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1251868

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2020
	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	Cats: Tagging
	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 introduce regulations for the compulsory microchipping of cats by 31 March 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	91951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport on 29 October 2020, <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-21/107106" target="_blank">PQ UIN 107106</a>.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/11/2020 14:15:25 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1344083

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2021
	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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Correspondence
	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 items of written correspondence from hon. Members sent to Ministers in his Department have been (a) received and (b) replied to since 1 April 2020; and how many of those responses were responded to by (i) Ministers and (ii) officials.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	28083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the great importance of the effective and timely handling of correspondence.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office is currently compiling data on the timeliness of responses to Hon. and Rt Hon. members from Government Departments and Agencies. This data will be released, and made available to Members, in due course.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 12/07/2021 13:24:45 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1405321

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2022
	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: Public Appointments
	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 seeks references for candidates appointed to public positions which fall under the remit of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	109191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>Defra always takes appropriate steps to ensure the suitability of candidates for regulated public appointments in line with the Governance Code. Candidate references are sought on a case-by-case basis as one of a range of assessments.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 27/01/2022 15:42:50 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

228797

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2015
	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	School Milk
	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 discussions officials in her Department have had with their counterparts in EU member states and officials in the European Commission on the revision of the European School Milk Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	228597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Defra officials have been fully engaged with the EU Commission’s proposal to reform the EU School Milk Scheme and have participated in a number of technical working groups.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Work on this dossier has become bogged down on a number of important issues, including Member State concerns about the legal basis for the proposals, the nature of their objectives and scope, and the main financial provisions. The Commission is currently carrying out a review and the department will engage constructively with this process. In the meantime, the existing arrangements for EU school milk – agreed during CAP reform and set out in Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 – will continue to apply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/03/2015 12:59:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

228798

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2015
	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	School Milk
	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 her Department plans to participate in the European School Milk Scheme in future years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	228598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The UK has a long track-record of participation in the EU School Milk Scheme. However, plans to reform and improve it have been put on hold whilst the EU Commission carries out an evaluation. At this stage, future arrangements including any details of Member State allocations have yet to be decided.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/03/2015 16:38:55 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

228861

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2015
	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	School Milk
	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 much the Rural Payments Agency claimed under the European School Milk Scheme in each year since 2005.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	228611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The amount claimed by the RPA under the European School Milk Scheme is set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>School Year</p></td><td><p>Kilolitres Paid</p></td><td><p>Sterling Paid EU Element only</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>05/06</p></td><td><p><strong>41,590.001</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,986,677.08</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>06/07</p></td><td><p><strong>45,758.031</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,836,919.30</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>07/08</p></td><td><p><strong>42,032.483</strong></p></td><td><p>£4,816,514.53</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>08/09</p></td><td><p><strong>37,055.854</strong></p></td><td><p>£5,466,277.10</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>09/10</p></td><td><p><strong>44,549.169</strong></p></td><td><p>£4,696,956.69</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>10/11</p></td><td><p><strong>26,229.850</strong></p></td><td><p>£4,209,003.66</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>11/12</p></td><td><p><strong>25,251.060</strong></p></td><td><p>£4,079,587.82</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>12/13</p></td><td><p><strong>22,078.642</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,344,255.55</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>13/14</p></td><td><p><strong>21,278.406</strong></p></td><td><p>£3,354,230.10</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p> </p><p><strong>Notes:-</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/03/2015 11:27:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

522584

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	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	Glyphosate
	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 recent assessment she has made of the effect on human health of glyphosate.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	39216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently reassessed glyphosate to take into account scientific developments since it was approved. EFSA’s scientific assessment has concluded that glyphosate is unlikely to be carcinogenic, and that it does not pose a risk to human health.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that pesticides should be authorised where scientific evidence shows that they do not pose unacceptable risks to human health or the environment. UK experts agree that glyphosate meets these standards, and we therefore consider that glyphosate should be approved.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/06/2016 15:43:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

891352

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	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	Agriculture: Cultural Heritage
	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 include provisions on heritage and the historic environment in the forthcoming agriculture Bill; and what representations he has received on that topic.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	137966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government published “Health and Harmony: The future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit” on 27 February.</p><p> </p><p>At the heart of our proposals is a new system of paying farmers and land managers “public money for public goods”. Amongst the public goods we are consulting on are the preservation of environmental goods including enhancing beauty, heritage and engagement with the natural environment. Other public goods could include the preservation of traditional farming and landscapes in certain areas, and public access to the countryside. The consultation also seeks views on what other public goods the Government should support.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently analysing the responses received to the consultation so far. The consultation closes on 8 May and we will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 30/04/2018 09:50:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1522783

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
	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 potential cost to UK musicians of placing Pernambuco wood on Appendix 1 of the CITES protected list.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	63974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2022 answer text <p>We are working closely with representatives from the music sector, including the Musicians' Union, the Incorporated Society of Musicians, and the Association of British Orchestras, to understand the potential impact of the proposal submitted to the 19<sup>th</sup> Conference of the Parties (CoP19) to CITES to include Pernambuco wood in Appendix I.</p><p>While the proposal outlines the threats this species faces, we recognise too that this proposal could create significant burdens for industry and UK CITES Authorities. We will continue to engage with the sector and other Parties to ensure that any additional burdens are proportionate to the conservation benefits of the measures agreed.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Scott Mann question first answered 28/10/2022 10:09:11 answering member 4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1150137

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	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	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
	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 she has made of the potential merits of delaying the proposed introduction in 2020 of charges for Musical Instrument Certificates (MICs) where instruments contain Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)-listed materials.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>We are expecting to introduce a new fees and charges structure for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) permitting in 2020. This new structure seeks to standardise and simplify the existing charging criteria, and bring CITES Musical Instrument Certificates (MICs) in-line with other permit costs. This will be based on a cost recovery model and supported by a full public consultation and impact assessment. The consultation will consider the timing of implementation as well as the fee structure.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 21/10/2019 15:12:41 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan