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100162

	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	Weeds Act 1959
	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 recent assessment she has made of compliance with the Weeds Act 1959 across the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	211219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>We have not made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Weeds Act 1959 across the UK. Natural England (the delegated authority for investigating complaints about injurious weeds) monitors compliance with the Act through the collection of data such as the number of enforcement notices issued per year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There were 37 enforcement notices in 2013. However, we encourage communications between landowners and complainants to try and resolve any issues informally. In the vast majority of cases, this approach is successful.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 28/10/2014 13:51:31 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

175700

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2015
	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	Animals: Poisoning
	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 she has made of the number of animals which died from consumption of ethylene-glycol based anti-freeze in the last year; and what steps the Government has taken to reduce the number of animal deaths from ingestion of that substance.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	222056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2015 answer text <p>We have no estimate for the number of animals that have died from ingesting anti-freeze. In common with most chemicals supplied for domestic use, anti-freeze is covered by the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations. These require suppliers of dangerous chemicals to give information about the potential hazards to their customers, usually provided on the package itself.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 30/01/2015 15:55:06 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

99825

	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	Japanese Knotweed
	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 current legislative proposals there are for the better control of Japanese knotweed.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	211038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>Japanese knotweed is listed on Schedule 9 and subject to Section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which makes it an offence to plant this species in the wild or cause it to grow in the wild.</p><p>Section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 provides local authorities with a discretionary power to require the landowner to clean up 'land adversely affecting the amenity of the neighbourhood’. Local authorities also have the power to undertake clean-up works themselves under Section 215 and to recover costs from the landowner. However, the decision whether to take action in individual cases is a matter for the local authority concerned, which will need to take into account all the local circumstances.</p><p>Since 20 October, local councils and police have the power to issue Community Protection Notices (CPNs) under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. CPNs can be used against individuals or businesses who are acting unreasonably and who persistently or continually act in a way that has a detrimental effect on the quality of life of those in the locality. If this test is met then a written warning should be given. If this warning fails to stop the anti-social behaviour then a CPN may be issued. This will require an individual or business to stop the anti-social behaviour identified in the notice, for example to control or prevent the growth of Japanese knotweed or any other invasive species. A breach of a CPN is a criminal offence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 27/10/2014 17:15:33 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

99826

	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	Japanese Knotweed
	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 she has had with the property and mortgage industries regarding the impact of Japanese knotweed on property values.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	211037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not had any discussions with the property and mortgage industries regarding the impact of Japanese Knotweed on property values.</p><p>The Government does not intervene directly in such matters as it is the right of mortgage lenders to choose to whom they lend money and what conditions should apply to any agreement, which could include the seller having to provide insurance.</p><p>An information paper was published in 2011 by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors to encourage mortgage lenders to view Japanese knotweed as just one of the many factors that may affect property value. It advocates that mortgage lenders draw up knotweed management plans with the buyer and, where possible, owners of affected neighbouring properties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 27/10/2014 17:17:48 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

170674

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	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	Dogs: Animal Breeding
	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 recent assessment she has made of the level of compliance by puppy farms with regulations relating to the breeding and sale of puppies.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	218917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Defra has not made any assessment of the level of compliance with dog breeding regulations. It is the responsibility of local authorities to ensure that licensed dog breeders comply with the relevant regulations. On 13 November, my department wrote to all local authorities in England reminding them of the definition of a licensed dog breeding establishment under the relevant legislation in order to ensure that dog breeders are appropriately regulated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/01/2015 15:22:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

381886

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2015
	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	Pesticides
	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 advice she has received on the use of clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam and other neonicotinoid pesticides.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	2828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2015 answer text <p>The government believes decisions on pesticides should be based on scientific evidence. Ministers have taken advice from a variety of expert sources on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. This includes the independent UK Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP), Defra’s Chief Scientific Adviser, and experts from the Chemicals Regulation Directorate of the Health and Safety Executive.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/06/2015 10:37:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

422615

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	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	Rural Areas: Economic Growth
	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 the functions are of the North East Rural Growth Network; and how much financial support it received from her Department in the last financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	12569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>Pilot Rural Growth Networks were set up in 2012 to test out approaches to tackling the barriers to economic growth experienced in rural areas.</p><p>Defra provided funding of £3,201,290 in the financial year 2012/13 to support the pilot Rural Growth Network in the North East for three years.</p><p>The North East Local Enterprise Partnership has provided £1.75 million of Growth Deal funding in 2015/16 to enable the North East Rural Growth Network to continue to provide grants to rural businesses and support economic infrastructure projects.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/10/2015 11:54:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

447226

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2016
	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	Hill Farming: 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, what steps she is taking to incentivise the use of hedges, field margins and ditches in farmed uplands in order to facilitate flood water retention.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	23873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The management of hedges, field margins and ditches is already incentivised in England (including the farmed uplands) by payments under agri-environment schemes, such as Environmental Stewardship. The new Countryside Stewardship scheme, launched last year, is targeted to include those areas that can provide joint benefits for biodiversity, water quality and natural flood management.</p><p> </p><p>The retention of hedgerows and field margins is also incentivised through Pillar 1 of the Common Agricultural Policy where they will be eligible as Environmental Focus Areas within the Greening requirements.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/02/2016 14:52:31 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

524455

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2016
	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	Neonicotinoids
	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 made an assessment of the implications for her Department's policies of the findings of the University of Dundee study on the use of clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam neonicotinoid pesticides, published on 28 April 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	40264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of effective pesticides and believes that they should be authorised if the scientific evidence shows they have no harmful effects on human health and no unacceptable effects on the environment. Good science is therefore essential for good decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will keep evidence on neonicotinoids under close scrutiny. The EU Commission has also initiated a review of the science, which will include evidence to address data gaps identified when restrictions on neonicotinoids were implemented in 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/06/2016 10:01:27 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

1434297

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2022
	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 badger culling licences his Department has issued since the announcement by the Government of the phased end of culling in May 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
	tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
	uin	127311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>All badger culling operations are licenced by Natural England. In June 2021 11 new supplementary badger culling licences were issued by Natural England. Details can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-authorisation-for-supplementary-badger-control-in-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-authorisation-for-supplementary-badger-control-in-2021</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2021 seven new intensive badger culling licences were issued by Natural England. Details can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-authorisation-for-badger-control-in-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bovine-tb-authorisation-for-badger-control-in-2021</a>.</p><p> </p><p>No new intensive badger culling licences will be issued after 2022. Supplementary badger culling licences will be restricted to a maximum of two years. Culling will remain an option, and be licensed by Natural England, where epidemiological assessment indicates that it is needed.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 25/02/2022 13:56:03 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown