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1077187

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Air Pollution: Children
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 representatives of UNICEF UK on the recommendations published in that organisation's recent report Healthy Air for Every Child: A Call for National Action.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	225542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Secretaries of State for Environment and Health recently attended the Clean Air Summit, at which a number of representatives of UNICEF were also present.</p><p> </p><p>UNICEF’s representatives used this opportunity to highlight findings of their report and to discuss its recommendations to reduce the impact of air pollution on the most vulnerable members of society, including our children.</p><p> </p><p>Our Clean Air Strategy is clear that children are impacted by air pollution more than the general population, and all the measures set out in the Strategy will reduce emissions of pollution, improving public health.</p><p> </p><p>The Honourable Member will be aware that air quality is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/02/2019 10:09:55 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1064774

registered interest
date	21/02/2019
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: Travel
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 his Department has to publish further guidance on pet travel to Europe after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	224490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>Whatever the outcome of negotiations, when the UK leaves the EU, owners of pet dogs, cats and ferrets will be able to continue to travel to the EU with their pets but there may be changes to the system.</p><p> </p><p>We want owners to continue to be able to travel with their animals with the minimum of disruption, whilst maintaining our high biosecurity and welfare standards. However, it’s our duty as a responsible Government to prepare for all eventualities, including a ‘no deal’ scenario.</p><p> </p><p>On 6 November 2018, Defra published guidance on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/pet-travel-to-europe-after-brexit" target="_blank">Pet Travel to Europe after Brexit</a> in preparation for the possibility of leaving the EU without a deal. The guidance also contains advice on the documents and health preparation required for pets to return to the UK from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to keep this guidance up to date as the arrangements that allow pet owners to travel to and from the EU with pets after the UK leaves the EU are confirmed.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/02/2019 16:52:14 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1064023

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Food Supply: 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, what assurances his Department has provided to the Scottish Government on the prevention of food shortages in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	223221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>Defra officials have been working closely with Scottish Government officials, and officials from all Devolved Administrations, on contingency planning for a no deal scenario, including considering potential impacts on the food sector. The UK has a high degree of food security, built on access to a range of sources including strong domestic production and imports from other countries. This will continue to be the case whether we leave the European Union with or without a deal.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also has well established ways of working with the food industry, including Defra’s long established Food Chain Emergency Liaison Group (FCELG), which allows Government and industry to work together to plan for and respond to any food supply disruption. This industry group’s membership is drawn from across the agri-food chain sector and includes other relevant government departments and Devolved Administrations including the Scottish Government. This group is meeting monthly to support preparations for leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 25/02/2019 17:08:37 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1064024

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
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	Food Supply
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 requirement for a fair and controlled food distribution system in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	223222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government is preparing for all eventualities including leaving the European Union without a deal. Extensive work to prepare for a ‘no deal’ scenario has been under way for the last two years to ensure the country continues to operate as smoothly as possible from the day we leave.</p><p>The UK has a high degree of food security, built on access to a range of sources including strong domestic production and imports from other countries. This will continue to be the case whether we leave the European Union with or without a deal. The Government has well established ways of working with the food industry on food supply chain issues, and food distribution, and we are using these to support preparations for leaving the EU. This includes working with Defra’s long established Food Chain Emergency Liaison Group (FCELG), which allows Government and industry to work together to plan for and respond to any food supply disruption. This industry group’s membership is drawn from across the agri-food chain sector and includes other relevant government departments, Devolved Administrations and agencies.</p><p>Defra will continue to work closely with food industry stakeholders to understand the impacts of a no deal scenario on the food and drink industry, as well as the contingency planning measures being taken by industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 25/02/2019 16:07:45 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1051420

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Water Companies
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 publish a response to Early Day Motion 1761 entitled Public ownership of water in England.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	214584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>I responded to a debate called by the Rt Hon. Member for Harrow West in Westminster Hall on 22 January, where I set out the Government’s position on the model for the water industry in England.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be accessed here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2019-01-22/debates/93097112-7B8E-459A-BE5A-530A7D3EA826/WaterIndustry" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2019-01-22/debates/93097112-7B8E-459A-BE5A-530A7D3EA826/WaterIndustry</a></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/02/2019 14:31:40 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1015042

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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: Children
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 discussions he has had with external stakeholders on the effect of air pollution on child health.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	195608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Defra ministers and officials meet stakeholders regularly to engage on the wide range of issues regarding air quality. I have hosted a number of roundtable discussions in preparing the draft Clean Air Strategy, meeting with a wide range of organisations representing public health interests, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), to discuss health impacts from particulate matter and how these could be reduced, and how we can improve the information provided about air pollution, forecasts and health impacts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Officials continue regular engagement with a wide range of these organisations during and after the consultation on the draft Clean Air Strategy, and are pursuing a number of ideas for joint working on improving communications about health and pollution, including child health.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 29/11/2018 17:45:37 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1015043

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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: Children
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 his Department plans to conduct or support any studies into the effect of air pollution on child health.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	195609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra does not fund studies into the effect of air pollution on child health as this falls more in the remit of bodies such as the Department of Health and Social Care or Public Health England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have consulted on our new Clean Air Strategy, which sets out how we are investing £10 million in improving our modelling, data and analytical tools to give a more precise picture of current and future air quality and the impact of policies to improve it in the future. We will continue to work in collaboration with research councils who are funding a large programme of research on air pollution.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 29/11/2018 17:50:36 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

693250

registered interest
date	21/02/2017
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: Monitoring
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 she has to issue new guidance to local authority air quality monitoring units after the UK exits the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	908929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>Defra will continue to provide technical and policy guidance to local authorities to assist them in meeting their air quality management responsibilities, including air quality monitoring. This guidance is kept under review and was last updated last year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 908921 908925 question first answered 27/02/2017 11:58:35 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

421739

registered interest
date	15/10/2015
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	Game: 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, if she will issue a response to EDM 402, Use of Cages to Rear Birds for Shooting.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	12108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>Recent Defra funded research into the use of cages for rearing gamebirds compared with more traditional pen systems found no difference in welfare between the two systems. The Government intends to review the statutory <em>Code of Practice for the Welfare of Gamebirds Reared for Sporting Purposes</em> next year. In the meantime, if anyone considers that the welfare of a gamebird is being compromised they should report it to the Animal &amp; Plant Health Agency who have powers to investigate such claims.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/10/2015 16:25:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady