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1546823

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017
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 her Department has plans to (a) reform, (b) revoke or (c) retain the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	99823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>My department is carefully considering our retained EU law, including the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (the Habitats Regulations). Defra’s aim is to ensure that environmental law is fit for purpose, able to drive improved environmental outcomes whilst providing a UK regulatory framework that is appropriate and tailored to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 05/12/2022 15:15:05 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1546875

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Fish Products: Labelling
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 require (a) restaurants, (b) shops and (c) takeaways to clearly label the origin of any fish products they sell.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	99748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>In the UK we maintain high standards on the food information that is provided to consumers, but for practical reasons there are fewer mandatory labelling rules when food is sold loose, such as in a restaurant. Origin labelling is required for fish and most meat sold prepacked to consumers. Specific labelling rules also apply for fish and fishery products more generally under the Common Organisation of Markets Regulation and fisheries Control Regulation. If origin information, or any other information, is provided to consumers in any format including in restaurants and takeaways, it needs to be accurate and not misleading. The Government is committed to optimising the information that is available to consumers, and the Government Food Strategy sets out work that we will be taking forward on consumer information and transparency, including origin labelling.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 05/12/2022 16:43:23 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1546982

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Disease Control
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 she is taking to slow the spread of superbugs.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	99926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>Defra is a co-signatory with the Department of Health and Social Care of the UK's Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) 5 year National Action Plan (2019-2024) and the UK's 20 year Vision to Contain and Control AMR by 2040. The UK is considered a global leader on AMR.</p><p>The UK takes a One Health, holistic approach, working together to control the emergence and spread of resistant bacteria (also known as superbugs), by reducing antibiotic use in humans and animals and limiting the spread of resistant bacteria through the environment. In the UK, the use of antibiotics in food producing animals has reduced by 55% between 2014 and 2021, and in 2021 we recorded the lowest antibiotic use to date. Over the same period, the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) have reported an overall trend of decreasing antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from animals.</p><p>The UK Government funded the Pathogen Surveillance in Agriculture, Food and the Environment (PATHSAFE) programme last year, which brings together partners to better understand AMR and gather tracking and monitoring data. Over the years the government has supported several stewardship programmes to encourage the responsible use of antibiotics in humans and animals. Defra also coordinated the Annual Health and Welfare Review which is the first step farmers can take on the government's Animal Health and Welfare Pathway introducing a vet visit for farmers on a yearly basis. These programmes aim to reduce the amount of medicine used on endemic diseases in the long term, helping in the fight against superbugs.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 06/12/2022 18:50:32 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1546983

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
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	Animals: 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, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of restricting the use of antibiotics in treatments for animal welfare.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	99927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>Antibiotics are an essential part of veterinary medicine. Failing to use antibiotics in animals which need them compromises animal health and welfare. The Government’s position is that we must reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics in animals while making sure they can still be used when they are truly needed, to reduce antimicrobial resistance. In the UK, the use of antibiotics in food producing animals has reduced by 55% between 2014 and 2021, and in 2021 we recorded the lowest antibiotic use to date.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 06/12/2022 18:54:07 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1546330

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Seasonal Workers: Conditions of Employment
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 there are guaranteed minimum hours of work for people on the agricultural Seasonal Worker visa working in horticulture.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	98896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>All recruitment operators for the Seasonal Workers Visa Route offer a guaranteed minimum number of hours for seasonal migrant workers, with most working in excess of these hours. Recruitment operators can transfer seasonal workers between farms to ensure these minimum hours are met and they also have welfare measures in place to ensure workers are not left without support.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 06/12/2022 19:15:11 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1546381

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Birds: Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Royal Society for the Protection of Bird's 2021 Birdcrime Report, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the finding that the second-highest amount of raptor persecution incidents occurred in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Holly Mumby-Croft
uin	98898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>Raptor persecution is a national wildlife crime priority and there are strong penalties in place for offences committed against birds of prey and other wildlife. Most wildlife crimes carry up to an unlimited fine and/or a six-month custodial sentence.</p><p>Defra supports the work of Bird of Prey Crime Priority Delivery Group, which brings together police, government and stakeholders to tackle raptor persecution. This year Defra has more than doubled its funding of the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) from £165,000 per year to over £1.2 million over the next three years to target wildlife crime priorities, in particular crimes against birds of prey. In addition, we are providing funding to Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) to develop DNA forensic analysis for the police and other organisations investigating crimes against peregrine falcons.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 06/12/2022 18:02:45 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4867 label Biography information for Holly Mumby-Croft

1546386

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Pigs: Animal Housing
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 plans to consult on the ending of farrowing crates for pigs in context of the EU Commission's announcement of intention to propose legislation in that area.
tabling member constituency	Gosport
tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Dinenage
uin	98724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to exploring the phasing out of farrowing crates, supporting the industry to do so in a way which underpins UK food production and does not have unintended animal welfare or business impacts.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 06/12/2022 18:35:03 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage

1546405

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Farms: Tenants
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 hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on taking steps to implement the recommendations on taxation in the report by the Tenancy Working Group entitled The Rock Review, published on 13 October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	98796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>Defra is working closely with HM Treasury to consider the recommendations on taxation made in the Rock Review.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 06/12/2022 19:06:04 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1546458

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Poultry
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 her Department has made of the number of egg laying chicken flock in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	98740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>We estimate the current size of the egg laying chicken flock in the UK is just under 38 million hens.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 06/12/2022 18:41:04 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1546463

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
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	Eggs: Supermarkets
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 her Department has made of the proportion of chicken eggs sold in UK supermarkets that were laid abroad.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	98743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK egg industry operates in an open market and is both resilient and robust. We are currently around 92% self-sufficient in eggs and there are currently around 38 million laying hens across the country. There are also tried and tested routes for supplementing domestic production with imports, when necessary.</p><p> </p><p>Defra continues to monitor levels of imports through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group, which is responsible for monitoring UK agricultural markets including price, supply, inputs, trade, and recent developments.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 06/12/2022 18:21:56 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron