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753447

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit
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 and what proportion of his Department's expenditure has been identified as relating to its work on the UK leaving the EU in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	5623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Over 80% of Defra’s agenda is linked to the European Union. As a result, Defra has reviewed and reprioritised its work programme so that many roles across the Defra group are now supporting EU exit-related work, either directly or indirectly. It is therefore not possible to give an isolated figure of budget for the EU Exit programme alone.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/07/2017 10:46:11 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

753448

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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: North Sea
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 any of the fishing limits set within the North Sea Annual Plan are at a level that is not capable of producing maximum sustainable yield; and whether there are plans for those limits to be capped at the threshold advised by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	5705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>We remain committed to fishing at MSY. In the North Sea multi-annual plan (MAP), the target fishing mortality ranges and the conservation reference points aim to ensure stocks are fished at rates consistent with maximum sustainable yield. We expect the range and reference points to be reviewed regularly to take account of the latest stock advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.</p><p> </p><p>The North Sea MAP has not yet been adopted and the ranges and reference points set out in the proposal may need to be reviewed to ensure they are consistent with scientific advice for 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/07/2017 10:50:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

753674

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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	Rodents: Pest 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 incidences of rat and mice infestation were recorded in England by his Department in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	5967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not record incidences of rat and mice infestation in England.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 24/07/2017 11:01:40 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

753689

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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	Seagulls: Urban Areas
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 recent estimate he has made of the urban seagull population in England.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	5968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Defra does not hold information in relation to a recent estimate of the number of urban seagulls.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 24/07/2017 11:07:50 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

752472

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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 when the Rural Payments Agency will pay the outstanding amounts due to farmers for 2015; and what is the average length of time taken from submission of a claim to a payment being made by that agency.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>As at close of business on 17 July, 99.9% of customers have received their full Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2015 payment. There are 60 farmers still to receive their payment, 58 of which are currently held for legal reasons (such as probate), and 2 still need to be processed. The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) continues to focus on the completion of those outstanding and dealing with any new queries on BPS 2015 claims raised by farmers.</p><p> </p><p>The RPA does not hold information on the average time taken to process a claim. However, for the 2016 year, 90% of farmers were paid within 4 weeks of the payment window opening.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/07/2017 11:21:37 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

752492

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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 how they plan to maintain the UK's current food supplies level after Brexit, in the light of the findings of the study A food Brexit: time to get real that the EU is providing 31 per cent of the UK's food supply.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The potential issues for food supply following EU exit that are raised in the report “A Food Brexit: time to get real” are being addressed through a number of Bills outlined in the Queen’s Speech. These include an Agricultural Bill, a Fisheries Bill, an EU Repeal Bill, a Trade Bill and a Customs Bill. Analysis to inform the development of our legislative programme in preparation for leaving the EU is well underway.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/07/2017 11:22:49 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

752625

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	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, what the timetable is for bringing forward the new Control of Trade in Endangered Species regulations.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	5431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Work is in progress to update the Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations. We intend to finalise our proposals over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 24/07/2017 11:05:25 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

749873

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Israel: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to legislate to prohibit farmers from placing (1) bulls, and (2) cows with calves, in fields traversed by a public footpath.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Section 59 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 bans bulls of seven recognised dairy breeds (Ayrshire, British Friesian, British Holstein, Dairy Shorthorn, Guernsey, Jersey and Kerry) that are over the age of ten months, in all circumstances, from being at large in fields crossed by public rights of way.</p><p>Bulls of all other breeds (again over the age of ten months) are also banned from fields crossed by public rights of way unless accompanied by cows or heifers. There are no specific prohibitions on the keeping of cattle other than bulls aged over ten months.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/07/2017 10:45:30 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

749919

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Srebrenica: Genocide
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how many sea defence areas have been established during the last 10 years in North-West England; and where each such area is located.
tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
uin	HL604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The following schemes, resulting in improved protection from flooding and/or erosion for over 20,000 properties, have been, or are currently being, undertaken since 2007 in the North West of England:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Item</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Defences</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Morecambe coast protection scheme phases five and six</p></td><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Crane Wharf tidal river defences</p></td><td><p>Chester</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Thornton-Cleveleys phases two and three coast protection scheme</p></td><td><p>Wyre</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Hesketh Outmarsh West</p></td><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Lower Lancaster tidal Flood Alleviation Scheme phases one and two</p></td><td><p>Lancaster</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Stanah) sea defence improvements</p></td><td><p>Poulton-le-Fylde, Wyre</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>West Kirby coast protection scheme</p></td><td><p>Wirral</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Cleveleys sea defence improvement works phase four</p></td><td><p>Wyre</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>River Wyre embankment stabilisation works</p></td><td><p>Fleetwood, Wyre</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>Cleveleys groyne works</p></td><td><p>Wyre</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>Blackpool Central Area Scheme</p></td><td><p>Blackpool</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>Cleveleys beach recharge works</p></td><td><p>Wyre</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>Dubb Mill Point highway coast protection works</p></td><td><p>Allonby, Cumbria</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>Eskmeals highway coast protection works</p></td><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>Hightown dune restoration works</p></td><td><p>Sefton</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>Teal Bay shingle management (groyne) works</p></td><td><p>Morecambe Lancashire</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>River Mersey Warrington tidal flood risk management scheme phase 1</p></td><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>Sunderland Point coast protection works</p></td><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>Whitehaven Harbour emergency works</p></td><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>West Shore Park coast protection scheme</p></td><td><p>Barrow</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>Knott End sea defence replacement</p></td><td><p>Wyre</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>Starr Hills sand dune management</p></td><td><p>Blackpool</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>Anchorsholme coast protection scheme</p></td><td><p>Blackpool</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>Hesketh Outmarsh East managed realignment</p></td><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>Rossall coast protection and sea defence scheme phases one and two of three</p></td><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>Morcambe sea defence improvement works</p></td><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>2019</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are dune restoration programmes on the Fylde Peninsula and the Sefton coast.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/07/2017 10:42:25 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

749931

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	Golan Heights: Israel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the membership of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme transition group; whether the minutes of its meetings are publicly available; and what plans they have considered to increase the quantity of seasonal workers working in the UK agricultural industry.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
uin	HL616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The membership of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) Transition Working Group comprises agricultural and horticultural growers, industry bodies, operators of the former SAWS scheme, labour providers and relevant government departments and bodies. Additional participants are invited to attend meetings according to the issues on the agenda. A note of the meeting is circulated to attendees but is not currently published.</p><p>The SAWS Transition Working Group discussed the supply of seasonal labour working in the UK agricultural industry for the 2017 season at its last meeting in March this year. The supply of seasonal labour will be discussed further at the next working group meeting.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/07/2017 10:46:03 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb