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748013

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the benefits, costs and risks of instituting an exclusive economic zone around the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>When the UK leaves the EU it will automatically become an independent coastal state. It will have rights to manage access to its waters and to work with other Coastal States, including the EU, to manage shared stocks and agree shares of fishing opportunities. The UK is already responsible for fisheries enforcement matters within its Exclusive Economic Zone.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/07/2017 16:53:43 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

445373

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	Pigs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is being done to support British pig farmers who are affected by Russia’s ban on European food imports and cheap imports into the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>I recognise that many UK pig producers are struggling with a very tough period of low prices. The Government is providing support through our reforms to tax averaging. We also supported the activation of private storage aid on 4 January to remove pigmeat temporarily from the EU market.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the industry to open up new market opportunities at home and abroad. China offers huge potential for the future of the food and farming industry. Since 2010, British food and drink exports to China have more than doubled to £280 million, the fastest-growing of which are dairy products, pork, beer and tea. 2016 will be the Year of GREAT British Food, opening a long-term campaign of trade missions and events in the UK that showcase British products and help farm businesses to grow and thrive.</p><p>Defra secured a deal in principle for trade in trotters during the Secretary of State's recent visit to China and the underpinning detailed arrangements are being finalised.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 01/02/2016 15:28:47 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

388034

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Food: Waste
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what measures they are taking to increase infrastructure and research to stop food waste in the United Kingdom and in developing countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Through the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), the Government is working with food manufacturers and retailers in the UK to meet targets to reduce food waste from households and the grocery supply chain under the Courtauld Commitment. There has been a 15% (1.3 million tonnes) reduction in household food waste since 2007 and signatories reported a reduction of 7.4% in food supply chain waste between 2010 and 2012. The third phase of the Courtauld Commitment targets a further 1.1 million tonnes of food and packaging waste reduction by the end of this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Love Food Hate Waste programme helps UK households to reduce food waste and save money through awareness raising and consumer advice. There is also an agreement with the hospitality sector with targets to prevent and manage food waste in restaurants, pubs and canteens. All of WRAP’s work is informed by extensive research into the quantities and drivers of food waste within these key sectors.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK is supporting the work of the G20 to reduce food losses and waste (FLW) in developed and developing countries, including the development of an Action Plan on Food Security and Sustainable Food Systems. As a part of this initiative, the UK supports the action on international organisations (led by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and the International Food Policy Research Institute) to set up a technical platform which will build on existing activities to promote sharing of knowledge and best practice, and seek to better coordinate actions by international organisations to reduce FLW in developing countries.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 15/07/2015 11:27:09 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

167238

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
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	Flood Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the timescale for planned flood defence infrastructure improvement works.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Environment Agency manages a rolling programme of flood and coastal erosion risk management improvement projects.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More than 1,400 schemes announced on 2 December are scheduled to enter the development or construction programme between April 2015 and March 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of the expected construction start dates for each of the projects is provided on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 16/12/2014 17:41:30 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

167239

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
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	Flood Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the reasoning behind the sums promised to each flood defence project.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s capital funding for flood and coastal erosion risk management projects is based on the economic benefits of schemes in terms of the damages of flooding or coastal erosion avoided and the number of households better protected. The funding formula used can be found on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 16/12/2014 17:48:39 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

78242

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
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	Plastic Bags
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the likely impact of the forthcoming charge for plastic bags on usage; and what are their long-term waste reduction targets.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL1137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government has developed an Impact Assessment for the forthcoming 5p charging scheme for England. This examines the impact of the charge on businesses, consumers and the environment. Once completed the Impact Assessment will be available to view on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Based on experience in other countries we expect the 5p charge to reduce the distribution of light weight plastic bags from large retailers by 70-80% and overall in England by 50-60%.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 22/07/2014 16:45:07 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick