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748884

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	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	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of their decision unilaterally to withdraw from the London Fisheries Convention, what is their negotiating position on the right of other states to fish in UK waters post–Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>When the UK leaves the EU it will automatically become an independent state and will be able to control and manage access to UK waters in accordance with international law. We will have taken back control of our waters and be in a position to negotiate access with other countries in the interests of the UK and our fishing industry.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/07/2017 15:28:10 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

679844

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2017
	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: Imports
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of whether any new trade arrangements with the US, involving the import of food products from the US to the UK, could compromise existing food safety and traceability standards.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL5064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>There are currently no proposals for the UK to grant access for US agri-food products outside of the EU’s current approvals regime and hence no specific assessment has been undertaken. Until the UK leaves the EU we will continue to meet all relevant EU food safety legislation. Once we have left the EU, maintaining the UK’s high standards of food safety will remain a priority.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/02/2017 14:21:21 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

748883

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	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	Hate Crime: Sentencing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, in the light of their decision unilaterally to withdraw from the London Fisheries Convention, what assessment they have made of the risk that other EU member states may seek to restrict fishing by British vessels in their waters post-Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK has notified its intention to withdraw from the London Fisheries Convention ensuring the UK will control access to the 6-12 mile zone of UK waters after we leave the EU. In 2015, EU vessels caught an estimated 10,000 tonnes of fish, worth around £17 million in the 6-12 mile zone of UK waters. In comparison, UK fishermen caught an estimated 730 tonnes of fish, worth around £1 million in the 6-12 mile zone of other Member States.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/07/2017 15:07:15 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1366088

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2021
	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	Coastal Areas: Sea Level
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding they have allocated to protect maritime communities in (1) England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland, from the effects of rising sea levels.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL3707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is responsible for flood and coastal erosion risk management in England. In Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, this responsibility rests with the devolved governments.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is investing a record £5.2 billion in flood and coastal erosion risk management schemes in England. Of this, approximately £1.6 billion will be spent on protecting coastal communities.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 17/11/2021 16:13:08 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1205432

	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	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 steps they have taken to safeguard the export of lamb products from the UK to EU markets in their negotiation for a trade agreement with the EU.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL5957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government intends to achieve a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the EU by December 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wants a free trade deal, based on friendly cooperation. Avoiding tariffs would be beneficial to both the UK and the EU. The Political Declaration aims to achieve a zero tariff and zero quota agreement. We are working to achieve this, in the interests of farmers, businesses and consumers across the UK. This will benefit lamb producers who are exporting lamb products from the UK to the EU.</p><p> </p><p>We remain optimistic and we will work hard to reach an agreement on our future relationship. This is why we have agreed to intensify talks throughout July.</p> answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 02/07/2020 13:00:49 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

748886

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	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	Railways: Freight
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from the government of Ireland concerning the UK's withdrawal from the London Fisheries Convention.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and the Irish Agriculture Minister, Michael Creed, discussed the UK’s withdrawal from the London Fisheries Convention on 5 July 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 19/07/2017 11:02:19 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1675732

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2023
	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	Water: Sewage
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many prosecutions were made for illegal sewage dumping in each of the water authority areas in England in the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government is holding water companies to account on a scale never seen before and the regulators will not hesitate to hold companies to take appropriate action if they are in breach of their permits and failing to meet their legal obligations. The EA can now use new powers to impose unlimited penalties for a wider range of offenses following Government’s changes to broaden of the scope of the existing civil sanctions regime and remove the previous cap on penalties.</p><p> </p><p>The EA has made 59 prosecutions against water and sewerage companies for pollution offences since 2015, securing fines of over £150m.</p><p> </p><p>Four prosecutions have been concluded so far in 2023 for pollution offences:</p><ul><li>Anglian Water fined £510,000 on 12 January 2023 and £2,650,000 on 27 April 2023</li><li>South West Water fined £2,150,000 (for 7 offences) on 26 April 2023</li><li>Thames Water fined £3,334,000 on 04 July 2023)</li></ul><p> </p><p>More prosecutions are progressing through the court system with hearing dates next year.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 20/12/2023 12:36:23 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

785903

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2017
	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	Glyphosate
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review regulations concerning the use of glyphosate products as weed killers, in the light of evidence presented to the United States Federal Court relating to its safety.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL3051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>Pesticides are highly regulated in the UK and can only be used if scientific assessment establishes that they pose no unacceptable risks to people or the environment.</p><p> </p><p>UK specialists participated in the European Food Safety Authority’s assessment of glyphosate and support its conclusions that glyphosate meets the safety requirements for approval. The Government therefore supports the continuing approval of glyphosate.</p><p> </p><p>If glyphosate is approved, we will review the authorisations of glyphosate products to ensure they meet current standards.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 21/11/2017 13:03:32 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

748885

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	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	Railways
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government what discussions they had with the Government of Wales prior to the issuing of the statement by the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 2 July on the UK's withdrawal from the London Fisheries Convention; and whether the Government of Wales had any input into the contents of that statement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>In April this year, my colleague the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food discussed a range of issues relating to UK fisheries with Ministers from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, including taking back control of UK waters when we leave the EU. Plans to withdraw from the London Fisheries Convention were set out in the Government’s manifesto and so were well known to Ministers of all devolved administrations. The matter was also discussed between Defra and Welsh Government officials.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 19/07/2017 11:02:00 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1602217

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2023
	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	Reservoirs: Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government regarding proposals being developed by United Utilities, Severn-Trent Water and Thames Water to divert water from reservoirs in Wales to the Thames basin.
	tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
	uin	HL6229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>As agreed in the Intergovernmental Protocol on Water Resources, Water Supply and Water Quality, Defra and the Welsh Government work together on water resources management as a matter of course.</p><p>Water companies in England and Wales have a statutory duty to provide a secure supply of water for customers, efficiently and economically. Statutory water resources management plans show how companies will continue to meet this duty and manage water supply and demand sustainably for at least the next 25 years. In their plans, water companies must consider all options, including demand management and water resources infrastructure. Collaborative regional water resources groups and water companies have been consulting on their draft water resources management plans. This includes United Utilities, Severn Trent Water and Thames Water.</p><p>Ofwat, the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales issued joint water resources planning guidance to water companies, which takes account of policy in England and Wales. They are also statutory consultees on the plans, as relevant. The plans will be referred to the Secretary of State and Welsh Ministers for decisions on whether the plans can be finalised later in the year.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 16/03/2023 15:22:50 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
	tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley