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169494

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Fishing Catches
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's letter, reference MC355113/RGW, how many tons of fish and shellfish (a) the 12 vessels from the UK using bottom trawler gear have caught below 600m and (b) the eight vessels from the UK using bottom trawler gear have caught below 800m in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	218171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The information will be placed in the House Library</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 218157 question first answered 17/12/2014 11:49:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

169489

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	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
	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, how many people were prosecuted under the Breeding and Sale of Dogs Acts in 2013; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	uin	218138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>There were no prosecutions under the Breeding and Sale of Dogs Acts in 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/12/2014 14:10:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

169486

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	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
	hansard heading	White Fish: Conservation
	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 effectiveness of (a) an increase of minimum landing size, (b) an end to commercial harvesting during the spring spawning period, (c) restrictions on pair trawling and trammel netting and (d) an expansion of estuarine nursery areas as tools for the preservation of sea bass stocks.
	tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
	tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
	uin	218028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Bass management measures for 2015 including these factors were discussed at an EU level on 15 and 16 December at the Fisheries Council but unfortunately agreement was not reached.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will continue to press for EU action while reviewing our national measures. An earlier assessment by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science on increasing the minimum landing size for bass, entitled “Effects of improved fishery selection pattern and increased MLS on European sea bass” is available in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/12/2014 16:59:40 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

169484

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Water: EU Law
	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 her Department has made on increasing the number of areas where the requirements of the Water Framework Directive are being complied with.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	218051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) is a devolved matter. In England, the Environment Agency is the competent authority for implementing the WFD. It has complied with all relevant requirements in the eight river basin districts for which it is responsible by the relevant deadlines and has reported on progress, as required, to the European Commission.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In England, £3.4 billion is being invested by water companies between 2010-2015 to protect and improve our water environment. By 2015 we expect to reduce phosphate pollution from sewage works by a further fifth and ammonia by a sixth compared to 2010. In addition, the Government has invested £88 million on action to restore our rivers, covering more than 15,000 km of river (more than the Amazon and Nile Rivers laid end-to–end), improving the status of 429 water bodies, and preventing deterioration of a further 137 water bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/12/2014 12:17:24 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

169479

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Food Banks
	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 she and Ministers in her Department have visited a foodbank.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
	uin	218005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>Defra Ministers have visited food banks several times over the past 18 months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/12/2014 12:56:24 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

169482

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Game: Gun Sports
	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 (a) discuss with her counterpart in the Scottish Government the effect of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 and (b) publish a consultation on vicarious liability for landowners who host commercial game shooting in England.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
	uin	217999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The introduction of new legislation requires evidence that it will be effective. We are not yet aware of any successful prosecutions or of any compelling evidence that the introduction of the provisions of vicarious liability in Scotland has had a significant deterrent on those who commit wildlife crime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will continue to monitor the situation in Scotland and to consider whether this or a similar offence is necessary and proportionate to assist in tackling wildlife crime in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/12/2014 16:59:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

169483

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2014
	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
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	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 she has made of the value for money of payments to farmers under the Common Agricultural Policy.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
	uin	218000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The following documents have been placed in the Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In October 2013, alongside the public consultation, Defra published an evidence paper which assessed the impact of the new Common Agricultural Policy and the costs and benefits of payments made to farmers.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://consult.defra.gov.uk/agricultural-policy/cap-consultation" target="_blank">https://consult.defra.gov.uk/agricultural-policy/cap-consultation</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since then a number of more technical implementation decisions were announced and on 11 December 2014 the Common Agricultural Policy Basic Payment and Support Schemes (England) Regulations 2014 No. 3259 were laid in Parliament. Included in the explanatory memorandum to the legislation is a further evidence paper updating some of the analysis and providing further analysis of the impact of some of the more technical decisions.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/3259/memorandum/contents" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/3259/memorandum/contents</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, an impact assessment of the new Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) was published in June 2014 setting out the evidence base on the costs, benefits and value for money.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/strategic-environmental-assessment-of-the-proposed-new-rural-development-programme-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/strategic-environmental-assessment-of-the-proposed-new-rural-development-programme-in-england</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/12/2014 12:16:45 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford