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1205288

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost of including business improvement district levies in the business rates relief support during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	61592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>Business rates are distinct from the Business Improvement District (BID) levy and are managed separately. The BID legislation requires businesses to pay the BID levy and any decision to waive or reduce the levy is to be made by the BID Board of Directors. Therefore, business rates relief will not be applied to any percentage payment towards a BID.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government is making available up to £6.1 million of support to BIDs to cover the equivalent of three months of core operational costs. This funding will protect BID bodies from insolvency and ensure that they weather the current crisis. Local authorities and BIDs will now be able to be flexible with the enforcement of the levy for businesses that are unable to pay, but business remain liable for the levy and those that can still pay should still pay.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/06/2020 07:38:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1205309

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
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 Catches: Software
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 hold discussion with the fishing community on the redesign or replacement of the under-10m CatchApp.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	61593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>The catch recording application was introduced as the best solution to capture recorded landings for the under 10 metre fishing fleet. The app has undergone extensive user research and testing involving representatives from the fishing industry. 77% of those invited to register have already done so, submitting over 27,000 records through the application to date. Since January 2020, an average 936 records have been successfully submitted through the application each week by vessels registered in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has clarified publicly in updates published on 10 and 26 February 2020 that there would be further time for those within the fishing industry to adjust to the introduction of the new catch recording application.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to continued one-to-one support from coastal offices, the MMO has held over 15 drop-in sessions around the country earlier this year to support the fishing industry with the continued roll out. The MMO continues to work on implementing improvements to the catch recording app based on feedback from existing users. Some of the improvements already implemented include the addition of further ports and species to the app and making it possible to record weights less than 1kg.</p><p> </p><p>The MMO are continuing to work with industry to improve the service, in terms of its functionality and utility. The MMO remain committed to continuing to listen to and support the fishing community in adapting to this new requirement, making changes to the system where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/06/2020 13:10:11 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1204930

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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	Wines: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2020 to Question 54850 on Wine: Imports, what estimate he has made of the number of VI-1 import forms per year that will need to be produced and processed to accompany EU wines imported into the UK after the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	60861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>VI-1s would be needed to cover most imports of wine. However, there are several exceptions to this requirement, such as for shipments of less than 100 litres, for personal imports or for trade shows. Defra has not estimated the number of certificates that will be needed, but we note that the industry’s representative body, the Wine and Spirit Trade Association, have suggested there will be in the region of 500,000 imports each year requiring VI-1</p><p> </p><p>No impact assessment has been carried out on the costs for EU wine exporters, UK wine importers, or UK wine consumers.</p><p> </p><p>We would expect the cost to EU wine exporters to be significant given the importance of the UK market to this major producing region. We note that the WSTA estimates that this would cost the EU export industry roughly £70 million per annum.</p><p> </p><p>Whether the cost of producing VI-1 certificates will be passed on to UK consumers and importers is a commercial matter. It will be the EU producers’ responsibility to provide the VI-1 certificate and the responsibility of the relevant authority in each Member State to certify that the form meets the UK requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The EU introduced the VI-1 form for third country imports, and will become subject to the rule themselves as they become a third country importer to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Despite this overhead, ‘new-world producers’ including Australia, New Zealand, USA, Chile and Argentina continue to import and currently account for 50% of wines on the UK market. UK consumers will still have a wide and varied choice of quality wine.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 60862 question first answered 26/06/2020 13:19:35 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1204938

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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	Wines: 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, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2020 to Question 54850 on Wine: Imports, what impact assessment he has made of the costs and other burdens for (a) EU wine exporters, (b) UK wine importers and (c) UK wine consumers of the introduction at the end of the transition period of full VI-1 import certificates for wine imported into the UK from the EU .
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	60862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>VI-1s would be needed to cover most imports of wine. However, there are several exceptions to this requirement, such as for shipments of less than 100 litres, for personal imports or for trade shows. Defra has not estimated the number of certificates that will be needed, but we note that the industry’s representative body, the Wine and Spirit Trade Association, have suggested there will be in the region of 500,000 imports each year requiring VI-1</p><p> </p><p>No impact assessment has been carried out on the costs for EU wine exporters, UK wine importers, or UK wine consumers.</p><p> </p><p>We would expect the cost to EU wine exporters to be significant given the importance of the UK market to this major producing region. We note that the WSTA estimates that this would cost the EU export industry roughly £70 million per annum.</p><p> </p><p>Whether the cost of producing VI-1 certificates will be passed on to UK consumers and importers is a commercial matter. It will be the EU producers’ responsibility to provide the VI-1 certificate and the responsibility of the relevant authority in each Member State to certify that the form meets the UK requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The EU introduced the VI-1 form for third country imports, and will become subject to the rule themselves as they become a third country importer to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Despite this overhead, ‘new-world producers’ including Australia, New Zealand, USA, Chile and Argentina continue to import and currently account for 50% of wines on the UK market. UK consumers will still have a wide and varied choice of quality wine.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 60861 question first answered 26/06/2020 13:19:35 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1202964

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Allergies: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on allergen labelling for (a) toothpaste and (b) other non food items that can contain milk protein.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	58778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to bring forward legislative proposals on allergen labelling for toothpaste and other non-food items that contain milk protein.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 18/06/2020 15:48:15 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1202965

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Food: Allergies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require a food producer, shop or supermarket to immediately inform the Food Standards Agency if a food they have made or sold has resulted in a serious allergic reaction by a customer.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	58779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>Under Article 19 of Regulation (EC) 178/2002, food businesses have a legal responsibility to immediately withdraw and/or recall their food if it is not in compliance with food safety requirements and to notify the relevant local authority. Local authorities are responsible for enforcement of the requirements on provision of information on allergens.</p><p>Food businesses must also immediately inform the local authority if it considers or has reason to believe that a food which it has placed on the market may be injurious to human health. The Food Standards Agency is not the enforcing authority for these incidents and therefore does not need to be informed directly by the food business.</p><p>There is a requirement in the statutory Food Law Code of Practice for local authorities to notify the Food Standards Agency of a serious localised food hazard which includes hospitalisation or death as a result of allergens.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 24/06/2020 13:39:13 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1201739

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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	Highly Protected Marine Areas
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 his Department plans to enact the recommendations of the Benyon Report on Highly Protected Marine Areas.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	57357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the publication of the review into Highly Protected Marine Areas (HMPAs), which was published on 8 June 2020 and is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/highly-protected-marine-areas-hpmas-review-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/highly-protected-marine-areas-hpmas-review-2019</a>. I am grateful to Richard Benyon and the advisory panel for their work. In the coming weeks, we will consider Richard Benyon’s report and issue a formal response to him, recognising our continued priority to support the cross-Government response to Covid-19. From there on, we have an opportunity to develop a programme of work to bring forward highly protected areas for the first time in English waters. The Review’s publication marks an exciting moment for ocean conservation in English waters and complements our leadership at the global level. We would of course consult widely with the public and stakeholders before any decision to designate an HPMA.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 57358 57359 57360 question first answered 17/06/2020 10:34:15 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1201740

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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	Highly Protected Marine Areas: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to undertake a public consultation on (a) the process to create Highly Protected Marine Areas and (b) determine the shortlist of new Highly Protected Marine Areas.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	57358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the publication of the review into Highly Protected Marine Areas (HMPAs), which was published on 8 June 2020 and is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/highly-protected-marine-areas-hpmas-review-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/highly-protected-marine-areas-hpmas-review-2019</a>. I am grateful to Richard Benyon and the advisory panel for their work. In the coming weeks, we will consider Richard Benyon’s report and issue a formal response to him, recognising our continued priority to support the cross-Government response to Covid-19. From there on, we have an opportunity to develop a programme of work to bring forward highly protected areas for the first time in English waters. The Review’s publication marks an exciting moment for ocean conservation in English waters and complements our leadership at the global level. We would of course consult widely with the public and stakeholders before any decision to designate an HPMA.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 57357 57359 57360 question first answered 17/06/2020 10:34:15 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1201741

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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	Highly Protected Marine Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to commission a part 2 of the Benyon Report into Highly Protected Marine Areas to consider a shortlist for those areas.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	57359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the publication of the review into Highly Protected Marine Areas (HMPAs), which was published on 8 June 2020 and is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/highly-protected-marine-areas-hpmas-review-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/highly-protected-marine-areas-hpmas-review-2019</a>. I am grateful to Richard Benyon and the advisory panel for their work. In the coming weeks, we will consider Richard Benyon’s report and issue a formal response to him, recognising our continued priority to support the cross-Government response to Covid-19. From there on, we have an opportunity to develop a programme of work to bring forward highly protected areas for the first time in English waters. The Review’s publication marks an exciting moment for ocean conservation in English waters and complements our leadership at the global level. We would of course consult widely with the public and stakeholders before any decision to designate an HPMA.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 57357 57358 57360 question first answered 17/06/2020 10:34:15 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1201742

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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	Highly Protected Marine Areas
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 he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the deadline for the publication of the Benyon Report into Highly Protected Marine Areas as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	57360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the publication of the review into Highly Protected Marine Areas (HMPAs), which was published on 8 June 2020 and is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/highly-protected-marine-areas-hpmas-review-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/highly-protected-marine-areas-hpmas-review-2019</a>. I am grateful to Richard Benyon and the advisory panel for their work. In the coming weeks, we will consider Richard Benyon’s report and issue a formal response to him, recognising our continued priority to support the cross-Government response to Covid-19. From there on, we have an opportunity to develop a programme of work to bring forward highly protected areas for the first time in English waters. The Review’s publication marks an exciting moment for ocean conservation in English waters and complements our leadership at the global level. We would of course consult widely with the public and stakeholders before any decision to designate an HPMA.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 57357 57358 57359 question first answered 17/06/2020 10:34:15 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard