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1271182

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Veterinary Medicine: Costs
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 of the effectiveness of the regulation of treatment costs in the veterinary industry.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	130213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is the regulator for the veterinary profession. It provides general advice to members on fees in its Code of Conduct: <a href="https://www.rcvs.org.uk/setting-standards/advice-and-guidance/code-of-professional-conduct-for-veterinary-surgeons/supporting-guidance/practice-information-and-fees/" target="_blank">https://www.rcvs.org.uk/setting-standards/advice-and-guidance/code-of-professional-conduct-for-veterinary-surgeons/supporting-guidance/practice-information-and-fees/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The fees are generally set by the market between the vet and the client, but the RCVS could intervene if individual vets charged prices which were so disproportionate that they amounted to disgraceful professional conduct.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 127646 question first answered 18/12/2020 14:30:00 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1271252

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Inshore Fishing: Sussex
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 progress he has made on his approval of the Sussex IFCA by-laws; what his timeframe is for that approval; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eastbourne
tabling member printed	Caroline Ansell
uin	130162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>The Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) Nearshore Trawling Byelaw and the Netting Byelaw have both been submitted to Defra requesting final approval.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is currently reviewing the full byelaw package for both byelaws, including reviewing evidence in the impact assessment and results of the byelaw consultation, in accordance with our statutory guidance.</p><p> </p><p>No decision has yet been taken by the Department on whether to confirm either Byelaw. An update will be provided when the final Defra consideration process is concluded.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 23/12/2020 13:27:34 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4512 label Biography information for Caroline Ansell

1271276

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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 recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of flood defences in (a) the West Midlands and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	130105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) visually inspect all flood risk assets using trained and accredited inspectors. The frequency of visual inspection is risk based, taking account of factors such as the status, nature and significance of the flood defence. They also carry out additional inspections following flooding.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the inspection, they assign a condition grade to each asset:</p><p> </p><p>a) In the West Midlands: As of 11 December 2020, 94.12<strong>%</strong> of all flood risk assets on Main River are at their required condition.</p><p>b) In England: as of 1 December 2020, 94% of flood risk assets on Main Rivers and the coast are at their required condition.</p><p>If an asset is below its required condition it is identified as requiring work. This does not necessarily mean the asset has structurally failed, or that its performance in a flood will be compromised. If the performance of an EA flood risk asset is reduced, action will be taken to ensure that flood risk continues to be effectively managed until the asset is fully repaired or replaced and has met the required condition.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/12/2020 17:04:54 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1271282

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Rivers: Sewage
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 reduce the proportion of untreated sewage that flows into rivers and streams.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	129966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>Water companies are committed in the 5-year business planning period (2020-2025) to a significant programme of improvements to the monitoring and management of storm overflows at a cost of around £1.1 billion. However, I recognise that there is more to do. I met water company CEOs in September and made clear that the volumes of sewage discharged into rivers and other waterways in extreme weather must be reduced. To achieve this, I have set up a new Taskforce bringing together Government, the water industry, regulators and environmental NGOs. This Taskforce will set out clear proposals to address the volumes of sewage discharged into our rivers. The Taskforce is also exploring further short-term actions water companies can take to accelerate progress on storm overflows.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/12/2020 17:02:58 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1271283

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Inland Waterways: Pollution 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 his Department is taking to support local community organisations that aim to clean inland waters.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	129967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>Defra and its partner organisations support and encourage action by local communities in improving the water environment. The Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) is a framework for co-ordinating partnership action between the public, private and third sectors with a specific focus on water. Since its launch in 2012, CaBA has grown from 25 pilots to include over 100 Catchment Partnerships consisting of 2,500 organisations covering England and cross border areas with Wales. They engage and empower local communities and help them to bring their local knowledge, resource and expertise to reduce flood risk, improve sustainable management of water resources and resilience to climate change.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and the Environment Agency supports this local action by funding via CaBA Catchment Hosts, a central National Support Group and, in addition, £27 million of Government investment over three years has supported local projects through the Water Environment Grant scheme.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/12/2020 16:40:14 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1271284

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Inland Waterways: Leisure
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 proportion of inland waters in (a) Huddersfield, (b) Kirklees and (c) England are safe for (a) wild swimming and (b) other human leisure activities.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	129968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>The physical safety of swimmers and other water users at inland waters is a matter for the local management of the site. The Bathing Water Regulations 2013 are designed to protect water quality and public health insofar as it relates to pollution and have no provision for physical safety.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers of inland designated bathing waters in the areas requested are:</p><ol><li>Huddersfield: 0</li><li>Kirklees: 0</li><li>England: 12</li></ol><p> </p><p>Areas used for other water-based leisure activities are not designated as bathing waters because bathing water monitoring focuses on a single sampling point so is not directly relevant to water-sport participants, who cover a greater distance in the water than bathers.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/12/2020 16:27:28 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1271349

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Marine Environment: Explosions
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 effect of explosions on the sea floor on the (a) health and (b) quality of marine life in British waters.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	129979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is responsible for licensing marine activities in the seas around England, including the removal of Unexploded Ordnance from the seabed. In determining any application for a marine licence, the MMO considers all relevant matters including the need to protect the marine environment. This involves assessing any potential impacts on marine life under an environmental assessment. Such assessments are made on the specifics of each case and involve consultation with the MMO’s primary advisors, including Natural England.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/12/2020 16:36:01 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1271416

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Livestock: Balloons and Sky Lanterns
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 he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a follow-up independent study of the research undertaken in 2013 on the effect of sky lanterns and helium balloons on the health and welfare of livestock.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	130239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>Defra’s study of 2013 <em>Sky lanterns and helium balloons: an assessment of impacts on livestock and the environment </em>suggested that, while anecdotal reports and media coverage could imply that there is widespread concern from farming groups and others over the impacts of sky lanterns and balloons on the health and welfare of livestock, the evidence presented indicated that the number of cases reported each year of animals affected through ingestion of sky lantern and balloon debris is very small in the context of the wider livestock population. While it is recognised that there may be a significant level of under-reporting, on the basis of the evidence presented, we have concluded that the overall impact is very limited. No further assessment has been done on this.</p><p>General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (SI 1803) make it an offence to place a product on the market that is not safe. In addition, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute has published a Code of Practice for sky lanterns, which aims to provide guidance for manufacturers, importers, and retailers.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 130240 question first answered 23/12/2020 13:25:33 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1271417

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Balloons and Sky Lanterns
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 progress the Government has made on (a) implementing non-regulatory measures to minimise the risks associated with and (b) increasing the safety standards of sky lanterns and helium balloons.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	130240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>Defra’s study of 2013 <em>Sky lanterns and helium balloons: an assessment of impacts on livestock and the environment </em>suggested that, while anecdotal reports and media coverage could imply that there is widespread concern from farming groups and others over the impacts of sky lanterns and balloons on the health and welfare of livestock, the evidence presented indicated that the number of cases reported each year of animals affected through ingestion of sky lantern and balloon debris is very small in the context of the wider livestock population. While it is recognised that there may be a significant level of under-reporting, on the basis of the evidence presented, we have concluded that the overall impact is very limited. No further assessment has been done on this.</p><p>General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (SI 1803) make it an offence to place a product on the market that is not safe. In addition, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute has published a Code of Practice for sky lanterns, which aims to provide guidance for manufacturers, importers, and retailers.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 130239 question first answered 23/12/2020 13:25:33 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1271435

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Pet Travel Scheme: Northern Ireland
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 cats, dogs or ferrets being moved for non-commercial purposes from Northern Ireland to Great Britain will require a blood test and the results of that test before being moved, after the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Paul Girvan
uin	130197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>There will be no changes to the current pet travel health requirements for entry into Great Britain after the end of the transition period. There will be no requirement for pets to get a blood test for entry into Great Britain if they are travelling from Northern Ireland. This requirement only applies for movements from ‘Unlisted’ third countries.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 23/12/2020 16:32:36 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4633 label Biography information for Paul Girvan