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1736455

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
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	Trapping
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 his planned timetable is for banning the use of snare traps.
tabling member constituency	Harpenden and Berkhamsted
tabling member printed	Victoria Collins
uin	10820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter, and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation. As outlined in our manifesto, we will bring an end to the use of snare traps. We are considering the most effective way to deliver this commitment and will be setting out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 28/10/2024 16:41:34 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	5201

1736611

registered interest
date	23/10/2024
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	African Swine Fever
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 level of risk of incursion of African swine fever to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Epping Forest
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	10798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>Whilst we have never had an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the UK, the overall risk of an incursion of ASF is currently assessed to be MEDIUM (the event occurs regularly) and we continue to prepare for a possible outbreak. The risk of ASF entering Great Britain through non-commercial and illegal imports of pork meat and products of animal origin from ASF affected areas remains of high concern. The risk from these human mediated pathways is assed as HIGH (event occurs very often), though there is considerable uncertainty around this.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) monitors the spread of ASF internationally and regularly publishes assessments of the risk posed to Great Britain. The latest assessments (published in July 2024 for Europe and August 2024 for Asia) can be found as part of APHA's <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/animal-diseases-international-monitoring" target="_blank">Animal diseases: international and UK monitoring collection</a> on gov.uk. These assessments are used to review, and strengthen where necessary, measures to prevent ASF reaching the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The practical impacts of a reasonable worst-case scenario outbreak of ASF were assessed in 2023 for the <a href="https://access-national-risk-register.service.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/" target="_blank">National Risk Register</a> which is available on GOV.UK</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 28/10/2024 14:27:48 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1736062

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
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	Farming Recovery Fund
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 eligibility criteria was for the expanded Farming Recovery Fund.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Patrick Spencer
uin	10566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>Defra is aware of the ongoing challenges farmers have been facing following the winter storms and the wet weather in late 2023 and early 2024. Defra is committed to maintaining food production and supporting thriving farm businesses as well as protecting communities from flooding. All spending commitments will be confirmed in the spending review. This includes the Farming Recovery Fund, more information on the expanded Farming Recovery Fund will be made available soon.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 28/10/2024 13:26:48 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5303

1736137

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
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	Incinerators: Cambridgeshire
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 proportion of (a) current and (b) future planned incineration waste capacity is used in (a) Cambridgeshire and (b) Peterborough.
tabling member constituency	Huntingdon
tabling member printed	Ben Obese-Jecty
uin	10547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>Local authorities consider their waste treatment capacity needs at local level via Waste Local Plans. The Government does not undertake assessments of the national proportion of waste management and treatment facilities at an individual authority level. Before the end of this year, however, we hope to publish an analysis of municipal residual waste treatment infrastructure capacity, including exports, against expected future residual waste arisings in England so we can understand what future capacity may be required following implementation of the packaging reforms. This will include assessment of currently operational and consented capacity at a national level and by planning region. This analysis will support decision making relating to planning for new residual waste treatment infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>The published Local Authority Collected Waste Management Statistics detail waste collected by local authorities and how this is managed and treated. These statistics are available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/local-authority-collected-waste-management-annual-results" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 28/10/2024 13:50:03 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	5089

1736236

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
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	Farmers: 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 he will make it his policy to establish a Tenant Farming Commissioner.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	10417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to a resilient and thriving farming sector in which all farmers, including tenant farmers, are supported to deliver our food security and environmental goals. The Government is considering the role of a Commissioner for the Tenant Farming sector and will provide an update in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 25/10/2024 14:26:35 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1736278

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
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	Incinerators: Licensing
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 his Department’s policy is on approving permit applications for new waste incinerators.
tabling member constituency	Mid Cheshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Cooper
uin	10631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) is responsible for assessing environmental permit applications for new waste incinerators to operate in England and has a duty to assess any application it receives against the requirements of the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR) 2016. If it meets those requirements, the EA must issue a permit.</p><p>Under EPR 2016, operators of incinerators must use the best available techniques to minimise emissions and meet strict emission limits. The EA will only grant a permit if it is satisfied that these requirements will be met, and that the proposal would not give rise to any significant pollution of the environment or harm to human health.</p><p> </p><p>When the EA receives a permit application for a new incinerator, it carries out a comprehensive impact assessment of emissions from the plant, and it also consults the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) for their views on the application.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 28/10/2024 13:45:09 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	5195

1736323

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
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	Genetically Modified Organisms: Seeds
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether the seed produced by the open field trials of gene-edited crops on 25 commercial farms in England will be tested in accordance with the regulations for the National Lists; and whether the seed will be identified and labelled as a genetically modified variety.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL1849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>All gene-edited seed must be authorised under GMO legislation before it can be marketed. We have not authorised these plants for marketing purposes and as such, the plant breeder cannot apply for National Listing.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 28/10/2024 17:18:40 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1736324

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
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	Genetically Modified Organisms: Crops
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they obtained a legal opinion on the status of crops grown under the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 in relation to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; whether the Cartagena Protocol requires these crops to be labelled as genetically modified organisms for the purpose of trade; and whether they will publish any legal opinion they have obtained.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL1850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>Lawyers advised throughout the development of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023. This included how the act related to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. As stated in the Legal background section of the explanatory notes to the Act, “The UK Government considers that the Cartagena Protocol does not apply to organisms produced using modern biotechnologies if those organisms could have occurred naturally or been produced by traditional methods.” If Precision Bred plants were traded, they would have to comply with the labelling requirements of the importing country.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 28/10/2024 16:15:37 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1736373

registered interest
date	22/10/2024
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	Veterinary Services: Drugs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to reach agreement with the European Union on the issue of veterinary medicine supplies for Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard
uin	HL1858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>A grace period arrangement for veterinary medicines remains in place until the end of 2025 and provides for the continuity of supply to Northern Ireland. Maintaining availability of veterinary medicines to Northern Ireland after the end of 2025 is a priority. This Government continues to progress work on this issue as quickly as possible and engage with the agricultural and pharmaceutical industries to fully understand the potential impacts.</p><p> </p><p>The Veterinary Medicines Working Group, including experts, industry representatives and elected representatives, was also re-established to advise the Government on this matter.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 28/10/2024 15:58:11 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4367 label Biography information for Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard

1735562

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
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	Food
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of local food partnerships; and what steps they are taking to support their development.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL1818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>Food Security is national security which is relevant to all five Government Missions and central to our primary Mission to grow the economy. Boosting Britain’s food security is one of the core priorities of this Government.</p><p> </p><p>We need a resilient and healthy food system that works with nature and supports British Farmers. We will do this by listening to farmers and others with a stake in our food system, countryside, and nature.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the valuable role Local Food Partnerships can play in this regard and welcomes their knowledge and expertise as we develop our plans to support our farmers and food and drink businesses, boost food security, and deliver growth.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will explore how to build on existing place-based initiatives and how to create the best environment for sustainable growth, working in partnership with local leaders.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 28/10/2024 17:17:52 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick