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1179723

registered interest
date	24/02/2020
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	Peat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government's 2010 consultation on peat, whether it is his policy that the use of peat in amateur horticulture will end and more sustainable peat-free alternatives commence in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	19882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to phasing out the use of peat in horticulture in England by 2030. In 2011 we introduced a voluntary target for amateur gardeners to phase out the use of peat by 2020 and a final voluntary phase-out target of 2030 for professional growers of fruit, vegetables and plants. While some progress has been made, we stated in the 25 Year Environment Plan that we would consider implementing further measures if there is insufficient movement to peat alternatives by 2020. We will set out our plans around the use of peat in horticulture in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the industry to make the transition to peat alternatives and to overcome barriers to their use. This includes, for example, jointly funding research with the industry on peat replacements in professional horticulture.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 19780 question first answered 03/03/2020 16:22:55 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

773173

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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: Subsidies
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 his Department plans to publish its review on convergence uplift payments to Scottish farmers.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	108555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State received a letter from the member for Dumfries and Galloway requesting a review of intra-UK allocations of funding for agricultural support on 26 October.</p><p>The Secretary of State also met Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, Fergus Ewing, on 6 November to discuss intra-UK allocations. We will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/11/2017 12:41:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

750126

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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: Scotland
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 it is the Government's policy to (a) maintain or (b) increase the proportion of UK agricultural funding allocated to Scotland under the system that replaces the EU Common Agricultural Policy.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	3964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>We will provide stability to UK farmers as we leave the EU and the Government has committed to provide the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of the parliament.</p><p> </p><p>It will be for the Scottish Government to decide on the allocation of funding to individual schemes including the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme for 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Agriculture Bill will ensure that after we leave the EU we have an effective system in place to support UK farmers and protect our natural environment for future generations. The Secretary of State has spoken to Ministers from Scotland and Wales and officials remain in regular contact with the Northern Ireland Executive. We will continue to engage with the devolved administrations and more widely on the design and the appropriate extent of any legislation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 3965 3966 question first answered 18/07/2017 10:52:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

750127

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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: Scotland
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 he will make it his policy that farmers and crofters in Scotland will receive at least the same level of support after the UK leaves the EU as they do at present.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	3966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>We will provide stability to UK farmers as we leave the EU and the Government has committed to provide the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of the parliament.</p><p> </p><p>It will be for the Scottish Government to decide on the allocation of funding to individual schemes including the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme for 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Agriculture Bill will ensure that after we leave the EU we have an effective system in place to support UK farmers and protect our natural environment for future generations. The Secretary of State has spoken to Ministers from Scotland and Wales and officials remain in regular contact with the Northern Ireland Executive. We will continue to engage with the devolved administrations and more widely on the design and the appropriate extent of any legislation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 3964 3965 question first answered 18/07/2017 10:52:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

750128

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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: Subsidies
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 he will make it his policy to guarantee funding for the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme for 2019.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	3965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>We will provide stability to UK farmers as we leave the EU and the Government has committed to provide the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of the parliament.</p><p> </p><p>It will be for the Scottish Government to decide on the allocation of funding to individual schemes including the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme for 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Agriculture Bill will ensure that after we leave the EU we have an effective system in place to support UK farmers and protect our natural environment for future generations. The Secretary of State has spoken to Ministers from Scotland and Wales and officials remain in regular contact with the Northern Ireland Executive. We will continue to engage with the devolved administrations and more widely on the design and the appropriate extent of any legislation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 3964 3966 question first answered 18/07/2017 10:52:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

670768

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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: Subsidies
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 she has to review the disbursement of payments from the convergence uplift scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	59375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is considering next steps on a review of the intra-UK allocation of the CAP budget. An update will be provided shortly.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 18/01/2017 11:39:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

444979

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
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	Tree Planting
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 much the Forestry Commission England has spent on replanting in each year since 2000.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	22651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway, Richard Arkless, on 5 January 2016, PQ20410.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 22588 question first answered 19/01/2016 17:02:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

444983

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
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	Flood 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, whether she plans to increase tree-planting as a method of flood prevention.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	22587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>In some places trees can slow the flow of water down stream and reduce the local impacts of floods. That is why flood risk management is one of the targeting criteria for woodland creation funded through the new Countryside Stewardship scheme. The Forestry Commission also continues to undertake research into understanding what role woodlands can play in managing flood risk.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/01/2016 11:03:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

444984

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
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
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 hectares of trees have been (a) felled and (b) replanted on Forestry Commission land in England in each year since 2000.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	22588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway, Richard Arkless, on 5 January 2016, PQ20410.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 22651 question first answered 19/01/2016 17:02:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

418684

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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	Common Agricultural Policy: Subsidies
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 she will make it her policy to conduct her Department's planned review of the convergence uplift payments immediately.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	10190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government has committed to undertaking a review in 2016/17 of intra-UK CAP budget allocations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/09/2015 11:17:10 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford