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1433678

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Pigs: Slaughterhouses
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 healthy pigs were slaughtered in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) since January 1 2022 due to (i) problems in supply chains and (ii) availability of veterinary and slaughterhouse staff.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	126794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>Defra does not collect data on the number of pigs culled on farms. Producers, who are responsible for the welfare of animals on farm, are also not required to submit such data to us. We therefore have no data on the culling of pigs in 2020. However, from our engagement with the pig sector, we understand that around 29,800 pigs were culled on farms between 1 September and 31 December 2021 and around 6,200 pigs have been culled on farm since 1 January 2022. We are very aware of the impact the culling of pigs is having on the individual farmers involved.</p><p>We continue to monitor the evolving situation and to work closely with the pig industry. On 10 February I chaired a roundtable with pig industry representatives from across the UK to discuss the challenges that the sector has been facing in recent months caused by the pandemic, including the loss of exports to the Chinese market for certain pig processors, disruption to CO2 supplies, and a temporary shortage of labour in the processing sector. We have provided a package of measures to help address these unique circumstances, which includes temporary work visas for up to 800 pork butchers, and Private Storage Aid and Slaughter Incentive Payment schemes to facilitate an increase in the throughput of pigs through abattoirs.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 03/03/2022 16:02:15 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1433679

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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 Vessels: Decommissioning
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 guidance his Department and the Marine Management Office have given to fishers on the recent type withdrawal of an IVMS product.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	126795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) received information indicating that the MS44 Inshore Vessel Monitoring System (IVMS) device that has been marketed by Maritime Systems Ltd was different to the device that was type-approved by the MMO in November 2021 and may not meet the required specification set out in the published approval process. Concern was centred around transmission strengths of the MS44 IVMS device, specifically in regard to its 4G capability.</p><p>So that the MMO could provide individuals with the reassurance needed to move forward with installation, type approval was temporally suspended to allow for a review to take place. Additional supporting information was requested regarding the functionality of the device and assurances were sought that the actual device that will be offered to industry moving forward is the MS44 device as approved within the original type approval programme.</p><p>The additional information provided by Maritime Systems Ltd confirms that the MS44 device continues to meet the required specification criteria, including 4G functionality. As a result of the review, this device remains one of the approved IVMS devices available for purchase.</p><p>On 7 March 2022, the MMO communicated the outcome to industry and also published an update online. In addition to the outcome of the review, this confirmed that the deadline for Tranche 1 (vessels 10m to 11.9m in length) device installation has been extended by seven weeks to 16 May 2022 and the grant claim window to 17 June 2022 to align with the Tranche 2 deadline.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 11/03/2022 13:24:28 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1433680

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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 Vessels: Decommissioning
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 those fishers who invested in the now withdrawn IVMS product will face enforcement action if they put to sea without any other IVMS product on board.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	126796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) will not be taking any enforcement action with respect to IVMS until a Statutory Instrument is laid and comes into force. That SI is scheduled to be laid in November 2022. Any enforcement after that date will be in line with the MMO’s Compliance and Enforcement Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/03/2022 16:49:58 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1433681

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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: Civil Servants
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 he has to move more civil servants out of London.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	126797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>Defra group is proud of our already dispersed workforce with 85% of our staff based outside London. Defra has three of its four core “hubs” outside London (Bristol, York and Newcastle). In December 2021 Defra had 9,383 civil servants outside London, including 2,886 from the core department. Our Bristol hub, Horizon House, is our largest office outside London with 8% of Defra group and 15% of the core department’s staff based there.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is committed to continuing to build vibrant staff communities across the country, with a talented, diverse and inclusive workforce with a genuine connection to the local community and area. The publication of the <em>Levelling Up White Paper </em>provides a major step towards the transformation of the UK, spreading opportunity and prosperity for all.</p><p> </p><p>It also reinforces this Government’s, and Defra’s, commitment to increasing significantly the geographic spread of civil servants across the UK. Defra will move 550 roles in the core department out of London by 2025 and a further 550 by 2030. We will also increase the proportion of our senior civil servants who are based outside London from one-third to one-half by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>As we relocate more staff out of London we will make use of our existing properties. Initially we are focused on building our policy presence in our Newcastle hub (announced in November), opening small office spaces in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and working to expand other, non-London policy hubs. Moving forward, increasing the opportunities for staff in the South West remains one of our priorities, with our large group office in Exeter housing around 350 Rural Payments Agency staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/03/2022 16:46:48 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1433682

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the impact of the quality of defence housing on armed forces personnel morale; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	126798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>The Armed Forces Continuous Attitude Survey (AFCAS) is administered annually to a sample of UK Regular Armed Forces personnel and contains measures on both morale and accommodation. AFCAS 2021 showed that 44% of the UK Regular Armed Forces rated their self-morale as high and 52% are satisfied with the overall standard of their Service accommodation.</p><p>The AFCAS 2021 results can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/armed-forces-continuous-attitude-survey-2021</p><p>Analysis for a National Audit Office report on 'Improving Single Living Accommodation' found that, in 2020, 30% of AFCAS respondents living in Single Living Accommodation (SLA) rate their morale as low and that, between 2015 and 2020, the reported level of morale among those in SLA was lower than for those in Service Family Accommodation. However, as stated above, it is not possible to identify the extent to which this was due to accommodation as opposed to other factors. That report can be found at the following link: https://www.nao.org.uk/report/improving-single-living-accommodation/</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 28/02/2022 14:26:43 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1433685

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military accommodation buildings with combustible cladding will be rectified by 31 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	126799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>26 high rise buildings with combustible external wall systems have been identified on the Defence Estate. All buildings have a current fire risk assessment and remain legally compliant for continued occupation.</p><p> </p><p>Remediation work on one building, Vanguard Building at HMS Nelson, is due to be completed by the 31 March 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The remaining 25 buildings have been surveyed and the outcomes are now being assessed to determine the level of required remediation action. One building will be replaced with a new build. 728 low rise buildings that may potentially have an external walling system that contains combustible insulation have also been identified. A programme is underway to collect further detailed data to allow the risk to be assessed.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 01/03/2022 17:15:49 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1433687

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Sugar Beet: Neonicotinoids
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 discussions he has had with the sugar industry since his decision to authorise the use of neonicotinoid pesticides for sugar beet crop.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	126800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government announced on 14 January that it would issue, with strict conditions, an emergency authorisation to use a neonicotinoid seed treatment for sugar beet crops in England. Since then, Defra Ministers have met with representatives of the sugar industry at a Parliamentary reception and at the NFU conference. Discussions included work to end the sector’s reliance on neonicotinoids.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 03/03/2022 15:58:23 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1433688

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people have faced enforcement action for failing to pay the £0 cost of car tax for electric or low emission vehicles in the past five years.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	126801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) issues renewal reminders to the registered keeper of the vehicle. These reminders make clear that it is a legal requirement for a vehicle to be licensed annually even where no duty is payable. This helps ensure that the keeper information held on the DVLA’s record is accurate and reminds the keeper that if they do not intend on licensing the vehicle then it must be kept off road and a statutory off road notification must be made. The following table shows the number of electric or low emission vehicles with a nil rate of duty that were identified for potential enforcement action over the last five years as the vehicle had not been licensed on time.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of vehicles</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>34,303</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>38,464</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>35,692</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>13,650</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>40,168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022 (up to 22 Feb)</p></td><td><p>4,902</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 01/03/2022 12:34:52 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1433689

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Marines: Plymouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to determine long-term basing arrangements for the Royal Marines in Plymouth.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	126802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my hon. Friend the Minister for Armed Forces (James Heappey) on 13 April 2021 to Question 174265.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 01/03/2022 13:58:08 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name UIN 174265.docx title Marines: Plymouth
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1433690

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Stonehouse Barracks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much he has allocated to maintenance and upgrades at Stonehouse Barracks in Plymouth in each year until its planned closure in 2028.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	126803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The Royal Navy is developing new basing options for Royal Marines (RM) based at Stonehouse Barracks. Core contract maintenance and support will continue as normal and investment will be made in the next five years to improve RM living and working environments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 01/03/2022 13:59:25 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard