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1463075

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the Government's food strategy.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	2518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The forthcoming Government Food Strategy will set out the Government’s ambition and priorities for the food system, considering the evidence set out in Henry Dimbleby’s independent review and building on additional topics.</p><p> </p><p>We are actively collaborating across Government to cover the entire food system and consider the unforeseen challenges that the agri-food sector has faced this last year since the independent review was published.</p><p> </p><p>We expect to publish the Government Food Strategy shortly.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 24/05/2022 14:43:52 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1300335

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Zoo Animals Fund
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 he has plans to extend qualification for the Zoo Animals Fund to groups involved in zoos conservation and scientific work.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	164507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>Organisations are eligible to apply for support under the Zoo Animals fund if they hold a zoo licence (full or section 14(2) dispensation) under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981 or have been granted an exemption under the Zoo Licensing Act 1981 and hold a licence under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) Regulations 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Zoo Animals Fund was set up in recognition of the fact that zoos need to continue caring for the animals during the pandemic. The fund supports zoos and aquariums with their animal welfare costs, as well as essential maintenance.</p><p> </p><p>As announced in the recent Budget, the fund has been extended in response to the current lockdown, with applications open until 28 May and support provided until 30 June.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 16/03/2021 17:03:49 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1300336

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Zoo Animals Fund
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 he has plans to relax the qualification requirements for applicants to the Zoo Animals Fund.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	164508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>Defra has already made the Zoo Animals Fund more accessible than the previous fund, the Zoo Support Fund. We have expanded the eligibility criteria so that grant payments to zoos begin when zoos reach their final 12 weeks of financial reserves, rather than 6 weeks. We also lifted the payment cap from £100k to £700k and then removed this cap at the end of the implementation period when we were no longer subject to EU state aid rules.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has also expanded the range of costs that are eligible under the Zoo Animals Fund so zoos can now claim costs relating to pre-planned essential maintenance and repair works as well as animal care costs. The fund has also been extended in response to the current lockdown, with applications open until 28 May and support provided until 30 June.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to monitor the fund to ensure that it achieves its aims. We will continue to engage with the sector to fully understand the ongoing impact of Covid-19 on the sector and provide updates as situations change.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 16/03/2021 17:19:16 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1300337

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Zoo Animals Fund
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 total amount of funding (a) allocated, (b) earmarked for disbursement and (c) disbursed by the Zoo Animals Fund was as of 7 March 2021.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	164509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>The Zoo Animals Fund has been extended to continue to provide support until 30 June, with application open until 28 May. To date, just over £5.5 million has been paid to 45 applicants from the Zoo Animals Fund. The Zoo Support Fund awarded 56 grants to successful applicants.</p><p> </p><p>Under both zoo support schemes we have so far awarded over £7.5 million to the zoo sector. This money has provided for animal care costs and essential maintenance costs for those zoos experiencing severe financial difficulties due to COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 16/03/2021 17:28:14 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1249930

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
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	Hunting: Coronavirus
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 restrictions are placed on hunts meeting during the November 2020 lockdown restrictions.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	112073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The exemption for gathering beyond your household for outdoor sport and licensed physical activity will no longer apply, including on private land. All activities in public outdoor space must therefore abide by broader gathering limits: to be on your own, with one other person, or your own household.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 16/11/2020 11:40:09 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1183543

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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	Tree Planting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which body is responsible for monitoring progress against the target to plant 75,000 acres of trees per year; what progress his Department has made towards meeting that target; and what the timescale is for achieving that target.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	26873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>As forestry is devolved, Defra is responsible for policies to increase tree planting in England. We will work with the devolved administrations to increase planting across the UK to 30,000 hectares per year by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>In the spring, we will consult on an English Tree Strategy with measures to increase planting in England supported by the Nature for Climate Fund. Woodland creation is monitored by the Forestry Commission and its counterparts in the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/03/2020 16:52:48 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1170980

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
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	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, with reference to the Queen's Speech of December 2019 and background briefing notes, what plans she has to bring forward legislative proposals on recognising animals as sentient beings.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	3774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed to bringing in new legislation on animal sentience. Any necessary changes required to domestic law will be made in a rigorous and comprehensive way after we leave the EU. Legislation will be brought forward when Parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/01/2020 16:59:08 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson