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174724

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	White Fish: Conservation
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 announce emergency conservation measures to protect sea bass stocks.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	221292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>At December Fisheries Council, the UK secured a commitment to work further on emergency measures to protect bass during the 2015 spawning season. My Department wrote to the European Commission on 19 December 2014 asking it to consider emergency measures for the sea bass fishery, under Article 12 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation. Following further work with the UK and other interested Member States the European Commission announced proposed measures on 19 January. These will be brought in by the European Commission. Once the final form of the measures is determined and they have been adopted, my Department will confirm the details.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/01/2015 12:53:45 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

174725

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Dogs: Animal Welfare
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 bring forward legislative proposals to ban the use of the captive bolt gun for the destruction of dogs; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	221293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 it is an offence to cause any unnecessary suffering to an animal. Best practice to euthanize a dog is by intravenous injection of an overdose of barbiturates by a vet. However, where this option is not possible or available, other humane alternatives may need to be used. Accordingly there are no proposals to ban or restrict the use of the captive bolt gun.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/01/2015 17:42:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

174727

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Pine Martens
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 she is taking to control the pine marten population.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	221381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>Wildlife management is a devolved issue, so I can only answer for England. In England pine martens are protected and Defra has no plans to control them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/01/2015 17:38:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

174728

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Veterinary Services
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 communication has been delivered to private veterinary practices and farmers regarding the recent changes to the UK's veterinary surveillance network; and what plans her Department has to ensure that surveillance data from veterinary practices and non-APHA sources is being centrally collated and shared at a national level.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Simon Hart
uin	221437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The changes to the veterinary surveillance system in England and Wales have been delivered and communicated through the project called Surveillance 2014. There has been a broad range of different communications provided by APHA to private veterinary practices and farmers regarding changes to the veterinary surveillance network, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(a) Public consultation on the development of a new surveillance model, from December 2012 to February 2013, which gathered over 370 responses from vets, farmers, the livestock industry and other stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>(b) Visits to a total of 57 private veterinary practices in England and Wales from January 2014 to January 2015.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>(c) A series of 19 regional meetings for private veterinary practitioners in different parts of England and Wales, running from December 2014 until March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(d) A total of 22 articles, letters or other forms of communication to private veterinary practices or farmers from February 2014 to date.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the surveillance model are being finalised. It will be designed to enable central collation and sharing of surveillance information from Government bodies, private veterinary practices, abattoirs, livestock industry bodies, academia and other collaborative surveillance networks nationally and internationally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/01/2015 17:38:57 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart

174729

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Birds of Prey
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 discuss with the hon. Member for Strangford and Natural England the request for a licence to control buzzards by Mr Rodney McMorris.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	221382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>I cannot comment on individual licence applications to manage wildlife. These are a matter between applicants and the licensing authority, Natural England. Ministers are not involved in the decision making process.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/01/2015 17:38:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

174730

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Shellfish: Animal Welfare
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 bring forward legislative proposals to extend the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to crustaceans and decapods.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	221350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>There are no proposals to extend the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to crustaceans or decapods as we do not consider that there is sufficient evidence to demonstrate these animals can experience pain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 27/01/2015 17:37:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

174731

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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	Recycling
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 proportion of waste collected has been recycled in each year since 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	221413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The most relevant recycling data which is regularly measured relates to waste collected and managed by local authorities. This is reported on a quarterly basis and data for England is published each quarter by Defra in statistical releases with accompanying datasets. The latest data for 2013-2014 for England was published in November last year and is available on the GOV.UK website. UK data on the waste from households recycling rate is also available but only up to 2012. This data is also available on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proportion of ‘waste from households’ recycled in England and the UK, on a calendar year basis from 2010 to 2012 or 2013, is shown in table 1 below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1 Waste from households recycling rate for England and the UK</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>41.2%</p></td><td><p>43.3%</p></td><td><p>44.1%</p></td><td><p>44.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK</p></td><td><p>40.3%</p></td><td><p>42.9%</p></td><td><p>43.9%</p></td><td><p>not available</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The recycling rate for all local authority collected waste for England for the financial years 2008/9 to 2013/14 is shown in table 2 below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2 Recycling rate for all local authority collected waste for England</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>38.7%</p></td><td><p>40.4%</p></td><td><p>42.1%</p></td><td><p>42.4%</p></td><td><p>42.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 26/01/2015 15:33:56 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

174732

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Colombia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Amnesty International on human rights in Colombia.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	221442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials in London held a roundtable meeting on 28 October 2014 with Amnesty International, ABColombia, Peace Brigades International, CORE Coalition as well as two Colombian community Leaders, Ms Yomaira Mendoza and Mr Enrique Cabezas, to discuss human rights in Colombia, including the threats against human rights defenders and land claimants. <br><br>Subsequently, on 28 November, an official attended Amnesty International's briefing on their report on the progress of the Land Restitution Law, entitled 'A Land Title is not Enough: Ensuring Sustainable Land Restitution in Colombia'. Our Embassy in Bogota has subsequently held several conversations with Amnesty International regarding the Afro-descendant community of La Toma, Cauca, which is affected by mining. Our officials will meet Amnesty International in London again this month.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/01/2015 14:51:15 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

174733

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent support the Government has given to the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	221357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK is making a significant contribution to international efforts to promote stability, development and greater democratisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). DFID’s programme in the DRC will spend £790 million over the years 2011-2016 and is committed to addressing the urgent needs of the most vulnerable and poorest people.</p><p>DFID’s operational plan, updated in December 2014, https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/389482/DRC_Operational_Plan.pdf outlines how HMG will use its role as the second biggest bilateral donor in DRC to deliver support and expertise in a wide range of sectors; most notably in humanitarian assistance, security sector reform, education, WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) and private sector development.</p><p>We strongly support the role played by MONUSCO, the UN’s biggest peacekeeping mission, in resolving the conflict in the eastern part of the DRC, and our contribution to MONUSCO in 2014-2015 is estimated to be £61 million. UK diplomatic influence supports efforts to build a stronger, more stable and more prosperous future in the DRC, making conflict and humanitarian crises less likely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/01/2015 14:40:04 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

174734

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on expansion of the sanctions regime on Russia.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	221358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by the Secretary of state for Foreign and Commowealth Affairs, my right hon. friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), to the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West (Mrs Hodgson) on 20 January 2015 (PQ 907106) official report column 77. The UK and our EU partners have been very clear with Russia about what it needs to do for the easing of sanctions to be considered. Conversely, if it continues to ignore its obligations under the Minsk agreements, and continues to destabilise Ukraine, we will need to consider strengthening our sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 26/01/2015 16:25:27 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord