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837825

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date	06/02/2018
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	Horse Riding
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 potential effects on the equestrian sector of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Meriden
tabling member printed	Dame Caroline Spelman
uin	126856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2018 answer text <p>We are undertaking a comprehensive programme of analytical work looking at the implications of UK withdrawal from the EU. The Government is examining all areas of the UK economy and seeking input from a wide range of businesses and industry bodies in order to inform our negotiations with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s priority for the equine sector in the context of leaving the EU, remains to ensure the continued movement of horses between the UK and EU, with the minimum of delay and bureaucracy, whilst at the same time providing appropriate disease control and welfare protection from Day 1 of EU Exit onwards. We have been working through a number of options in this area, considering a wide range of stakeholder views, and intend to embark on an extensive period of stakeholder engagement.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/02/2018 10:58:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman

348582

registered interest
date	04/06/2015
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	Bats: Churches
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 information her Department holds on the application and interpretation of provisions in the Habitats Directive on bats inhabiting church premises in other EU member states.
tabling member constituency	Meriden
tabling member printed	Mrs Caroline Spelman
uin	1114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Whilst we do not hold any information about how other Member States apply or interpret the provisions in the Habitats Directive in relation to bats in churches, the Government understands the problems that the presence of bats can cause.</p><p>To assist churches, Defra has funded research to identify techniques that can be used to deter bats from sensitive areas of churches, the results of which were published in March 2014. English Heritage is now funding a project trialling the techniques identified by this research in several churches to develop a toolkit and advice pack. A bid for Heritage Lottery funding to help pay for the implementation of this toolkit is also being prepared.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/06/2015 11:20:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman

91721

registered interest
date	12/09/2014
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	Incinerators: Taxation
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 discussions she has had with the Dutch government about its planned incineration tax.
tabling member constituency	Meriden
tabling member printed	Mrs Caroline Spelman
uin	209192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>There have been no discussions with the Dutch government about its planned incineration tax.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 13/10/2014 16:11:24 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman

91156

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	Incinerators: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the likelihood of nations to which the UK exports for incineration introducing similar measures to the Dutch government's planned incineration tax.
tabling member constituency	Meriden
tabling member printed	Mrs Caroline Spelman
uin	208718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Defra has no current plans to assess the likelihood of nations, to which the UK exports for incineration, introducing similar measures to the Dutch government’s planned incineration tax.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year we held a call for evidence on the Refuse Derived Fuel market in England, including the effect that exports had on its availability on the domestic market. We are currently analysing the evidence submitted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 13/10/2014 15:48:14 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman