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1047660

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	Farmers: Government Assistance
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 to support farmers after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	212345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>We have pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>In England we are planning an ambitious new system based on “public money for public goods”. A seven year transition period will make sure there is a gradual transition from the current system to the new.</p><p> </p><p>It will be for a future Northern Ireland Executive to determine its own policy. However, in the absence of an Assembly, DAERA’s approach to the Bill is to maintain the status quo and preserve flexibility for a future Executive to modify legacy CAP schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 31/01/2019 12:38:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

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

1047762

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	Agriculture: Subsidies
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 publish the (a) number and (b) regional breakdown of farms and other organisations that have applied to take part in the pilots for the introduction of Environmental Land Management Schemes contracts.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	212307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>We received 113 proposals and ideas for tests and trials up to the 30 September 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking 50 forward in phase one. Those selected for the first phase of testing will help us to test critical elements and building blocks of the new system.</p><p> </p><p>The 50 proposals we are taking forward are based around four broad themes:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Testing how the land management plan will work with different groups, sectors and geographies. We will explore what information, tools and support land managers will need to develop the plan and who would be involved.</p></li><li><p>Area based approaches looking at the way in which local priorities can be determined at different spatial scales.</p></li><li><p>How we value and pay for natural capital so the new schemes reward farmers and land managers for the true value of delivering the environmental benefits.</p></li><li><p>The role of new or innovative delivery mechanisms such as payment by results and reverse auctions.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Thirty-five of the proposals we are taking forward in phase one have a specific regional focus or bounded geographic interest:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The North</li><li>The Midlands</li><li>Anglia</li><li>The South and South East</li><li>The South West</li></ul><p> </p><p>The number of farmers and land managers to be involved in each Test and Trial are extremely variable and not known at this stage. We are working with proposers to develop their proposals into tests or trials.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Below is a breakdown of the 35 organisations by region:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The North</strong></p><p> </p><p>Cumbrian Catchments Pioneer (Environment Agency)</p><p>Northumberland National Park</p><p>North Yorkshire Moors National Park</p><p>Federation of Cumbrian Commoners</p><p>23 Burns Collective (Farmer led collaboration)</p><p>Cheshire Wildlife Trust</p><p>Northern Forests (Woodland Trusts)</p><p> </p><p><strong>The Midlands</strong></p><p> </p><p>Peak District National Park</p><p>Forest of Bowland National Park</p><p>Staffordshire Wildlife Trust</p><p>Cheshire Wildlife Trust</p><p>Payment by Results Trials</p><p>Wildlife Trust/ Farmers Management Plan Collective (Worcestershire and Gloucestershire)</p><p> </p><p><strong>Anglia</strong></p><p> </p><p>Payments by Results Trials</p><p>Essex Water</p><p> </p><p><strong>The South and South East</strong></p><p> </p><p>South Downs National Park</p><p>Kent Downs AONB</p><p>Cucksmere and Pevensey Levels</p><p>Kent and Sussex Wildlife Trust</p><p>Wildlife Trust/ Farmers Management Plan Collective (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Isle of White)</p><p>En-Trade (Wessex Water)</p><p> </p><p><strong>The South West</strong></p><p> </p><p>North Devon Landscapes (Natural England)</p><p>Exmoor National Park</p><p>Dartmoor National Park</p><p>Cotswolds AONB</p><p>Quantocks AONB</p><p>Blackdowns AONB</p><p>Cranbourne Chase AONB</p><p>Cornwall AONB</p><p>Cornwall Local Enterprise Partnership</p><p>Gloucestershire Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group</p><p>South Devon RSPB</p><p>Clinton Devon Estate</p><p>Somerset Levels (Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group)</p><p>Cornish Wildlife Trusts</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/01/2019 13:20:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1047763

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	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, how many civil servants are currently working on secondment in his Department on issues connected with the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	212308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Over 80% of Defra’s agenda is affected by the UK’s departure from the European Union and as a result many roles across the Defra group are now supporting EU exit-related work, either directly or indirectly.</p><p> </p><p>As at 31 December 2018, the Defra group had recruited over 2,700 staff including fixed term appointments, interims and staff redeployed from elsewhere. Of these, circa 15 roles were on secondment. A secondment is classed as an arrangement where staff are temporarily brought in from an organisation outside of the Civil Service, whereas a loan is an arrangement where staff are temporarily brought in from another part of the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 29/01/2019 17:38:58 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1046807

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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	Slaughterhouses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 10 September 2018 to Questions 170283, 170284, 170285, 170286 and 170287 on Poultry: Animal Welfare, when he plans to publish the results of the Food Standards Agency survey of slaughterhouses in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	211690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>Further to the reply from the Minister of State on 10 September 2018, the results will be published shortly. We are engaging with religious groups on the results of the survey.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 01/02/2019 14:55:27 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1046808

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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	Environment (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, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the draft Environment (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (a) make policy changes, (b) will lead to a change in operational delivery, (c) will impose additional costs on (i) business, (ii) individuals and (iii) the public sector, (d) make changes to primary legislation, (e) will result in additional environmental impacts compared with the legislation being amended and replaced and (f) are required only in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	211631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>In answer to the questions and assessment of the regulations:</p><p>A) they do not;</p><p>B) they do not;</p><p>C) they will not;</p><p>D) any changes to primary legislation are set out in the SI;</p><p>E) they do not</p><p>And</p><p>F) they are required to fulfil the commitment that EU law would be transferred into UK law when the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/01/2019 17:42:53 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1046809

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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	Floods and Water (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, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which the draft Floods and Water (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (a) make policy changes, (b) will lead to a change in operational delivery, (c) will impose additional costs on (i) business, (ii) individuals and (iii) the public sector, (d) make changes to primary legislation, (e) will result in additional environmental impacts compared with the legislation being amended and replaced and (f) are required only in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	211632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>In answer to the questions and assessment of the regulations:</p><p>A) they do not;</p><p>B) they do not;</p><p>C) they will not;</p><p>D) any changes to primary legislation are set out in the SI;</p><p>E) they do not</p><p>And</p><p>F) they are required to fulfil the commitment that EU law would be transferred into UK law when the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/01/2019 17:40:55 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1046814

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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	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, whether the Government plans to phase-out unnecessary single-use plastic.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	211814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government published the Resources and Waste Strategy in December last year which sets out our plans to reduce plastic pollution. This builds on the commitment in the 25 Year Environment Plan to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste.</p><p>Domestically we have made good progress: from banning microbeads in rinse-off personal care products and removing 15.6 billion plastic bags from circulation with our 5p charge to strengthening the protection of our marine areas.</p><p> </p><p>We have already consulted on banning plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds and are currently consulting on extending the carrier bag charge. We will shortly consult on reforming existing packaging waste regulation, introducing a deposit return scheme for drinks containers and increasing consistency in the recycling system. Legislative proposals will be developed taking account of the consultation responses.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to review the latest evidence on problematic products and materials to take a systematic approach to reducing the use of unnecessary single-use plastic products.</p><p>The 25 Year Environment Plan includes a commitment to remove all single-use consumer plastics from central Government offices and the Resources and Waste Strategy has confirmed that the Government will do this by 2020. A number of Departments, including Defra, have already taken steps to eliminate single-use consumer plastics from their operations.</p><p>The Government is also committed to the plastics tax announced by the Chancellor.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 211815 211816 question first answered 31/01/2019 14:31:52 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1046815

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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	Plastics: Pollution Control
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 he has made of the Government's progress on reducing plastic pollution.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	211815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government published the Resources and Waste Strategy in December last year which sets out our plans to reduce plastic pollution. This builds on the commitment in the 25 Year Environment Plan to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste.</p><p>Domestically we have made good progress: from banning microbeads in rinse-off personal care products and removing 15.6 billion plastic bags from circulation with our 5p charge to strengthening the protection of our marine areas.</p><p> </p><p>We have already consulted on banning plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds and are currently consulting on extending the carrier bag charge. We will shortly consult on reforming existing packaging waste regulation, introducing a deposit return scheme for drinks containers and increasing consistency in the recycling system. Legislative proposals will be developed taking account of the consultation responses.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to review the latest evidence on problematic products and materials to take a systematic approach to reducing the use of unnecessary single-use plastic products.</p><p>The 25 Year Environment Plan includes a commitment to remove all single-use consumer plastics from central Government offices and the Resources and Waste Strategy has confirmed that the Government will do this by 2020. A number of Departments, including Defra, have already taken steps to eliminate single-use consumer plastics from their operations.</p><p>The Government is also committed to the plastics tax announced by the Chancellor.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 211814 211816 question first answered 31/01/2019 14:31:53 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1046816

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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	Plastics: Pollution Control
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 Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to reduce levels of plastic pollution.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	211816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government published the Resources and Waste Strategy in December last year which sets out our plans to reduce plastic pollution. This builds on the commitment in the 25 Year Environment Plan to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste.</p><p>Domestically we have made good progress: from banning microbeads in rinse-off personal care products and removing 15.6 billion plastic bags from circulation with our 5p charge to strengthening the protection of our marine areas.</p><p> </p><p>We have already consulted on banning plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds and are currently consulting on extending the carrier bag charge. We will shortly consult on reforming existing packaging waste regulation, introducing a deposit return scheme for drinks containers and increasing consistency in the recycling system. Legislative proposals will be developed taking account of the consultation responses.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to review the latest evidence on problematic products and materials to take a systematic approach to reducing the use of unnecessary single-use plastic products.</p><p>The 25 Year Environment Plan includes a commitment to remove all single-use consumer plastics from central Government offices and the Resources and Waste Strategy has confirmed that the Government will do this by 2020. A number of Departments, including Defra, have already taken steps to eliminate single-use consumer plastics from their operations.</p><p>The Government is also committed to the plastics tax announced by the Chancellor.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 211814 211815 question first answered 31/01/2019 14:31:53 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh