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873772

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Domestic Waste: 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 his policy is on the practice of local authorities charging residents to dispose of DIY household waste.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	134886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>We have not carried out an assessment of these proposals. There is a long established precedent of free access for local residents to deposit household waste at household waste recycling centres. In 2015, the Government made an order prohibiting local authorities from charging householders to deposit household waste at civic amenity sites or household waste recycling centres.</p><p> </p><p>Where local authorities charge for the deposit of non-household items at Household Waste Recycling Centres, this should be done in line with the Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012. Where charges are proposed, they should be proportionate and transparent and made in consultation with local residents so that local services meet local needs.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 134972 question first answered 18/04/2018 17:36:14 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

874589

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Food: Import Duties
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how much food prices would decrease if the current external import tariffs were removed.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL6809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Currently the most important drivers of change in the cost of food are commodity prices, exchange rates and oil prices. These will continue to apply when we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Economic models attempt to predict the impact of food prices of changes in our trading relationships with the EU and the rest of the world. Defra economists continue to monitor this work.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/04/2018 15:39:25 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

874603

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Horse Racing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the current arrangements for the movement of thoroughbreds for racing and breeding purposes under the Tripartite Agreement will continue to 31 December 2020 throughout the implementation period agreed with the European Commission.
tabling member printed	Lord Risby
uin	HL6823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government wishes to see the rules governing the movement of horses, including the TPA, continue through any implementation period; and expects this to happen.</p><p> </p><p>Our priority is for the movement of horses then to continue, following the UK's withdrawal and the implementation period, with minimal delay and bureaucracy, whilst safeguarding animal welfare, biosecurity and disease control. We are working with the sectors concerned, in order to deliver this and where change is necessary, to ensure it is in the UK’s best interests.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, the British Horseracing Authority, on behalf of the British thoroughbred racing and breeding industry, responded to the Migration Advisory Committee's call for evidence on the impact of EEA workers in the UK labour market.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in April 2017, the Government implemented reforms to the Horserace Betting Levy which made it a requirement for offshore operators to pay the Levy for the first time. The Horserace Betting Levy Board estimates that the reformed Levy will generate c.£85m in 2017/18 - representing an increase of c.£20m compared to receipts from bookmakers in 2016/17 under the old system.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL6824 HL6825 HL6827 question first answered 10/04/2018 13:02:26 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	139 label Biography information for Lord Risby

874604

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Horse Racing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made regarding arrangements for the movement of thoroughbreds for racing and breeding purposes between the UK and the EU following the UK's withdrawal and the implementation period.
tabling member printed	Lord Risby
uin	HL6824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government wishes to see the rules governing the movement of horses, including the TPA, continue through any implementation period; and expects this to happen.</p><p> </p><p>Our priority is for the movement of horses then to continue, following the UK's withdrawal and the implementation period, with minimal delay and bureaucracy, whilst safeguarding animal welfare, biosecurity and disease control. We are working with the sectors concerned, in order to deliver this and where change is necessary, to ensure it is in the UK’s best interests.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, the British Horseracing Authority, on behalf of the British thoroughbred racing and breeding industry, responded to the Migration Advisory Committee's call for evidence on the impact of EEA workers in the UK labour market.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in April 2017, the Government implemented reforms to the Horserace Betting Levy which made it a requirement for offshore operators to pay the Levy for the first time. The Horserace Betting Levy Board estimates that the reformed Levy will generate c.£85m in 2017/18 - representing an increase of c.£20m compared to receipts from bookmakers in 2016/17 under the old system.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL6823 HL6825 HL6827 question first answered 10/04/2018 13:02:26 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	139 label Biography information for Lord Risby

874605

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Horse Racing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received concerning the risks and opportunities to the thoroughbred racing and breeding sector arising from the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Risby
uin	HL6825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government wishes to see the rules governing the movement of horses, including the TPA, continue through any implementation period; and expects this to happen.</p><p> </p><p>Our priority is for the movement of horses then to continue, following the UK's withdrawal and the implementation period, with minimal delay and bureaucracy, whilst safeguarding animal welfare, biosecurity and disease control. We are working with the sectors concerned, in order to deliver this and where change is necessary, to ensure it is in the UK’s best interests.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, the British Horseracing Authority, on behalf of the British thoroughbred racing and breeding industry, responded to the Migration Advisory Committee's call for evidence on the impact of EEA workers in the UK labour market.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in April 2017, the Government implemented reforms to the Horserace Betting Levy which made it a requirement for offshore operators to pay the Levy for the first time. The Horserace Betting Levy Board estimates that the reformed Levy will generate c.£85m in 2017/18 - representing an increase of c.£20m compared to receipts from bookmakers in 2016/17 under the old system.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL6823 HL6824 HL6827 question first answered 10/04/2018 13:02:26 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	139 label Biography information for Lord Risby

874607

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Horse Racing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they are taking to support the British thoroughbred racing and breeding industries as the UK withdraws from the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Risby
uin	HL6827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government wishes to see the rules governing the movement of horses, including the TPA, continue through any implementation period; and expects this to happen.</p><p> </p><p>Our priority is for the movement of horses then to continue, following the UK's withdrawal and the implementation period, with minimal delay and bureaucracy, whilst safeguarding animal welfare, biosecurity and disease control. We are working with the sectors concerned, in order to deliver this and where change is necessary, to ensure it is in the UK’s best interests.</p><p> </p><p>Separately, the British Horseracing Authority, on behalf of the British thoroughbred racing and breeding industry, responded to the Migration Advisory Committee's call for evidence on the impact of EEA workers in the UK labour market.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in April 2017, the Government implemented reforms to the Horserace Betting Levy which made it a requirement for offshore operators to pay the Levy for the first time. The Horserace Betting Levy Board estimates that the reformed Levy will generate c.£85m in 2017/18 - representing an increase of c.£20m compared to receipts from bookmakers in 2016/17 under the old system.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL6823 HL6824 HL6825 question first answered 10/04/2018 13:02:26 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	139 label Biography information for Lord Risby

874620

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Packaging: Deposit Return Schemes
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to include in any deposit charge scheme for plastic bottles, plastic packaging boxes such as those used by fast food outlets.
tabling member printed	The Earl of Shrewsbury
uin	HL6840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Defra does not intend to include plastic packaging boxes, such as those used by fast food outlets, in a deposit return scheme. Our intention is to introduce a deposit return scheme in England specifically for single use drinks containers, subject to consultation later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 16/04/2018 11:54:19 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2147 label Biography information for The Earl of Shrewsbury

874652

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Sugar Beet: 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, what assessment he has made of potential changes in the level of sugar beet exports after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	134953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>I would refer the honourable member to the Department’s recent submission to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s inquiry into trade in sugar once the UK has left the EU.</p><p>British sugar beet producers are among the most competitive in the world and already compete effectively at world prices.</p><p>The Government also recognises the importance of the sugar cane refining industry in providing competition in the UK market and the importance of sugar cane production for some developing countries, especially those within the Commonwealth.</p><p>Once we leave the EU, the UK Government will be free to decide its own trade policies.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 134867 question first answered 16/04/2018 10:02:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

874668

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease 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 the evidential basis is for the effectiveness of badger culling in reducing TB in cattle in low risk areas.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	134969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The evidential basis for the effectiveness of badger culling in the Low Risk Area, where infection in cattle is linked to infection in badgers, is the same as in the High Risk Area - that is, the randomised badger control trial.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/04/2018 09:43:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

874669

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease 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 decision to (a) extend the badger cull in low risk areas and (b) remove the ten area cap limit on badger culling will be made after the conclusion of Sir Charles Godfray's review into the TB strategy.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	134970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>Any decision to extend the badger cull to the Low Risk Area of England and remove the annual ten area limit on badger culling will be made separately to the TB strategy review. The decision will be made following the conclusion and analysis of responses from the current consultations, alongside relevant scientific evidence and veterinary advice.</p><p> </p><p>The review, led by Sir Charles Godfray, will reflect on progress to date with the broad range of interventions to fight the disease outlined in the 25 year TB strategy. It will consider what additional actions might be necessary now to ensure other tools and interventions are ready to be deployed in later phases of the strategy, in order to ensure the Government maintains progress towards its target of becoming officially TB free by 2038. The review is expected to conclude by September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/04/2018 10:52:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy