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922088

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	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	Food
	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 his Department have had with officials in other Departments on ensuring the sustainability of the UK food sector after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	152143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>Defra is working closely with all relevant Government departments on our departure from the EU. Ministers and officials regularly liaise with colleagues across Government on food sector issues, including HMRC, Department for Exiting the European Union, Department for International Trade, the Food Standards Agency and others.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/06/2018 12:39:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

922089

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2018
	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	Food
	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 steps his Department has taken to ensure that a comprehensive food security strategy will be in place when the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	152144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>Food is one of the UK’s 13 critical infrastructure sectors and Defra produces an annual Sector Security and Resilience Plan working closely with industry sectors.</p><p>The UK has a high degree of food security, as demonstrated by the 2010 UK Food Security Assessment. It is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of food security, including household food security. It draws on a wide range of indicators which are updated with varying frequency that we monitor on an ongoing basis. We have just commenced a review of the overall assessment<strong>. </strong></p><p>Leaving the EU provides us with a major opportunity to set up new frameworks for supporting our farmers to grow more, sell more and export more great British food. We will work with all those who have an interest in the future of food and farming as we develop a new approach that works for our industry.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/06/2018 12:33:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

905622

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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	Unilever: Norwich
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what dates and with whom he has had discussions on a rural development programme for Unilever's manufacturing operations in Norwich and its associated supply chain.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	144894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>I have received numerous representation from the Hon. Member for Norfolk North regarding the future of manufacturing operations on the Unilever site in Norwich.</p><p> </p><p>On 3 May I met the Chief Executive of New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership to discuss this issue. The Department has also been made aware of a potential application under the Rural Development Programme’s Growth Programme for funding to help set up a manufacturing and milling facility in Greater Norwich. However, an application has not so far been received.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/05/2018 14:58:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

834070

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	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	Food and Drink Sector Council
	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 membership of the food and drink sector council will include workforce representatives.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	125827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>The Food and Drink Sector Council is made up of industry leaders who represent the entire food chain from farm to fork. They are experts who have a breadth of experience across the sector including farming, manufacturing, retail, hospitality and logistics.</p><p> </p><p>A list of Council members can be found on the Food and Drink Sector Council pages of the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><p>The Council is committed to boosting productivity, improving sustainability and creating well paid jobs within the sector.</p><p> </p><p>There will be opportunities for a wide range of industry views to be represented in the priority areas of work that the Council agreed at its first meeting held on 29 January.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/02/2018 10:48:10 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

809883

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	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: USA
	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 12 December to Question 118248, what steps he plans to take to ensure a future trade deal with the US benefits the UK food and drink industry.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	120503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2018 answer text <p>The US-UK Trade and Investment Working Group is aiming to provide continuity for the UK as soon as the UK has left the EU. Work on any future trade deal will involve significant input from domestic stakeholders in order to ensure that the UK food and drink industry can continue to access markets overseas. We will work with stakeholders to ensure the benefits of trade can be widely felt and understood, managing the transition brought about by changes in the trade environment. This will ensure that we can strike the right deal with the US, which will be of benefit to the UK food and drink industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/01/2018 14:12:08 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

809886

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2017
	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	Joint Air Quality Unit
	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 12 December 2017 to Question 118244, if he will publish the programme of work to be undertaken by the Joint Ait Quality Unit for the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	120506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2017 answer text <p>The Joint Air Quality Unit’s programme of work for the next three years involves implementing national measures and supporting local authorities to deliver local plans for improving air quality in the shortest possible time, as set out in the Government’s plan for tackling roadside concentrations of nitrogen dioxide published on 26 July 2017.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/12/2017 12:53:54 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

802695

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	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	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
	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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on reducing roadside emissions.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	118244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>Defra works closely with the Department for Transport in tackling the shared challenges of improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This includes regular discussions at Ministerial and official level. Last year we established a Joint Air Quality Unit, staffed by members of both Departments, which is responsible for driving delivery of the UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide concentrations.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/12/2017 11:32:32 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

802699

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2017
	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: USA
	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 his oral contribution of 7 December on Future Trade Agreements: Agriculture, if he will list the individuals and organisations to which he referred who believe a free trade agreement with President Trump's United States administration will be in the interests of the UK food industry.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	118248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>We have spoken to a wide range of Defra stakeholders who support striking the right trade deals for the UK after we leave the EU. Developing the right deal with the US will benefit the UK food and drink industry.</p><p> </p><p>The US-UK Trade and Investment Working Group is seeking continuity on Day One of EU-Exit which is a process supported by stakeholders, the UK Government and the US Administration.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/12/2017 17:52:10 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

800956

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	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	Chemicals: Industry
	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 for regulation of the chemical industry in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	117515
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>We are working to ensure a smooth transition for the chemical industry as we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The European Union (Withdrawal Bill) will convert existing EU chemicals law, including REACH, into domestic law wherever practical, giving consumers and businesses as much certainty as possible. The UK is strongly committed to the effective and safe management of chemicals. That will not change when we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p>Negotiations are still ongoing regarding future trade arrangements, and it would not be appropriate to pre-judge their outcome.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/12/2017 17:51:09 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

800957

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	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	Chemicals: EU Action
	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 estimate he has made of the cost of REACH registration fees paid by UK chemicals industry companies in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	117516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>We are unable to provide information on the costs of registrations as the fee structure for registration depends on a number of different factors. For example, the fee structure for registration is determined by both the size of the registrant company and the tonnage band of registration. We do not have access to the data to analyse the registrations further to be able to assign costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/12/2017 13:13:15 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson