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100078

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	Floods: Somerset
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of (1) the feasibility of constructing a permanent flood defence barrage to protect the village of Westonzoyland in the Somerset Levels, and (2) the likely effectiveness of temporary demountable flood defences in the coming winter.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL2284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>1. The Environment Agency is constructing a permanent scheme to replace temporary defences. Steps are being taken so that protection is maintained should there be an increased flood risk during construction.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2. Demountable defences were considered as an option. However, after consulting local residents the Environment Agency took the decision to construct a permanent solution.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 30/10/2014 14:33:05 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

100159

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
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	Dangerous Dogs
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 dogs have been removed from their owners because those dogs were deemed dangerous in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Daventry
tabling member printed	Chris Heaton-Harris
uin	211204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>Statistics on the number of dogs seized are not held centrally. Such information would be held by each police force.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 28/10/2014 12:41:44 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris

99814

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Animals: Exports
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 number of animals exported (a) to the EU and (b) to countries outside the EU in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Jonathan Lord
uin	211113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Exports of Live Animals (in thousand head) from the UK to other EU Countries, 2009 to 2014</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>(thousand head)</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="6"><p>Year</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Livestock Type</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Grand Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pure bred breeding cattle</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-pure bred breeding cattle</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pure bred breeding pigs</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-pure bred breeding pigs</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>3</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheep</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>473</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poultry &lt;=185 grams</p></td><td><p>21,868</p></td><td><p>23,710</p></td><td><p>18,192</p></td><td><p>24,031</p></td><td><p>15,187</p></td><td><p>6,310</p></td><td><p>109,299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poultry &gt; 185 grams</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>580</p></td><td><p>679</p></td><td><p>642</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>2,283</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Horses, asses and mules</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goats</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other animals</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>22,058</p></td><td><p>24,362</p></td><td><p>18,992</p></td><td><p>24,780</p></td><td><p>15,537</p></td><td><p>6,478</p></td><td><p>112,207</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Ó Crown Copyright</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Source: HM Revenue and Customs</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Data prepared by Trade Statistics, Analysis &amp; Evidence Team, DEFRA</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014 data are subject to amendments</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>EU data based on EU 28</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Please note these figures are obtained using VAT records and will exclude some EU trade </strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>for businesses which are below the VAT threshold. As a result, actual trade levels </strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>may be higher than those given.</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>The data are subject to a degree of statistical error. The overall level of </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>errors is low, but these errors have a much greater proportional effect on </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>countries with small values or volumes of trade. Therefore, care is </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>needed when interpreting the data.</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notation:</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>0 = quantity less than half the unit shown</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Empty cells are nil values</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Exports from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland make up a significant proportion of the live</p><p>exports to the EU, accounting for around 90% of live UK sheep exports to the EU and 40% of live UK poultry exports to the EU.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Exports of Live Animals (in thousand head) from the UK to Non-EU Countries, 2009 to 2014</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p>(thousand head)</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="6"><p>Year</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Livestock Type</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>Grand Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pure bred breeding cattle</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-pure bred breeding cattle</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pure bred breeding pigs</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-pure bred breeding pigs</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheep</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poultry &lt;=185 grams</p></td><td><p>3,483</p></td><td><p>7,081</p></td><td><p>7,333</p></td><td><p>7,039</p></td><td><p>6,721</p></td><td><p>3,969</p></td><td><p>35,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poultry &gt; 185 grams</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Horses, asses and mules</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goats</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other animals</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>3,494</p></td><td><p>7,088</p></td><td><p>7,342</p></td><td><p>7,047</p></td><td><p>6,729</p></td><td><p>3,974</p></td><td><p>35,673</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Ó Crown Copyright</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Source: HM Revenue and Customs</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Data prepared by Trade Statistics, Analysis &amp; Evidence Team, DEFRA</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014 data are subject to amendments</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>The data are subject to a degree of statistical error. The overall level of </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>errors is low, but these errors have a much greater proportional effect on </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>countries with small values or volumes of trade. Therefore, care is </strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>needed when interpreting the data.</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notation:</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>0 = quantity less than half the unit shown</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Empty cells are nil values</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/10/2014 17:09:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

99815

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: South West
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 the pilot badger culls in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) Somerset have been evaluated as being safe, humane and effective.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	211130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The culls were closely monitored and the processes for data collection were independently audited. The results now need to be quality assured and assessed. It would not be appropriate to comment until these steps have been completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/10/2014 12:13:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

99817

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Housing Improvement
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 work with water companies to produce a set of procedures for those involved in the process of extending their properties.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	211100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Water company representatives are currently working with the building industry to produce a code of practice on how they handle requests about extensions to houses situated on land which may contain a sewer. A code should introduce greater transparency about the processes involved, and associated costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 211025 question first answered 23/10/2014 13:52:40 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

99818

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Housing Improvement
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 with water companies to produce cost guidelines for those involved in the process of extending their properties.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	211025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Water company representatives are currently working with the building industry to produce a code of practice on how they handle requests about extensions to houses situated on land which may contain a sewer. A code should introduce greater transparency about the processes involved, and associated costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 211100 question first answered 23/10/2014 13:52:40 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

99819

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Poultry: Eggs
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 she has had discussions with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on Crown Chicken Ltd's application to extend an existing hatchery at Green Farm in Kenninghall.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	211026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>In September 2013, in her capacity as a constituency MP, Liz Truss wrote to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government passing on concerns raised by Crown Chicken, as a business in her constituency. There have been no discussions since then.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/10/2014 13:59:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

99820

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: South West
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 long after the start of the badger culls in (a) Gloucestershire and (b) Somerset cage trapping was adopted as a method of culling.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	211027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>Both cage trapping and dispatch and controlled shooting are available control methods in each licensed area. As was the case last year, both were available for use throughout the 6-week duration of this year’s culls.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/10/2014 13:56:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

99821

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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 Industry 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, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2014 to Question 209943, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that contraventions of the Water Industry Act 1991 are being detected.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	211016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Drinking Water Inspectorate, Environment Agency and Ofwat (Water Services Regulation Authority) are responsible for ensuring that contraventions of the Water Industry Act 1991 are detected. In discharging their functions they undertake inspections, check compliance, review plans and reports, investigate incidents and act upon their findings. Each organisation publishes details annually of the action they have taken.</p><p>Further to their powers within the Water Industry Act 1991 the Environment Agency and Ofwat are Prescribed Persons on The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 2014 (SI No. 2418) with regard to whistle blowing.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 27/10/2014 17:12:32 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

99822

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: South West
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 badgers had been shot in the (a) Gloucestershire pilot area and (b) Somerset pilot area by the end of the licensed culling period.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	211045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2014 answer text <p>The culls were closely monitored and the processes for data collection were independently audited. The results now need to be quality assured and assessed. It would not be appropriate to comment until these steps have been completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 211046 question first answered 23/10/2014 13:30:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle