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44898

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the breakdown of departmental spending in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on catering, hospitality and refreshments in (1) 2008–09, and (2) 2009–10.
tabling member printed	Baroness Seccombe
uin	HL6301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This table sets out the information requested, in respect of Core Defra.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Catering and Hospitality</strong></p></td><td><p>426,317</p></td><td><p>545,253</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Refreshments</strong></p></td><td><p>18,574</p></td><td><p>7,114</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures for Catering and Hospitality include a subsidy paid to the Department's providers of in-house catering, hospitality and refreshments. The Department no longer pays such a subsidy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2097 label Biography information for Baroness Seccombe

44899

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the breakdown of departmental spending on Government Procurement Cards in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in 2009–10, including the name, merchant type, purchase date and transaction value.
tabling member printed	Baroness Seccombe
uin	HL6302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Officials' spending on Government Procurement Cards (GPCs) in 2009-10 generated nearly 47,000 transactions totalling £3.9m.</p><p>The breakdown requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>However, details of all GPC transactions with a value of £500 or above, incurred from 1 April 2010 onwards, are published online at <a href="http://data.gov.uk/dataset/defra-gpc-spend-over-500-pounds" target="_blank">http://data.gov.uk/dataset/defra-gpc-spend-over-500-pounds</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2097 label Biography information for Baroness Seccombe

44910

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord de Mauley on 19 March (WA 34–5), what discussions they have had with the Environment Agency in recent years about the case for, and value of, dredging; and whether Ministers considered at any point the Environmental Agency's plans for the Somerset Levels.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL6313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We have had frequent discussions with the Environment Agency over the last few years about flood risk management, including the contribution and value of dredging, in Somerset and across the country. We have also been kept up to date with Environment Agency's plans for the Somerset Levels.</p><p>The Environment Agency will continue to undertake dredging where it is shown to be a genuinely cost effective way of managing flood risk, taking account of the other options available. In some areas, dredging will be the most cost effective approach. In others, it would divert resources away from other flood risk management activities which are far more beneficial to local communities, such as maintaining pumps, sluice gates or raised embankments. The Environment Agency will therefore continue to review the case for dredging area by area, given its variable impact on reducing flood risk.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

45028

registered interest
date	25/03/2014
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
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 his Department's policy is on allowing officials to appear before all-party parliamentary groups.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	193556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt. Hon. friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, Mr Francis Maude, on 26 March 2014, Official Report, Column 300W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

44564

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reassure consumers, who for religious or other reasons do not wish to consume halal or kosher meats, about the provenance of the meat they buy, in the absence of any informative labelling as to the method of slaughter used.
tabling member printed	Lord Rana
uin	HL6221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is of the view that consumers should have the necessary information available to them to make an informed choice about their food. Any method of slaughter labelling system needs to cover more than just the UK. We are awaiting the results of an European Commission study on method-of-slaughter labelling, which is due this summer. We will look at possible options in light of that report.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 08/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	3689 label Biography information for Lord Rana

44609

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to support the proposed European Union regulations on the sale of seeds, plants and plant material.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL6266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government does not support the proposed European Union regulation on the sale of plant reproductive material as currently drafted. The future of the proposals is uncertain following rejection by the European Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

44719

registered interest
date	24/03/2014
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
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 changes in the number of puppies and dogs imported from EU member states since January 2012 are consistent with AHLVA risk assessment in 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	193356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The quantitative risk assessment carried out prior to harmonisation with the EU pet travel rules in 2012 took into account, amongst other things, a number of variables including increases in the number of pets entering the UK. The risk assessment was published in 2011 and is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://archive.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/atoz/rabies/documents/se0535-rabies-qra.pdf" target="_blank">http://archive.defra.gov.uk/foodfarm/farmanimal/diseases/atoz/rabies/documents/se0535-rabies-qra.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

44368

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
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
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 trends in the level of fish stocks in the English Channel over the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	193079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>At the annual EU fishing quota negotiations in December I secured a deal on quotas for 2014 which was positive both for the sustainability of UK fish stocks and our fishing industry. My position on quotas was based on three clear principles: following the available scientific advice; achieving sustainable levels of fishing (known as Maximum Sustainable Yield) by 2015 where possible and by 2020 at the latest; and reducing discards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

44369

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
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
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 he is taking to preserve and increase fish stocks in UK waters.
tabling member constituency	Torbay
tabling member printed	Mr Adrian Sanders
uin	193080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) makes an annual assessment of the status and trends in fish stocks. This includes assessments for the main commercial stocks in the English Channel. These are available on the ICES website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	237 label Biography information for Mr Adrian Sanders

44373

registered interest
date	20/03/2014
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
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 intends to reply to the letter to him dated 7 February 2014 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr J Rossi-Stephenson.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Sir Gerald Kaufman
uin	193032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A response to right hon Member's letter of 7 February 2014, with regard to Mr J Rossi-Stephenson, was sent on the 3 April 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Copies of the response will be made available in the House library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson attachment 1 file name 2572 - letter.pdf title Letter to Sir Gerald Kaufman
tabling member	451 label Biography information for Sir Gerald Kaufman