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1134696

	registered interest
	date	25/06/2019
	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	Plastics: Labelling
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration, if any, they have given to introducing legislation to require wet wipes and similar products to list the proportion of plastics in their composition.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
	uin	HL16663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of introducing requirements to inform and influence consumers on the appropriate use and disposal of products containing plastic. The Resources and Waste Strategy published in December 2018 makes commitments to develop mandatory labelling requirements and this work is underway. This includes wet wipes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 09/07/2019 13:48:06 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

838092

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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	Sheep Meat: UK Trade with EU
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held, in conjunction where appropriate with the devolved administrations, with representatives of the UK's sheep farming industry about maintaining and increasing sheep meat exports to the EU post-Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
	uin	HL5430
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2018 answer text <p>Defra Ministers and officials have regular meetings with the devolved administrations and with representatives of the UK’s sheep farming industry to discuss a wide range of issues affecting the sheep sector.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5431 question first answered 15/02/2018 14:06:01 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

838093

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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	Sheep Meat: Exports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held, in conjunction where appropriate with the devolved administrations, with representatives of the UK's sheep farming industry about finding new export opportunities for that industry post-Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
	uin	HL5431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2018 answer text <p>Defra Ministers and officials have regular meetings with the devolved administrations and with representatives of the UK’s sheep farming industry to discuss a wide range of issues affecting the sheep sector.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5430 question first answered 15/02/2018 14:06:01 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

718242

	registered interest
	date	06/04/2017
	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	Fly-tipping: Fines
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the increase in the number of fines for fly-tipping which have been issued since the introduction of on-the-spot penalty notices on 9 May 2016.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
	uin	HL6741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Data on fly-tipping is reported to Defra by all local authorities in England. This data includes all Fixed Penalty Notices issued for fly-tipping offences. It is not currently possible to separate out information for on-the-spot penalty notices alone. We hope to publish the data for 2016/17 before the end of the year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/04/2017 13:37:33 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

576319

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2016
	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	Kielder Forest: Lynx
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to undertake a consultation with farmers and farmers' organisations on any proposal to release lynx into Kielder Forest in Northumberland.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
	uin	HL1559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>In accordance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Natural England, as the licensing authority, considers any application for the reintroduction of former native species in England.</p><p>No application has been received to reintroduce lynx into England. If a licence application is received Natural England would consider it carefully in accordance with appropriate international guidelines, taking account of socio-economic impacts and the impact on the welfare of the animals themselves.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 19/09/2016 10:58:54 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

450645

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2016
	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	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect all valid claims from farmers in 2015 to the Rural Payments Agency to be paid.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
	uin	HL5946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p><br>The 2015 Basic Payment Scheme payment window runs between December 2015 and June 2016. As of the end of January the Rural Payments Agency had paid around 66,800 farmers approximately £1 billion. The Rural Payments Agency is focused on paying the remainder as promptly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>2015 was the first year of the new complex Common Agricultural Policy. The Rural Payments Agency anticipates improvements on payment performance for the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5947 question first answered 16/02/2016 15:45:30 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

450646

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2016
	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	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure timely and effective processing of Rural Payments Agency payments to farmers in 2016.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
	uin	HL5947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2016 answer text <p><br>The 2015 Basic Payment Scheme payment window runs between December 2015 and June 2016. As of the end of January the Rural Payments Agency had paid around 66,800 farmers approximately £1 billion. The Rural Payments Agency is focused on paying the remainder as promptly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>2015 was the first year of the new complex Common Agricultural Policy. The Rural Payments Agency anticipates improvements on payment performance for the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble grouped question UIN HL5946 question first answered 16/02/2016 15:45:30 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin