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769628

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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: ICT
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 he has made of the cost of (a) improved and (b) new IT systems to administer support to the agriculture sector after 2020.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	107521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>Leaving the EU presents a major opportunity for UK agriculture. We will be able to design new policies which specifically benefit the agriculture sector, the countryside and the environment. As part of this, we will determine what new systems we may need to implement these policies effectively, how existing IT infrastructure could be adapted, and the costs of doing so.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/10/2017 13:52:44 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

769680

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Plastics: Seas and Oceans
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 the Government has made on international steps to tackle plastic pollution in the oceans; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	107387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>At the recent Our Ocean conference the UK made several voluntary commitments to help tackle marine plastic pollution. These included signing up to the UN’s Clean Seas campaign, the Global Partnership on Marine Litter and the Global Ghost Gear Initiative. These programmes aim to transform habits, practices, standards and policies around the globe to reduce marine plastic pollution and the harm it causes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 18/10/2017 14:52:18 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

769681

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Apples: 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, how many (a) Royal Gala and (b) other types of apples were exported to non-EU countries in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	107446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>HMRC trade data is unable to identify Royal Gala apples by name. The following table shows the volume of apples exported from the UK to EU member states, at the greatest level of detail available, in the last 5 years for which full data is available:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apple type</p></td><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>Cider</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>1,658</p></td><td><p>1,328</p></td><td><p>1,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>20,608</p></td><td><p>21,113</p></td><td><p>15,886</p></td><td><p>19,745</p></td><td><p>16,277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>20,731</p></td><td><p>21,140</p></td><td><p>17,544</p></td><td><p>21,074</p></td><td><p>17,733</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table Source: HMRC</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 107447 107448 107449 107450 question first answered 20/10/2017 13:57:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

769682

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Apples: Imports
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 (a) Royal Gala and (b) other types of apples were imported to the UK from EU member states in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	107447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>HMRC trade data is unable to identify Royal Gala apples by name. The following table shows the volume of apples exported from the UK to EU member states, at the greatest level of detail available, in the last 5 years for which full data is available:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apple type</p></td><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>Cider</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>1,658</p></td><td><p>1,328</p></td><td><p>1,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>20,608</p></td><td><p>21,113</p></td><td><p>15,886</p></td><td><p>19,745</p></td><td><p>16,277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>20,731</p></td><td><p>21,140</p></td><td><p>17,544</p></td><td><p>21,074</p></td><td><p>17,733</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table Source: HMRC</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 107446 107448 107449 107450 question first answered 20/10/2017 13:57:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

769683

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Apples
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 has taken to encourage farmers to increase the production of apples for (a) home markets, (b) export to the EU and (c) export to non-EU countries.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	107448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>HMRC trade data is unable to identify Royal Gala apples by name. The following table shows the volume of apples exported from the UK to EU member states, at the greatest level of detail available, in the last 5 years for which full data is available:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apple type</p></td><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>Cider</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>1,658</p></td><td><p>1,328</p></td><td><p>1,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>20,608</p></td><td><p>21,113</p></td><td><p>15,886</p></td><td><p>19,745</p></td><td><p>16,277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>20,731</p></td><td><p>21,140</p></td><td><p>17,544</p></td><td><p>21,074</p></td><td><p>17,733</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table Source: HMRC</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 107446 107447 107449 107450 question first answered 20/10/2017 13:57:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

769684

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Apples: Imports
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 (a) Royal Gala and (b) other types of apples that were imported to the UK from non-EU countries in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	107449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>HMRC trade data is unable to identify Royal Gala apples by name. The following table shows the volume of apples exported from the UK to EU member states, at the greatest level of detail available, in the last 5 years for which full data is available:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apple type</p></td><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>Cider</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>1,658</p></td><td><p>1,328</p></td><td><p>1,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>20,608</p></td><td><p>21,113</p></td><td><p>15,886</p></td><td><p>19,745</p></td><td><p>16,277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>20,731</p></td><td><p>21,140</p></td><td><p>17,544</p></td><td><p>21,074</p></td><td><p>17,733</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table Source: HMRC</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 107446 107447 107448 107450 question first answered 20/10/2017 13:57:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

769685

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Apples: 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, how many (a) Royal Gala and (b) other types of apples were exported to EU member states in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	107450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>HMRC trade data is unable to identify Royal Gala apples by name. The following table shows the volume of apples exported from the UK to EU member states, at the greatest level of detail available, in the last 5 years for which full data is available:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apple type</p></td><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>Cider</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>1,658</p></td><td><p>1,328</p></td><td><p>1,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>20,608</p></td><td><p>21,113</p></td><td><p>15,886</p></td><td><p>19,745</p></td><td><p>16,277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>20,731</p></td><td><p>21,140</p></td><td><p>17,544</p></td><td><p>21,074</p></td><td><p>17,733</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table Source: HMRC</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 107446 107447 107448 107449 question first answered 20/10/2017 13:57:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

769686

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Tree Planting: Urban Areas
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 policy is on the planting of extra trees in towns and cities; and what provision he plans to make for additional local authority tree offices and other funding to manage those trees.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	107490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to planting one million trees in our towns and cities by 2022, reflecting our recognition of the important benefits they bring to the places where people live, work, and visit.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are giving millions of schoolchildren across England, mostly in urban areas, the chance to plant trees in their schools and communities as part of a Government-backed scheme, in partnership with the Woodland Trust and the Community Forest Trust.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/10/2017 10:57:32 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

769687

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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	Plastics
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 help reduce the use of plastic in (a) retail packaging and (b) food outlets.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	107386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member for North Swindon (Justin Tomlinson), on 13 September 2017, PQ UIN 8711.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/10/2017 11:13:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

769688

registered interest
date	12/10/2017
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: Trade Agreements
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 officials employed in his Department in June 2016 had substantial experience of international trade negotiation.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	107341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2017 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Many of the people employed in Defra’s EU and International Trade directorate and in the Great British Food Unit have knowledge and experience of international negotiations, including on securing access to markets. In the last two years we have opened or improved terms for over 200 new markets. Successes include Beef to the Philippines, Lamb to Kuwait and strengthened collaboration frameworks with China and Japan.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 107361 question first answered 27/10/2017 13:27:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman