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1721365

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Import Controls: Fees and Charges
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 he will publish the (a) number, (b) value and (c) repayment rate of invoices issued at each border control point for charges incurred since 30 April 2024.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Ms Stella Creasy
uin	65
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>HM Government is responsible for setting charges on imports coming into GB to recover operating costs for the government-run BCP facilities serving the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel. Further detail on the Common User Charge including on invoicing and ongoing support will be published imminently.</p><p> </p><p>The Common User Charge (CUC) rate will not apply at privately-run ports; it is up to individual commercial ports to determine their own charging structure and rates.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 22/07/2024 16:48:30 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1721588

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Fertilisers: Production
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 ability of the UK’s fertiliser production capacity to meet domestic demand.
tabling member constituency	Glastonbury and Somerton
tabling member printed	Sarah Dyke
uin	303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>Fertiliser is a global market. Ensuring a resilient supply chain involves maintaining diverse sources, domestically and through international imports. The UK sources fertiliser from a wide range of countries and both produces and imports ammonium nitrate to meet demand.</p><p> </p><p>Defra actively monitors fertiliser prices and supply chains, including domestic production, through regular engagement with key manufacturers and wider stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 22/07/2024 14:36:35 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4995 label Biography information for Sarah Dyke

1721619

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
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 operate regulations on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the context of the responsibilities of his Department (a) for the operation of those regulations and (b) under the terms of the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Jim Allister
uin	334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>Defra, in line with the regulations taken forward last year to implement the Windsor Framework, has introduced and implemented arrangements for the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme and Northern Ireland Plant Health Label.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 22/07/2024 14:35:04 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5356

1721620

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
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 implementation of the (a) Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024 and (b) Safeguarding the Union Command Paper will affect documentary checks on goods travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Jim Allister
uin	335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to working closely with the Northern Ireland Executive in taking forward all of our commitments under the Windsor Framework in this regard and will set out further detail on future operational arrangements in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 22/07/2024 14:33:05 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5356

1721623

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Plants: Northern Ireland
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 deployed and (b) plans to deploy staff to specifically regulate the movement of plants from Great Britain to Northern Ireland; and what will inform that decision.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Jim Allister
uin	338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>APHA oversees biosecurity measures and conducts in-season inspections, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) establishes plant health policy. Inspections specifically related to plant movements in Northern Ireland are carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) where they are required.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 22/07/2024 14:30:02 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5356

1721645

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	Shellfish: North East
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 open an inquiry into crustacean die-offs on the North East coast.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Brash
uin	360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>The Department is aware of the conclusions of the independent review commissioned by the previous administration into the crustacean mass mortality event on the North East coast of England. Defra, supported by its public bodies and agencies, continues to work with researchers and the scientific community on coastal health, livelihoods, and environment.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 22/07/2024 16:29:20 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5045

1721661

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
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 in his Department are responsible for managing the flow of trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and what the cost to the public purse was of these measures in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Jim Allister
uin	376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>Defra does not hold this specific information but further details of the department's overall expenditure can be found in the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fmedia%2F653a9479e6c9680014aa9be8%2Fannual-report-and-accounts-2022-23.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CNID.BriefingHub%40defra.gov.uk%7Ccc96c5a6b3244c1928db08dca803ab66%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638569982165916151%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IXWVUU919HHd6wI4abAW5MdBeg7XmsTX3EnlZS7IVmo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Defra Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 22/07/2024 14:25:47 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5356

1721665

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in which locations checks are carried out on goods transported between Great Britain and Northern Ireland; and what steps his Department is taking to ensure that such checks are commensurate with (a) relevant legislation and (b) the policy paper entitled Safeguarding the Union, published on 31 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Jim Allister
uin	380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>In line with UK rules for sanitary and phytosanitary matters, checks on goods are carried out throughout the entire supply chain. This government is committed to making this process as smooth as possible for UK businesses.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 22/07/2024 14:28:11 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5356

1721699

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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 Welfare
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 his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning the use of farrowing crates; and if he will commission a consultation on such a ban.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards.</p><p> </p><p>The use of farrowing crates for pigs is an issue we will want to fully consider in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 22/07/2024 15:54:27 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1721700

registered interest
date	17/07/2024
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: Newcastle-under-Lyme
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 he plans take to support (a) farmers and (b) the farming sector in Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Adam Jogee
uin	415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2024 answer text <p>We will deliver a resilient and healthy food system, with a new deal for farmers that works for farmers, food security and nature.</p><p> </p><p>The only way to do this effectively is to listen to farmers and others with a stake in our food system, countryside and nature. The Government is doing this and assessing data and information about what is working and what is not before setting out detailed plans. Ministers will confirm plans for further rollout of farming grants and schemes shortly.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 22/07/2024 15:52:27 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5168