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1139557

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Oak Processionary Moth
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what instances of the importation of oak processionary moth on oak trees have occurred in the last 12 months.
	tabling member printed	Lord Framlingham
	uin	HL17204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>The unprecedented expansion of oak processionary moth (OPM) on the continent has led to intercepts of OPM on oak trees imported from ten nurseries in the Netherlands and one nursery in Germany (as at 19<sup>th</sup> July 2019). Swift action is being taken by the UK Plant Health Service to eradicate recent findings, including surveillance, tracing work and the destruction of caterpillars and infested trees.</p><p> </p><p>Emergency measures were introduced on 15<sup>th</sup> July to strengthen the import requirements for oak trees to reduce the risk of spread of this pest and protect the health of oak in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 30/07/2019 13:10:13 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	134 label Biography information for Lord Framlingham

1139558

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Oak Processionary Moth
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government in how many locations, and on what dates, oak processionary moths have been identified in the UK.
	tabling member printed	Lord Framlingham
	uin	HL17205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>The Plant Health Service has intercepted oak processionary moth on oak trees at 58 sites within the UK Protected Zone (as at 25<sup>th</sup> July 2019). The infested oak trees have all been recently imported from the continent. The intercept sites are in the counties and regions of Bedfordshire, Birmingham, Cambridgeshire, County Durham, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Fife, Flintshire, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Greater Manchester, Hampshire, Invernesshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Merseyside, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Wiltshire and Yorkshire. Swift action is being taken to eradicate recent findings, including surveillance, tracing work and the destruction of caterpillars and infested trees. Emergency measures were introduced in England on 15th July to stop the import of mature oak trees, unless robust conditions are met, to prevent the further introduction of this pest and protect the health of oak in the UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 30/07/2019 13:34:11 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	134 label Biography information for Lord Framlingham

1139559

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Trees: Import Controls
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to an immediate and total ban on the import of (1) oak, and (2) olive, trees.
	tabling member printed	Lord Framlingham
	uin	HL17206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>Protecting our country from pests and diseases is vital to safeguarding our environment, economy and health. Globalisation in trade and increased travel means threats to plant health are increasing, but we have a strong response in place.</p><p> </p><p>Emergency measures were introduced in England on 15<sup>th</sup> July to stop the import of mature oak trees, unless robust conditions are met, to prevent the further introduction of this pest and protect the health of oak in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>When considering prevention of the spread of <em>Xylella fastidiosa</em> to the UK, we already have strict regulations in place. However, we review the risk situation continuously and are currently considering a range of options for olive trees, including a full ban on imports.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 30/07/2019 13:04:38 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	134 label Biography information for Lord Framlingham