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1659965

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date	12/09/2023
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	Cotton: Supply Chains
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Benyon on 11 September (HL Deb col 666), how many clothing retailers are using element analysis systems rather than paper trails to determine where the cotton in their products is grown.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL10075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>Defra does not hold information on the number of retailers that are using element analysis systems to determine where cotton in their products is grown. However, Defra funds Textiles 2030 which commits signatories to meeting targets on their water and carbon usage and working towards a Circular Economy. The government’s proposals for minimising textile waste outlined in Maximising Resources Minimising Waste (MRMW) which was published in July will increase the amounts of clothing and other textiles, including ones made from cotton, that will be collected for recycling and reuse and therefore keep textiles in use for longer.</p><p> </p><p>Under Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, commercial businesses who operate in the UK and have a turnover of £36m or more are required to report annually on the steps they have taken to prevent modern slavery in their operations and supply chains. The prevalence of modern slavery and complexity of global supply chains means that it is highly unlikely that any sector or company is immune from the risks of modern slavery.</p><p> </p><p>The Government encourages companies to monitor their supply chains with rigor to uncover and remedy any instances of modern slavery they may find. The UK continues to support the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The UK continues to be an authority on modern slavery reporting, and we continue to share our experiences with other countries who are introducing their own transparency legislation.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 21/09/2023 15:07:52 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1659976

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
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: Seasonal Workers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support farmers experiencing seasonal worker shortages.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>Defra continues to speak regularly with the sector and other government departments to understand labour supply and demand, including both permanent and seasonal workforce requirements, and to make sure that these requirements are understood across government.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of a reliable source of seasonal labour for crop production, and that it is a key part of bringing in the harvest for the horticultural sector. A key source of seasonal labour is the Seasonal Worker visa route, which allows a pre-defined number of overseas workers to come to the United Kingdom for up to six months to support horticulture growers during peak production periods, whilst maintaining robust immigration control.</p><p> </p><p>To reduce the risk of seasonal labour shortages in horticulture, in December 2022, the Government announced that an allocation of 45,000 Seasonal Worker visas will be made available in 2023. This is an uplift of 15,000 visas compared to the allocation at the start of 2022. The Government confirmed at the Food Summit on 16 May that the number of Seasonal Workers visas available in 2024 for horticulture will again be 45,000. A further 2,000 visas are available for seasonal poultry workers to help manage pre-Christmas demand.</p><p /><p>A further 10,000 visas are potentially available for horticulture should there be demand and contingent on sponsors and growers continuing to improve worker welfare standards. There are visas available in this year’s allocation and businesses should contact one of the scheme operators if they need seasonal workers.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently six scheme operators for horticulture and two for poultry as follows:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.agri-hr.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C14d94e8e0e664574497f08dbb50bc914%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638302834437471840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=QPPsUR16pQIe2Y0fnkUCobLxZ1hOG7ai2ANNcVp%2Fr98%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Agri-HR</a> (horticulture)</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.concordia.org.uk%2Fseasonal-work&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C14d94e8e0e664574497f08dbb50bc914%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638302834437471840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=EaTin7XDJUhI4CkrQqta4xXgQ%2BNZtuYbVm0BGEfXVqc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Concordia</a> (horticulture)</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fethero.co.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C14d94e8e0e664574497f08dbb50bc914%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638302834437471840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NBh413FI%2FMDFVeVcyoC%2FefzxtKlqDG6%2F7KM6C3eW63k%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Ethero</a> (horticulture)</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fruitfuljobs.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C14d94e8e0e664574497f08dbb50bc914%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638302834437471840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=y1HLiU3MaUZcwUaywbgTMjC%2BmBAfZpBPTL8YSE5Te%2Bk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Fruitful Jobs</a> (horticulture)</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hopslaboursolutions.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C14d94e8e0e664574497f08dbb50bc914%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638302834437627463%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lkMbo5bmeOk0TiGHtjOpnRQti74KW668XptuPgfzNBM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">HOPS</a> (horticulture)</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pro-force.co.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C14d94e8e0e664574497f08dbb50bc914%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638302834437627463%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=eDRBAa9kkVJ5GGzBRg5H3lGdu1OLZJ6rD%2Ft1JctDhJ0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Pro-Force Ltd</a> (horticulture and poultry)</p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rerecruitment.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C14d94e8e0e664574497f08dbb50bc914%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638302834437627463%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=kIy97WIGerwuIoVty4kjQGhf59DcZV8bviEqvCbnjrE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">RE Recruitment</a> (poultry)</p><p> </p><p>To inform future decisions on labour across the sector, Defra also commissioned John Shropshire to carry out an Independent Review into Labour Shortages in the Food Supply Chain throughout 2022 and 2023, considering how automation, domestic labour and migrant labour could contribute to tackling labour shortages in our sectors, including horticulture.</p><p> </p><p>This report was published on 30 June 2023 and the government response – which will also be informed by the Review of Automation in Horticulture – is expected to be published in autumn 2023. At the same time as the response, the Government will set out how it will support the sector to access the labour it needs alongside actions to reduce the sector’s reliance on migrant labour, including via our work on automation and promoting domestic labour procurement and training.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 18/09/2023 14:14:16 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1660000

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
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	UK Trade with EU: Veterinary Medicine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government why a qualified veterinary surgeon must sign off each consignment of Quorn for export to the EU, given that that product contains no meat or dairy content.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL10110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>Quorn products containing no animal component would not require an export health certificate (EHC) for import into the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Quorn products that contain egg-based ingredients will require an EHC for entry into the EU. EU law (Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692) requires imports of animal products including products containing egg or egg product to be accompanied by an EU EHC that must be signed by an official veterinarian of the competent authority of the exporting third country, guaranteeing that the conditions for entry into the EU have been met.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 18/09/2023 13:46:34 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

1659494

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Dangerous Dogs
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 bring forward legislation to ban (a) new dogs and (b) cross-breeds in addition to those dogs already banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	198648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is taking urgent action to bring forward a ban on XL Bully dog types following a concerning rise in attacks and fatalities, which appear to be driven by this type of dog. We intend to have the legislation in place to deliver this by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/09/2023 11:38:47 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1659532

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Urban Areas: Environment Protection
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 the potential role of regreening urban areas in achieving the UK’s environmental targets.
tabling member constituency	Bridgwater and West Somerset
tabling member printed	Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger
uin	198636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is committed to regreening urban areas in achieving the UK’s environmental targets. In January this year Natural England launched a Green Infrastructure (GI) Framework, which it developed in partnership with Defra and other key stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>The Environmental Improvement Plan 2023 sets out how the GI Framework will be used to track progress in our commitment for everyone to have access to green or blue space within 15 minutes from their front door. Well-designed green infrastructure has an important role to play in urban areas in improving health and wellbeing, air quality, nature recovery and resilience to and mitigation of climate change, as well as growing the natural capital of city-regions. The use of green infrastructure can help to reduce the risk and impact of extreme heat and surface water flooding through street trees and Sustainable Drainage Systems, contributing to our goal of reducing the risk of harm from environmental hazards.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 14/09/2023 11:49:31 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1396 label Biography information for Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger

1659554

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Dogs: Animal Breeding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2023 to Question 189127 on Dogs: Animal Breeding, whether the Government plans to amend the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 in addition to- Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	198722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>In respect of canine fertility clinics, there is currently no timetable to amend the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 18/09/2023 12:19:13 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1659582

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Natural England: Correspondence
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 publish all correspondence sent between Natural England and her Department on changes to regulations on nutrient neutrality and the delivery of new homes since 1 May 2023; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	198699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions by Government and its Arm’s Length Bodies are not normally disclosed. More broadly, I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement of 4 September 2023, HCWS1003, outlining the benefits from the Government's proposed reforms which will improve water quality and help deliver more homes.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/09/2023 08:59:21 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1659630

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Footwear: Recycling
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 amount of non-recyclable shoes in landfill waste in England.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	198770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>Textile waste was identified as a priority in the Resources and Waste Strategy and we outlined our proposals for dealing with it in Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste which was published in July.  Our current focus is on clothing and other flat textiles such as towels and bedding.  However, the Government is supportive of initiatives which promote keeping products in use for longer. We want to prolong the lives of the materials and goods that we use and move society away from the inefficient ‘linear’ economic model of ‘take, make, use, throw’.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, we set an ambition in our Resources and Waste Strategy to send less than 10% of municipal waste to landfill by 2035. As a result of active diversion of municipal waste from landfill over the last two decades, only 8.1% of local authority collected waste was sent to landfill in 2021/22. This equates to a 90% reduction by weight since 2000/01 when 79% of municipal waste was sent to landfill.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 14/09/2023 11:44:42 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1659661

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Exhaust Emissions: Environment Protection
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 publish (a) correspondence and (b) advice sent by her Department to local authorities on the effectiveness of retrofitting technology funded by the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	198801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to publish the correspondence sent to Local Authorities at present.</p><p> </p><p>Government has communicated to Local Authorities that we have paused new Government funding for Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) bus retrofit technology, following research by Scottish Government and internal monitoring which suggested it might not always be as effective as expected.</p><p> </p><p>We are conducting a programme of work to investigate the performance or bus retrofits and we are still on track to complete our investigations this Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 20/09/2023 11:40:37 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1659686

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
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	Recycling
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 develop a more circular economy for resources.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	198830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of initiatives which promote a more circular economy.</p><p> </p><p>‘Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste’, the new Waste Prevention Programme for England, was published in July 2023. It outlined our ambitions for waste prevention across in relation to three cross cutting areas – designing out waste, systems and services and data and information; and seven key sectors: construction, textiles, furniture, electronic and electrical products, road vehicles, plastics and packaging and food. It sets out our priorities for action to manage resources and waste in accordance with the waste hierarchy and embeds our circular economy approach by retaining materials and goods in circulation for as long as possible and at their highest value.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 14/09/2023 11:41:06 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi