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228537

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
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	Pay
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 the average hourly pay is of employees at each grade within her Department identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	228310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the average hourly rate of pay for employees who have declared their ethnicity in core-Defra at each grade identified as (a) white and (b) from a black, Asian, or other minority ethnic group (BAME).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>(a) White</p></td><td><p>(b) BAME</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AO</p></td><td><p>£11.79</p></td><td><p>£12.29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EO</p></td><td><p>£13.93</p></td><td><p>£15.15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HEO</p></td><td><p>£16.90</p></td><td><p>£17.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Faststream</p></td><td><p>£15.30</p></td><td><p>£15.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SEO</p></td><td><p>£20.48</p></td><td><p>£20.99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7</p></td><td><p>£27.58</p></td><td><p>£28.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade6</p></td><td><p>£33.34</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS</p></td><td><p>£41.36</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data has not been provided where there are fewer than 5 employees in a group.</p><p>This includes employees at AA, where the average hourly rate of pay across all employees is £9.09; Grade 6, where the average hourly rate of pay across all employees is £33.42; and at SCS, where the average hourly rate of pay across all employees is £43.33.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 24/03/2015 11:05:32 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

228135

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Air Pollution
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 have been taken to monitor current levels of air pollution from Central and Eastern Europe in the South and East of England.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Mr David Blunkett
uin	228094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Defra uses both monitoring and modelling to assess air quality in the UK. Measurement data is updated hourly on our website at:</p><p><a href="http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk" target="_blank">http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk</a> for the 142 automatic monitoring sites across the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>While Defra does not monitor air pollution in central and eastern Europe, the UK air quality forecast provided by the Met Office takes account of European emissions and forecast weather conditions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra also operates a network that measures particle numbers, size and composition, providing additional information about sources of particulate pollution. Information is available at: <a href="http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/networks/network-info?view=particle" target="_blank">http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/networks/network-info?view=particle</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 23/03/2015 11:41:41 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

228137

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
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 representations she has received on difficulties in registering land on the Rural Payments Agency system for connection with basic form payments; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	228163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has spoken with industry bodies and the Rural Payments Agency is now providing extra help for farmers to ensure that all farm businesses can submit their Basic Payment Scheme claims by the deadline.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From Monday 23 March, farmers and their agents can use established forms and processes to complete their claims by the deadline. The RPA will input the data into the core system. All agents will soon have received maps of their clients’ land and those dealing with the most complex cases will be offered additional support. The RPA is also working to give them direct access to the system. If farmers or agents need help they should contact the Rural Payments Agency helpline on 0300 0200 301.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/03/2015 16:41:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

228138

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
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	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, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policy on self-regulation of the animal establishment licensing industry of the performance of (a) the City of London Corporation and Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association partnership in being the first primary authority scheme to include an inspection plan to cover animal establishments and to be a co-ordinated partnership and (b) other similar recent schemes; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	228026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Partnerships of this kind can make a valuable contribution to improving animal welfare. There are other examples where industry, animal welfare or animal keeping representative groups have provided local authorities with advice or training in relation to animal welfare work. We are pleased that this particular industry is working closely with local authorities, and the City of London specifically, to improve the quality of inspections and look forward to seeing welfare improvements as a consequence.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/03/2015 16:48:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

227804

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	Dangerous Dogs Exemption Schemes (England and Wales) Order 2015
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 her policy objectives were in introducing the Dangerous Dogs Exemption Schemes (England and Wales) Order 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 138); and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	227918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Crawley on 4 March 2015, PQ UIN 225448.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/03/2015 16:34:07 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

227805

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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, how many pieces of legislation affect the control and welfare of dogs; and for how many of those laws her Department produces formal guidance.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	227919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>There are several pieces of legislation and guidance that affect the control and welfare of all animals, including dogs. It is difficult to be precise about numbers given that apparently unrelated legislation can have an effect on dogs (e.g. hygiene laws).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/03/2015 17:58:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

227807

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	Reptiles: 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, according to TRACES, how many and what species of reptiles were imported into the UK from (a) within and (b) outside the EU in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	227915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>TRACES does not hold a complete record of reptile imports into the UK because it only records consignments of species that require a CITES certificate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Movements of reptiles from European Union (EU) Member States <strong>to the UK</strong> which do not require a CITES certificate are accompanied by a hard copy of the health certificate. However, information about these consignments is not recorded on TRACES.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures below refer only to those species for which a CITES licence is required. Third Country totals are not broken down into “families” as this would require each certificate to be interrogated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reptiles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From EU to UK in 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From EU to UK in 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From Third Countries to UK in 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From Third Countries to UK in 2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhynchocephalia</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Sauria</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Serpentes</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Testudinata</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>3035</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Crocodylia</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2463</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3531</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>129592</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>101592</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of reptiles imported <strong>into the EU</strong> from Third Countries, taken from Eurostat is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013- EU Member States imported 1,379,146 live reptiles from outside the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2014- EU Member States imported 1,443,213 live reptiles from outside the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 227917 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:18:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

227808

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	Reptiles: 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, what information her Department holds on the number of reptiles that were imported into the EU in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	227917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>TRACES does not hold a complete record of reptile imports into the UK because it only records consignments of species that require a CITES certificate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Movements of reptiles from European Union (EU) Member States <strong>to the UK</strong> which do not require a CITES certificate are accompanied by a hard copy of the health certificate. However, information about these consignments is not recorded on TRACES.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures below refer only to those species for which a CITES licence is required. Third Country totals are not broken down into “families” as this would require each certificate to be interrogated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reptiles</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From EU to UK in 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From EU to UK in 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From Third Countries to UK in 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>From Third Countries to UK in 2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhynchocephalia</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Sauria</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Serpentes</p></td><td><p>289</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Testudinata</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>3035</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Crocodylia</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2463</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3531</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>129592</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>101592</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of reptiles imported <strong>into the EU</strong> from Third Countries, taken from Eurostat is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2013- EU Member States imported 1,379,146 live reptiles from outside the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2014- EU Member States imported 1,443,213 live reptiles from outside the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 227915 question first answered 23/03/2015 17:18:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

227809

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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	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 estimate the proportion of local authority inspectors appointed under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 who deal with animal welfare issues on a daily basis.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	227894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Individual local authorities will hold information on the number of inspectors they have appointed under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and whether they work on animal welfare matters on a daily basis. As this information is not held by Defra it is not possible to provide the estimate requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 23/03/2015 16:37:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

225755

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	Biodiversity: Basildon
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice or guidance they have provided to Basildon Borough Council regarding action steps to mitigate the loss of invertebrate biodiversity of the Dry Street Pastures Local Wildlife Site (Ba24), Nethermayne, Basildon, Essex, owned by the Homes and Communities Agency and currently subject to outline planning permission for housing development.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL5524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Natural England has advised Basildon Borough Council throughout the planning process for the proposed development at the Nethermayne site. Its advice has focused on statutory interests such as the adjacent Site of Special Scientific Interest and protected species. Natural England has referred the council to other ecological consultees, including the Essex Wildlife Trust, Essex Field Club, and Basildon Natural History Society for advice on non-statutory nature conservation matters, including invertebrates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Natural England provided limited advice on invertebrates as part of its response to the developers’ Outline Biodiversity Strategy. Natural England suggested greater tailoring could be made to address the impacts on specific invertebrates found at the development site and that updated surveys should be used to guide the design of the off-site compensatory grassland to benefit invertebrate species.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 17/03/2015 14:56:26 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon