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1123665

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/05/2019
	date	29/04/2019
	date tabled	29/04/2019
	ddp created	29/04/2019 19:30:15
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	29/04/2019 19:39:27 16/05/2019 13:16:04
	hansard heading	Birds: Pest Control
	house id	1
	identifier	248559
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	16/05/2019 12:44:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will establish an independent inquiry on the reasons his Department and Natural England decided on the proposal to revoke General Licences 04/05/06.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 248559
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	248559
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The decision to revoke the licences was made by Natural England (NE) as the licensing authority, not the government. We have not yet decided on a review of the recent situation.</p> question first answered 16/05/2019 12:44:51 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1126003

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:24:13
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:25:18 16/05/2019 11:22:03
	hansard heading	Birds: Pest Control
	house id	1
	identifier	253444
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	16/05/2019 10:50:04
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on which occasions he requested legal advice on the revocation of General Licences 04/05/06 in the last year; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253444
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253444
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>In accordance with the usual convention, legal advice is not disclosed outside of the Government. This ensures that the Government can obtain full and frank legal advice in confidence.</p><p> </p> question first answered 16/05/2019 10:50:04 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1128416

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	22/05/2019
	date tabled	22/05/2019
	ddp created	24/05/2019 09:04:09
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	24/05/2019 09:24:47 05/06/2019 12:57:01
	hansard heading	Natural England: Licensing
	house id	1
	identifier	257393
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 12:25:42
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether before Natural England’s announcement of the end of its general licences in April 2019, it offered the group Wild Justice a review of those licences as an alternative to their immediate removal.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 257393
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	257393
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Natural England wrote to Wild Justice on 13 March 2019 confirming its intention to undertake a planned review of its general licences during 2019, and that Wild Justice and other stakeholders would be able to participate in that review. Natural England argued that, in this context, it would be premature for Wild Justice to commence legal proceedings.</p> question first answered 05/06/2019 12:25:42 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1128418

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	22/05/2019
	date tabled	22/05/2019
	ddp created	24/05/2019 09:04:14
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	24/05/2019 09:24:51 05/06/2019 12:50:03
	hansard heading	Birds: Conservation
	house id	1
	identifier	257394
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 12:18:27
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to the Government was of cases CO1673/2018 and CO1683/2018 brought against Natural England including (a) administration costs and (b) legal expenditure; and how much of those costs the court allowed the Government to recover from (a) the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and (b) Mark Avery.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 257394
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	257394
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The legal costs to Natural England of defending cases CO1673/2018 and CO1683/2018, and the related appeal of those cases, were £106,000. Natural England was awarded costs for successfully defending the challenge in the High Court though these costs were capped at £10,000 for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and £5,000 from Mark Avery in accordance with cost protection rules for Aarhus Convention claims.</p> question first answered 05/06/2019 12:18:27 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1129602

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/06/2019
	date	04/06/2019
	date tabled	04/06/2019
	ddp created	04/06/2019 20:55:30
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	04/06/2019 21:07:47 10/06/2019 10:58:01
	hansard heading	Birds: Pest Control
	house id	1
	identifier	259813
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/06/2019 10:26:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to announce the new rules on General Licences.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 259813
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259813
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>We intend to make an announcement on the Secretary of State’s decision on general licences shortly.</p> question first answered 10/06/2019 10:26:19 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1129605

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/06/2019
	date	04/06/2019
	date tabled	04/06/2019
	ddp created	04/06/2019 20:55:40
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	04/06/2019 21:07:57 10/06/2019 15:17:07
	hansard heading	Livestock Industry
	house id	1
	identifier	259816
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/06/2019 14:46:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance he has given to sheep farmers in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 259816
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259816
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government recognises the particular concerns of the sheep sector in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal as over 30% of UK sheepmeat production is exported to our near neighbours in the EU. Leaving the EU without a deal at the end of October would reduce returns for all sheep producers with the impact likely to be greater in the upland areas given the later pattern of marketing from these regions.</p><p> </p><p>This is why it is important to reach an agreement on our withdrawal from the EU. However, as any responsible Government would, we are also preparing for the possibility of ‘no deal’ and we are in close contact with representatives of the sheep sector across the UK regarding contingency plans to minimise disruption for the sector.</p><p> </p><p>Specific guidance for the food and drink sector is published on gov.uk. This includes advice for importers and exporters of animal products, food labelling, tariffs, data protection and more. Furthermore, alongside the publication of technical notices, we continue to work closely with farmers, businesses and trade associations across the food and drink sector to keep them informed of EU departure preparations.</p> question first answered 10/06/2019 14:46:19 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1129606

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/06/2019
	date	04/06/2019
	date tabled	04/06/2019
	ddp created	04/06/2019 20:55:44
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	04/06/2019 21:08:01 10/06/2019 15:17:05
	hansard heading	Hill Farming
	house id	1
	identifier	259817
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/06/2019 14:46:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the effect will be on upland sheep farmers of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 259817
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259817
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government recognises the particular concerns of the sheep sector in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal as over 30% of UK sheepmeat production is exported to our near neighbours in the EU. Leaving the EU without a deal at the end of October would reduce returns for all sheep producers with the impact likely to be greater in the upland areas given the later pattern of marketing from these regions.</p><p> </p><p>This is why it is important to reach an agreement on our withdrawal from the EU. However, as any responsible Government would, we are also preparing for the possibility of ‘no deal’ and we are in close contact with representatives of the sheep sector across the UK regarding contingency plans to minimise disruption for the sector.</p><p> </p><p>Specific guidance for the food and drink sector is published on gov.uk. This includes advice for importers and exporters of animal products, food labelling, tariffs, data protection and more. Furthermore, alongside the publication of technical notices, we continue to work closely with farmers, businesses and trade associations across the food and drink sector to keep them informed of EU departure preparations.</p> question first answered 10/06/2019 14:46:19 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1136998

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/07/2019
	date	04/07/2019
	date tabled	04/07/2019
	ddp created	04/07/2019 17:30:43
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	04/07/2019 17:39:39 15/07/2019 16:44:02
	hansard heading	Nature Conservation
	house id	1
	identifier	273303
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/07/2019 16:12:36
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to authorise the General Licence for land designated as (a) Special Areas of Conservation and (b) Special Protection Areas.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 273303
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	273303
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>In his appearance at the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee hearing on 2nd July 2019, the Secretary of State stated our ambition to have a robust licencing scheme in place by February 2020. The new scheme will include provisions for protected sites.</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 15/07/2019 16:12:36 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1138993

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/07/2019
	date	15/07/2019
	date tabled	15/07/2019
	ddp created	15/07/2019 18:46:50
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	16/07/2019 14:25:34 18/07/2019 15:05:05
	hansard heading	Birds: Pest Control
	house id	1
	identifier	277096
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/07/2019 14:33:27
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many licences his Department has issued to kill (a) cormorants and (b) goosanders in each of the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 277096
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	277096
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The numbers of cormorant and goosander licences issued between 2014 and 2019 (to date) by Natural England on behalf of the Secretary of State are given in the table below. Individual licences are licences issued to an individual or angling club/fishery. An area based licence is one licence issued to a primary contact which covers multiple individuals amongst a group of fisheries within a defined catchment or area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Species</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong> <strong>(to date)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cormorant (Individual)</p></td><td><p>409</p></td><td><p>456</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p>429</p></td><td><p>106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goosander (Individual)</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cormorant only (Area Based Licence)</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goosander only (Area Based Licence)</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cormorant / Goosander (Area Based Licence)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 18/07/2019 14:33:27 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1138994

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	18/07/2019
	date	15/07/2019
	date tabled	15/07/2019
	ddp created	15/07/2019 18:46:52
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	15/07/2019 19:02:22 18/07/2019 14:56:01
	hansard heading	Fish
	house id	1
	identifier	277097
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/07/2019 14:24:28
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of (a) cormorants and (b) herons on immature fish in English river systems.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 277097
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	277097
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The overall impact on immature fish is not assessed at a national level.</p><p> </p><p>However, in granting licences to control protected birds Natural England consider the evidence of damage provided by the applicant (for example the impact on immature fish) as well as the conservation status of the species.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Environment Agency have funded advisory posts to support affected fisheries using income from fishing licence sales. The current arrangement is part of the angling services contract awarded to the Angling Trust which pays for three posts that provide specialist management advice to angling clubs and fisheries owners impacted by cormorants and other fish predators<strong><em>.</em></strong></p> question first answered 18/07/2019 14:24:28 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching