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1643016

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2023
	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	Food: Origin Marking
	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 funding her Department has allocated to the promotion of UK geographic indication products; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	188453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of producers and retailers of geographical indication (GI) protected products to ensure consumers recognise their protected status, primarily achieved through display of the UK GI logo on labels. While there is no specific budget allocated to the promotion of UK-produced GI products, we will continue to celebrate them where appropriate in Government communications as we aim to encourage consumers to ‘look for the UK GI logo’. We also champion our GIs to other countries, particularly through new and existing trade deals.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/06/2023 17:35:45 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Mark Spencer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1643017

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2023
	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	Food: Origin Marking
	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 data her Department holds on the number of UK products that (a) hold and (b) have been granted (i) protected food name and (ii) geographical indication status in the European Union in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	188454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>Data on products protected under the EU Geographical Indication schemes is published by the EU on <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fec.europa.eu%2Finfo%2Ffood-farming-fisheries%2Ffood-safety-and-quality%2Fcertification%2Fquality-labels%2Fgeographical-indications-register%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CPauline.Johnson%40defra.gov.uk%7C04a13dc4671e435c19d508db68e957b4%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638219123632040755%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=avLPhS3D2WQ5UABrjOpHwjo4Nb3KY6nTnKkqZpEECg0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/info/food-farming-fisheries/food-safety-and-quality/certification/quality-labels/geographical-indications-register/</a>. 22 UK-produced GI products were protected under the EU schemes in the last 10 years: 1 in 2013, 3 in 2014, 2 in 2015, 3 in 2016, 8 in 2017, 2 in 2018, 2 in 2019, and 1 in 2022. ‘Protected food names’ is a common/interchangeable term for Geographical Indications.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/06/2023 17:32:04 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Mark Spencer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1643018

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2023
	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	Food: Origin Marking
	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 data her Department holds on the number of producers that produce products that are registered under the UK Geographical Indication scheme that also have UK Accreditation Service certification.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	188455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accreditation is a requirement of Control Bodies wishing to provide verification services to GI producers. We are not aware of any producers of products registered under the UK’s GI schemes that also have UKAS accreditation to provide verification services.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/06/2023 17:27:45 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Mark Spencer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1643019

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2023
	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	Food: Origin Marking
	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 inspect producers of UK products with UK Geographical Indication scheme status; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	188456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>Registration of a product name under the UK GI schemes means any product sold or marketed under that name in GB must come from a verified producer. Verification involves inspection of the producer’s processes and product to ensure compliance with the registered specification. For GI products produced in the UK, maintaining their verification is a responsibility of producers and is secured from HMRC in the case of GI spirit drinks, from the Food Standards Agency in the case of wines, and in the case of agri-food products from either a Local Authority (typically their Trading Standards function) or from a commercial Control Body accredited to provide services by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). GIs produced outside of the UK must be verified in their country of production. Defra, as Competent Authority for the operation of the GI schemes, has no role in assigning verification status and there are no plans for direct inspection of producers.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/06/2023 17:24:45 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Mark Spencer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1643021

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2023
	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	Food: Origin Marking
	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 she will publish a list of verified producers of products with UK geographical indication status.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	188457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2023 answer text <p>92 UK produced products are protected as Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG), collectively referred to as ‘GI products’ These are protected under the UK GI schemes (providing protection in GB) or/and the EU GI schemes (providing protection in EU/NI). All producers of GI products in the UK are required to be verified as compliant with the registered specification in order to use the registered name, and there is a duty to notify Defra of their verification status. HMRC publish the verification status of spirit drinks GI producers, but whilst we recognise the potential benefits of better-informed consumers and retailers, Defra does not currently publish the data for wine or agri-food GI producers and there are no plans to do so. Products produced outside the UK and registered on the UK GI schemes must be verified in their own country, who may choose to publish lists of their verified producers domestically.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/06/2023 17:20:34 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Mark Spencer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1625903

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2023
	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	Livestock and Plants: 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, pursuant to the Answers of 6 and 7 March 2023 to Questions 153671, 153672 and 153673 on Animal Products: Imports, Livestock: Imports and Plants: Imports, whether the prenotification submissions concerned in each answer were made by all countries exporting to the UK or EU and common veterinary area countries exporting to the UK only.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	183849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The data provided covers imports into the UK from the EU and Common Veterinary Area (Switzerland). It does not include all countries (classed as Rest of World).</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 15/05/2023 12:54:25 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Mark Spencer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1604016

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2023
	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	Food: 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, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of bringing forward a strategy on food and drink imports.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	165193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues, and Cabinet discussions are considered confidential. We enjoy a high degree of domestic food security, based on strong domestic production as well as imports. The Government Food Strategy was published in June 2022 which set out a plan to transform our food system to ensure it is fit for the future.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 22/03/2023 15:49:07 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Mark Spencer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1599443

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	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	Livestock: 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 pre-notification submissions were made by UK importers to the IPAFFS system relating to the import of live animals from the EU and Common Veterinary Area, where certification (a) is required at the GB border and (b) remains suspended pending the full implementation of GB border checks in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	153671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>Defra recorded <strong>46773</strong> pre-notification submissions from UK importers to the IPAFFS (Import of products, animals, food and feed system) for live animals. We are unable to break-down data on points a) and b).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Animals:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Live Animals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan</strong></p></td><td><p>5477</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb</strong></p></td><td><p>4966</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar</strong></p></td><td><p>5608</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr</strong></p></td><td><p>4004</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May</strong></p></td><td><p>3462</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun</strong></p></td><td><p>3205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul</strong></p></td><td><p>3012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug</strong></p></td><td><p>2755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep</strong></p></td><td><p>3377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct</strong></p></td><td><p>3413</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov</strong></p></td><td><p>3592</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec</strong></p></td><td><p>3902</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46773</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 07/03/2023 14:52:04 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Mark Spencer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1599444

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	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	Animal Products: 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 pre-notification submissions were made by UK importers to the IPAFFS system relating to the import of products of animal origin from the EU and Common Veterinary Area, where certification (a) is required at the GB border and (b) remains suspended pending the full implementation of GB border checks in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	153672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>Defra recorded <strong>746,479</strong> pre-notification submissions from UK importers to the IPAFFS for products of animal origin (POAO). We are unable to break down data on points (a) and (b).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Animals:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>POAO</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jan</strong></p></td><td><p>48283</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Feb</strong></p></td><td><p>73718</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mar</strong></p></td><td><p>83247</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Apr</strong></p></td><td><p>73456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May</strong></p></td><td><p>76141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jun</strong></p></td><td><p>75111</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Jul</strong></p></td><td><p>72569</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Aug</strong></p></td><td><p>51484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sep</strong></p></td><td><p>51227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oct</strong></p></td><td><p>47198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nov</strong></p></td><td><p>49725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Dec</strong></p></td><td><p>44320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>746479</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 07/03/2023 14:49:51 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Mark Spencer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1599445

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	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	Plants: 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 pre-notification submissions were made by UK importers to the IPAFFS system relating to the import of regulated plants and plant products from the EU and Common Veterinary Area, where certification (a) is required at the GB border and (b) remains suspended pending the full implementation of GB border checks in 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	153673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>Defra recorded <strong>4483</strong> pre-notification submissions from UK importers to the CHEDPP (Common Health Entry Document for Plants, Plant Products and Plant propagating material) for plants and plant products. We are unable to break-down data on points a) and b).</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CHEDPP</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>318</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>376</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>326</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun</p></td><td><p>263</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep</p></td><td><p>444</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>476</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>655</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec</p></td><td><p>453</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4483</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 06/03/2023 17:07:47 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Mark Spencer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas