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348548

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Timber: 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, what steps she is taking to reach common agreement with other EU member states on amending the EU Timber Regulation so it covers all timber and timber products.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	1138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Defra has recommended that the scope of the EU Timber Regulation is increased to cover a wider range of timber and timber products. This is as part of the current EU-wide review of the Regulation.</p><p>In addition, Defra is actively encouraging better implementation of the EU Timber Regulation across the EU. This includes hosting meetings with EU Timber Regulation enforcement officials from other EU Member States to share practical advice and discuss best practice.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/06/2015 08:31:49 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

348641

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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, how many UK farmers have had to resubmit their Basic Payment scheme application because of data being lost when submitted through the online system operated by the Rural Payments Agency; and what her policy is on providing compensation to such people.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	1222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>No farmers have had to resubmit their Basic Payment Scheme applications. The data submitted through the online system has been captured and information entered will assist processing of Basic Payment Scheme claims.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/06/2015 09:05:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

348277

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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	Wetlands
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 representatives of her Department will attend the Ramsar Conference in Uruguay in June 2015; what steps she is taking to protect UK wetlands; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Defra has sent two representatives to the 12<sup>th</sup> Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention in Uruguay.</p><p>The UK is a party to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance and has designated 172 Ramsar sites. This is more than any other Contracting Party and includes 24 sites in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. In Great Britain, Ramsar sites cover an area of almost 700,000 hectares. Detailed site information is available on the Joint Nature Conservation Committee’s website at: <a href="http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=161" target="_blank">http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=161</a>.</p><p>In Great Britain, Ramsar sites are not afforded statutory protection but as a matter of Government policy receive the same protection as European sites designated under the EU Wild Birds and Habitats Directives. For example, in England the National Planning Policy Framework (2012) states that listed or proposed Ramsar sites should be given the same protection as European sites. In regard to the broader protection of wetlands, this is mainly delivered through national implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive and the Birds and Habitats Directives. Defra takes a strategic approach to ensure that the implementation of these Directives is complementary to deliver common objectives.</p><p>Information regarding Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 1011 question first answered 09/06/2015 09:00:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

348278

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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	Wetlands
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 wetland sites there are in the UK; what area those sites cover; what statutory protections have applied to each such site in each year since 2005; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	1011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Defra has sent two representatives to the 12<sup>th</sup> Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention in Uruguay.</p><p>The UK is a party to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance and has designated 172 Ramsar sites. This is more than any other Contracting Party and includes 24 sites in the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. In Great Britain, Ramsar sites cover an area of almost 700,000 hectares. Detailed site information is available on the Joint Nature Conservation Committee’s website at: <a href="http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=161" target="_blank">http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=161</a>.</p><p>In Great Britain, Ramsar sites are not afforded statutory protection but as a matter of Government policy receive the same protection as European sites designated under the EU Wild Birds and Habitats Directives. For example, in England the National Planning Policy Framework (2012) states that listed or proposed Ramsar sites should be given the same protection as European sites. In regard to the broader protection of wetlands, this is mainly delivered through national implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive and the Birds and Habitats Directives. Defra takes a strategic approach to ensure that the implementation of these Directives is complementary to deliver common objectives.</p><p>Information regarding Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 961 question first answered 09/06/2015 09:00:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

348293

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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	Dangerous Dogs
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 deaths and injuries have been caused by prohibited animals which are (a) not on and (b) on the Index of Exempted Dogs in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	1007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>There are no records held on the numbers of deaths or injuries caused by dogs held on the Index of Exempted Dogs. However, annual statistics for the last full five years, published by the Health &amp; Social Care Information Centre, on Counts of Finished Admission Episodes for dog bites and strikes is contained in the attached table (the figures should be read in conjunction with the footnotes to the table).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the number of people killed by dogs each year for the last full five years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>2010</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>5</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Counts of Finished Admission Episodes (FAEs)<sup>1</sup> for dog bites and strikes<sup>2</sup>, 2009-10 to 2013-14<sup>3</sup></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Activity in English NHS Hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FAEs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>5,837</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>6,005</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>6,580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>6,317</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>6,836</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>1. Finished admission episodes A finished admission episode (FAE) is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.</p><p> </p><p>2. External cause codes</p><p> </p><p>A supplementary code that indicates the nature of any external cause of injury, poisoning or other adverse effects. Only the first external cause code which is coded within the episode is counted in HES.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ICD-10 code used: W54 - Bitten or struck by dog</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>3. Assessing growth through time (Admitted patient care)</p><p> </p><p>HES figures are available from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years), improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07) and changes in NHS practice. For example, apparent reductions in activity may be due to a number of procedures which may now be undertaken in outpatient settings and so no longer include in admitted patient HES data. Conversely, apparent increases in activity may be due to improved recording of diagnosis or procedure information.</p><p>Note that Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) include activity ending in the year in question and run from April to March, e.g. 2012-13 includes activity ending between 1st April 2012 and 31st March 2013.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/06/2015 16:22:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

348384

registered interest
date	03/06/2015
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	Dogs: Tagging
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 preparations her Department is making to ensure that mandatory microchipping of dogs comes into effect in April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	1066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>Regulations to require the compulsory microchipping of all dogs in England by 6 April 2016 came into force on 24 February 2015. Defra is working closely with a number of partners including veterinary organisations, animal welfare charities and others to promote the message on compulsory microchipping using a range of channels including social media and the websites <a href="http://www.chipmydog.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.chipmydog.org.uk</a> and <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/06/2015 15:05:19 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

348002

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Game: Birds
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 she has made of the number of red grouse in the UK; and what estimate she has made of the value of red grouse shooting to the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>The British Trust for Ornithology and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds suggest that there are an estimated 230,000 breeding pairs of red grouse in the UK.</p><p>Information on the value of red grouse shooting is not held by the Government. However, according to an industry report (Public &amp; Corporate Economic Consultants report 2014: The Value of Shooting, found at <a href="http://www.shootingfacts.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.shootingfacts.co.uk</a>) shooting is worth £2 billion annually to the rural economy and supports 74,000 jobs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/06/2015 08:47:31 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

348004

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	Norway: Ammunition
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 she will discuss with her Norwegian counterpart the decision of the Norwegian parliament to repeal that country's lead shot ban.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2015 answer text <p>Before responding to the final report of the independent Lead Ammunition Group, Defra will look carefully at its findings and to the experience of other countries such as Norway.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/06/2015 09:11:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

348082

registered interest
date	02/06/2015
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	World Milk Day
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 her Department took to celebrate World Milk Day on 1 June 2015.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>Defra issued a number of supportive statements through social media to promote World Milk Day and highlight some of the key features of the UK milk industry, including the scale of UK production and the latest information on dairy exports. In particular, we celebrated the important contribution of UK dairying to the economy and as a key source of calcium in UK diets.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/06/2015 11:12:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

347767

registered interest
date	01/06/2015
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, how many badgers have been culled; and what the cost to the public purse is of the badger cull.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p>The number of badgers culled in 2014 was 341 in Somerset and 274 in Gloucestershire.</p><p>The costs for 2014 are still being collated and will be published in due course.</p><p>Bovine TB threatens the future of our beef and dairy industries and is estimated to cost the taxpayer £1 billion over the next 10 years. This is why we will continue to pursue our comprehensive strategy to eradicate TB in England by 2038.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/06/2015 11:02:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn