry to:</p></li></ol><ul><li>develop and agree sector-specific reduction targets for antibiotic use;</li><li>support the development of prescribing and responsible use guidelines to encourage the adoption of best practice.</li></ul> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 19/10/2017 15:31:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden