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388933

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Ministerial Policy Advisers
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 name, responsibilities and pay band are of each special adviser in her Department.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Stuart Blair Donaldson
uin	6328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. member to the answer given by my Rt. Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office to PQ 5983 on Monday 13 July.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/07/2015 12:50:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4377 label Biography information for Stuart Blair Donaldson

388934

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Crops: Pests
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 trends in numbers of cabbage stem flea beetle in the UK since December 2013.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	6313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2015 answer text <p>Defra has not undertaken any assessment of the trends in numbers of cabbage stem flea beetle in the UK. However, we are aware that the AHDB <ins class="ministerial">and others have recently carried out work to look at levels of infestation and at the consequences for growers. </ins><del class="ministerial">published an assessment on this area in 2014.</del></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/07/2015 06:00:24 question first ministerially corrected 21/07/2015 15:39:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 15624 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

388936

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	Organic Food: Milk
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 representatives of the dairy industry increasing the supply of organic milk to food (a) wholesalers and (b) retailers.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	6435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>I visited an organic dairy farm in 2014 and discussed the potential for organic milk production and exports with representatives of the OMSCO organic milk co-operative.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government supports organic milk farmers through conversion and maintenance payments made under the CAP for organic land. Officials have also investigated the potential for exports of organic dairy products. However the supply of milk to wholesalers and retailers is a commercial matter for industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/07/2015 13:53:35 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

388937

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
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	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, what steps she plans to take to prevent plant and tree diseases being imported into the UK (a) through garden centres and (b) by other routes.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
uin	6436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Upholding plant biosecurity is a key priority for Defra and we have taken a number of measures to reduce the risk of introduction of pests and diseases. Last year, we published a Plant Biosecurity Strategy, which addressed the recommendations of the Tree Health and Plant Expert Biosecurity Taskforce which included strengthening biosecurity to reduce risks at the border. We have also introduced a UK Plant Health Risk Register, an important tool to screen new threats and identify priority actions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In recognition of the increased risks including from trade globalisation, we have played an active role in the negotiation of a new EU plant health regime, to provide strengthened import checks targeted at the highest risk material and tightened internal controls to minimize risks from material moving within the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/07/2015 10:45:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

388584

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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, whether applications for the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme will be made online or by paper.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	6112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>We will consider carefully a range of options for the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme using our experience of the implementation of the new approach for 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/07/2015 12:07:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

388585

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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, how many Basic Payment Scheme applications made (a) before and (b) after 15 June 2015 will result in payments being received in December 2015.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	6113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Subject to ongoing reconciliation work, as of the 8th July, we received (a) 87,267 BPS Applications prior to the 15th June, and (b) 858 after the 15th June.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All claims will need to be validated and verified over the next few months and the Rural Payments Agency has said it will be making full payments as early as possible in the payment window, which runs from December 2015 to June 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 6115 question first answered 15/07/2015 12:09:57 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

388586

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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, how many applications to the Basic Payment Scheme have been approved to date.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	6114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>As of the 8th July we have received 88,125 Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) applications. These will need to be validated and verified over the next few months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/07/2015 12:13:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

388587

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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, how many applications for the Basic Payment Scheme were received (a) before and (b) after the 15 June 2015 deadline.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	6115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>Subject to ongoing reconciliation work, as of the 8th July, we received (a) 87,267 BPS Applications prior to the 15th June, and (b) 858 after the 15th June.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All claims will need to be validated and verified over the next few months and the Rural Payments Agency has said it will be making full payments as early as possible in the payment window, which runs from December 2015 to June 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 6113 question first answered 15/07/2015 12:09:57 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

388588

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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, how many requests for assistance with applications to the Basic Payment Scheme are outstanding.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	6116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>There are no outstanding requests for assistance with applications. During the application window the Rural Payments Agency offered an unprecedented level of support to farmers and landowners to ensure that they were able to submit their applications.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/07/2015 13:22:26 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry

388589

registered interest
date	08/07/2015
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 progress has been made on resolving issues with the online application process for the Basic Payment Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Rossendale and Darwen
tabling member printed	Jake Berry
uin	6117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The core of the Rural Payments system is working well and we will use lessons learned from the 2015 Basic Payment Scheme to inform our preparations for 2016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/07/2015 11:04:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry