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1086728

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Smallholdings
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 assist local authorities in the management of their county council smallholding estates for the benefit of new entrant and progressing farmers.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	230613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>I value the contribution council farms make as a way into farming for new entrants and progressing farmers. As set out in our Health and Harmony Policy Statement in September 2018, we are considering how to help Local Authorities who want to invest in their Council Farms, so that they offer real opportunities for new farmers to start a foundation business and gain the experience they need to progress onto a larger unit.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 14/03/2019 12:29:18 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1086782

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Nature Conservation
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 much his Department has spent in restoring British endangered species in each if the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	230847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter and the information provided relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>Natural England runs a Species Recovery Programme which directly supports research and action to recover endangered or threatened species. Funding allocations for the Programme were £873,000, £737,000 and £777,000 in the years 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>This is only a small proportion of the Government’s expenditure on threatened species. Species conservation is integrated into funding programmes for protected sites, agri-environment schemes and wider investment in wildlife-rich habitats and ecosystems.</p><p> </p><p>Defra’s agencies and non-departmental bodies also work with a range of partners to support the recovery of threatened species. Natural England is working with a range of conservation organisations on the externally funded Back from the Brink programme to protect threatened species and their habitats. The Environment Agency is working with partners to support the conservation of freshwater priority species such as the freshwater pearl mussel and salmon.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/03/2019 10:08:15 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1086783

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Nature Reserves
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 national nature reserves are (a) at risk of deteriorating and (b) deteriorating.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	230848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>Information on the condition of National Nature Reserves is publicly available on Natural England’s designated sites viewer:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SearchEngland.aspx" target="_blank">https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SearchEngland.aspx</a></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/03/2019 16:55:59 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1086785

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Wildlife: Licensing
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 wildlife licence applications Natural England has completed within the 30-day time frame in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	230849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>For the last five years, the percentage of licence applications Natural England has dealt with within 30 days, or to a different deadline agreed with the applicant, are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2014/15: 55.80% of 11,520 applications dealt with on time</p><p>2015/16: 70.74% of 13,765 applications dealt with on time</p><p>2016/17: 88.13% of 15,122 applications dealt with on time</p><p>2017/18: 86.33% of 15,213 applications dealt with on time</p><p>2018/19 (to 11 March 2019): 88.38% of 15,025 applications dealt with on time</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/03/2019 10:11:50 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1086786

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Sites of Special Scientific Interest
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 SSSI enforcement actions have Natural England undertaken in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	230850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>Natural England publishes figures on the number of enforcement actions it undertakes in its annual reports, which are publicly available and published on gov.uk.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/enforcement-laws-advice-on-protecting-the-natural-environment-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/enforcement-laws-advice-on-protecting-the-natural-environment-in-england</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/03/2019 16:50:38 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1086792

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Pets: Animal Welfare
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 he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend (a) the statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs and Code of Practice for the Welfare of Cats in relation to invisible fencing containment systems and (b) the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to ban the use of hand-held remote controlled e-collar devices.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	230930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>On 27 August 2018, the Government announced that it will ban the use of hand-held remote controlled electronic collars (e-collars) for dogs. The ban will not include collars used for invisible fencing. The necessary legislation will be introduced as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p><p>The statutory codes of practice for the welfare of dogs and cats will be reviewed in the light of the change in the law on e-collars.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/03/2019 11:40:30 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1086797

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill
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 he has revised the draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill since his Department closed the consultation on 26 October 2018; and when he plans to lay the Bill before Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	230931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that any necessary changes required to UK law are made in a rigorous and comprehensive way to ensure animal sentience is recognised after we leave the EU, and to increasing maximum sentences for animal cruelty offences from six months to five years.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published the draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill for public consultation on 12 December 2017. The consultation closed on 31 January 2018 and the summary of the consultation responses was published on 7 August 2018. Officials continue to engage with stakeholders to further refine the Government’s proposals on animal sentience.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/03/2019 11:27:14 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1086799

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Animal Welfare Act 2006
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 he has taken to (a) change the maximum penalty for offences under section 32(1) of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and (b) make it easier to prosecute attacks on service animals.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	230932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has already announced that it will increase the custodial maximum penalty for animal cruelty from 6 months’ imprisonment to 5 years’ imprisonment.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is supporting Sir Oliver Heald’s Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill which will make it easier to prosecute someone for attacking a service animal.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 18/03/2019 14:00:36 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1086800

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
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	Dairy Farming
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 legislative steps he plans to take to introduce compulsory milk contracts between producers and purchasers.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	230933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings, Sir John Hayes, on 26 February 2019, PQ 222814.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/03/2019 10:41:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock