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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

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

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

999670

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	Partridges and Pheasants
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 (a) pheasants and (b) partridges were kept in raised laying cages for the breeding of game birds for sporting purposes in England and Wales in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	186942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) does not hold information on pheasants and partridges kept in raised laying cages for the breeding of game birds for sporting purposes in England and Wales. APHA does not hold this information for Bettws Hall Game Farm.</p><p> </p><p>APHA does not maintain year on year statistics for game farms. APHA only takes a register of the number of birds usually kept on a holding, which is supplied at the time of registration by the owner/keeper of the birds.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 186943 question first answered 09/11/2018 14:59:20 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

999671

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	Partridges and Pheasants
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 estimate he has made of the number of (i) pheasants and (ii) partridges kept in raised laying cages by the Bettws Hall Game Farm for the breeding of game birds for sporting purposes in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	186943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) does not hold information on pheasants and partridges kept in raised laying cages for the breeding of game birds for sporting purposes in England and Wales. APHA does not hold this information for Bettws Hall Game Farm.</p><p> </p><p>APHA does not maintain year on year statistics for game farms. APHA only takes a register of the number of birds usually kept on a holding, which is supplied at the time of registration by the owner/keeper of the birds.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 186942 question first answered 09/11/2018 14:59:21 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

999708

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	Game
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 his Department will provide guidance on the Government buying standards for food and catering services on sourcing game meat.
tabling member constituency	Banbury
tabling member printed	Victoria Prentis
uin	187051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services (GBSF) covers the categories of food typically served in public sector establishments. The Standards require that all UK legislative standards of production are met which, for meat and meat products, includes traceability, authenticity and animal welfare. These standards also apply to farmed game animals.</p><p>A complimentary tool to the GBSF is the Balanced Scorecard, which helps to evaluate the value of contract bids for bid and services. This tool references Statutory Management Requirements for wild birds.</p><p>In addition, the Food Standards Agency also provides a Meat Industry Guide and Wild Game guidance which set out comprehensive guidance on meeting legislative standards for meat production and hygiene regulations for supplying game for human consumption.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 09/11/2018 10:49:04 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis

999735

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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
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 bring forward legislative proposals on five year sentences for animal cruelty.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	186983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has announced that it intends to increase the maximum penalty for animal cruelty from 6 months’ imprisonment to 5 years’ imprisonment. The legislation needed to make this change will be introduced as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 09/11/2018 10:39:19 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

999768

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	Seafood: Imports
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend seafood products from Norway, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands to be exempt from physical checks at UK borders following Brexit.
tabling member printed	Baroness Redfern
uin	HL11213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has consistently made clear that we want to preserve continuity in trade with our European neighbours, including non-EU member states such as Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. The means by which we deliver this will be the subject of negotiations between the UK and those countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 12/11/2018 17:43:50 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4551 label Biography information for Baroness Redfern