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424710

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
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	Flour: Additives
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 22 July (HL1237) regarding a consultation on flour additives, what is the timetable for that consultation, whom they are consulting, and what options for possible change they are considering.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL3080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>In June this year the Government held an informal consultation in order to seek views on possible additions to the exemptions currently allowed under the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 from the requirement to fortify flour with calcium, iron, niacin, and thiamine. The exemptions that were envisaged would allow more efficient and streamlined manufacturing operations for foods produced for export as well as for the home market, without compromising the public health benefits which accrue from fortification. A range of interested parties were consulted including millers, flour users, retailers, fortificant manufacturers and health professionals.</p><p>The options proposed in the consultation would allow millers to produce unfortified flour in England when used as a secondary ingredient which undergoes further processing, or is used in relatively small quantities in products. This approach was welcomed by most consultees and the Government is now considering how to take this forward.</p><p>The Department of Health and Public Health England has considered the proposals and concluded that it is unlikely that an exemption from fortification for flour used in such products will have a nutritionally significant impact on the intakes of calcium, iron, thiamine or niacin.</p><p>The changes proposed would apply to England only since food legislation is a devolved matter. The devolved administrations are aware of these proposals but have not yet made any decisions on whether to introduce similar changes.</p><p>Respondents to the consultation also asked for some additional flexibility around the point at which the fortificants are added to flour. At the moment flour must be fortified at the mill and the four fortificants are added as a premix at the end of the milling process. Many businesses which manufacture foods both for the home market and for export requested the flexibility to be able to add the fortificants at the bakery stage. They highlighted that the requirement for separate storage and handling for, both fortified and unfortified flour (which is used for exported products) was creating significant manufacturing complexities. That resulted in a more restricted product range and is having an adverse effect on their export potential and their ability to diversify into new global markets. The Government is currently considering this.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL3081 HL3082 HL3083 question first answered 09/11/2015 15:25:37 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

424711

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
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	Flour: Additives
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 22 July (HL1237), whether any proposed change to the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 will be forwarded to the relevant scientific committee for consideration.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL3081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>In June this year the Government held an informal consultation in order to seek views on possible additions to the exemptions currently allowed under the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 from the requirement to fortify flour with calcium, iron, niacin, and thiamine. The exemptions that were envisaged would allow more efficient and streamlined manufacturing operations for foods produced for export as well as for the home market, without compromising the public health benefits which accrue from fortification. A range of interested parties were consulted including millers, flour users, retailers, fortificant manufacturers and health professionals.</p><p>The options proposed in the consultation would allow millers to produce unfortified flour in England when used as a secondary ingredient which undergoes further processing, or is used in relatively small quantities in products. This approach was welcomed by most consultees and the Government is now considering how to take this forward.</p><p>The Department of Health and Public Health England has considered the proposals and concluded that it is unlikely that an exemption from fortification for flour used in such products will have a nutritionally significant impact on the intakes of calcium, iron, thiamine or niacin.</p><p>The changes proposed would apply to England only since food legislation is a devolved matter. The devolved administrations are aware of these proposals but have not yet made any decisions on whether to introduce similar changes.</p><p>Respondents to the consultation also asked for some additional flexibility around the point at which the fortificants are added to flour. At the moment flour must be fortified at the mill and the four fortificants are added as a premix at the end of the milling process. Many businesses which manufacture foods both for the home market and for export requested the flexibility to be able to add the fortificants at the bakery stage. They highlighted that the requirement for separate storage and handling for, both fortified and unfortified flour (which is used for exported products) was creating significant manufacturing complexities. That resulted in a more restricted product range and is having an adverse effect on their export potential and their ability to diversify into new global markets. The Government is currently considering this.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL3080 HL3082 HL3083 question first answered 09/11/2015 15:25:37 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

424712

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
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	Flour: Additives
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 22 July (HL1237), whether the consultation in respect of the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 includes the devolved administrations.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL3082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>In June this year the Government held an informal consultation in order to seek views on possible additions to the exemptions currently allowed under the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 from the requirement to fortify flour with calcium, iron, niacin, and thiamine. The exemptions that were envisaged would allow more efficient and streamlined manufacturing operations for foods produced for export as well as for the home market, without compromising the public health benefits which accrue from fortification. A range of interested parties were consulted including millers, flour users, retailers, fortificant manufacturers and health professionals.</p><p>The options proposed in the consultation would allow millers to produce unfortified flour in England when used as a secondary ingredient which undergoes further processing, or is used in relatively small quantities in products. This approach was welcomed by most consultees and the Government is now considering how to take this forward.</p><p>The Department of Health and Public Health England has considered the proposals and concluded that it is unlikely that an exemption from fortification for flour used in such products will have a nutritionally significant impact on the intakes of calcium, iron, thiamine or niacin.</p><p>The changes proposed would apply to England only since food legislation is a devolved matter. The devolved administrations are aware of these proposals but have not yet made any decisions on whether to introduce similar changes.</p><p>Respondents to the consultation also asked for some additional flexibility around the point at which the fortificants are added to flour. At the moment flour must be fortified at the mill and the four fortificants are added as a premix at the end of the milling process. Many businesses which manufacture foods both for the home market and for export requested the flexibility to be able to add the fortificants at the bakery stage. They highlighted that the requirement for separate storage and handling for, both fortified and unfortified flour (which is used for exported products) was creating significant manufacturing complexities. That resulted in a more restricted product range and is having an adverse effect on their export potential and their ability to diversify into new global markets. The Government is currently considering this.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL3080 HL3081 HL3083 question first answered 09/11/2015 15:25:37 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

424713

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
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	Flour: Additives
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to move responsibility for flour fortification from millers to food manufacturers.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL3083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>In June this year the Government held an informal consultation in order to seek views on possible additions to the exemptions currently allowed under the Bread and Flour Regulations 1998 from the requirement to fortify flour with calcium, iron, niacin, and thiamine. The exemptions that were envisaged would allow more efficient and streamlined manufacturing operations for foods produced for export as well as for the home market, without compromising the public health benefits which accrue from fortification. A range of interested parties were consulted including millers, flour users, retailers, fortificant manufacturers and health professionals.</p><p>The options proposed in the consultation would allow millers to produce unfortified flour in England when used as a secondary ingredient which undergoes further processing, or is used in relatively small quantities in products. This approach was welcomed by most consultees and the Government is now considering how to take this forward.</p><p>The Department of Health and Public Health England has considered the proposals and concluded that it is unlikely that an exemption from fortification for flour used in such products will have a nutritionally significant impact on the intakes of calcium, iron, thiamine or niacin.</p><p>The changes proposed would apply to England only since food legislation is a devolved matter. The devolved administrations are aware of these proposals but have not yet made any decisions on whether to introduce similar changes.</p><p>Respondents to the consultation also asked for some additional flexibility around the point at which the fortificants are added to flour. At the moment flour must be fortified at the mill and the four fortificants are added as a premix at the end of the milling process. Many businesses which manufacture foods both for the home market and for export requested the flexibility to be able to add the fortificants at the bakery stage. They highlighted that the requirement for separate storage and handling for, both fortified and unfortified flour (which is used for exported products) was creating significant manufacturing complexities. That resulted in a more restricted product range and is having an adverse effect on their export potential and their ability to diversify into new global markets. The Government is currently considering this.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL3080 HL3081 HL3082 question first answered 09/11/2015 15:25:37 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

424126

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
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	Air Pollution: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which European Union directives apply to urban air pollution; and how each is enacted in United Kingdom law.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL3037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>There are two main pieces of European legislation applicable to urban air pollution:</p><ul><li>The Ambient Air Quality and Cleaner Air for Europe Directive 2008 (“the Directive”) applies to urban air pollution. It has been transposed in England by the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2010. In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland respectively, the Directive has been transposed by the Air Quality Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2010, the Air Quality Standards (Wales) Regulations 2010 and the Air Pollution and the Air Quality Standards Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010. The regulations reflect the legally binding limits set by the Directive for concentrations in outdoor air of major air pollutants that impact public health such as particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>). The Directive requires the undertaking of air quality assessments and the reporting of findings to the European Commission annually. The UK has statutory monitoring networks in place to meet the requirements of the Directive, with air quality modelling used to supplement the monitored data.</li><li>The National Emission Ceilings Directive (2001/81/EC) (NECD) sets limits on total annual emissions of key air pollutants (sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds and ammonia) to help reduce transboundary air pollution. The NECD is transposed into UK law by the National Emission Ceilings Regulations 2002.</li></ul><br /><p>There is also further legislation aimed at delivering specific reductions in emissions from certain areas of the economy, which for competitive or single market reasons has been set at European level. This includes:</p><ul><li>The Industrial Emissions Directive (2010/75/EU)</li><li>The Sulphur Content of Liquid Fuels Directive (1993/32/EC)</li><li>Petrol Vapour Recovery Directive (94/63/EC)</li><li>The Quality of Petrol and Diesel Fuels Directive (98/70/EC)</li></ul><p>.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 09/11/2015 11:51:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

424127

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
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	Air Pollution
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which authorities are responsible for the monitoring of urban air.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL3038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>In England, overall responsibility for monitoring ambient air quality lies with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. In addition the Environment Agency is responsible for monitoring emissions from large and complex industrial processes in England. This function is undertaken by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency in Scotland, Natural Resources Wales in Wales and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland. Under the Local Air Quality Management System, local authorities are responsible for reviewing and assessing ambient air quality.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 09/11/2015 11:51:37 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

424146

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the European Union policy of requiring farmers to erect notices advertising the European Union if they receive grants; whether such notices require planning consent; and whether they will require that all such advertising notices should also indicate information about the ratio of United Kingdom contributions to the European Union budget and the sums returned by way of grants to farmers and others.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL3057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>EU regulations require any business who receives over €500,000 for capital items to display a billboard setting out:</p><ul><li>The name of the project</li><li>A description of the activity supported by the project</li><li>The name of the funding stream: ‘European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas’</li><li>The full relevant EU logo</li></ul><br /><p>We expect less than 1% of all agreements will be large enough to meet this requirement.</p><p>However, the Minister of State for farming, food and marine environment will be considering how this requirement might be removed in future CAP regulations.</p><br /> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 09/11/2015 11:52:57 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

424156

registered interest
date	27/10/2015
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	Livestock: Clones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the amendments adopted by the European Parliament in September to the proposed Directive on the cloning of certain species for farming purposes (COM (2013) 0892); and what advice they gave to United Kingdom MEPs prior to their adoption.
tabling member printed	Baroness Parminter
uin	HL3067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK sees no justification for either the original European Commission proposals for further restrictions on cloning activity or the European Parliament’s proposed extension to the progeny and descendants of clones; and all animal species.</p><p>The science is clear that the meat and milk from clones and their offspring is as healthy as from more traditionally reared animals; and EU and national rules already exist to protect the welfare of the livestock concerned.</p><p>What is more, there is no cloning of farm animals conducted in the EU at present, so introducing any further controls, will not materially increase welfare standards within the Community.</p><br /><p>Briefing to this effect was provided to UK MEPs in advance of the Parliament’s discussions.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 09/11/2015 15:22:20 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4178 label Biography information for Baroness Parminter

423744

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
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	Agriculture: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what statistics are made publicly available on agricultural wages since the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL3008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics publishes various agricultural wage statistics as part of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.</p><br /><p>The latest statistical release containing agricultural wage rates is entitled “Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2014 Provisional Results.”</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/11/2015 12:57:41 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

422799

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
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	Lions: Hunting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their policy on legal imports of lion-hunting trophies into the European Union.
tabling member printed	Baroness Parminter
uin	HL2846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>Under international rules set by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), a hunting trophy from an endangered species can be exported only if the exporting country is satisfied that the hunt was both legal and sustainable in terms of its impact on the overall population of the species in that country.</p><br /><p>However, in the light of growing concerns about the sustainability of the hunting of some species, including lions, we have worked within the EU to introduce stricter controls on the import of hunting trophies of particular species. These require the importing country as well as the exporting country to consider the issue of sustainability. In this way the import of hunting trophies of certain species from certain countries is currently prohibited by the EU.</p><br /><p>We will continue to monitor the impact of trophy hunting and will work with the EU and our international partners to put in place greater protection, including prohibiting imports, if this is shown to be needed.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 03/11/2015 12:57:03 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4178 label Biography information for Baroness Parminter