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1405189

registered interest
date	21/01/2022
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	Pesticides: Pollinators
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 (a) effectiveness of the authorisation process for pesticides and (b) the effect of that matter on (i) honey bees and (ii) wild pollinators.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	109329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in developing greener farming practises and upholds the highest standards of environmental and health protection. Our first priority is to ensure pesticides have no unacceptable effects on the environment and no harmful effects on human health.</p><p> </p><p>The authorisation of pesticide products, including those containing neonicotinoid active substances, is based on a detailed and robust scientific risk assessment. This is carried out by the regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), using studies and information provided by the applicant to address the extensive data requirements. The regulatory process is constantly updated so that it advances with scientific knowledge, and pesticides are reviewed regularly to ensure that they meet the latest standards. HSE’s assessment includes consideration of what happens to a pesticide after it is applied. This includes determining whether it breaks down, its persistence and mobility in soil and water, as well as effects on a range of non-target organisms.</p><p> </p><p>Linking pesticide usage directly to changes in both managed and wild pollinator populations remains challenging because of the range of pressures which affect pollinators, such as habitat loss and climate change, in addition to the complexities of assessing and attributing pesticide usage and risk to impacts.</p><p> </p><p>However, research suggests that the EU moratorium on the use of neonicotinoid (thiamethoxam, clothianidin, imidacloprid) seed treatments on mass-flowering crops in 2013 was effective at reducing exposure of honeybees to these pesticides over the subsequent years.</p><p> </p><p>We have funded research into the exposure of honeybees to pesticides, both over time and at national scale, through chemical analysis of pesticide residues found in honey samples. Using genetic techniques, such as DNA metabarcoding, this research can assess the plants foraged by exposed bees and highlight common pesticide exposure routes for this key pollinator species. We expect the results of this work to be published in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>We are also funding research exploring how we could further develop our monitoring to better understand the effects, and the impacts, of pesticides on pollinators, such as expanding residue assessments to include wild pollinator species of bumblebees and solitary bees.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, Defra is developing a Pesticide Load Indicator which takes account of both the chemical properties of pesticides used and the weight applied. This uses pesticide usage data, ecotoxicity and environmental data to better understand how the pressure from pesticides on the environment, including bees, has changed over time. Much of this research will be published this year.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 109330 109331 question first answered 31/01/2022 16:38:30 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1405194

registered interest
date	21/01/2022
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	Bees: Pesticides
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 he has to investigate the impact of currently authorised pesticides on honey bees.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	109330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in developing greener farming practises and upholds the highest standards of environmental and health protection. Our first priority is to ensure pesticides have no unacceptable effects on the environment and no harmful effects on human health.</p><p> </p><p>The authorisation of pesticide products, including those containing neonicotinoid active substances, is based on a detailed and robust scientific risk assessment. This is carried out by the regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), using studies and information provided by the applicant to address the extensive data requirements. The regulatory process is constantly updated so that it advances with scientific knowledge, and pesticides are reviewed regularly to ensure that they meet the latest standards. HSE’s assessment includes consideration of what happens to a pesticide after it is applied. This includes determining whether it breaks down, its persistence and mobility in soil and water, as well as effects on a range of non-target organisms.</p><p> </p><p>Linking pesticide usage directly to changes in both managed and wild pollinator populations remains challenging because of the range of pressures which affect pollinators, such as habitat loss and climate change, in addition to the complexities of assessing and attributing pesticide usage and risk to impacts.</p><p> </p><p>However, research suggests that the EU moratorium on the use of neonicotinoid (thiamethoxam, clothianidin, imidacloprid) seed treatments on mass-flowering crops in 2013 was effective at reducing exposure of honeybees to these pesticides over the subsequent years.</p><p> </p><p>We have funded research into the exposure of honeybees to pesticides, both over time and at national scale, through chemical analysis of pesticide residues found in honey samples. Using genetic techniques, such as DNA metabarcoding, this research can assess the plants foraged by exposed bees and highlight common pesticide exposure routes for this key pollinator species. We expect the results of this work to be published in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>We are also funding research exploring how we could further develop our monitoring to better understand the effects, and the impacts, of pesticides on pollinators, such as expanding residue assessments to include wild pollinator species of bumblebees and solitary bees.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, Defra is developing a Pesticide Load Indicator which takes account of both the chemical properties of pesticides used and the weight applied. This uses pesticide usage data, ecotoxicity and environmental data to better understand how the pressure from pesticides on the environment, including bees, has changed over time. Much of this research will be published this year.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 109329 109331 question first answered 31/01/2022 16:38:30 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1405195

registered interest
date	21/01/2022
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	Pesticides: Bees and Environment Protection
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 research his Department has commissioned on the impact of currently authorised pesticides on (a) bees and (b) the potential consequences for the environment.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	109331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in developing greener farming practises and upholds the highest standards of environmental and health protection. Our first priority is to ensure pesticides have no unacceptable effects on the environment and no harmful effects on human health.</p><p> </p><p>The authorisation of pesticide products, including those containing neonicotinoid active substances, is based on a detailed and robust scientific risk assessment. This is carried out by the regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), using studies and information provided by the applicant to address the extensive data requirements. The regulatory process is constantly updated so that it advances with scientific knowledge, and pesticides are reviewed regularly to ensure that they meet the latest standards. HSE’s assessment includes consideration of what happens to a pesticide after it is applied. This includes determining whether it breaks down, its persistence and mobility in soil and water, as well as effects on a range of non-target organisms.</p><p> </p><p>Linking pesticide usage directly to changes in both managed and wild pollinator populations remains challenging because of the range of pressures which affect pollinators, such as habitat loss and climate change, in addition to the complexities of assessing and attributing pesticide usage and risk to impacts.</p><p> </p><p>However, research suggests that the EU moratorium on the use of neonicotinoid (thiamethoxam, clothianidin, imidacloprid) seed treatments on mass-flowering crops in 2013 was effective at reducing exposure of honeybees to these pesticides over the subsequent years.</p><p> </p><p>We have funded research into the exposure of honeybees to pesticides, both over time and at national scale, through chemical analysis of pesticide residues found in honey samples. Using genetic techniques, such as DNA metabarcoding, this research can assess the plants foraged by exposed bees and highlight common pesticide exposure routes for this key pollinator species. We expect the results of this work to be published in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p>We are also funding research exploring how we could further develop our monitoring to better understand the effects, and the impacts, of pesticides on pollinators, such as expanding residue assessments to include wild pollinator species of bumblebees and solitary bees.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, Defra is developing a Pesticide Load Indicator which takes account of both the chemical properties of pesticides used and the weight applied. This uses pesticide usage data, ecotoxicity and environmental data to better understand how the pressure from pesticides on the environment, including bees, has changed over time. Much of this research will be published this year.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 109329 109330 question first answered 31/01/2022 16:38:30 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1405216

registered interest
date	21/01/2022
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	Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
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 he has to update breed-specific legislation and the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to help prevent unnecessary suffering in dogs.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	109204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>The primary purpose of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 is public protection. The Government must balance the views of those who want to repeal or amend the breed specific legislation relating to the Pit Bull terrier, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro and the Japanese Tosa with that responsibility.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Historically, pit bull types are powerful dogs which have been traditionally bred in the UK for dog fighting. Data gathered from 2005 onwards on fatal dog attacks show that pit bulls were involved in around one in six tragic incidents, despite the prohibitions that we have in place that have significantly limited the numbers of pit bulls in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government considers that a lifting of the restrictions on these types of dogs would more likely result in an increase in dog attacks, rather than contributing to any reduction in such incidents. This position is supported by the police.</p><p> </p><p>Despite the general prohibitions on these types of dog, individual prohibited dogs can be kept by their owners if a court considers certain safety criteria to be met.</p><p> </p><p>The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 also gives enforcement bodies the power to take action in cases where a dog is considered to be dangerously out of control and has attacked another dog.</p><p> </p><p>In December 2021, Defra published research in collaboration with Middlesex University to look at responsible ownership across all breeds of dog. The report will provide the basis for the consideration of reform in this area and the Government is already working with the police, local authorities, and stakeholders to consider the recommendations further.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 26/01/2022 12:51:18 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1405226

registered interest
date	21/01/2022
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Legislation
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 pieces of (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation their Department has sponsored in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	109242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>(a)</p><p> </p><p>The number of pieces of primary legislation sponsored by Defra over each of the past ten years is publicly available and can be calculated using the Parliament.uk website (<a href="https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/" target="_blank">https://bills.parliament.uk/</a>).</p><p> </p><p>(b)</p><p> </p><p>The number of statutory instruments introduced by Defra over each of the past ten years is publicly available and can be calculated using the Defra Lex website (<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fdefralex&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHarvey.Slade%40defra.gov.uk%7Cb056c35515af4747d9d408d9e0020958%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637787121608772510%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=R5jOOMzuBGOXSmmodsZ6VFDMcHPwU%2BQJu8W2UGGbawA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/defralex</a>). This information may not be exhaustive, for example, due to machinery of government changes to departmental structure in the past decade.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 31/01/2022 16:48:06 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1405235

registered interest
date	21/01/2022
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	Veterinary Medicine: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2021 to Question 51897, what the timescale is for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons to provide recommendations on the overhaul of the disciplinary framework and fitness to practice regime.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	109276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) recently carried out a root-and-branch review of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (last reviewed in 2008) and the role of the RCVS as the veterinary regulator, with the aim of ensuring public protection, animal health and welfare and regulatory best practice. The terms of reference were not set by or agreed with the Government. The review aimed to design a modern, fit for purpose framework comparable to other professional regulators, including a modern fitness to practice regime. The RCVS provided its recommendations to Defra Ministers in September 2021. Defra Ministers are considering these recommendations and welcome the content and consideration provided by the RCVS.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 109277 109278 109279 question first answered 31/01/2022 17:56:31 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1405238

registered interest
date	21/01/2022
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	Veterinary Medicine: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is undertaking a review of the disciplinary framework and fitness to practice regime.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	109277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) recently carried out a root-and-branch review of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (last reviewed in 2008) and the role of the RCVS as the veterinary regulator, with the aim of ensuring public protection, animal health and welfare and regulatory best practice. The terms of reference were not set by or agreed with the Government. The review aimed to design a modern, fit for purpose framework comparable to other professional regulators, including a modern fitness to practice regime. The RCVS provided its recommendations to Defra Ministers in September 2021. Defra Ministers are considering these recommendations and welcome the content and consideration provided by the RCVS.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 109276 109278 109279 question first answered 31/01/2022 17:56:31 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1405242

registered interest
date	21/01/2022
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	Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966
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 the Government last reviewed the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	109278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) recently carried out a root-and-branch review of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (last reviewed in 2008) and the role of the RCVS as the veterinary regulator, with the aim of ensuring public protection, animal health and welfare and regulatory best practice. The terms of reference were not set by or agreed with the Government. The review aimed to design a modern, fit for purpose framework comparable to other professional regulators, including a modern fitness to practice regime. The RCVS provided its recommendations to Defra Ministers in September 2021. Defra Ministers are considering these recommendations and welcome the content and consideration provided by the RCVS.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 109276 109277 109279 question first answered 31/01/2022 17:56:31 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1405263

registered interest
date	21/01/2022
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	Economic Partnership Agreements: Maldives
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 his Department has had with the Department for International Trade regarding the potential merits to the UK’s commitment on sustainable fishing of an Economic Partnership Agreement with the Republic of the Maldives; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	109182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>Defra and DIT officials work closely together on trade negotiations. The Republic of the Maldives did not have a trade agreement (a Free Trade Agreement or a development-focused Economic Partnership Agreement), with the EU, and therefore, the UK could not include the Maldives as part of its continuity programme. We currently trade on World Trade Organisation terms with the Maldives.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government is strongly committed to tackling unsustainable fishing and would welcome the opportunity to continue its engagement with the Maldives through the London Stock Exchange Group on raising green and blue bonds and financing options to fund sustainable projects.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, both the UK and the Maldives are contracting parties to the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, where the UK is continuing to seek adoption of new measures for the protection of tuna stocks in the Indian Ocean.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 31/01/2022 16:46:12 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1405271

registered interest
date	21/01/2022
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	Veterinary Medicine: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 September 2021 to Question 51897, whether the Government has agreed terms of reference for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons review of the disciplinary framework and fitness to practice regime.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	109279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) recently carried out a root-and-branch review of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (last reviewed in 2008) and the role of the RCVS as the veterinary regulator, with the aim of ensuring public protection, animal health and welfare and regulatory best practice. The terms of reference were not set by or agreed with the Government. The review aimed to design a modern, fit for purpose framework comparable to other professional regulators, including a modern fitness to practice regime. The RCVS provided its recommendations to Defra Ministers in September 2021. Defra Ministers are considering these recommendations and welcome the content and consideration provided by the RCVS.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 109276 109277 109278 question first answered 31/01/2022 17:56:31 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown