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1177999

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Horses: Animal Welfare
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 grant local authorities the powers to prevent horse tethering.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	1246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (the 2006 Act), local authorities, together with the police and officers of the Animal &amp; Plant Health Agency, already have powers to investigate cases of poor welfare or animal cruelty, including cases of inappropriate tethering.</p><p> </p><p>Tethering can be a useful equine temporary management tool when it is used appropriately. To assist horse owners and keepers as well as inspectors there is a the statutory <em>Code of Practice for the Welfare of Horses, Ponies, Donkeys and Their Hybrids</em> (the Code) which provides information on how to meet the welfare needs of horses, as required under the 2006 Act. The Code contains specific information on how to tether a horse appropriately without being breach of the 2006 Act.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are able to make decisions based on local needs and resource priorities and the local arrangements that work best for them. Therefore, I consider that this legislation and guidance provides the right safeguards and powers in respect of horse tethering. However, we will continue to engage with key stakeholders to see if more can be done to spread best practice among horse owners as well as increased partnership working in order to tackle the issue of inappropriate horse tethering.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/02/2020 16:24:06 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

1178016

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Peatlands: Controlled Burning
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 bring forward legislative proposals to ban the burning of peatland in England.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	1170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear on the need to end burning of protected blanket bog to conserve these vulnerable habitats and we are looking at how legislation could achieve this.</p><p> </p><p>Progress is being made in promoting sustainable alternatives. We have urged landowners to adopt these and we continue to work with them constructively.</p><p> </p><p>Our intention has always been to legislate if a voluntary approach failed to deliver.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 26/02/2020 17:04:34 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1178019

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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
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 the Government is taking to reduce the risk of flooding in flood risk areas by maintaining (a) peatland, (b) natural dams and (c) other natural catchment areas and defences.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	1171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The use of nature based solutions is an important part of the Environment Agency’s (EA) strategy in strengthening resilience to flood and coastal erosion risk. Nature based solutions can include activities in different areas of a catchment for example:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Upper slopes (tree planting, leaky debris dams and peatbog restoration)</p></li><li><p>Mid-catchment (flood washlands and river re-connection and naturalisation)</p></li><li><p>Coastal (management and creation of coastal marsh and sand dune systems)</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Nature based solutions that are appropriately designed and situated, can help manage flood and coastal risks, often alongside other measures. Nature based solutions can also provide benefits to the natural environment, including but not limited to habitat creation, increased biodiversity and improved water quality. Approximately 40 projects in the EA’s core Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Investment programme include natural flood risk management elements and we expect the use of nature based solutions to increase.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has a £15 million programme of 58 projects piloting the effectiveness of nature based solutions. These projects are testing new approaches to help determine where natural measures can be most effective at improving resilience to flood risk. Additionally, since 2003, the Moors for the Future Partnership has transformed over 32 square kilometres of bare and eroding peat in the Peak District and South Pennines through re-vegetation, grip and gully blocking, and sphagnum planting.</p><p> </p><p>Finally the Government’s Agriculture Bill introduced to the House of Commons on 16 January sets out an ambitious and effective system based on the principles of ‘public money for public goods’. This new scheme will enable land managers to enter into agreements to be paid for delivering a range of public goods set out in the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan. This includes mitigation of and reduced risk from environmental hazards, such as flooding which could be achieved through natural flood management.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 26/02/2020 16:53:43 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1178021

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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, how much funding has been allocated to flood defence schemes in (a) Lancashire, (b) Yorkshire and (c) Oxfordshire in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	1172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is investing £2.6 billion to better protect the country from flooding and coastal erosion between April 2015 and March 2021. This will better protect 300,000 homes in that period.</p><p> </p><p>In the last five years the Environment Agency (EA) has invested £137 million on flood and coastal erosion management schemes in Lancashire.</p><p> </p><p>In the last five years the EA has invested £261.3 million on flood and coastal erosion management schemes in Yorkshire. This is the total spend for the ceremonial counties of North Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire.</p><p> </p><p>In the last five years the EA has invested £18.9 million on flood and coastal erosion management schemes in Oxfordshire.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Financial Year</p></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2"><p>Total Government spend (£m)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>Oxfordshire</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>32.7</p></td><td><p>6.4</p></td><td><p>47.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>30.4</p></td><td><p>4.1</p></td><td><p>44.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>34.7</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>44.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>18.3</p></td><td><p>5.2</p></td><td><p>51.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>20.9</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>73.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>137.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18.9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>261.3</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 26/02/2020 16:46:41 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1178036

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Food: 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 much (a) chicken meat, (b) beef, (c) pig meat, (d) sheep meat, (e) fresh egg, (f) egg powder, (g) fresh milk and (h) milk powder was exported from the UK in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	1191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>UK overseas trade data is published, free of charge, by HM Revenue &amp; Customs. It includes export and import data relating to the items requested, and is available from this web address: <a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 1192 question first answered 26/02/2020 16:19:53 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1178037

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Food: 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 much (a) chicken meat, (b) beef, (c) pig meat, (d) sheep meat, (e) fresh egg, (f) egg powder, (g) fresh milk and (h) milk powder was imported to the UK from (i) EU27 countries, (ii) the US, (iii) Australia, (iv) New Zealand and (v) the rest of the world in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	1192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>UK overseas trade data is published, free of charge, by HM Revenue &amp; Customs. It includes export and import data relating to the items requested, and is available from this web address: <a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 1191 question first answered 26/02/2020 16:19:53 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1178038

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Meat: 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, which EU regulations to prohibit the import of (a) chlorine-washed chicken, (b) hormone-treated beef, (c) ractopamine-fed pork have been replicated in UK law; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	1193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Current EU controls on surface decontamination of poultry (Regulation (EC) 853/2004) will be retained through the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and have been made ready to be carried over into UK law after the Transition Period through ‘The Specific Food Hygiene (Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019’. This maintains the status quo, whereby any substances for surface contamination must be approved by the appropriate authority. No products, other than potable water, are currently approved in the EU to decontaminate poultry carcases and this remains the case in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Council Directive 96/22/EC (as amended) prohibits the use of certain substances having a hormonal or thyrostatic action, and beta agonists (including ractopamine) in livestock farming and imported products. The EU legislation was transposed into domestic legislation by the Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015, with similar legislation enacted in Wales and Northern Ireland. This legislation remains in place.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/02/2020 17:13:34 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1178039

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Agricultural Products: 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, what her policy is on the compliance of imported agricultural goods with UK (a) animal welfare, (b) environmental and (c) food safety standards after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	1194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK is proud of its world-leading food, health and animal welfare standards. We remain firmly committed to upholding our high environmental, food, and animal welfare standards now we have left the EU.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in our manifesto, we will not compromise our standards as we negotiate new trade deals. Nor will we put the UK’s biosecurity at risk. The Government will stand firm in trade negotiations to ensure any future trade deals live up to the values of farmers and consumers across the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 1197 question first answered 24/02/2020 11:37:58 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1178040

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Agriculture: Trade Agreements
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 meetings have taken place between officials in her Department and officials in the Department for International Trade on protecting UK standards on (a) animal welfare, (b) environmental and (c) food safety when negotiating Free Trade Agreements.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	1195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>My officials meet regularly with Department for International Trade officials to discuss the negotiation of Free Trade Agreements.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear - across Government, from the Prime Minister down - that we will not lower our standards in pursuit of trade deals, and that we will use all the tools at our disposal to make sure that standards are protected.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/02/2020 16:27:55 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1178041

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
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	Agriculture: Trade Agreements
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 meetings officials in her Department have held with representatives from the (a) US Administration (b) Australian Government and (c) European Commission on protecting UK standards on (i) animal welfare, (ii) environmental standards and (iii) food safety in relation to future free trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	1196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Negotiations of future trade agreements with these countries have not yet begun. To date, talks between my officials and their counterparts in these countries have focused on building knowledge of our respective current domestic standards in these areas and understanding how our Partner Countries have treated them in some of their existing trade agreements.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout these exploratory discussions Defra has stressed the importance of maintaining our high standards on welfare, food safety and the environment in future, all of which the Government’s election manifesto committed us to protecting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/02/2020 17:36:46 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy