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706718

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2017
	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: Subsidies
	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 of 25 January 2017 to Question 60340, whether the last payment window for the equivalent CAP Pillar 1 funding to which the Government has committed will open in 2019 or in 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	66182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has guaranteed that the agricultural sector will receive the same level of funding that it would have received under Pillar I of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) until the end of the Multi-Annual Financial Framework in 2020. The last payment window in this Multi-Annual Financial Framework will be that which opens on 1 December 2019 and runs until 30 June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We will be announcing details of future domestic agricultural policy as soon as possible in order to provide certainty for farmers</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 66183 question first answered 09/03/2017 17:14:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

706719

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2017
	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: Subsidies
	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 of 25 January 2017 to Question 60340, whether the Government plans to provide existing levels of CAP Pillar 1 funding for applications that are scheduled to begin to be paid on 1 December 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	66183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government has guaranteed that the agricultural sector will receive the same level of funding that it would have received under Pillar I of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) until the end of the Multi-Annual Financial Framework in 2020. The last payment window in this Multi-Annual Financial Framework will be that which opens on 1 December 2019 and runs until 30 June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We will be announcing details of future domestic agricultural policy as soon as possible in order to provide certainty for farmers</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 66182 question first answered 09/03/2017 17:14:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

654378

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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	Deer: Imports
	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 reindeer imported into the UK in the last five years have survived for longer than two years; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	56615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) are not able to provide any data regarding the number of imports from non-EU countries, as these are covered by a commodity code in TRACES which will not allow us to break the species down as far as reindeer for third country imports.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) does not hold data on how long reindeer survive after they are imported into the UK. Reindeer are protected by the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006. It is an offence to cause unnecessary suffering and for keepers to fail to ensure their needs are met to the extent required by good practice. Defra has a welfare Code for farmed deer which offers guidance on their health and welfare, some of which would also be applicable to reindeer.</p><p> </p><p>See the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Country from</p></td><td><p>Count of Consignments</p></td><td><p>Sum of Quantities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011 Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012 Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>37</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>818</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 56616 question first answered 16/12/2016 11:55:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

654373

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2016
	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	Deer: Imports
	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 reindeer in how many consignments and from which countries have been imported into the UK in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	56616
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) are not able to provide any data regarding the number of imports from non-EU countries, as these are covered by a commodity code in TRACES which will not allow us to break the species down as far as reindeer for third country imports.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) does not hold data on how long reindeer survive after they are imported into the UK. Reindeer are protected by the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006. It is an offence to cause unnecessary suffering and for keepers to fail to ensure their needs are met to the extent required by good practice. Defra has a welfare Code for farmed deer which offers guidance on their health and welfare, some of which would also be applicable to reindeer.</p><p> </p><p>See the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Country from</p></td><td><p>Count of Consignments</p></td><td><p>Sum of Quantities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011 Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012 Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>97</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014 Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>37</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>818</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 56615 question first answered 16/12/2016 11:55:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

647769

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	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	Animal Welfare: Domestic Abuse
	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 has made an assessment of whether there is a link between trends in the level of offences committed under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and trends in the level of offences of domestic violence in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	55405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is aware of research that suggests there may be links between trends in different criminal offences such as offences against animals and offences against people, such as the recent research by Malcolm Plant, et al at Teeside University.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 55406 question first answered 07/12/2016 17:54:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

647770

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	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	Animal Welfare and Hate Crime
	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 has made an assessment of whether there is a link between trends in the level of offences committed under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and trends in the level of aggravated offences against the person in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	55406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is aware of research that suggests there may be links between trends in different criminal offences such as offences against animals and offences against people, such as the recent research by Malcolm Plant, et al at Teeside University.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 55405 question first answered 07/12/2016 17:54:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

647763

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
	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 review the sentencing available for offences committed under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	55402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>Sentencing of those found guilty of a criminal offence is a matter for the courts. Magistrates’ courts use sentencing guidelines published by the Sentencing Council to assist them when deciding the appropriate penalty for a particular offence. The Sentencing Council is currently undertaking a review of the guidelines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 55404 question first answered 07/12/2016 12:45:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

647768

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the sentencing available for offences committed under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 was last reviewed.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	55404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>Sentencing of those found guilty of a criminal offence is a matter for the courts. Magistrates’ courts use sentencing guidelines published by the Sentencing Council to assist them when deciding the appropriate penalty for a particular offence. The Sentencing Council is currently undertaking a review of the guidelines.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 55402 question first answered 07/12/2016 12:45:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

643044

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2016
	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	Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish its 25 year environment plan.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	54516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The first step towards developing the plan will be to publish soon the framework which will be open to all to contribute. We will use the feedback from this to help develop the full plan itself next year.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 54518 question first answered 30/11/2016 12:29:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

643043

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2016
	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	Environment Protection
	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 she plans to consult the public on her Department's 25 year environment plan after it has been published.
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	uin	54518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The first step towards developing the plan will be to publish soon the framework which will be open to all to contribute. We will use the feedback from this to help develop the full plan itself next year.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 54516 question first answered 30/11/2016 12:29:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith