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994081

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Waste: Crime
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 in addition to those recently announced his Department has to tackle waste crime.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	183338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>Tackling all forms of waste crime is a Government priority. We have commissioned a review of serious and organised waste crime and, following this, we will set out our strategic approach to waste crime. The strategic approach will aim to prevent, detect and deter all forms of waste crime and will be published as part of this Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 31/10/2018 15:06:51 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

994083

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Fly-tipping
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 his Department plans to strengthen local authorities' powers to tackle fly-tipping; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	183339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling fly-tipping and we work closely with local authorities and the Local Government Association through the National Fly-tipping Prevention Group (NFTPG).</p><p>It is the responsibility of local authorities to use the full range of enforcement powers available to them to tackle fly-tipping. We have recently strengthened these powers by introducing fixed penalty notices for small scale fly-tipping and enhancing the ability of local authorities to search and seize vehicles of suspected fly-tippers. The NFTPG has published guidance which sets out clearly the powers available to local authorities when tackling fly-tipping.</p><p>Earlier this year we consulted on proposals to introduce a new fixed penalty for householders who pass their waste to a fly-tipper. We also intend to provide updated guidance for householders about how to ensure their waste is disposed of correctly. Subject to Parliamentary approval, we will seek to implement the changes later this year. As two thirds of fly-tipping contains household waste, these additional measures will give local authorities another tool to tackle fly-tipping.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 31/10/2018 15:04:49 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

994088

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Farmers: 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, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the equitable funding for farmers throughout the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	183340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has pledged to protect the amount we allocate to farming support, in cash terms, until the end of this Parliament. We will be working closely with HM Treasury and the devolved administrations to deliver this commitment and on the longer term funding arrangements for agriculture.</p><p>On 16 October the Government announced a review of the intra-UK allocation of domestic farm support funding until the end of this Parliament. The independent review will be chaired by Lord Bew of Donegore and will look at what factors should be taken into account to ensure an equitable intra-UK allocation of domestic farm support funding between 2020 and 2022. This review will help to ensure fair funding for farmers in the UK as we leave the EU and will consider a range of factors reflecting the unique circumstances of each of the four parts of the UK.</p><p>The Government has ruled out simply applying the Barnett Formula to Defra’s replacement CAP funding beyond this Parliament. This means that farmers in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will not just be allocated funding according to the population size of each nation, which are in each case significantly smaller than England.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/11/2018 17:33:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

994100

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Trees: Conservation
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 (a) support tree health and (b) prevent the spread of infectious diseases in trees.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	183341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Defra is committed to protecting our trees from pests and diseases and building the resilience of our trees and plants. In May we published a new Tree Health Resilience Strategy. The strategy sets out plans to protect England’s trees from pests and diseases.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has robust controls in place to protect against tree pest and disease threats. These include being the most prolific user of the EU Protected Zone system, comprehensive official inspections and surveillance and a statutory notification scheme for certain tree species imported from the EU. Horizon scanning for new and emerging threats associated with tree imports is carried out continuously and the results are considered monthly by all UK Plant Health Authorities, facilitated by Defra’s Plant Health Risk Group. The UK Plant Health Risk Register is the principal screening tool used for this purpose and all outputs are published. The Register now has over 1000 entries, informing decision making and prioritisation in relation to tree health threats. Our approach is updated on a frequent basis, to protect against new and revised threats.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/11/2018 17:30:19 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

994103

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Water Companies: Standards
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 steps his Department has taken to improve the performance of the water industry.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	183342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government and regulators have taken a number of steps in recent months to improve water company performance:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>At the Water UK City Conference in March, the Secretary of State challenged companies to respond to public concerns over their performance and financial and corporate practices.</p></li><li><p>In April, Ofwat announced its reforms for the sector. These push companies to share benefits of their financial arrangements with customers and ensure greater transparency in dividends and executive pay.</p></li><li><p>In July, the Secretary of State held a meeting with water companies who had missed their leakage targets and had a poor record on leakage and challenged them to improve their performance.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Water companies submitted their draft business plans to Ofwat in September. These give an early indication that water companies are responding positively to the challenge. The industry is aiming to reduce leakage by 16% by 2025, the highest reduction for 20 years. Companies have committed to increase investment by 13% compared to the previous price review period (PR14) and plan to reduce bills by 4% in real terms on average. Ofwat will now scrutinise water companies’ business plans to make sure they have responded adequately the challenges.</p><p> </p><p>Water companies have committed to close all Cayman Island structures by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 31/10/2018 15:31:46 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

994106

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
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 outcomes of the Illegal Wildlife Trade conference, held in London on 11 and 12 October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	183343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The conference represented a significant step forward in the global fight to eliminate the illegal wildlife trade. Evaluation of the conference showed very high levels of satisfaction with the content, structure and opportunities to build partnerships that it offered. The London 2018 conference declaration has been sign by 56 countries so far and of these a significant number have made important commitments to take specific actions. A copy of the declaration can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/declaration-london-conference-on-the-illegal-wildlife-trade-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/declaration-london-conference-on-the-illegal-wildlife-trade-2018</a>. A full list of the commitments made will be published shortly in the form of an annex to the declaration.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 31/10/2018 15:26:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

994125

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Dogs: 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, with reference to the Dogs Trust report entitled Puppy smuggling - when will this cruel trade end?, whether he plans to shorten the tapeworm treatment period for dogs before entry to the UK from 120 hours to 48 hours after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	183417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Defra takes the risk of the notifiable disease caused by the tapeworm, Echinococcus multilocularis, very seriously because of the profound impact this could have on public health if it were to become established in the United Kingdom (UK).</p><p> </p><p>Since harmonising our domestic pet travel rules with those of the EU in January 2012, we ensured that tapeworm controls were maintained, with a treatment period which was expected to increase traveller compliance, while still presenting a very low risk of disease incursion. Those measures have been sufficient to keep the UK free of Echinococcus multilocularis.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has no plans to amend the tapeworm controls for pet animals entering the UK but continues to monitor the disease situation through routine surveillance measures and will undertake a further, formal risk assessment, if evidence indicates that one is warranted.</p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/11/2018 17:27:19 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

994126

registered interest
date	24/10/2018
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	Dogs: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Dogs Trust report entitled Puppy smuggling - when will this cruel trade end?, what assessment he has made of the risk posed by the illegal importation to the UK of puppies and dogs from Serbia and other third countries.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	183418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>Defra takes the health and welfare of pet animals coming to the UK very seriously. We share the view expressed by Dogs Trust in their most recent report about puppy smuggling that this is an abhorrent practice that harms the health and welfare of the animals involved. Moreover, we are determined to put an end to the illegal trade in puppies by adopting a zero tolerance approach to those that seek to exploit the Pet Travel Scheme (PTS) for the purpose of profit.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Dogs Trust investigative report highlighted the activities of unscrupulous traders who import puppies from third countries, such as Serbia, using falsified passports that conceal the true age and country of origin of the puppies, presenting a risk to the health of pets and people in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal Plant and Health Agency’s Intelligence Unit continues to gather information on those importing puppies illegally to quantify the scale of the problem and allow targeted disruption of their activities. Furthermore, Defra is engaged in a process of evaluating the risks to animal health and welfare that illegal imports of dogs pose, and developing long term strategies to better tackle them. We look forward to working with Dogs Trust on the evidence they have gathered to help inform our analysis.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 30/10/2018 11:16:17 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

989455

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
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	Food: Waste Disposal
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 11 July 2018 to Question 161049 on Waste Management, when the Resources and Waste Strategy will be published.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	180850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>We will publish the Resources and Waste Strategy by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 24/10/2018 13:13:29 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

989532

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
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	Hornets
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 his Department has made of the level of risk of an Asian Hornet invasion in autumn 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	180707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>With increasing population levels of Asian hornet in Europe, the risk of incursions into the UK has increased. The GB Non-Native Species Risk Assessment published in 2011 reviewed the risk posed by this species and identified multiple pathways by which Asian hornet could arrive in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Since the arrival of Asian hornet in France in 2004, Defra has been aware of the potential impact of this hornet on our bees and beneficial insects. We have plans in place to detect and tackle it, which we have successfully deployed several times since the first UK incursion in autumn 2016.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage members of the public to become familiar with this insect by, for example, visiting the National Bee Unit’s BeeBase website, and to report suspected sightings to the authorities immediately.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 24/10/2018 13:02:49 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord