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1385538

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date	06/12/2021
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	Birds: 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 he has made of the implications for his policies of the findings of the fifth UK Birds of Conservation Concern report published on 1 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	87762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to the recovery of species, including wild birds, in England and that is why within the Environment Act 2021 we have a requirement for a new legally binding target halt the decline in species abundance by 2030. Furthermore, we plan to publish a Green Paper soon which will consider further actions that Defra can take to assist nature's recovery.</p><p>Our Agri-environment schemes continue to be the principal means of improving habitat provision for farmland birds and the wider environment on farmland in England. We were delighted to see a 40% uplift in Countryside Stewardship applications this year which will help drive immediate action to support birds and other species.</p><p>In the longer term we will transition to three new environmental land management schemes which will further this work. In the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot, participants can select from an initial set of eight standards to build their own agreements. Several of these standards contain actions to support birds. For example, the Arable and Horticultural Land Standard aims to support increased farmland biodiversity, including wild bird and pollinator populations through specific actions that will provide year-round resources for farmland birds and insects.</p><p>In addition, the Government continues to support specific conservation action for birds. For example, supporting the establishment of the National Recovery Partnership for curlew in England, which brings together a range of organisations with a desire to protect and conserve this species, and funding a trial translocation and recovery project in the east of England. We have also supported successful reintroductions, including the white-tailed eagle to southern England.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 14/12/2021 16:50:58 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1385539

registered interest
date	06/12/2021
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	Birds: 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 he is taking to halt and reverse population declines in (a) puffins and (b) other seabirds.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	87763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s seabirds, including puffins, are an important part of our natural heritage, and their protection is a high priority for this government.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with Natural England to develop a comprehensive and ambitious English Seabird Conservation Strategy which we are aiming to publish in summer 2022. This strategy will aim to assess the vulnerability of each seabird species in light of the pressures they are facing and propose actions to address them.</p><p> </p><p>Forage fish such as sandeels play a crucial role in the health of the wider North Sea marine ecosystem. Seabirds and other sensitive marine species rely on sandeels as a food source. Sandeel stocks are highly sensitive to changing environmental conditions and this is affecting the resilience of the seabird populations. Defra and the UK Fisheries Administrations recently concluded a call for evidence on Sandeels and Norway pout to help inform future decision making to ensure these stocks are managed sustainably in the future. The responses are currently being analysed to feed into next steps.</p><p> </p><p>We are also developing a UK Bycatch Mitigation Initiative which we will be publishing early next year. This document will outline actions to tackle the bycatch of sensitive marine species, including seabirds, in UK waters.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 14/12/2021 14:03:54 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1385540

registered interest
date	06/12/2021
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	Birds: Disease Control
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 he is taking to (a) mitigate the spread of trichomonosis amongst bird populations and (b) prevent the further decline of greenfinches.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	87764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>Trichomonosis in garden birds is not a notifiable disease in the UK, but has caused a significant decline in greenfinch populations since it was first detected here in 2005. The disease has unfortunately also been documented in other garden bird species, including chaffinches, house sparrow, dunnock, great tit and siskin.</p><p> </p><p>The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) provides <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bto.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fu23%2Fdownloads%2Fpdfs%2Fhygiene%2520leaflet_final_2014_web_version.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7CLara.Harrup%40defra.gov.uk%7Ce6a8744531eb4a0fb40708d9b9923a2e%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637744859948853461%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=4cnd5STp49JR5RgfVmeI9JJ6f41pfEr2EKKeH%2FIyVZ8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">advice</a> about keeping bird feeders and water baths clean to prevent transmission between birds. The public can report any concerns to the <a href="https://www.gardenwildlifehealth.org/" target="_blank">Garden Wildlife Health (GWH)</a> programme. Defra supports the GWH, which is a collaborative project between the BTO, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Froglife. The project aims to monitor the health of British wildlife and identify new disease threats. It focuses on garden birds, amphibians, reptiles, and hedgehogs. Members of the public can submit reports of sick or dead wildlife and send in samples to the GWH for analysis.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 14/12/2021 15:46:11 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1367391

registered interest
date	09/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	International Corruption Unit: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were in the National Crime Agency's International Corruption Unit in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	72531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency collects the above information. However, it is not judged appropriate to publicly provide this information on operational and national security grounds.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 13/12/2021 16:57:30 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake