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1050004

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date	28/01/2019
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	Invasive Non-native Species (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
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 the draft Invasive Non-native Species (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (a) makes policy changes, (b) will lead to a change in operational delivery, (c) will impose additional costs on (i) business, (ii) individuals, or (iii) the public sector, (d) makes changes to primary legislation, (e) will result in any additional environmental impacts compared with the legislation being amended or replaced, and (f) is only required in the event the UK leaves the EU with no deal.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Invasive Non-native Species (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 were considered by the Delegated Legislation Committee on 29 January.</p><p> </p><p>a) No.</p><p>b) No.</p><p>c) i) No.</p><p>ii) No</p><p>iii) The costs on the public sector will be low.</p><p>d) A minor amendment is made to Section 11 of the Destructive Imported Animals Act 1932.</p><p>e) No.</p><p>f) No. This instrument is needed when the UK leaves the EU: it will be deferred to the end of an implementation period if no longer needed on 29 March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 31/01/2019 16:42:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050005

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
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 the draft Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (a) makes policy changes, (b) will lead to a change in operational delivery, (c) will impose additional costs on (i) business, (ii) individuals, or (iii) the public sector, (d) makes changes to primary legislation, (e) will result in any additional environmental impacts compared with the legislation being amended or replaced, and (f) is only required in the event the UK leaves the EU with no deal.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The published Explanatory Memorandum to this statutory instrument provides the information requested. To summarise, the instrument only contains simple and technical changes to pieces of domestic fisheries legislation to ensure they operate correctly after EU withdrawal.</p><p> </p><p>This means that it:</p><p> </p><p>(a) Does not make changes to policy;</p><p> </p><p>(b) Will not lead to a change in operational delivery;</p><p> </p><p>(c) Will not impose any additional costs (as there are no changes to what businesses, individuals or the public sector will have to do under the regulations);</p><p> </p><p>(d) Makes minor technical corrections to the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967, the Fisheries Act 1981 and the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, in order to give effect to EU measures forming part of the CFP; and</p><p> </p><p>(e) Will not result in any additional environmental impacts.</p><p> </p><p>This statutory instrument will be required on EU withdrawal, but if there is an implementation period we expect to defer, revoke or amend the SI in time for the end of that period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 31/01/2019 11:42:47 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050042

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	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, which countries that export meat to the UK have experienced outbreaks of African swine flu.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK does not import pig meat from any countries outside of the European Union (EU) that are affected by African swine fever (ASF).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Countries that export pig meat to the UK do so in accordance with safeguard measures which ensure their exports carry a negligible risk of infection. Of those countries within the EU that export pig meat to the UK, only Poland and Romania have experienced outbreaks of ASF in their domestic pig herds in the last six months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Measures to control and eradicate ASF are put in place immediately by any EU Member States where outbreaks are found. These measures include the establishment of restriction zones around infected premises and restrictions on the movement of pigs, pig products and anything likely to spread disease.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Wider regionalisation measures restrict the movement and trade of pigs and pig products from affected regions of EU Member States dependent on their risk status. Trade from these areas is subject to meeting strict conditions depending on their circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/02/2019 17:53:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1047745

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Pollution: Measurement
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 methods of measuring emissions of (a) PM0.1 and (b) PM1 his Department is using.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	212305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government makes an annual assessment of the emissions of PM<sub>0.1</sub> (also known as ultrafine particles) and PM<sub>1</sub>, which is published as part of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory (http://naei.beis.gov.uk/). The Inventory applies emission factors to activity data collected through the year, to estimate the total emissions.</p><p>Defra is continually working to build the evidence base for PM<sub>0.1,</sub> and its independent Air Quality Expert Group published a <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/reports.php?report_id=968" target="_blank">report</a> on this subject on 27 July 2018 - ‘Ultrafine Particles (UFP) in the UK’.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 31/01/2019 12:53:55 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew