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65874

registered interest
date	04/07/2014
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	Apprentices
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 apprentices have been employed by contractors and sub-contractors to his Department in each year since 2010-11; and what proportion of the total workforce of such contractors is made up by apprentices.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	204063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 09/07/2014 09:48:09 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

65698

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
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 veterinary surgeons are qualified to undertake bovine tuberculosis testing in each NUTS-1 region of England.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	204003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The number of Official Veterinarians qualified to undertake TB skin tests are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Midlands – 516</p><p> </p><p>North – 535</p><p> </p><p>South East – 325</p><p> </p><p>South West – 686</p><p> </p><p>Wales – 468</p><p> </p><p>Scotland – 438</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>TOTAL – 2968</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Practices – 607</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NUTS-1 refers to the old local government regions. We do not record data on this basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/07/2014 14:30:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

65699

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
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 he has made of the cost of introducing annual testing for bovine tuberculosis.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	204013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In 2012 the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England considered options for changes to the herd testing programme for bovine tuberculosis including the recommended county-based approach deployed from 2013. The additional cost to government of introducing annual herd testing in England was estimated at £12.8m for 19,600 additional herd tests per year. The average cost of a routine bovine tuberculosis herd test to a farmer was estimated at £350 in 2011/12.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/07/2014 14:06:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

65700

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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	Forests: Christchurch
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 137W, on forests: Christchurch, how many areas of woodland and heathland in Hurn Forest will be affected by the cable route; and what steps have been taken to consult local people about the environmental effect.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	204015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>An application for the proposed development has been made under the Planning Act 2008 and members of the public have had an opportunity to register as interested parties in the examination process. The application documents are published on the Planning Portal website. The applicant proposes that a cable corridor of 4,565 linear metres will be laid within the Hurn Forest.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During construction a corridor up to a maximum of 40 metres would be required by the contractors to facilitate laying the cable; this equates to an area of 18.26 hectares. After construction, the land directly affected by the cable would be 20 metres wide (affecting 9.13 hectares). The Forestry Commission has worked with the developer to locate the proposed cable route adjacent to existing forest roads and tracks, reducing the impact on the actual forest area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 2012, the developers have undertaken public consultation prior to the submission of their application on the route of the cable and the potential impacts (<a href="http://www.navitusbaywindpark.co.uk/consultation" target="_blank">http://www.navitusbaywindpark.co.uk/consultation</a>). The examination process will include further opportunities for representations about the proposal, including the Environmental Statements submitted as part of the application.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 08/07/2014 14:00:37 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

65702

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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	Bovine Tuberculosis
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 assessment he has made of the role of outdoor-reared pigs in transmission of bovine TB; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	203887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The veterinary risk assessment on pigs has recently been reviewed. We intend to publish this in a forthcoming consultation package on TB in non-bovine farmed and companion animals.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/07/2014 09:27:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

65703

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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	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, what his policy is on implementing a ban on pesticide neonictinoids; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	203903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Decisions on the approval of pesticide active substances are made at European level. Last year, the European Union (EU) withdrew approval for the use of three neonicotinoids on a number of crops. The UK Government has implemented these restrictions on neonicotinoids.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 08/07/2014 14:24:55 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

65822

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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	Advisory Committee on Pesticides
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 De Mauley on 1 July (WA 231–2), with which other government advisory committees the Advisory Committee on Pesticides works where their wider work is relevant to pesticides.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Advisory Committee on Pesticides has worked with the Defra Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food; theCommittee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment; the Committee on Mutagenicity; the Committee on Carcinogenicity; the Veterinary Products Committee; and the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens, where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The extent of this work has varied from simple information exchange, to requests for specific specialist advice, to joint working groups.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 08/07/2014 14:52:21 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

65325

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Members: Correspondence
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 his Department has to increase the number of replies sent electronically to letters from hon. Members.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	203528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my Rt. Hon. Friend, the member for Horsham, Mr Maude, on Thursday 3 July: Official Report, column 5-6W.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 203304 question first answered 08/07/2014 15:00:08 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

65326

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Wind Power: Birds
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 Government's policy is on protecting migratory birds from the effects of offshore wind turbines; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	203543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The EU Wild Birds Directive provides a strong framework for the protection of birds in Europe. This includes migratory species, both on land and at sea.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The developers of major infrastructure projects such as offshore wind farms are required to assess their impacts on the environment, including birdlife, and mitigate or compensate for impacts that cannot be avoided. The results of these assessments are considered by the relevant decision makers in determining applications for development consent for such projects in accordance with their legal obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/07/2014 14:57:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

65485

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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	Food Supply Networks Review
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 his Department's response is to the recommendations of the Elliott Review into the Integrity and Assurance of Food Supply Networks.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	203701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We are considering Professor Elliott's interim report recommendations. We will respond to his final report, which is due to be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/07/2014 15:59:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell