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794312

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	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	Food: Origin Marking
	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 value the 84 Protected Geographical Indicators add to the rural economy
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	115285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Exports of products from the UK’s 84 geographical indications (GIs) are valued at approximately £5bn per year, and about £1billion in domestic sales. Much of the production takes place in rural, often remote, areas providing vital input to local economies. This includes, for example, Scotch whisky and Scottish farmed salmon which are the UK’s two largest GI exports by value, and Welsh lamb, as well as smaller-scale products like Stornoway Black Pudding and Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese.</p><p> </p><p>GI protection acts in two ways to add value to rural economies. Firstly, it increases the value of the protected products. Academic studies suggest that UK consumers are prepared to pay between 7% and 20% more for GI products, though this varies considerably from product to product. Secondly, it protects sales volumes, particularly of exports, by preventing others from imitating the genuine article.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/12/2017 11:53:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

797616

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	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	Food: Origin Marking
	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 his Department has undertaken in the last two months to protect protected geographical indications?
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	116579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>In the last two months my Department has provided support to a number of new applicants to the EU Geographical Indication schemes protecting spirits, wines and agricultural products, including 7 for potential new protected food names.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to engage with and support the organisations which deliver scheme protection on the ground. This has ensured the products (including 84 from the UK) that are currently registered under these schemes are receiving appropriate protection within the UK.</p><p> </p><p>During this period we have taken action to resolve the misuse of the protected food names of 3 UK and 6 EU products on sale in the UK. This has ensured consumers can have confidence that they are getting the product that they expect.</p><p> </p><p>We are planning to use the EU (Withdrawal) Bill to transfer into domestic law the EU schemes that currently protect our geographical indications. This will ensure that UK geographical indications remain protected in the UK after we leave the EU. Defra officials are working closely with officials from other government departments, the Devolved Administrations, and the Crown Dependencies on this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/12/2017 11:50:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

792676

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2017
	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	Insecticides
	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 plans to authorise the use of the insecticide active ingredient, Sulfoxaflor; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the use of Sulfoxaflor on bees.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	114603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Insecticides are only permitted for use if scientific risk assessments find no harmful effect on people and no unacceptable effects on the environment. Assessment and decision-making for active substances takes place at EU level and sulfoxaflor was approved in 2015. Products containing approved active substances can only be used if authorised by the UK. No authorisation has been given to date for any product containing sulfoxaflor. The assessment of any application for such a product would include full consideration of the potential effects on bees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/11/2017 13:24:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

750780

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	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: UK Trade with EU
	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 an assessment of the effect on the agricultural sector of the UK leaving the EU without agreeing a trade deal with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	4375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Leaving the EU presents a major opportunity for UK agriculture. We are working towards securing the best possible deal for the UK agriculture industry.</p><p>The Government is in the process of carrying out a programme of rigorous and extensive analytical work on a range of scenarios on a sector by sector basis.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/07/2017 15:01:31 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

746909

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	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	Fisheries: Quotas
	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 effect on fishing quota levels for (a) cod, (b) haddock, (c) coley, (d) monkfish, (e) prawn, (f) halibut, (g) mackerel, (h) herring and (i) whiting of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	2067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK position is that Total Allowable Catches (TAC) for all species should be should be set in line with the science to ensure we have sustainable fisheries. On leaving the EU, the UK will become an independent coastal state with responsibility for managing its EEZ and this will be an opportunity to reach new agreements on access arrangements and the UK share of the TAC for some species.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/07/2017 16:35:31 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

750779

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	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	Fisheries: UK Trade with EU
	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 an assessment of the potential effect on the fisheries sector of the UK leaving the EU without agreeing a trade deal with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	4374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We are in the process of carrying out a programme of rigorous and extensive analytical work on a range of scenarios for the fisheries sector. The Cabinet has agreed that all Departments need to prepare not just for a negotiated settlement, but also for the no deal scenario. We export fish worth £1 billion to the EU and we import fish worth £900 million from the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 19/07/2017 13:59:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

753449

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2017
	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: Staff
	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 officials of his Department, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies have the word trade in their job title.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	5737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>We do not currently hold data that would enable us to provide you with a full response. Officials working in a range of areas and professions have the word trade in their job title.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/07/2017 10:38:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil