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723125

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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	Fossil Fuelled Power Stations: EU Law
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 the Government will vote in support of the EU's revised Best Available Techniques Reference Document for Large Combustion Plants at the European Industrial Emissions Directive Article 75 Committee on 28 April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK remains a member of the EU until we leave, with full rights and obligations of membership. Defra officials are currently examining the proposed Large Combustion Plant Best Available Techniques Reference Document ahead of the vote later this week.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 26/04/2017 09:45:37 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

723127

registered interest
date	21/04/2017
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	Packaging: Waste Disposal
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 she has made of the level of competition between compliance schemes for the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations; and what consideration has she given to the effect of introducing a single compliance scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>In 2015 Defra commissioned an external consultancy to undertake economic analysis and research into various aspects of the operation of the market for packaging waste recovery notes (PRN). This included work that examined certain aspects of competition between compliance schemes. The final reports will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>No formal assessment has been made of introducing a single compliance scheme system.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 25/04/2017 14:25:13 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

722482

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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	Agriculture: Public Consultation
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 budget is for the Building a Great Future regional stakeholder events, announced by her Department on 6 April 2017; and how much (a) from the public purse and (b) funding from other sources is being spent on running and advertising those events.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>A general election has now been called by the Prime Minister and in accordance with Cabinet Office guidance governing the pre-election period we are pausing our stakeholder engagement on future policy until after the election. These events have therefore been postponed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 71243 question first answered 24/04/2017 13:45:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

722483

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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	Livestock Industry: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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 recent assessment she has made of the proportion of UK greenhouse gas emissions that come from livestock production (a) directly and (b) taking into account emissions from livestock feed from (i) inside and (ii) outside the UK; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The UK national inventory of greenhouse gases (GHG) reports emissions of 49.2 million tonnes from agriculture in 2014, the most recent year for which data is available. This represents around 9% of total UK GHG emissions. Of these, around 63% come from livestock and their manures.</p><p> </p><p>Imported feeds such as soya meal can have significant environmental impacts. Defra has conducted research on home grown alternatives to imported feeds and continues to work with industry to reduce these impacts.</p><p> </p><p>Industry is making progress to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production. For example, the British pig industry reduced emissions by 26% in the period <del class="ministerial">2018 </del> <ins class="ministerial">2008</ins> to 2012, mainly due to a 50% reduction in the use of soya in pig feeds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/04/2017 15:47:04 question first ministerially corrected 27/04/2017 08:15:04 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 46341 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

722484

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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	Packaging: Waste Disposal
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 total cost of fees paid by obligated organisations to PRN compliance schemes was in each of the last five years; and what the total value of trade in packaging recovery notes and packaging export recovery notes was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>Under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations, obligated organisations (“producers”) can choose to join a compliance scheme or register directly with the Environment Agency. Based on statutory annual registration fees and data that the Environment Agency holds on the number of registered producers, the estimated total annual registration fees paid by obligated organisations in England in each of the last five years is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£3,107,188</p></td><td><p>£3,068,604</p></td><td><p>£3,073,252</p></td><td><p>£3,102,644</p></td><td><p>£3,122,448</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Obligated organisations may pay additional administrative or other fees to compliance schemes as part of commercial arrangements between them. We do not hold data on these fees.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total packaging waste recovery notes (PRN) and packaging waste export recovery notes (PERN) revenue reported to the Environment Agencies by accredited reprocessors and exporters in each of the last five years is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£62,187,482</p></td><td><p>£111,516,379</p></td><td><p>£63,800,566</p></td><td><p>£64,249,373</p></td><td><p>£50,225,274</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 25/04/2017 10:42:01 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

722485

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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	Packaging: Waste Disposal
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 her Department has (a) undertaken and (b) commissioned into packaging recovery note (PRN) market; what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reforming the PRN system; and which organisations she has consulted on the scope for such reforms.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>In 2015 Defra commissioned an external consultancy to undertake economic analysis and research into various aspects of the operation of the market for packaging waste recovery notes (PRN). The resulting reports will be published in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In response to the ongoing negotiation of the European Commission’s Circular Economy Package, and in relation to the potential impacts of EU Exit, a wide range of stakeholders have been engaging with Government to provide advice and recommendations for the potential future of the UK’s packaging waste system. Submissions have included options for reforming the current system. Defra will take this information into account in the formulation of any future policy.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 25/04/2017 10:54:04 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

722488

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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	Agriculture: Public Consultation
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 her Department's objectives are for the Building a Great Future regional stakeholder events, announced by her Department on 6 April 2017, on decision-making on food, farming and fisheries policy; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>A general election has now been called by the Prime Minister and in accordance with Cabinet Office guidance governing the pre-election period we are pausing our stakeholder engagement on future policy until after the election. These events have therefore been postponed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 71378 question first answered 24/04/2017 13:45:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

722489

registered interest
date	19/04/2017
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	Livestock: Hormone Treatments
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 her Department has conducted into the effect of the use of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin on the (a) health and (b) welfare of horses, pigs, cows and sheep.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>As part of the veterinary medicines approval process, products containing pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) have been assessed by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) against European standards for quality, safety and efficacy to determine the benefits of the product to the animals being treated.</p><p> </p><p>This assessment also takes account of any potential risks to the environment, to the animals being treated, to people who administer the medicine and to those who may consume produce from treated animals. A product is only granted an authorisation if the benefits of the product outweigh its risks.</p><p> </p><p>The government has not commissioned or funded any research into the effect of the use of PMSG on either the health or welfare of horses, pigs, cows or sheep.</p><p> </p><p>In late January this year, in light of the media reports concerning the welfare of animals used during the production of PMSG, the VMD contacted all three companies holding UK Marketing Authorisations for these products. They all provided written assurances that they have systems in place to safeguard animal welfare in their supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/04/2017 11:33:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

722094

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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	Agriculture: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons her Department's Greenhouse Gas Action Plan for Agriculture: Review 2016, published on 14 March 2017, did not adopt the Committee on Climate Change October 2016 advice on the need for the Government's approach to agricultural emissions to move beyond the current voluntary approach of providing information and advice; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The Greenhouse Gas Action Plan (GHGAP) for Agriculture is an industry-led undertaking and the principal mechanism for delivering reductions in emissions from agriculture in England. The recently published review looked at the progress of the GHGAP during the period 2012 through to end of 2016 and recommended changes to further improve performance.</p><p> </p><p>Advice from a number of sources, including the Committee on Climate Change will help us to make reducing greenhouse gas emissions a central part of the Government’s future farming and land use policy and ensure that agriculture contributes to the UK’s legally binding carbon reduction targets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 24/04/2017 11:30:47 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

722097

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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	Agriculture: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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 her Department plans to publish the revised greenhouse gas inventory model; whether the updated representation of the UK livestock sector will include data relating to (a) emissions resulting from the production of livestock feed and (b) carbon sequestration in permanent pastures; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	71084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The revised agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory model is due to be completed this year and implemented as part of the 2016 National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory. Data from the 2016 inventory is due for submission and publication in 2018. Details of the methodology and assumptions within the revised agricultural GHG emissions model will be published in 2018 as part of the annual UK National Inventory Report.</p><p> </p><p>The model will include emissions estimates from:</p><ol><li><p>UK grass and fodder production. Emissions from imported feeds are not accounted for, in line with international emissions reporting guidelines.</p></li><li><p>Carbon sequestration from land converted to grassland. Emissions are accounted for in the Land Use and Land Use Change and Forestry sector.</p><p> </p></li></ol> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/04/2017 14:59:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy