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937000

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Beef
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 it is possible to use scientific analysis techniques to establish whether beef has been produced using hormone implants when the amount of hormones in implanted steer beef is lower than the amount of those hormones in non-implanted bull beef.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL9338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>There are prototype methods that give a good indication of whether a substance is naturally occurring. However, these need further refinement before they can be considered suitably robust and reliable for regulatory use.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 17/07/2018 12:42:40 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

937435

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Railways: Tree Felling
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 discussions he has had with (a) Network Rail and (b) the Secretary of State for Transport on Network Rail's programme to target all leaf fall trees for removal alongside its tracks.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs met the Chief Executive of Network Rail and the Minister of State for Transport on 9 May. Following this discussion the Department for Transport commissioned an independent review to look at Network Rail’s vegetation management regime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Tree Champion will discuss this review with the Minister of State for Transport in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/07/2018 11:27:27 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

937480

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Moorland: Fires
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 restore the ecosystems on the moors in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Lancashire after the recent fires in those areas.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	162003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is closely monitoring the environmental impact on the moors but it is too early to have a clear picture in terms of the severity or extent of the damage caused at this stage. Natural England is in contact with local landowners and land managers affected by both incidents and will work closely with them and the National Park Authority once the fires are out. We are on standby to arrange site visits and to begin assessing the damage and help with recovery.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/07/2018 15:59:48 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

937485

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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 Vessels
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 his Department is taking to support the expansion of the UK fishing fleet.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	162124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>On leaving the EU, we aim to take measures to support a diverse, profitable and sustainable fleet that serves the needs of coastal communities and the UK economy.</p><p>Our approach is set out in the Government’s White Paper <em>Sustainable fisheries for future generations</em> published on 4 July.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/07/2018 10:27:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

937486

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Seafood
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 his Department is taking to help increase seafood processing capacity.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	162125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>Leaving the EU presents opportunities for the whole seafood sector across the UK, to supply consumers’ growing demand for sustainable, resource-efficient and nutritious food.</p><p> </p><p>As at 31 March the UK has committed to spend £11.3 million from the 2014-2020 European Marine and Fisheries Fund to support the seafood processing sector, with £4.9 million already spent.</p><p> </p><p>Seafood 2040 is an industry-led framework of 25 recommendations, which sets out the vision for the seafood supply chain in England. A number of these recommendations look to deliver improved infrastructure, which will contribute to increasing seafood processing capacity. The Scottish Government is responsible for the Scottish seafood processing sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/07/2018 10:44:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

937487

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Fisheries: Staff
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 his Department is taking to increase the domestic labour pool in the fisheries sector.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	162126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2018 answer text <p>Through the Seafood 2040 framework for England, the fishing industry have made a number of commitments to devise and deliver a single cross-sector seafood training and skills plan based on needs and requirements. Following a pilot labour survey of the catching sector in 2017, Seafish will be conducting a full labour survey as part of their wider analysis of the UK fleet in 2018. The results of the 2017 pilot are published by Seafish and the analysis undertaken in 2018 will be published later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/07/2018 12:05:53 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

937488

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Coastal Erosion: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans next to meet with representatives of the Scottish Government to discuss coastal erosion in the north-east of Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Banff and Buchan
tabling member printed	David Duguid
uin	162127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has no plans to meet representatives of the Scottish Government to discuss coastal erosion in North East of Scotland. Responsibility for management of coastal erosion is devolved to the governments of the four nations of the UK. Coastal Erosion in this region is a matter for the Scottish Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/07/2018 10:25:04 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4606 label Biography information for David Duguid

937498

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Plastics: Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to which countries the UK exports plastic waste.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs provide estimates of the amount of plastic waste exported overseas. The most recent estimate for 2017 was 661 kilo tonnes. The destination countries for UK waste exports in 2017 can be found using the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx</a></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 162160 162161 question first answered 12/07/2018 16:57:09 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

937499

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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: Disease Control
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 recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of badger culling on the control of bovine TB.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The Chief Veterinary Officer’s advice on the outcome of 2017 cull indicates that industry-led culling can deliver the level of effectiveness required to be confident of achieving bovine TB disease control benefits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A peer-reviewed scientific study showed a significant reduction in TB breakdowns after two years of badger control in the first two cull areas. Culling was associated with 21% reduction in TB incidence in the Somerset cull area and a 58% reduction in the Gloucestershire cull area. The paper is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.3254" target="_blank">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.3254</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Assessments of the effectiveness of all badger culls undertaken from 2013 to 2017 have been published and can be found on GOV.UK at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bovine-tb-controlling-the-risk-of-bovine-tb-from-badgers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/bovine-tb-controlling-the-risk-of-bovine-tb-from-badgers</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/07/2018 13:39:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

937500

registered interest
date	09/07/2018
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	Plastics: Waste
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 recent estimate he has made of the amount of plastic waste exported by the UK for recycling.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	162160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs provide estimates of the amount of plastic waste exported overseas. The most recent estimate for 2017 was 661 kilo tonnes. The destination countries for UK waste exports in 2017 can be found using the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx</a></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 162158 162161 question first answered 12/07/2018 16:57:10 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel