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64506

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
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	Organic Farming: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 much land in Yorkshire was given over to organic farming in each year since 2008-09.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	202850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The table below shows the areas of “in conversion” and fully organic land in the Yorkshire and the Humber region from 2008 to 2013, which is the most recent year that these data are available. Data is not available just for Yorkshire.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Area of Organic Land in Yorkshire and the Humber region*</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td><p>Thousand hectares</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>In-conversion land</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>4</p></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2"><p>3</p><p>12</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1</p><p>14</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1</p><p>13</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fully organic land</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>11</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total organic land</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>15</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Source: Organic Certification Bodies in the UK.</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>Please note that totals may not necessarily agree with the sum of their components due to rounding.</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10"><p>* Data is collected during the annual inspections of organic operators. Due to the nature of annual inspections, the data is collected at varying times throughout the year. Therefore, the data presented here does not give an exact snapshot of organic farming at any specific time of year. It should be treated with a degree of caution.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/07/2014 15:07:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64508

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
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	Forests: Yorkshire and the Humber
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 hectares of Forestry Commission public forest estate there was in Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 2008-09; and what the make-up of such forest was.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	202852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The latest figures for area of the Forestry Commission public forest estate in the Yorkshire and Humber region are set out in the table below. The data is organised to show area of coniferous woodland and broadleaved woodland. Land on the public forest estate which does not fall into either of these two categories is shown as ‘other'; this includes open habitats and land waiting to be restocked after felling.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Broadleaved</em></p></td><td><p>2,488</p></td><td><p>2,594</p></td><td><p>2,680</p></td><td><p>2,704</p></td><td><p>2,749</p></td><td><p>2,782</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Conifer</em></p></td><td><p>15,015</p></td><td><p>14,726</p></td><td><p>14,446</p></td><td><p>14,285</p></td><td><p>14,030</p></td><td><p>13,923</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other</em></p></td><td><p>4,267</p></td><td><p>4,362</p></td><td><p>4,244</p></td><td><p>4,259</p></td><td><p>4,469</p></td><td><p>4,545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><strong> 23,779 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 23,693 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 23,382 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 23,260 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 23,261 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 23,264 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 03/07/2014 10:21:03 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64509

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
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	Forests
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 much Government spending there was on public forest estate in each year since 2008-09.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	202853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Government spending on the public forest estate since 2008-09 has been as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>2008/9</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ (million)</p></td><td><p>18.7m</p></td><td><p>14.3m</p></td><td><p>7.9m</p></td><td><p>14.6m</p></td><td><p>26.1m</p></td><td><p>19.9m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 03/07/2014 10:28:18 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64178

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
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 undertaken of the effect of the Badger Vaccination Deployment Project on the incidence of bovine TB in cattle.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	202590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The purpose of the Badger Vaccination Deployment Project is to learn lessons about the practicalities of deploying an injectable vaccine; provide training for others who may wish to apply for a licence to vaccinate badgers; and build farmer confidence in the use of badger vaccination. It was not designed as a scientific trial to assess the impact of vaccination on bovine TB in cattle and the scale of the project is insufficient to produce statistically reliable data on this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/07/2014 11:30:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

64179

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
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 plans he has to expand the training provided by the Badger Vaccination Deployment Project.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	202591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We are working with our Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency to consider training needs and how these can be met, building on lessons from the Badger Vaccination Deployment Project. Announcements on this will be made in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/07/2014 15:22:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

64181

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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	Bees
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 has had discussions with his counterparts in the devolved administrations on the proposed National Pollinator Strategy to reverse the decline in the bee population in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra officials have been in regular contact with theDevolved Administrations as we prepare the National Pollinator Strategy. We have shared lessons learned and how to work cooperatively to achieve common goals. As we move to implementation of the Strategy's actions, this cooperation will continue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 02/07/2014 16:13:45 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

64183

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which policies of other countries he has assessed with regards to the gassing of badgers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	202631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Carbon monoxide gas has been used successfully in the United States and Australia to control a range of species including burrowing rodents, rabbits and larger mammals such as coyotes and foxes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 03/07/2014 09:50:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

64323

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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	Dredging
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 marine dredging applications have been dealt with by the Marine Management Organisation using the online marine licensing system since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	202809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The online marine licensing system came into force on 6 April 2011 following the formation of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in 2010. To date the MMO have dealt with the following numbers of marine aggregate and non-aggregate dredging applications:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Aggregate dredging</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>1 x 15 year dredging permission</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>0</p></td><td><p>25 x short term marine licences;</p></td><td><p>14 x 15 year marine licences;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7 x 15 year marine licences</p></td><td><p>1 x aggregate trial dredging</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>32</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Non-aggregate dredging</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There was a transitional period from 6 April 2011 to 5 April 2014 for non-aggregate dredging. This activity mainly included navigational dredging which become licensable from 6 April 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Disposal dredged material at sea</p><p> </p><p>(figures below represent MMO licensing up to April 2014)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/07/2014 14:54:53 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

64324

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
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 his Department (a) has funded or (b) plans to fund badger vaccination against bovine TB in this calendar year.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	202736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In April 2013, as part of the Government's Strategy for achieving Officially Bovine Tuberculosis Free Status for England, the Secretary of State announced new support for privately led vaccination initiatives in the Edge Area. Building on ongoing work with stakeholders, including a key workshop held on 24 June, a new scheme will be launched shortly and will offer financial and other support, such as training and advice. Announcements about the future of the existing Badger Vaccination Fund, which has been available since 2012 and has offered more limited support, will also be made in due course. The total funds offered will be dependent on demand.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 202618 question first answered 01/07/2014 15:58:26 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

64326

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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	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, what progress he has made on provision for the kennelling and seizure of suspected dangerous dogs; and what changes he expects to make to the regulations on dangerous dogs.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Mr David Crausby
uin	202747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>On 6 February 2013 the Government announced, as part of its package of measures to tackle irresponsible ownership of dogs, that it would provide powers for the police to allow suspected prohibited type dogs to be kept with the owners in cases where they considered that the dog was not a threat to public safety. The Government is in the process of making changes to the relevant regulations to enable this power to be available to the police.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/07/2014 15:15:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby