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date	10/03/2016
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	Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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 improve the protection of areas of outstanding natural beauty in marine areas.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	30628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty do not cover marine areas. However, this Government has made a commitment to complete a ‘Blue Belt’ of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) around our coasts. These sites will also contribute to an ecologically-coherent network of MPAs in the North East Atlantic.</p><p> </p><p>Over 17% of UK waters and almost a third of English inshore waters are now within MPAs. This includes 50 Marine Conservation Zones created since 2013. We are continuing to work towards designating further MPAs to complete the ‘Blue Belt’.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/03/2016 16:57:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

431969

registered interest
date	24/11/2015
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	Poultry: 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 her policy is on beak trimming of laying hens.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	17462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>Since 2010, the use of a hot blade to routinely beak trim laying hens has been banned in the UK. In order to prevent injurious feather pecking, use of infra-red technology only is permitted on day old chicks. The Government established the Beak Trimming Action Group (BTAG), comprising representatives from industry, welfare groups, retailers, Defra, scientific and veterinary professions to look at ways birds might be managed so that even infra-red beak trimming would no longer be necessary. Having reviewed all the available evidence, BTAG has now submitted its recommendations, and the report will be placed in the House Library. I have accepted all of the Group’s recommendations.</p><br /><p>The Group advised that the risks of introducing a ban on infra-red beak trimming are too great. It could result in outbreaks of severe feather pecking and having to employ emergency beak trimming using the hot blade method, which is a far worse outcome from an animal welfare perspective. However, the BTAG report also identified improved management techniques that could reduce feather pecking. The Government expects to see these techniques introduced across the laying hen sector.</p><br /> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/11/2015 07:28:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

391791

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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	Avian Influenza
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 make changes to the compensation offered to farmers whose stock is affected by avian flu.
tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
uin	8154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p>Defra is conducting a review of the compensation arrangements for animal keepers in the event of an exotic disease outbreak. The review, which was recommended by the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England, is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/09/2015 15:26:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge