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date	07/07/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to reduce mobile telephone charges for UK users using their telephones overseas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm that formal agreement was reached at the end of June on the EU Telecoms Single Market Regulation. As a result, from June 2017 onwards, consumers will no longer face mobile roaming charges in the EU. This outcome is one that Government has consistently championed from the beginning of negotiations.</p><p>As an interim measure, from January 2016 until June 2017, consumers will continue to pay mobile roaming charges in the EU at rates calculated from the domestic tariffs plus the wholesale roaming caps currently in force. These rates will be comparable with, or lower than, existing caps. UK mobile service providers may offer roaming tariffs below these rates, as several of them do already.</p><p>The eventual cessation of mobile roaming charges, will mean that British citizens travelling abroad can enjoy using their mobile without fear of extortionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/07/2015 17:08:34 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388180

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Capercaillie: 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 steps the Government is taking to increase numbers of and habitat for capercaillies.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	6054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Capercaillies are protected under the Wild Birds Directive and its habitat is afforded protection through the network of Special Protection Areas (SPAs) classified under the Directive. In England the species does not occur in sufficient qualifying numbers to warrant SPA provision.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/07/2015 17:04:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388182

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Hedgehogs: 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 steps the Government is taking to improve habitats for hedgehogs.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>In England, we will take forward our manifesto commitment to produce a 25 year strategy for the environment, which will include biodiversity<em>. </em>Our approach will be designed to meet the habitat needs of many species including hedgehogs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Agri-environment schemes are the principle means of improving habitats and the wider environment on farmland in England. The Wild Pollinator and Farm Wildlife Package and other measures in the new Countryside Stewardship scheme will help to provide suitable habitat for a range of wildlife in England including hedgehogs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/07/2015 16:57:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388183

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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: Crops
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 her Department plans to take to increase the effective use of agricultural land for food production.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Defra is investing £4.2million over three years in the Sustainable Intensification research Platform (SIP). This is investigating integrated approaches for farmers to increase their productivity while simultaneously protecting and enhancing the natural environment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/07/2015 13:01:31 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388184

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Partridges: 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 steps the Government is taking to improve habitats for grey partridges.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Wild Pollinator and Farm Wildlife Package options within our new Countryside Stewardship scheme will be of benefit to the grey partridge by providing winter feeding, nesting sites and food for chicks through appropriate management of farmland habitats.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/07/2015 17:00:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388185

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Butterflies: 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 steps the Government is taking to improve habitats for butterflies.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2015 answer text <p>In England, we will take forward our manifesto commitment to produce a 25 year strategy for the environment, which will include biodiversity<em>. </em>Our approach will be designed to meet the habitat needs of many species including butterflies. In England’s National Pollinator Strategy we are aiming to expand flower rich habitats across different types of land to benefit pollinators including butterflies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The England network of protected areas provides benefits for many species even when those areas are not specifically designated for the conservation of those particular species. This network includes local and national sites protected under domestic legislation and international sites protected under European and International law. Some of these sites are specifically designated for species of particular importance, including the marsh fritillary butterfly, which is a notified feature of a number of Special Areas of Conservation, designated under the Habitats Directive</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Agri-environment schemes play a major role in the conservation of butterflies in England. For instance, across grassland habitats in Dorset, between 1990 and 2010 the marsh fritillary increased in abundance by around 278% on land managed under these schemes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the summer of 2014 the critically endangered high brown fritillary experienced its best season since 2004 with numbers increasing by more than 180% as compared to 2013 across Dartmoor, Exmoor, and Morecambe Bay in Lancashire and sites in the Lake District.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Wild Pollinator and Farm Wildlife Package in the new Countryside Stewardship scheme contain options to improve habitats and provide nectar sources for butterflies. It will play a key role in supporting the National Pollinator Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/07/2015 14:06:53 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388187

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Trapping
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 work her Department has undertaken on development of a humane trap for small pest control in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>The development of new traps is a matter for industry. However, all spring trap designs have to be approved by Defra under Spring Trap Approval Orders before they can be used and the approvals process assesses the humaneness of the trap.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/07/2015 16:12:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388188

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Poaching
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 incidents of poaching of animals there have been in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2015 answer text <p>Defra does not hold this information. However, partly in response to intelligence reports of poaching received by the National Wildlife Crime Unit through police forces, poaching is one of the UK wildlife crime priorities. If Defra received reports of poaching, either the information would be passed to the police, or the person reporting the activity would be advised to contact the police.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/07/2015 16:14:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388189

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Deer
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 estimate she has made of the number of deer in the UK; and how many deer are culled each year.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Defra does not hold such information, nor has it made any recent estimates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Published sources estimate that there are over one and a half million wild deer in the UK, of which 350,000 are culled each year by over 100,000 deer stalkers. The industry claims that around 2,500 jobs are provided by deer management. There are a further 32,000 deer on farms in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 5896 question first answered 13/07/2015 16:55:31 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

388190

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Venison: 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, what information her Department holds on changes in the price of venison in the UK in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	5895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>Our annual accounts show that the price of venison rose from £3.55 per kilogram in 2009 to £4.94 per kilogram in 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/07/2015 12:08:19 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon