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170845

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
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
hansard heading	Flour
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the total annual cost of the fortification of flour; and whether this cost is shared with the devolved administrations.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL3792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2015 answer text <p>The cost of fortifying flour is borne by the milling industry rather than by central government departments or devolved administrations. It is estimated that, in 2013, UK production of those types of flour which the law requires to be fortified with iron, calcium, thiamine and niacin was approximately 3.5 million tonnes, and the cost to the industry of purchasing the four mandatory fortificants for that tonnage of flour would have been £2.5 million.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Nutrient </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£ Cost (per tonne of flour) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Calcium</strong></p></td><td><p>0.41p</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Vitamin Premix</strong></p><p><strong>(Thiamin + Niacin + Iron)</strong></p></td><td><p>0.30p</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Cost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0.71p</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 02/01/2015 12:28:29 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

170385

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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
hansard heading	Sea Fishing: EU Action
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 has been made on discussions of deep sea fishing at the Council of Ministers; and what steps she is taking to help bring those discussions to an early conclusion.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	218839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Member States are close to a Council position being reached on the Commission’s proposal to update the EU deep sea access regime, which will enable it to progress to agreement with the European Parliament and final adoption.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/12/2014 15:31:12 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

170386

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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
hansard heading	Food
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 the value of British food (a) production and (b) exports was in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	218806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The value of British food production as it leaves the farm gate is measured at market prices in the Aggregate Agricultural Account. This does not include the value of any subsidies. The value of UK exports of food, feed and drink is estimated in the Overseas Trade Statistics at the prices paid between traders. The prices at the point of export are considerably higher than the prices at the farm gate because of value added in the wholesaling and manufacturing processes. The estimated percentage of UK production that is exported comes from Defra’s production to supply ratio calculation which involves revaluing exports to the value of the raw farm gate components.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>£million</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Value of production of UK agriculture</p></td><td><p>23,639</p></td><td><p>24,206</p></td><td><p>25,882</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Value of UK exports of food, feed and drink</p></td><td><p>18,159</p></td><td><p>18,164</p></td><td><p>18,889</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/12/2014 15:58:10 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

170387

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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
hansard heading	Floods: Insurance
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 take steps to ensure that parties who are to be excluded from the Flood Re scheme are given adequate time to respond to the proposals for that scheme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	218725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government response was published today, 18 December 2014, and is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Regulations implementing Flood Re will be subject to the affirmative procedure, providing Parliament with the opportunity to fully scrutinise them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We also consulted on our proposals for flood insurance during summer 2013 and on the draft flood insurance clauses for the Water Bill. The Government responses to both consultations were published jointly on 18 November 2013.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 18/12/2014 11:53:22 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

170388

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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
hansard heading	Floods: Insurance
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 plans to publish the Government's response to the consultation on Flood Insurance: regulations for the Flood Reinsurance Scheme, which closed on 16 September 2014.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	218724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government Response was published today, 18 December 2014, and is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 18/12/2014 11:35:23 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

170389

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
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
hansard heading	Hunting
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 her Department has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned on how often using dogs to flush out foxes to be shot results in foxes being killed by the dogs rather than by shooting.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	218626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Defra has not conducted or commissioned any research on how often using dogs to flush out foxes to be shot results in foxes being killed by the dogs rather than by shooting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/12/2014 15:35:53 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

170061

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
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
hansard heading	Marine Protected Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which Marine Protected Areas will be established around the coast of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland during each year from 2015 to 2020; what restrictions on fishing, transport, and extraction of oil, gas and minerals will be required for each area; and which organisations will be responsible for regulating those areas and reporting on those developments.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Chesterton
uin	HL3696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2014 answer text <p>Each Administration in the UK has responsibility for designating Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in its inshore waters. Offshore waters adjacent to England, Wales and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the UK Government. The Scottish Government is responsible for the designation of MPAs for offshore waters adjacent to Scotland. Responsibility for reporting on any plans for future Marine Protected Areas within their areas rests with the appropriate administration in the UK.</p><p>The UK Government aims to consult on a second tranche of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) early next year. This will include details of all the proposed sites and an Impact Assessment containing estimates of the cost implications for marine industries. A third tranche of MCZs is expected to follow. Natural England has recently consulted on proposals for two Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in English inshore waters in accordance with the EU Wildbirds Directive. Proposals for further SPAs in the waters for which the UK Government is responsible will be published in due course. The Joint Nature Conservation Committee is analysing evidence to determine whether there are any further potential Special Areas of Conservation for harbour porpoise in accordance with the criteria in the EU Habitats Directive, and will report in due course.</p><p>All regulatory authorities are obliged to exercise their functions, including licensing and development consents, in a manner consistent with their legal obligations to protect MPAs in the relevant national legislation. The main regulatory authorities are the Department for Energy and Climate Change, with respect to significant energy projects and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) for most other marine licencing consents. Inshore fisheries are managed by the relevant Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority and the MMO. Fisheries management for offshore sites will be achieved through EU Regulation under the Common Fisheries Policy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 29/12/2014 11:24:34 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2543 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Chesterton

170080

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
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
hansard heading	Public Footpaths
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to protect footpaths and rights of way in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2014 answer text <p>Local highway authorities are responsible for protecting the rights of the public to use footpaths and other rights of way. They are also responsible for determining their own local spending priorities. However, we have recently completed the £2 million Paths for Communities Programme, creating 53.28 kilometres of new bridleway and 21.42 kilometres of new footpath – in total over 74 kilometres of new public rights of way.</p><p>We are also introducing a balanced package of rights of way reforms as part of the Deregulation Bill. Those reforms will significantly improve the processes for recording and altering the public rights of way network. The reforms make the procedures more streamlined and will help complete the definitive map and statement by the 2026 cut-off date, thereby protecting historical public rights of way from extinguishment.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 29/12/2014 11:23:59 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

170081

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
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
hansard heading	Public Footpaths: Coastal Areas
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress is being made on creating the coastal path in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/12/2014 answer text <p>We are making good progress with coastal access. It has been implemented on four stretches of the coast in Cumbria, Dorset and Norfolk, and in Durham, Hartlepool and Sunderland. We have also announced that additional funding will be made available to complete the coastal path around England by 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 29/12/2014 11:23:27 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

169820

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
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
hansard heading	Staff
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 staff are employed in her Department's headquarter buildings.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>As at 30 September 2014, approximately 1,500 staff were employed by core Defra based in the London Nobel House complex.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This excludes Natural England employees and a number of staff on temporary contracts, loan or secondment from other bodies or employed through contracted out service agreements who are also based in this office complex.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 18/12/2014 11:59:48 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman