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178494

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
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	Slaughterhouses
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 enforce humane standards in slaughterhouses; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	223769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2015 answer text <p>We have in place legislation which sets down strict animal welfare rules within our slaughterhouses. Enforcement of this legislation is the responsibility of the Food Standards Agency; enforcement is carried out by Official Veterinarians in every approved slaughterhouse. We are continuing to work closely with the Food Standards Agency to see how we can further improve the welfare standards in slaughterhouses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/02/2015 11:52:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

169488

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Dogs: 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, how many prosecutions relating to dogs there were for each offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	218132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Centrally held records of prosecutions under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 do not record the species of animal involved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/12/2014 14:09:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

169489

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Dogs: Animal Breeding
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 people were prosecuted under the Breeding and Sale of Dogs Acts in 2013; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	218138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>There were no prosecutions under the Breeding and Sale of Dogs Acts in 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/12/2014 14:10:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

169492

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	Dogs: Animal Breeding
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 average cost is for a dog breeder to (a) obtain a licence for the first time and (b) renew an existing licence; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	218245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not hold records of the average cost of a dog breeder’s licence. However, the fee should represent the cost of administering the licence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/12/2014 14:09:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168924

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	Disabled Staff
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 people with a disability work in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>As at 30 November 2014, 151 staff in core Defra had declared that they were disabled. This represents 12% of staff who declared their disability status.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 15/12/2014 16:29:10 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168931

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
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	Older 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, how many people working in her Department are over 65 years old; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>As at 30 November 2014, 27 staff in core Defra were over 65 years of age. This represents 1.2% of the workforce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 15/12/2014 16:03:20 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

167736

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
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	Energy
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 has taken to insulate her Departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Insulation surveys were carried out across all core Defra’s buildings in 2011 and window frame draught proofing installed at both Nobel House, London and Kings Pool, York. More recently, in 2013, all ceiling void and wall insulation was replaced throughout Nobel House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 08/12/2014 16:39:44 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

167012

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
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	Renewable Energy
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 she has made of the capacity of her Department's buildings for the micro-generation of renewable energy; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	216588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>A key aspect of core Defra’s construction and major refurbishment projects is consideration and incorporation of renewable energy technologies where viable. The Department’s Alnwick office construction in 2009 used a wind turbine, solar photovolataic panels and a biomass boiler. A major refurbishment of the York office (2008) included solar thermal panels.</p><p>The Department’s London headquarters building, Nobel House, was refurbished in 2012. The building had previously been assessed, in 2010, for renewable energy technologies but was not considered suitable due to the building’s position, aspect and listed status.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 08/12/2014 16:31:55 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

165975

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
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	Water
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 reduce water (a) usage and (b) bills in her Department; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	215961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>Core Defra has reduced water consumption and costs through investment in water saving measures such as flow restrictors, rainwater harvesting, low flush toilet cisterns and waterless urinals. Smart metering also enables Core Defra to monitor and target excessive consumption, identify leaks and ensure building systems are operating to optimum efficiency.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Rationalisation of the estate has also delivered significant savings. For example, since April 2012 core Defra has reduced its London estate from four to two properties, making more efficient use of space and reducing water consumption as part of the overall strategy.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 02/12/2014 17:11:22 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

164351

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
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	Electronic Government
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 is taking to ensure its services are available online; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	215663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Defra is developing two of the twenty five Digital Exemplar programmes across Government. These are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· The Common Agricultural Policy Delivery programme - a new digital service to implement the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>· The Waste Carrier Registrations programme to replace the previous paper based system, making it quicker and easier for waste carrier businesses to register online. This is being delivered in two phases, with the first phase available to customers now. The proportion of registrations made using the digital service since December 2013 presently stands at 97.3%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Many Defra services are already online, including Rod Licence Applications, the Cattle Tracing System, Animal Disease Alert Notifications and Farm Surveys. Defra is building up its Digital capability to ensure we can deliver more services on-line.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 01/12/2014 13:06:33 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby