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1145493

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	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	Fisheries: Navy
	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 the Answer of 11 July 2017 to Question 2722, what progress she has made on assessing the required strength of the fisheries protection fleet after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	290370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>We will continue to monitor, control and enforce fishing regulations in our own waters as an independent costal state after we leave the EU on 31 October. We currently take robust intelligence-led enforcement action against illegal fishing and this will continue when we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We have assessed the risk of increased illegal fishing when the UK leaves the EU and have strengthened our resources accordingly. This includes an increase to the number of frontline warranted officers, increased aerial surveillance and further vessels to enhance patrolling capacity at sea.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/10/2019 15:29:46 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1145496

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	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	Food: UK Trade with EU
	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 she plans to extend the lamb purchase scheme announced by the Prime Minister on 30 July 2019 to (a) other meats, (b) poultry and (c) fish.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	290371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>We have made it clear that we will support vulnerable sectors through Government intervention in the event of a ‘no deal’, should this be necessary. We will be monitoring the sectors which may be exposed to short-term difficulties as a result of EU Exit closely to identify early signs of market disturbance allowing us to react swiftly.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/10/2019 13:33:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1145503

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	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	Agriculture
	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 she will take to ensure adequate supplies of (a) animal feed, (b) fertilisers and (c) other crop treatments which cannot be stockpiled in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	290373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>We are in regular dialogue with the farming unions, processors and allied industries about the availability of animal feed and other supplies in the event of a no deal.</p><p>In 2017, the UK produced 13.9 million tonnes of animal feed. Included in this amount was 3.9 million tonnes of ingredients imported from third countries and 2.2 million tonnes from the EU. This would suggest that the sector is less dependent on imports from the EU. However, we will continue to monitor the markets in order to determine the impact of our leaving the EU on prices and supply.</p><p>In preparations for no deal, the Government has taken steps to secure additional freight capacity, guaranteeing the supply of critical goods.</p><p>Existing EU regulations for marketing fertilisers will be converted into UK law in the event of a no deal withdrawal. Products sold as EC fertilisers can be sold in the UK with the same packaging for two years as long as they continue to comply with the EU regulations. This system has been developed to ensure continuity of supply of fertiliser imports from the EU to the UK farming industry. The information has been published in a guidance document available on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/manufacturing-and-marketing-fertilisers-if-there-is-no-brexit-deal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/manufacturing-and-marketing-fertilisers-if-there-is-no-brexit-deal</a></p><p>The UK is a net importer of fertilisers, and therefore a valuable market for exports from other countries. We are expecting the supply of fertilisers to remain consistent and to continue to use trading routes which do not include the port of Dover. We will continue to look at all likely EU withdrawal scenarios with a view to limiting consequential impacts on the supply chain and trade.</p><p>In the event of no deal, the same pesticide products will continue to be authorised for use in the UK immediately after departure.</p><p>After withdrawal, businesses trading with the EU will broadly be subject to customs controls in the same way as businesses who are trading with the rest of the world. HMRC has announced that a number of temporary easements are in place to help businesses make this transition, including measures to simplify tariffs and customs declarations.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/10/2019 11:27:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1145591

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	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	Animal Feed: Imports
	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 plans her Department has to support the import of animal feed in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	290385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>We are in regular dialogue with the farming unions, processors and allied industries about the availability of animal feed and other supplies in the event of a no deal.</p><p>In 2017 the UK produced 13.9 million tonnes of animal feed. Included in this amount was 3.9 million tonnes of ingredients imported from third countries and 2.2 million tonnes from the EU. This would suggest that the sector is less dependent on imports from the EU, however we will continue to monitor the markets in order to determine the impact of our leaving the EU on prices and supply.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/10/2019 11:34:08 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1145507

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	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	Agricultural Products: Prices
	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 13 December 2017 to Question 118331, what progress has been made on the programme of analytical work into understanding how withdrawal from the EU will affect the UK; and if she will publish the interim findings of that work.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	290377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>This analysis only applies to England as agricultural policy is devolved.</p><p> </p><p>As part of our preparations to leave the EU, we have carried out a rigorous programme of analytical work that has assessed the impact of various EU exit scenarios on the UK farming sector.</p><p> </p><p>Part of that programme has included modelling work co-funded by the four UK agricultural departments. In August 2017, the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI-UK) published this analysis in the report “Impacts of Alternative Post-Brexit Trade Agreements on UK Agriculture: Sector Analyses Using the FAPRI-UK Model”. It considers the impact of different trading scenarios on many farming commodity sectors. The full report is available on the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute website here:</p><p><a href="https://www.afbini.gov.uk/sites/afbini.gov.uk/files/publications/FAPRI-UK%20Brexit%20Report%20-%20FINAL%20Clean.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.afbini.gov.uk/sites/afbini.gov.uk/files/publications/FAPRI-UK%20Brexit%20Report%20-%20FINAL%20Clean.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition, the evidence and analysis paper which accompanied the publication of the Agriculture Bill (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-future-for-food-farming-and-the-environment-policy-statement-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-future-for-food-farming-and-the-environment-policy-statement-2018</a>) provides analysis of the various ways farmers are likely to be affected by the movement from the area based payments of the Common Agricultural Policy to being rewarded for the public goods they produce under Environmental Land Management.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/10/2019 15:46:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1145505

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Data 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, pursuant to the Answer of 3 December 2018 to Question 195110 on data protection, what the subject matter was of each of those documents.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	290375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The subject matters of the Official-Sensitive papers reported lost were:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Thames Tideway commercial papers</li><li>Water regulation policy papers</li><li>Business planning methodology</li><li>High level overview of project plan</li><li>Overseas delegation briefing pack</li><li>Personal identification documents</li></ul><p> </p><p>The subject matters of the Official papers reported lost were:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Desk papers blown out of an office window</li><li>Videoconference design papers</li><li>Waste framework policy papers</li><li>List of potential stakeholder event invitees</li></ul> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/10/2019 18:06:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1145587

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	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	Genetically Modified Organisms
	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 her policy is on the control of genetically modified organisms after the UK leaves the EU; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	290381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s policy is to apply thorough scientific standards on authorising genetically modified (GM) products, with their release subject to a robust assessment of the potential impact on human health and the environment. In the event of the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement, EU legislation would initially be converted into Retained EU law and applied domestically. Decisions on the release of GMOs in the UK will remain devolved.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/10/2019 17:54:27 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1145586

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	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	Fisheries
	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 developing a UK fisheries policy after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	290380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government set out its vision for future domestic fisheries policy in the White Paper “Sustainable Fisheries for Future Generations” published in July 2018 and subsequently in the Fisheries Bill.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/10/2019 18:02:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1145589

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	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	Cereals: Exports
	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 plans her Department has to support exporters of (a) wheat and (b) barley in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	290383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has established the UK Agricultural Marketing Monitoring Group with the devolved administrations to monitor developments in the market across our agriculture sectors. This group will operate in the event the EU leaves without a deal. It will provide forewarning of any atypical market movements and will help us to ensure that we are aware of the implications for UK stakeholders. We continue to consider options for easing the flow of trade in cereals in the event of no deal.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/10/2019 16:48:08 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1145475

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Energy Supply
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which provider supplies energy to her Department; how much CO2 was emitted through her Department’s energy consumption in the latest period for which figures are available; whether the criteria her Department uses to select an energy supplier includes how environmentally friendly the supplier is; and what recent steps her Department has taken to reduce CO2 emissions from its energy use.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	290327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The Defra Group publishes its annual carbon footprint in its annual report and account. The latest version is published here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/818863/defra-annual-report-2018-2019-web.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/818863/defra-annual-report-2018-2019-web.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>This report provides an overview of Defra group performance against the GGC targets.</p><p> </p><p>Defra Group emitted 61,128 tonnes CO<sub>2</sub>e in 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>We are mandated to use Crown Commercial Services Frameworks when it comes to selecting our energy suppliers. These are EDF, British Gas Business for electricity and Corona for Gas.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to comment on the selection criteria used in awarding these supplier a place on these frameworks.</p><p> </p><p>88% of the electricity Defra Group purchases comes from renewable sources from these suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>We have reduced our carbon emissions by 48.8% since 2010, through investments in energy saving technology across the group by retrofitting:</p><p> </p><ul><li>LED lighting,</li><li>updated building management systems,</li><li>biomass boilers,</li><li>energy efficient boilers,</li><li>solar photovoltaics</li><li>and wind turbines.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We are looking to continue this investment through our SR19/SR20 bids in sustainable technology.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/10/2019 13:35:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin