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1000252

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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	Environment Protection: Brazil
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 effect of reported environmental policy plans of the President-Elect of Brazil on (a) the environment in that country and (b) global climate change targets.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	187332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK and Brazil have a close dialogue on issues of mutual interest and concern, both bilaterally and globally, including on climate and the environment. We are aware of a number of proposals reported during the recent election period. The new Brazilian President takes office on 1 January 2019. It is for the Government of the day to formulate its own policies and it would be inappropriate to speculate at this stage on the decisions that the new Government may make. Climate and environment issues form an important part of our work with Brazil and we look forward to continuing our dialogue on these.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/11/2018 16:30:00 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1000257

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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	Cats and Dogs: Meat
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 close the legal loophole that allows human consumption of dog and cat meat in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	187378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>It is already illegal to sell dog and cat meat for human consumption and the Government has seen no evidence that dog or cat meat is being sold or consumed in this country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 12/11/2018 16:31:03 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1000262

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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	Food: Production
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 his Department has taken to ensure that the food and farming sector has sufficient access to labour in order to sustain British food production (a) now and (b) in the future.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	187334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Defra understands the importance of labour in supporting a successful and effective agricultural sector, and is considering how best to support the needs of the sector both before and after the UK withdraws from the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have announced that the Government will introduce a new pilot scheme for 2019 and 2020, enabling up to 2,500 non-European Economic Area migrant workers to come to the UK to undertake seasonal employment in the edible horticultural sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra is also working closely with the Home Office to ensure that there is a long term strategy for the food and farming workforce as part of the future immigration policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra is working with industry to raise awareness of the career opportunities within the agriculture and food industry to attract domestic workers, and is exploring the potential for innovation and automation in meeting future labour demands.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/11/2018 12:22:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

999497

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Beverage Containers: Recycling
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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the viability of developing exemptions for fully recyclable coffee cups as part of any future levy.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	186915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>As set out by the chancellor in the Budget, the government has concluded that a levy on the production of all disposable cups would not be effective at this time and therefore is not considering exemptions for recyclable coffee cups. The Government will look at the best way to tackle the environmental impact of cups in the upcoming Resources and Waste Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/11/2018 10:56:38 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

999520

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Fisheries
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 support his Department has provided to the fishing sector to help it plan for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	186974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Fisheries White Paper, ‘Sustainable Fisheries for Future Generations’, charts the course for a sustainable and profitable fishing industry.</p><p> </p><p>The introduction of the Fisheries Bill is an important step in regaining full control of our waters, setting fishing opportunities and managing fisheries sustainably.</p><p> </p><p>Negotiations with the EU have confirmed the intention that the UK will continue to participate in all EU programmes financed by the Multiannual Financial Framework (2014-2020) until their closure.</p><p> </p><p>In the event of no deal being reached, the Chancellor announced on 24 July 2018 that all EMFF projects approved before the closure date of the current programme (December 2020) will be fully funded under a Treasury guarantee. This guarantee applies across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Work to consider the longer-term future of all funding programmes that are currently managed by the EU is underway.</p><p> </p><p>We have published a technical notice about how the commercial fishing industry would be affected if the UK leaves the EU without a deal in March 2019.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/11/2018 16:59:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

999547

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Agriculture Bill: Northern Ireland
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 the Northern Ireland civil service on the (a) parliamentary timetable for the Agriculture Bill and (b) potential effect of its provisions on Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	186971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>There have been three Defra and devolved administration ministerial meetings in the past six months with a Senior Civil Servant from Northern Ireland in attendance.</p><p> </p><p>There have been twenty official-level meetings between Defra and all of the devolved administrations prior to the introduction of the Bill to discuss draft provisions and joint working. Since the introduction of the Bill, official-level meetings have continued on a regular basis with weekly contact between Defra and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to discuss both the timetable for the Agriculture Bill and the potential effect of its provisions on Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>We have been working constructively with officials in DAERA to discuss provisions for Northern Ireland in the Agriculture Bill. Agriculture policy is devolved and it will be for a future Northern Ireland Executive to determine its own policy. However in the absence of an Assembly, Northern Ireland officials’ approach to the Bill is to ensure that the status quo can continue and that future Executive Ministers have the flexibility to develop future policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/11/2018 11:13:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

999568

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Solid Fuels: Heating
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 (a) Ministers and (b) officials at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the potential effect on heritage railway services and UK tourism of the proposals in the Government's consultation on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	187001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>Earlier this year, the Department set out our proposals to reduce the emissions of harmful particulate matter from the domestic burning of solid fuels, the largest source in the UK. Our consultation received over 500 responses, and officials are currently analysing the responses. We will publish our response to this consultation by the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>Our proposals relate solely to the burning of household coal and wet wood in domestic properties. We are not proposing any restrictions regarding smokeless coal. We are not proposing any restrictions or regulations relating to the use of solid fuels (including coal) in heritage railways.</p><p> </p><p>There have therefore been no Ministerial- or official-level meetings between the Department and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/11/2018 12:19:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

999569

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Solid Fuels: Heating
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 (a) Ministers and (b) officials in the Irish Government on (i) their experience of bringing forward policies on cleaner domestic burning of solid fuels and wood and (ii) the UK Government's consultation on similar proposals; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	187002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>Earlier this year, my Department set out our proposals to reduce the emissions of harmful particulate matter from the domestic burning of solid fuels, the largest source in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Irish Government has enacted similar proposals to ours; namely the phasing out of house coal for use in domestic properties in favour of cleaner manufactured solid fuel, often known as “smokeless coal”. They have not introduced restrictions on wet wood, as we are proposing.</p><p> </p><p>Officials from my Department have met officials from the Irish Government on a number of occasions to learn from their experiences in this area, including in person at a meeting in Dublin, via telephone meetings and at other international meetings at which both UK and Irish officials have been present.</p><p> </p><p>I have spoken briefly to former Minister Naughten in the fringes of a European Council on the policy in Ireland. There have been no formal meetings on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The Irish Government’s policies to restrict smoky coal have resulted in a significant decrease in particulate matter in Dublin, and other cities throughout Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 09/11/2018 10:16:00 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

999581

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit
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 30 October to Question 182668 and to the Answer of 16 October to Written Question 175821, in what policy areas projects are behind schedule.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	186918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer to my answer of 30 October to Question 182668 – the projects are updated on a regular basis as our monitoring is constantly updated. The department takes action to ensure projects that were behind schedule are delivered on time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/11/2018 09:57:58 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

999593

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
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	Dogs: Smuggling
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 his Department is taking to combat puppy smuggling into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	187030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Illegal puppy smuggling is an abhorrent practice that abuses the Pet Travel Scheme (PTS), and we are determined to put an end to it.</p><p>We have increased resourcing at major UK ports. In partnership with Dogs Trust, enforcement bodies and transport carriers, we are identifying non-compliant animals destined for Dover and Folkestone ports. This partnership began in December 2015, and has since then resulted in over 800 puppies being seized and placed into quarantine.</p><p>We are also working to develop long term solutions through an intelligence led task force.</p><p>Many owners do not know the true origin of their pet. We have published guidance for owners on buying a pet responsibly, which includes advice on what to look out for. A wider public communications campaign is also being planned.</p><p>At an international level, we are currently a member of the EU Platform on Animal Welfare, which includes work on illegal dog imports.</p><p>We have also introduced new licensing regulations intended to drive up welfare standards for a range of activities involving animals, including dog breeding, which came into effect on 1 October. We have recently consulted on a proposed ban on third party sales of puppies and kittens. This would mean that those looking to buy or adopt a puppy would need to deal directly with the breeder, or with an animal rehoming centre.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 06/11/2018 17:16:28 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis