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857812

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	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: Motor Vehicles
	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 vehicles (a) his Department and (b) Defra Group (i) own and (ii) lease.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	131713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The following table shows the vehicle leasing and ownership across the Defra Group of the Environment agency (EA), Natural England (NE), Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and the Rural Payments agency (RPA).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Type</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>EA</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>NE</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>APHA</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Defra</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>MMO</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>RPA</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cars: Leased</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3304</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">176</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">203</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Cars: Owned</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles under 3.5t - Owned</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1293</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">118</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">51</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles under 3.5t - Leased</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t - Owned</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">43</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t - Leased</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Total Number of Vehicles</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4640</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">123</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">81</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">180</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">31</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">203</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Type</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>EA</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>NE</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>APHA</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Defra</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>MMO</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>RPA</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cars: Leased</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3304</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">20</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">136</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">203</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Cars: Owned</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">40</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles under 3.5t - Owned</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1293</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">118</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">51</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles under 3.5t - Leased</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t - Owned</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">43</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Commercial Vehicles over 3.5t - Leased</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">1</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">Total Number of Vehicles</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4644</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">123</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">81</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">176</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">31</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">203</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/03/2018 13:24:19 question first ministerially corrected 23/04/2018 09:53:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 50009 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1059047

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	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	Port of Ramsgate: Dredging
	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 on 15 January 2019 to Question 207205 on dredging of the Port of Ramsgate, whether Natural England were informed of the Environmental Impact Assessment conducted by the Port of Ramsgate prior to the dredging of the port as part of contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	219369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>From discussions with the Port of Ramsgate and its owner, Thanet District Council, Natural England (NE) understands that the dredging undertaken at the start of this year is considered to be maintenance dredging and as such is covered by previous environmental assessments.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/02/2019 16:56:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1143781

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	River Thames: Contamination
	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 the Thames water surrounding the Grenfell tower site, including the Paddington basin, has been monitored for levels of contaminants including cyanide since the fire in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	285163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/09/2019 16:21:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

642238

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2016
	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: Brexit
	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 contribution of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to the Environmental Audit Committee on 25 October 2016, Question 332, what proportion of existing EU legislation within the policy remit of her Department cannot immediately be brought into UK law upon the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	54194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government will bring forward legislation in the next session that, when enacted, will repeal the European Communities Act 1972 and ensure a functioning statute book on the day we leave the EU. This ‘Great Repeal Bill’ will end the authority of EU law and return power to the UK. The Bill will convert existing European Union law into domestic law, wherever practical and in that context all relevant legislation is currently being identified and assessed.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/11/2016 15:47:26 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

712436

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2017
	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, whether she plans to include measures applying to (a) England and (b) all nations of the UK in the forthcoming 25 year plan for food and farming.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	68505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2017 answer text <p>Our ambition is to be a world-leading food, farming and fishing nation that grows more, sells more and exports more of our food around the world. To this end, we are committed to publishing a 25 year food and farming plan and in order to develop this we are currently gathering views from right across industry and all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/03/2017 11:15:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

766020

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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	European Environment Agency
	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 cost to the public purse of replicating the relevant functions of the European Environment Agency after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	106119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>In common with other EU agencies, as part of exit negotiations the Government will discuss with the EU (and European Environment Agency Member Countries) any potential future relationship with the European Environment Agency. Currently, no decisions have been taken on the future UK membership of EU Agencies, including the European Environment Agency.</p><p>In taking any decisions on replicating relevant functions, the Government will always look to minimise disruption and costs.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/10/2017 15:33:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

766026

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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	European Environment Agency
	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 his Department has made of the number of staff required to replicate the relevant functions of the European Environment Agency after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	106106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>In common with other EU agencies, as part of exit negotiations the Government will discuss with the EU (and European Environment Agency Member Countries) any potential future relationship with the European Environment Agency. Currently, no decisions have been taken on the future UK membership of EU Agencies, including the European Environment Agency.</p><p>In taking any decisions on replicating relevant functions, the Government will always look to minimise disruption and costs.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/10/2017 15:32:11 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

788494

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2017
	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	Pet Travel Scheme
	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 pet passports have been issued in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	112762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2017 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) issue blank pet passports to approved Official Veterinarian (OV) practices who then issue these for cats, dogs and ferrets to move under the Pet Travel Scheme. The below data is for numbers of blank pet passports issued to OV practices by APHA. We do not record the number of pet passports issued by OV practices to individual animals, however carriers do record the number of times pets travel.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of pet passports issued to OV practices</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>64000</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>68175</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>72325</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>119704</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>95449</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017 (to date)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>81461</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In December 2014 new model pet passports were introduced as a result of a new EU Regulation covering pet movements. This will account for the increase in the number of pet passports issued to OV practices in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/11/2017 11:25:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

793006

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	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: Procurement
	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 on sustainable procurement his Department has requested from the Ministry of Justice in the last year for the purpose of assessing his Department's performance against Government buying standards.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	114791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Defra Commercial has not requested any specific information on sustainable procurement from the Ministry of Justice in the last year for the purpose of assessing that Department's performance against Government buying standards. Defra adheres to Government buying standards on sustainability and has incorporated them into its contracting terms and conditions. From September this year, Crown Commercial required all government departments to adhere to the ‘balanced scorecard’ approach to food procurement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/11/2017 17:28:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

794002

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	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	European Fisheries Control Agency
	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 it is government policy that the UK will remain in the European Fisheries Control Agency during a transition period after exiting the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	115091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Defra is assessing future working arrangements with organisations such as the European Fisheries Control Agency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/11/2017 15:29:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh