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1169430

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Reindeer: Imports
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 (a) reindeer and (b) consignments of reindeer were imported into the UK in 2019; from which countries they were imported; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	1345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The information regarding reindeer imports is based on Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) data. This data is provided by third parties.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no recorded imports of reindeer into the United Kingdom from the EU in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency are not able to provide any data regarding the number of imports from third countries. This is because they are covered by a commodity code in TRACES which does not allow a breakdown by species.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/01/2020 15:18:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1169431

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Reindeer: Exports
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 (a) reindeer and (b) consignments of reindeer were exported from the UK in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019; and to which countries those exports were sent in each year.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	1346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The number of reindeer and the number of consignments exported from the UK to the EU in 2018 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Country of Destination</p></td><td><p>Number of Consignments</p></td><td><p>Number of Reindeer</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There were no exports of reindeer to third countries recorded in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>There were no recorded exports of reindeer from the United Kingdom to third countries or EU Member States in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) can access information using Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) for species of animals that require a health certificate for movement to the EU.</p><p> </p><p>APHA does record Export Health Certificates issued for animals to third countries that do not use the TRACES system.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/01/2020 15:23:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1169439

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Badgers Act 1991
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 people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of offences under the Badgers Act 1991 in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	1325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes of court proceedings in England and Wales up to December 2018. Data for 2019 is planned for publication by the Ministry of Justice in May 2020. The information requested on specific crimes can be found using the ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code’ data tool</a>.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 1326 1327 1328 question first answered 20/01/2020 09:44:11 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1169440

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Deer Act 1991
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 people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of offences under the Deer Act 1991 in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	1326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes of court proceedings in England and Wales up to December 2018. Data for 2019 is planned for publication by the Ministry of Justice in May 2020. The information requested on specific crimes can be found using the ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code’ data tool</a>.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 1325 1327 1328 question first answered 20/01/2020 09:44:12 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1169441

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996
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 people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of offences under the Wild Animals (Protection) Act 1996 in (i) 2018, and (ii) 2019; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	1327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes of court proceedings in England and Wales up to December 2018. Data for 2019 is planned for publication by the Ministry of Justice in May 2020. The information requested on specific crimes can be found using the ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code’ data tool</a>.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 1325 1326 1328 question first answered 20/01/2020 09:44:12 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1169442

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Hunting Act 2004
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 people were (a) proceeded against and (b) convicted of offences under the Hunting Act 2004 in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	1328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes of court proceedings in England and Wales up to December 2018. Data for 2019 is planned for publication by the Ministry of Justice in May 2020. The information requested on specific crimes can be found using the ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code’ data tool</a>.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 1325 1326 1327 question first answered 20/01/2020 09:44:12 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1169448

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes
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 support Girlguiding’s work to include young people in the planning and development of the Deposit Return Scheme to combat plastic pollution.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	1366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>In the planning and development of the Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), we will continue to engage with a large range of stakeholders, including young people and their representative organisations such as Girlguiding UK, to ensure everyone has their say. We have committed to introduce a DRS by 20223 using powers in the forthcoming Environment Bill. There will be an opportunity to engage during the relevant consultation.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/01/2020 13:12:25 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1169474

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Biodiversity: Lighting
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 her Department has made of the effect of artificial lighting on biodiversity loss.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>Defra has published or contributed to a range of assessments of the impact of artificial light on insects and wider biodiversity, as well as global and national assessments of the drivers of biodiversity loss more generally.</p><p> </p><p>Following publication of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution’s report, ‘Artificial light in the environment’ in 2009, Defra has supported assessments of impacts of artificial light on insects and on other organisms such as bats. These are published on our science website. Defra has also funded or co-funded national and international assessments of drivers of change on insects and wider biodiversity such as the global IPBES Assessment Report on Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production, which notes effects of light on nocturnal insects may be growing and identifies the need for further study.</p><p> </p><p>There have been a number of externally funded studies which have highlighted potential impacts of artificial light pollution on insects, which Defra keeps under review, for example, with our academic partners on the National Pollinator Strategy for England.</p><p> </p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework sets out how the possible ecological impacts of artificial light should be considered in the planning system. It makes clear that policies and decisions should limit the impact of light pollution on local amenity, dark landscapes and nature conservation, including where there may be impacts on wildlife and ecosystems. Defra has inputted to associated guidance, published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, which also draws on evidence from various assessments, including the Royal Commission report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/01/2020 13:09:57 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1169476

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Salmon
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 she is taking to increase salmon stocks throughout England.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>To increase salmon stocks throughout England, the Environment Agency (EA) recently published a new programme of action in the England and Wales North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (NASCO) Implementation Plan 2019-2024.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, 10,328 salmon were caught by net fisheries in England. In 2019 the EA made a number of changes to reduce the exploitation of salmon by closing all major salmon net fisheries around the English coast and introducing mandatory catch and release by anglers on rivers where salmon populations are most at risk. In 2019, no salmon were reported taken by the remaining net fisheries.</p><p> </p><p>The EA have been working with a number of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities (IFCAs) to minimise unintentional by-catch by inshore sea fisheries (within six nautical miles). By-catch is when salmon are unintentionally caught by nets aiming to catch other species. New byelaws have been introduced by the Devon and Severn IFCA and Cornwall IFCA that significantly increase in the level of protection for migratory fish.</p><p> </p><p>To safeguard sufficient river flows for salmon, the EA’s Restoring Sustainable Abstraction programme has changed 81 unsustainable abstraction licences on England’s 42 principal salmon rivers preventing damage, or the risk of damage. The remaining 14 licences will be modified by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The EA has also improved water quality to maximise salmon spawning success and the Water Companies’ National Environment Programme 2016-2021 is scheduled to deliver 42 improvements, 160 investigations, 15 catchment schemes and 10 water resource schemes on England’s 42 principal salmon rivers.</p><p> </p><p>To restore salmon habitat and address barriers to migration, in 2018 on England’s 42 principal salmon rivers 9 weirs/barriers were removed and 8 fish passage easements were delivered, improving access for salmon to 152km of river on the Rivers Ribble, Crake, Kent, Wear, Severn, Tamar, Camel, Fowey, Taw, and Monks Brook (Lower Itchen). Over the last 5 years (2014-18) 57 barriers have been removed or altered, which has improved access to 2,398km of river catchment.</p><p> </p><p>The England and Wales NASCO Implementation Plan 2019-2024 can be found at <a href="http://www.nasco.int/pdf/implementation_plans/Cycle3/IP(19)13rev_IP_EU-UK%20(England%20and%20Wales).pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nasco.int/pdf/implementation_plans/Cycle3/IP(19)13rev_IP_EU-UK%20(England%20and%20Wales).pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/01/2020 15:22:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1169506

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Flood Control: 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 plans he has to allocate funding from the public purse to flood defences after 2021.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	1322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is investing a record £2.6 billion from 2015-2021 to better protect 300,000 homes in England from flooding, and £1bn to maintain existing defences. Since 2015 some 600 new schemes are already providing better protection to over 200,000 homes across the country. The level of funding for flood defences beyond 2021 will be decided as part of a future Budget settlement, and will be informed by a range of evidence and forecasts, including the Environment Agency’s Long Term Investment Scenarios report.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 1323 question first answered 17/01/2020 13:03:00 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie