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1121361

registered interest
date	11/04/2019
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	Utilities: Prices
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 ensure that the prices of (a) energy bills, and (b) water bills are affordable for those of state pension age.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	244003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>a) Energy policy is the responsibility of the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>b) The Government’s November 2017 ‘Strategic policy statement to Ofwat’, the economic regulator for the water industry, challenged the water industry to do more for vulnerable customers in England, including older people. In Ofwat’s Price Review 2019 process in which water companies set out their business plans for 2020-25, Ofwat required companies to set out in their business plans how they would better identify and support those customers who need financial help. Work on the plans is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>Current support includes the Government mandated WaterSure scheme which enables water companies to cap bills for eligible low income customers using a lot of water for essential family or health reasons. All water companies also offer schemes, known as social tariffs, for eligible customers on low incomes or receiving specific benefits. Approximately 400,000 household customers currently benefit from such water bill support schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Legislative powers recently put in place in the Digital Economy Act 2017 allow data sharing between water companies and other organisations, including Government departments such as the Department for Work and Pensions. This will help companies identify and consequently provide support to more customers who may need help with their bills.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 23/04/2019 10:58:44 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1077699

registered interest
date	26/02/2019
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	Animal Products: Transport
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 his Department has made of the effect of leaving the EU without a deal on the cost of transporting animal products from the EU to the United Kingdom.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	226016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is determined to get the best deal for the UK in our negotiations to leave the EU, and continues to work with industry to help manage the economic impacts on the livestock sector and other stakeholders in planning for a possible no deal scenario. Whilst it is very likely that third country rules will be applied to EU imports of products of animal origin, contingency options are being developed, and we will not be introducing any new border checks in the immediate aftermath of a no deal scenario. As a result, animal products can come into the UK at any port of entry as they do now to minimise disruption to trade. Only animal products from EU countries with disease outbreak safeguard measures will need to be notified to the UK before arrival.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 05/03/2019 10:14:19 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1047683

registered interest
date	25/01/2019
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	Animal Products: Exports
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 EU law requires the export of animal-based products from the EU to be via a designated border inspection point; and if will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	212297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Animal-based product (POAO) being exported from the EU to a third country is not required to exit the EU via a Border Inspection Post (BIP).</p><p> </p><p>It would only be required to exit via a BIP if it was transiting the EU from and to a Third Country as laid down in Council Directive 97/78/EC.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 29/01/2019 17:36:48 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1045930

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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: Trade
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 in developing a replacement for the Trade Control and Expert System required after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	211072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>A replacement for the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) has been developed and is currently being tested.</p><p>This new system allows importers to raise notifications of consignments bound for the UK and enables port health authorities to carry out and record checks on imports.</p><p>Once the new system is ready to go live, importers with the greatest need will be given access. This managed roll-out will enable us to further test and refine the system before the full public release.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 28/01/2019 17:31:10 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1041575

registered interest
date	15/01/2019
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	Immigration Controls: Ports
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 ports with regular ferry services to the UK he plans to designate as EU Border Inspection Posts by 29 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	208742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>Border Inspection Posts (BIPs) are commercial ventures set up by ports and airports which are inspected and approved for operation by the relevant Competent Authority and the Commission. Any BIPs at ports with regular ferry services to the UK would be approved by the Competent Authority of that EU Member State, not the Secretary of State.</p><p>As explained in the Technical Notice on <em>“Importing animals and animal products if there’s no Brexit deal”, </em>consignments originating in the EU will not initially be required to enter the UK through a BIP. For this reason we are not anticipating a significant increase in demand for BIPs at UK ports receiving ferries coming from the EU and have not received any applications for approvals of new BIPs.</p><p>A full list of current BIP facilities across the EU can be found here: <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/vet-border-control/bip-contacts_en" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/vet-border-control/bip-contacts_en</a></p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/01/2019 16:26:39 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

985785

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
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	Air Pollution
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 for the Joint Air Quality Unit to publish a report on steps local authorities have taken to implementing to tackle air pollution.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	178223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>On 5 October, the Government published a Supplement to the 2017 UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide emissions, along with 33 local feasibility studies developed by local authorities initially identified as having shorter term NO<sub>2</sub> exceedances.</p><p> </p><p>These set out the work carried out by local authorities to identify measures to bring forward compliance with legal NO<sub>2</sub> limits, and the next steps the Government has directed them to take where they have identified measures.</p><p> </p><p>28 local authorities were directed in 2017 to develop plans to tackle air pollution by the end of 2018 – the Government expects local authorities will make their plans public once they are completed and final and several local authorities have already conducted public consultations and engagement on their plans.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/10/2018 09:18:39 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

802617

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit
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 quantitative assessments his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the sectors for which his Department is responsible.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	118167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>As part of our preparations to leave the EU, we are in the process of carrying out a programme of rigorous and extensive analytical work that will contribute to our exit negotiations, help to define our future partnership with the EU, and inform our understanding of how leaving the EU will affect the UK’s domestic policies and frameworks. Our analysis is constantly evolving based on our discussions with stakeholders and our negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/12/2017 18:19:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

782277

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
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 consult (a) Battersea Dogs and Cats Home and (b) other animal welfare charities before publishing the draft legislation to increase sentences for animal cruelty for wider consultation.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	110929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>As announced on 30 September, a bill to increase the maximum penalties for animal cruelty will be available for comment around the turn of the year. It has not been decided what form of consultation will be undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/11/2017 17:53:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

782281

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
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 he plans to publish the draft bill to increase animal cruelty sentences ahead of the planned consultation.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	110928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>We hope to publish draft legislation for consultation around the turn of the year, as announced on 30 September.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/11/2017 14:17:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms