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1006024

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has made in relation to preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	190943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has non-disclosure agreements with some private sector organisations. Confidentiality requirements are a common element of contractual obligations and are used by departments to protect commercial considerations; to reflect the sensitive nature of some discussions; and to facilitate conversations that otherwise may not have been able to take place, due to concerns around sensitive information.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, Defra and the UK Government as a whole continue to engage with a wide range of stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 27/11/2018 15:16:47 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1006073

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Tuna: Conservation
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 apply to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas for a quota for recreational catch and release game fishing of bluefin tuna after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	190921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK continues to support efforts by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to recover Atlantic Bluefin tuna stocks from historical overfishing. At this time, our priority remains ensuring their recovery to facilitate a fully sustainable fishery in future. However, after the UK has left the EU we will consider all the available evidence that may support the UK requesting access to the stock.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/11/2018 13:33:34 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1006080

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Recycling: EU Law
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 effectiveness of the 2018 EU Circular Economy Package.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	190926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Circular Economy Package (CEP) was agreed at EU level in May this year. Member States now have two years from the date the CEP entered into force (by 5 July 2020) to transpose the package and bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the measures within it.</p><p>As part of transposing the CEP, impact assessments will be developed showing the full cost/benefit analysis for transposing the CEP and published in due course as part of the Government consultation to implement the package.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/11/2018 17:44:54 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1006116

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
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 cattle herds there were in the Somerset Central cull zone in the (a) cohort and (b) herds in existence monitoring groups; how many New Herd Incidents there were in each group; how many of those incidents were Officially TB Free Withdrawn; and what the (i) time at risk and (ii) calculated incidence rates were for each monitoring group between 26 August 2017 and 25 August 2018.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	190853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>We do not yet hold this data for the time periods requested as the monitoring reporting of cattle TB incidence and prevalence in cull areas occurs at least one year in arrears to allow for a full year of monitoring after a cull starts. The corresponding data from 2013 to 2017 has been published on Gov.uk:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-incidence-of-tb-in-cattle-in-licenced-badger-control-areas-in-2013-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-incidence-of-tb-in-cattle-in-licenced-badger-control-areas-in-2013-to-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 190854 190855 190856 190857 question first answered 19/11/2018 15:24:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1006117

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
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 cattle herds there were in the Dorset Central cull zone in the (a) cohort and (b) herds in existence monitoring groups; how many New Herd Incidents there were in each group; how many of those incidents were Officially TB Free Withdrawn; and what the (i) time at risk and (ii) calculated incidence rates were for each group between 31 August 2017 and 30 August 2018.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	190854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>We do not yet hold this data for the time periods requested as the monitoring reporting of cattle TB incidence and prevalence in cull areas occurs at least one year in arrears to allow for a full year of monitoring after a cull starts. The corresponding data from 2013 to 2017 has been published on Gov.uk:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-incidence-of-tb-in-cattle-in-licenced-badger-control-areas-in-2013-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-incidence-of-tb-in-cattle-in-licenced-badger-control-areas-in-2013-to-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 190853 190855 190856 190857 question first answered 19/11/2018 15:24:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1006119

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
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 cattle herds there were in the Gloucestershire Central cull zone in the (a) cohort and (b) herds in existence monitoring groups; how many New Herd Incidents there were in each group; how many of those incidents were Officially TB Free Withdrawn; and what the (i) time at risk and (ii) calculated incidence rates were for each group between 3 September 2017 and 2 September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	190855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>We do not yet hold this data for the time periods requested as the monitoring reporting of cattle TB incidence and prevalence in cull areas occurs at least one year in arrears to allow for a full year of monitoring after a cull starts. The corresponding data from 2013 to 2017 has been published on Gov.uk:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-incidence-of-tb-in-cattle-in-licenced-badger-control-areas-in-2013-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-incidence-of-tb-in-cattle-in-licenced-badger-control-areas-in-2013-to-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 190853 190854 190856 190857 question first answered 19/11/2018 15:24:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1006121

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on 24th October 2018, how many cattle herds there were in the Gloucestershire Central cull zone in the (a) cohort and (b) herds in existence monitoring groups; how many and what proportion of herds were under restriction; and how many and what proportion of herds were Officially TB Free Withdrawn.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	190856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>We do not yet hold this data for the time periods requested as the monitoring reporting of cattle TB incidence and prevalence in cull areas occurs at least one year in arrears to allow for a full year of monitoring after a cull starts. The corresponding data from 2013 to 2017 has been published on Gov.uk:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-incidence-of-tb-in-cattle-in-licenced-badger-control-areas-in-2013-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-incidence-of-tb-in-cattle-in-licenced-badger-control-areas-in-2013-to-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 190853 190854 190855 190857 question first answered 19/11/2018 15:24:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1006123

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
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 herds in the Somerset central cull zone were (a) in the (i) cohort and (ii) herds in existence monitoring groups, (b) were under restriction and (c) were Officially Tuberculosis Free withdrawn on 24 October 2018; and what the prevalence in that zone was of (A) Herds Under Restriction and (B) herds that were Officially Tuberculosis Free withdrawn on that same date.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	190857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>We do not yet hold this data for the time periods requested as the monitoring reporting of cattle TB incidence and prevalence in cull areas occurs at least one year in arrears to allow for a full year of monitoring after a cull starts. The corresponding data from 2013 to 2017 has been published on Gov.uk:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-incidence-of-tb-in-cattle-in-licenced-badger-control-areas-in-2013-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-incidence-of-tb-in-cattle-in-licenced-badger-control-areas-in-2013-to-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 190853 190854 190855 190856 question first answered 19/11/2018 15:24:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1006133

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
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	Trees: Sheffield City Region
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 he is taking to promote the use of the Urban Tree Manual announced by Government Tree Champion Sir William Worsley on 19 October 2018 in (a) Sheffield city region and (b) Barnsley.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	190893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Urban Tree Manual was written with input from professional bodies representing Local Authority tree officers. The Manual has been promoted to national and regional press, including in an article by the Tree Champion in the Yorkshire Post announcing the launch of the Manual, and Forestry Commission will promote the manual further to Local Authorities.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 19/11/2018 17:49:10 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1005616

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
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	Water Voles: Conservation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to prevent further decline in the population of water voles in the UK.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL11387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The water vole is a protected species, listed under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and a species identified as being of principal importance under the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006. As part of this, the species has a number of priority actions assigned to it, and as this is a devolved matter, the following information refers to actions in England.</p><p> </p><p>Natural England is committed to the actions set out in the Species Action Plan for water voles, alongside partner organisations noted within the plan, and recently published ‘A Review of the Population and Conservation Status of British Mammals’, which identifies and confirms areas of work where continued resource should be placed to conserve and enhance water vole populations. Natural England is working with Sussex University, Brighton University, the Wildlife Trusts and People’s Trust for Endangered Species to undertake a habitat suitability mapping exercise to maximise conservation gain using a landscape scale approach. Dependent on these findings and the results of another project, with WildCru (Oxford University) and specialist water vole consultants assessing mitigation techniques used in development, Natural England is considering adapting its licensing policies with the aim of maximising conservation gain for the species at a landscape scale.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 the Environment Agency has delivered 328 projects that included habitat creation or improvement for the benefit of water voles. It has restored 6,725 hectares and created 6,330 hectares of priority habitat in rivers, lakes and coastal waters. The Environment Agency has delivered training to relevant staff across its organisation to raise awareness of water voles and their protection, and screens its activities to ensure water voles and their habitats are protected from damage.</p><p> </p><p>Agri-environment schemes such as Countryside Stewardship provide suitable habitat for wildlife including water voles and other small mammals. Scheme options that benefit water voles include buffer strips alongside ponds, ditches, and other watercourses and fencing alongside watercourses to protect bankside vegetation.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Forestry Commission is currently undertaking a flagship project for water voles in Kielder Forest. Having eradicated the mink there, the Forestry Commission is working with the Tyne Rivers Trust, Northumberland Wildlife Trust and the University of Aberdeen on the restoration of water voles and their habitats across the North Tyne catchment, and has already released hundreds of water voles into the area.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 21/11/2018 14:15:19 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian