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747520

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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
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 plans to take to ensure that the Agriculture Bill is suited to the farming conditions in England.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	2656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Agriculture Bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech, will ensure that after we leave the EU we have an effective system in place to support UK farmers and protect our natural environment for future generations. We will listen to everyone who has an interest in the future of the industry as we prepare new approaches to support our farmers to grow more world-class food.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/07/2017 13:21:05 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

747575

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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	Fisheries: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reasons the Government has not given notice of the UK's withdrawal from the London Fisheries Convention 1964.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	2641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>On 3 July, the Secretary of State tabled a Written Ministerial Statement which advised Parliament that the UK had notified its intention to withdraw from the 1964 London Fisheries Convention.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/07/2017 13:16:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

747735

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
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: Seasonal Workers
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 potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the future availability of seasonal labour in the agricultural sector.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	2541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>We are listening to the agricultural sector, considering the latest data and working closely with industry to understand and analyse the labour demand and supply, now and when we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>For the longer-term, we are considering the options for our future immigration system carefully, and will look to develop a system which works for all. As part of this, the Government intends to commission advice from the Migration Advisory Committee to analyse the reliance on EU migrant workers across the economy and consider the UK’s labour market needs.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/07/2017 10:19:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

746696

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Air Pollution: North of England
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 air quality in Liverpool, Walton constituency; and what steps he is taking to improve air quality in northern cities.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	2034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>Local authorities have a duty under the Environment Act 1995 to review and assess air quality for a range of pollutants in their areas. If a local authority finds any places that are not likely to achieve national air quality objectives it must declare an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) and to draw up an action plan detailing remedial measures to address the problem. In the case of Liverpool it has declared the whole city as an AQMA and expects to meet the annual mean for nitrogen dioxide by 2020. In November 2016 I met Councillor Ann O’Byrne, Deputy Mayor of Liverpool City Council and Steve Rotheram the then MP for Liverpool, Walton and now Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to discuss air quality in the City. In February 2017 I also met Dr Jon Lamonte, Chief Executive of Transport for Greater Manchester, which has responsibility for air quality on behalf of the Combined Authority, to discuss air quality there. In 2016 Manchester amended the individual borough AQMAs into a single one for the Combined Authority.</p><p> </p><p>Defra publishes the latest information covering local authorities in the ‘Air Pollution in the UK’ report published on our website and available here: <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/annualreport/" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/annualreport/</a>. Air quality reports of the local authorities are based on 43 areas within the UK (termed zones and agglomerations) and Walton is contained in the agglomeration Liverpool Urban Area UK0006.</p><p> </p><p>We will also be publishing the final Air Quality Plan for nitrogen dioxide by 31 July, which will include next steps for cities across the United Kingdom where exceedances exist.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/07/2017 12:30:27 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

746732

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Air Pollution
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 information his Department holds on the mean average value for nitrogen dioxide levels by parliamentary constituency in 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	1936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold the specified information by Parliamentary constituency. Information on modelled annual mean nitrogen dioxide concentrations for 2015 by local authority is available via the UK Ambient Air Quality Interactive map on our website at: uk-air.defra.gov.uk/data/gis-mapping.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/07/2017 12:35:30 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

746733

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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: 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, what steps his Department is taking to reduce late Basic Payment Sceheme payments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	1937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The Rural Payments Agency has made a number of improvements in the processing of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2016 claims. Last year a record number of BPS claimants applied through the online system.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As of 28 June 2017, 85,197 eligible farmers (99.2% of the total) have been issued their BPS payment. The Rural Payments Agency continues to focus on the completion of the remainder and dealing with any queries on BPS 2016 claims raised by farmers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/07/2017 10:40:47 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

746735

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Air Pollution
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 his Department has made of the total cost of implementing the measures outlined in the consultation, Improving air quality: reducing nitrogen dioxide in our towns and cities, launched 5 May 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	1983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The technical report accompanying the draft Air Quality Plan included analysis of a range of possible measures that could be considered. Cost estimates are made on pages 187-188 of the technical report, available here: <a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/airquality/air-quality-plan-for-tackling-nitrogen-dioxide/supporting_documents/Technical%20Report%20%20Amended%209%20May%202017.pdf" target="_blank">https://consult.defra.gov.uk/airquality/air-quality-plan-for-tackling-nitrogen-dioxide/supporting_documents/Technical%20Report%20%20Amended%209%20May%202017.pdf</a> The final Plan will present analysis of the agreed package of measures as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/07/2017 17:45:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

746836

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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: Seasonal Workers
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 effectiveness of using tier 3 visas to tackle labour shortages in the soft fruit industry.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	2040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>We remain closely engaged with industry to ensure that we are informed of the latest intelligence on the labour market.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office intends to commission the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to better understand the reliance on EU migrant workers across the economy and consider the UK’s labour market needs.</p><p> </p><p>The number of non-UK workers in the agriculture and horticulture sector after we leave the EU will depend on the final shape of domestic immigration policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/07/2017 16:23:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

746839

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Fisheries: 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 discussions he has had with his Scottish counterparts on the use by the Scottish salmon farming industry of live wrasse caught in south-west England to control lice; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	2199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>Officials from Defra and Marine Scotland are in regular contact on a number of matters, including the use of wrasse caught in south-west England by the aquaculture sector in Scotland. However, since most wrasse are caught inshore, local IFCAs have lead responsibility.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities are developing initiatives to control the removals of live wrasse and protect local ecosystems in south-west England. The Southern IFCA has introduced technical measures to limit the catch of breeding wrasse. The Devon and Severn IFCA has introduced a permit system to restrict catch and require fully documented removal. The Cornwall IFCA has limited the fishery to three vessels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/07/2017 10:45:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

746842

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
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	Origin Marking: Scotland
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 ensure that (a) Ayrshire Earlies, (b) Forfar Bridies, (c) Ayrshire Dunlop, (d) Orkney Cheddar, (e) Stornoway black pudding, (f) Scottish wild salmon, (g) Scottish farmed salmon, (h) native Shetland wool, (i) Scottish lamb, (j) Scottish beef, (k) Arbroath smokies, (l) Teviotdale cheese. (m) Shetland lamb, (n) Orkney beef and (o) Orkney lamb continue to be protected by either (i) Protected Designation of Origin, (ii) Protected Geographical Indication and (iii) Traditional Speciality Guaranteed provisions after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	2142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The EU Protected Food Name scheme has helped to promote heritage food products and speciality recipes including many from Scotland. Ayrshire Earlies and Forfar Bridies are currently applying for protection.</p><p> </p><p>The government is considering options that would allow us to protect UK designations after we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme is also very important to a number of other EU countries who will want the UK to agree to recognise their protected food names in the UK market after we leave the EU. This will be a matter for negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/07/2017 17:52:08 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock