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1167589

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	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	Migrant Workers: Seasonal Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What the Government's policy is on seasonal migrant workers after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
	tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
	uin	900260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>As they do now, EU citizens can continue to for work in the UK in 2019 and 2020. The Government launched the Seasonal Workers Pilot in April and all 2,500 non-EEA migrant workers have now been recruited for 2019. This pilot will continue to run in 2020 and is being evaluated for its ability to assist in alleviating labour shortages during peak production periods. This will help inform future immigration policy.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/11/2019 09:17:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1167586

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	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	What plans she has to increase the number of trees planted each year; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	900255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>We are on track to plant 11 million trees and a further one million trees in urban areas. We have also modified our main grant schemes, to make them more accessible. We have announced additional funding for tree planting including £10 million for urban trees; £50 million for the Woodland Carbon Guarantee; and £5.7 million to kick-start the Northern Forest and the Woodland Carbon Fund is now open until 2022. Most recently we launched the Northumberland Forest of up to one million trees to be planted by 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 05/11/2019 11:13:51 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1167588

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	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	Soil: Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What plans she has to (a) evaluate and (b) tackle soil degradation.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	900258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Defra’s 25 Year Environment Plan (25 YEP) sets out our ambition to sustainably manage our soils by 2030. The 25 YEP indicator framework will measure and evaluate ‘Healthy Soils’. We are currently funding research to develop these indicators and accompanying monitoring plans. These will further inform policy for tackling soil degradation. We are already taking action to enhance and protect soil. Defra’s Farming Rules for Water protects soil through measures on erosion control and fertiliser application.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/11/2019 13:26:25 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1150890

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	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: UK Trade with EU
	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 Answer of 19 December 2017 to Question 118358 on Agricultural Products: UK Trade With EU, what progress her Department has made on developing the UK’s system for the management of agri-food imports and exports with EU countries.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	2758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/11/2019 13:23:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1167360

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	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: Digital Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who is responsible for digitisation in her Department; and what mechanisms the person with responsibility for digitisation uses to champion digitisation.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	7661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Dissolution.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/11/2019 14:44:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1166691

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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	Noise: East Hampshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, where Noise Important Areas (NIAs) have been identified in East Hampshire constituency; and what plans he has for updating the identification of NIAs.
	tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
	uin	6340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Detailed strategic maps showing noise levels for road noise and rail sources, as well as Noise Important Areas (NIAs) and exposure data across England, are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-noise-mapping-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-noise-mapping-2019</a>. This data is searchable by location.</p><p> </p><p>NIAs are currently defined as the areas where the 1% of the population affected by the highest noise levels from roads and railways are located according to the results of the strategic noise mapping. The noise maps and action plans published in July 2019 remain in place for five years. As we prepare for the next round of noise mapping and action planning, we intend to consider whether the metrics currently used to identify Important Areas could be improved.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/11/2019 17:47:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1166841

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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	Nitrogen Oxides
	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 primary source of NOx is in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	6408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The latest estimates made of annual pollutant emissions in the UK show that road transport accounts for 32% of NO<sub>x</sub> emissions, followed by emissions from energy generation (21%) and emissions from manufacturing and construction (17%).</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the UK’s air pollutant emissions can be found on the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory website: <a href="https://naei.beis.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://naei.beis.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information is also reported in the UK emissions statistical release:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/778483/Emissions_of_air_pollutants_1990_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/778483/Emissions_of_air_pollutants_1990_2017.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/11/2019 17:49:24 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1156079

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	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
	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 will she take to ensure farmers are supported in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	5010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>As a responsible Government, we have been working to minimise any disruption to farmers in the event of a no deal.</p><p> </p><p>We have made it clear that we will support vulnerable sectors through Government intervention in a no deal, should this be necessary, and we have contingency plans in place. We will be monitoring the sectors which may be exposed to short-term difficulties as a result of EU withdrawal closely to identify early signs of market disturbance, allowing us to intervene swiftly if necessary.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/11/2019 11:22:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1167704

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	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	Horse Racing: Animal Welfare
	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 reduce the number of horses dying as a result of horse racing.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	8292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to same question from the Hon. Member for Luton South on 10<sup>th</sup> June 2019 (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-05-22/257574/" target="_blank">PQ 257574</a>). The Government’s position remains the same.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 05/11/2019 17:07:17 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1151829

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	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	Fishing Catches
	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 protect UK fish stocks from over-fishing after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
	tabling member printed	Mr Bob Seely
	uin	4353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government remains fully committed to sustainable fisheries management and the principle of Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY). This will not change once we are outside the EU and the Common Fisheries Policy. We will continue to work with other coastal states in partnership to sustainably manage shared stocks.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will be reintroducing a Fisheries Bill, which will provide a framework to enable us to continue to push for more stocks being fished at MSY and delivering our ambition for sustainable fishing in the future. The first clause of this Bill will enact several sustainability objectives, one of which is to restore fish stocks to levels capable of producing MSY. The Bill will create a binding duty on the UK Government and Devolved Administrations to produce a statutory Joint Fisheries Statement (JFS). This statement must include policies for the achievement of the sustainability objectives, including on MSY.</p><p> </p><p>We will take back control of our waters ensuring that they are fished sustainably. In England, Defra has worked with the Marine Management Organisation to assess the risk of increased illegal fishing when the UK leaves the EU and strengthened our control and enforcement resources accordingly. We are also working closely with the Devolved Administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to ensure a coordinated approach to fisheries control and enforcement across UK waters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/11/2019 11:18:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely