Since ash dieback was first detected in the UK, the Government has invested more than £6 million to advance our scientific understanding of this disease. We have conducted the world\u2019s largest screening trials for tolerant trees and last month planted 3,000 trees in the first UK archive of tolerant ash. This will provide the basis for a breeding programme of tolerant ash over time and is a major step towards landscape recovery.<\/p>
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Guidance for landowners on managing diseased ash has been published, including a toolkit for local authorities which has been downloaded over 18,500 times. Defra also provides restoration grants to support replanting with alternative species where ash dieback is present.<\/p>
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The UK has robust controls in place to prevent new diseases being imported, including a comprehensive system of inspections and surveillance and a statutory notification scheme for certain tree species. Thirty-five high risk host species, including many native tree species such as ash, oak, beech, willow and birch, are now provisionally prohibited from import to the UK from outside the EU, until a full risk assessment has been carried out.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3934", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for George Eustice"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Camborne and Redruth"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "George Eustice"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-02-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2020-02-13T13:10:45.95Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-02-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Forests"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to help the UK's forests and woodlands recover from Ash Dieback; and what steps her Department is taking to prevent new diseases being imported.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3930", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Lucas"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Brighton, Pavilion"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Caroline Lucas"} ], "uin" : "13514"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1171108", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1171108/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Our future relationship with the EU is the subject of negotiations. The Government will consider our future working relationship with EU bodies as part of the discussions about our future partnership.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3934", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for George Eustice"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Camborne and Redruth"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "George Eustice"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-01-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2020-01-20T12:36:03.83Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-01-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "European Environment Agency"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to seek membership of or co-operator country status with the (a) European Environment Agency and (b) European Environment Information and Observation Network after the UK leaves the EU.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3930", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Lucas"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Brighton, Pavilion"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Caroline Lucas"} ], "uin" : "3725"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150554", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1150554/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The below table shows the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) in ENGLAND ONLY from 2009:<\/p>
<\/p><\/td> | a) Directly<\/p><\/td> | b) Contracted Basis<\/p><\/td> | <\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Perm Employees<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Fixed Term Contract Employees<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Employment Agency Staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Contractors<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 09/10<\/p><\/td> 10,918<\/p><\/td> 359<\/p><\/td> 429<\/p><\/td> 452<\/p><\/td> 12,158<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 10/11<\/p><\/td> 10,063<\/p><\/td> 105<\/p><\/td> 209<\/p><\/td> 135<\/p><\/td> 10,512<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 11/12<\/p><\/td> 9,816<\/p><\/td> 158<\/p><\/td> 516<\/p><\/td> 139<\/p><\/td> 10,628<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 12/13<\/p><\/td> 10,345<\/p><\/td> 310<\/p><\/td> 487<\/p><\/td> 216<\/p><\/td> 11,358<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 13/14<\/p><\/td> 10,068<\/p><\/td> 207<\/p><\/td> 218<\/p><\/td> 114<\/p><\/td> 10,608<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 14/15<\/p><\/td> 9,624<\/p><\/td> 113<\/p><\/td> 343<\/p><\/td> 154<\/p><\/td> 10,235<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 15/16<\/p><\/td> 9,556<\/p><\/td> 117<\/p><\/td> 275<\/p><\/td> 391<\/p><\/td> 10,340<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 16/17<\/p><\/td> 9,839<\/p><\/td> 264<\/p><\/td> 185<\/p><\/td> 607<\/p><\/td> 10,896<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 17/18<\/p><\/td> 9,174<\/p><\/td> 316<\/p><\/td> 233<\/p><\/td> 283<\/p><\/td> 10,006<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 18/19<\/p><\/td> 9,577<\/p><\/td> 296<\/p><\/td> 297<\/p><\/td> 260<\/p><\/td> 10,429<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2019<\/p><\/td> 9,793<\/p><\/td> 351<\/p><\/td> 293<\/p><\/td> 267<\/p><\/td> 10,705<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> The changes in the number of staff who work at the Environment Agency represent the Spending Review settlements and income received from charge payers.<\/p> <\/p> In addition, please note the following:-<\/p> <\/p> In November 2017 896 FTE transferred to Defra Corporate Services under a Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) arrangement.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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