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450634

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	Game: Lead
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the finding of the Lead Advisory Group, reported by the Chairman in his letter of 3 June 2015 to the Secretary of State, that 10,000 children are growing up in households where "they could regularly be eating sufficient game shot with lead ammunition to cause them neurodevelopmental harm and other health impairments".
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL5935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2016 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency has identified that lead shot game is unlikely to be a significant source of exposure for the majority of consumers but recognises that it may be a significant additional contribution for frequent consumers and vulnerable groups. The FSA has advised that those consuming high levels of such game should reduce their intake, especially vulnerable consumers such as children and pregnant women. The FSA is considering what further action is required to raise awareness of their advice, particularly with vulnerable groups such as parents and carers of young children.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 15/02/2016 16:48:16 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

450636

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	Lead: Ammunition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the levels of compliance with the Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999, as amended, and the effectiveness of those Regulations in reducing lead poisoning of waterbirds.
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL5937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p>Through the Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999, the use of lead shot ammunition is restricted to protect waterfowl from lead poisoning. Its use is banned on all foreshores, certain Sites of Special Scientific Interest and for the shooting of all ducks and geese, coot and moorhen. The supply of lead weights for fishing is also prohibited. One recent piece of research suggests compliance with the Regulations is relatively low with around 70% of wild duck carcasses bought from game dealers in England having been shot with lead ammunition. We will continue to look at how the Lead Shot Regulations can be better implemented.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5938 question first answered 16/02/2016 14:18:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

450637

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	Lead: Ammunition
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether there is a widespread risk of lead poisoning in migratory waterbirds resulting from the use of lead ammunition, for the purpose of interpreting the Guidelines to Resolution 11.15, <i>Preventing Poisoning of Migratory Birds</i>, agreed at the Eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species.
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL5938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p>Through the Environmental Protection (Restriction on Use of Lead Shot) (England) Regulations 1999, the use of lead shot ammunition is restricted to protect waterfowl from lead poisoning. Its use is banned on all foreshores, certain Sites of Special Scientific Interest and for the shooting of all ducks and geese, coot and moorhen. The supply of lead weights for fishing is also prohibited. One recent piece of research suggests compliance with the Regulations is relatively low with around 70% of wild duck carcasses bought from game dealers in England having been shot with lead ammunition. We will continue to look at how the Lead Shot Regulations can be better implemented.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5937 question first answered 16/02/2016 14:18:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

450645

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect all valid claims from farmers in 2015 to the Rural Payments Agency to be paid.
tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
uin	HL5946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p><br>The 2015 Basic Payment Scheme payment window runs between December 2015 and June 2016. As of the end of January the Rural Payments Agency had paid around 66,800 farmers approximately £1 billion. The Rural Payments Agency is focused on paying the remainder as promptly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>2015 was the first year of the new complex Common Agricultural Policy. The Rural Payments Agency anticipates improvements on payment performance for the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5947 question first answered 16/02/2016 15:45:30 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

450646

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure timely and effective processing of Rural Payments Agency payments to farmers in 2016.
tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
uin	HL5947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p><br>The 2015 Basic Payment Scheme payment window runs between December 2015 and June 2016. As of the end of January the Rural Payments Agency had paid around 66,800 farmers approximately £1 billion. The Rural Payments Agency is focused on paying the remainder as promptly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>2015 was the first year of the new complex Common Agricultural Policy. The Rural Payments Agency anticipates improvements on payment performance for the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5946 question first answered 16/02/2016 15:45:30 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

450688

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	Litter
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 her Department has to support the Clean for the Queen campaign.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	25853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is delighted to support and endorse the Clean for the Queen initiative. Litter and fly-tipping blight communities and pose a risk to human health, which is why tackling them is a priority for the Government. I gave my backing to the campaign when it was launched and we will continue to promote it, to help reach as many people as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Together with the Minister for Local Government, Marcus Jones MP, I shall be writing to every Member of Parliament with an English constituency and every English unitary and district Local Authority, to encourage their participation and leadership in this worthwhile campaign.</p><p> </p><p>Our experience from the first Community Clear-Up Day in March last year demonstrated the enthusiasm and willingness of people across England to give some of their time to improve their local environment. The Clean for the Queen campaign provides a great opportunity for people to come together and clean up our local streets and parks.</p><p> </p><p>We hope the campaign will help lead to a lasting legacy of a cleaner, tidier Britain.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/02/2016 17:34:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

450737

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	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 plans her Department has to commence the provisions of Schedule 23 of the Deregulation Act 2015 on the Breeding of Dogs Act 1973.
tabling member constituency	The Cotswolds
tabling member printed	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
uin	25957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>My Department has no plans to commence paragraphs 35 and 36 of Schedule 23 of the Deregulation Act 2015, relating to the Breeding of Dogs Act 1973. While the option to do so remains, we believe that for the foreseeable future these records do have a role in assisting Local Authorities investigating welfare concerns at dog breeding establishments. This will mean that licensed dog breeders will therefore be required to continue keeping records in a prescribed form.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/02/2016 10:57:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	249 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

450738

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, by what process local flood groups can apply for an allocation from the £2.3 billion of flood defence funding announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
tabling member constituency	The Cotswolds
tabling member printed	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
uin	25927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>If a local flood group wish to progress a flood management scheme it should contact its local Environment Agency or the relevant county council or unitary authority for its area. Details for each local Environment Agency office can be obtained by email: <a href="mailto:enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk" target="_blank">enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk</a> or by telephone: Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm 0370 8506 506.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/02/2016 10:48:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	249 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

450782

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	Africa: Ivory
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 support the Government (a) has provided and (b) plans to provide to governments in Africa for eradicating the killing of animals for the ivory trade.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	25875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government works closely with African and other countries to promote the conservation of the world's wildlife, including through galvanising action to end the illegal trade in ivory.</p><p> </p><p>We hosted the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade in February 2014, and supported the Government of Botswana in its hosting of a follow-up Conference in March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The UK actively supports the African-led Elephant Protection Initiative, launched in the margins of the London Conference, which now has eleven African countries as members. We have committed over £1 million to this initiative over the last two years.</p><p> </p><p>Defra’s Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund has made grants to 19 projects in its first round, including eight projects in Africa, worth £2.1 million, tackling the ivory trade. Projects to be funded under a second round will be announced shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is also providing training in counter-poaching activity in Gabon, through the Ministry of Defence, and has provided support for judicial capacity building in skills related to tackling the illegal trade in wildlife products in Kenya and Tanzania.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/02/2016 16:06:31 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury