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229486

registered interest
date	25/03/2015
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	Rights of Way
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether, under the provisions of the Deregulation Bill, rights of way officers have a duty to persuade objectors to a footpath deregulation order agreed by a county council to correct an error in the definitive footpath map in order to prevent an appeal to the Secretary of State.
tabling member printed	Lord Skelmersdale
uin	HL5947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p><em>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member</em></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 26/03/2015 17:02:38 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	3121 label Biography information for Lord Skelmersdale

228687

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	Thames Tideway Tunnel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they consider that the Thames Tideway Tunnel project provides value for money, in the light of the National Audit Office’s Report "The choice of finance for capital investment" published on 18 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL5869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The NAO report considered the difference between publicly-funded investment and public-private partnerships, such as PFI. It describes the Government’s decision-making processes and summarises recent developments. The report does not draw conclusions about the Government’s record.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Thames Tideway Tunnel is a private sector project of a scale and complexity unique to the UK water industry. The Government issued the Strategic Case for the Tunnel (“Creating a River Thames Fit for our Future”) in November 2011, and the need for a tunnel was confirmed by Parliament in March 2012 when the Waste Water National Policy Statement was approved. The Government confirmed in a Written Ministerial Statement on 5 June 2014 (<em>Official Report</em>, column 11WS) that it would, subject to State Aid clearance, offer a contingent financial support package to the winner of the procurement for an Infrastructure Provider to finance and deliver the Thames Tideway Tunnel currently being undertaken by Thames Water. The Government continues to judge that the project will be value for money for taxpayers and customers who will be directly funding the Tunnel, and that an Infrastructure Provider procured by Thames Water is the preferred route for delivering the project.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 25/03/2015 15:43:25 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

226847

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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	Motor Vehicles: Rights of Way
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord De Mauley on 3 March (HL5173), whether the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the National Trails will be directly represented on the proposed Working Party rather than rely on representation by Nature England.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL5639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The composition of the motor vehicle stakeholder working group is yet to be decided, but before deciding on its composition we will, as a first step, invite interested organisations to put forward their suggestions for suitable members.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 18/03/2015 13:49:49 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

226850

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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	Dairy Farming
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effect of sanctions on the United Kingdom dairy industry in terms of the loss of exports and their value to the United Kingdom industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Temple-Morris
uin	HL5641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Based on past export performance, the sanctions imposed by Russia on the United Kingdom affected an estimated 0.2 per cent of the UK’s total food, feed and drink exports which include £5.8 million worth of exports from our domestic cheese industry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, globally, our dairy exports are at record levels, topping £1.4 billion last year, a 51 per cent increase since 2009.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 23/03/2015 13:48:38 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	267 label Biography information for Lord Temple-Morris

226857

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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	Lake District National Park
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of land in the Lake District National Park is in the ownership of (1) the National Trust, (2) the Lake District National Park Authority, and (3) private owners.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL5646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>We do not hold this information. However, the following indicative figures have been provided by the Lake District National Park Authority from its 2008 Landscape Character Assessment:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>1) National Trust own approximately 25 per cent of the total land area of the Lake District National Park.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2) The Lake District National Park Authority own approximately 3.8 per cent of the total land area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>3) Approximately 66 per cent of the total land area is in private ownership.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 18/03/2015 13:51:57 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling

226866

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
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	Lake District National Park
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will advise the Lake District National Park Authority not to accept any offer to purchase Stickle Tarn until such time as South Lakeland District Council has processed and determined the application to place the tarn site on the List of Community Assets.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL5653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>I understand that, following the formal tender process, the Authority did not find a bidder for Stickle Tarn who fully met its requirements or fully addressed the concerns expressed by the local community and various interested parties. It remains committed to exploring alternative responsible ownership for Stickle Tarn and will work with the community and interested groups in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 18/03/2015 13:51:35 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

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

225773

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	Cats
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to help reduce the breeding of cats for sale in order to tackle the increasing numbers of unwanted cats and kittens.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL5538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>I consider that educating owners and prospective owners about responsible ownership is key to reducing the number of unwanted pets. The Government has worked with the Pet Advertising Advisory Group (PAAG - a collection of animal welfare veterinary and animal keeping interests) who have been lobbying operators of internet sites to adopt minimum standards for the advertising of pet animals. Last year, Defra endorsed PAAG’s set of minimum standards, which many internet advertising sites have agreed to adhere to. PAAG have been monitoring internet adverts and this has resulted in the removal of over 130,000 irresponsible adverts (some of which are adverts for cats). The Government welcomes the opportunity to work alongside interested parties to improve owners understanding of keeping pet animals.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 23/03/2015 15:24:53 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

225774

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	Cats
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to promote the benefits of microchipping cats as a safe and permanent method of identification.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL5539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Government recommends identifying cats with a microchip and keeping the relevant records up to date. To do so will increase the chances of re-uniting a displaced cat with its owner and it receiving any necessary veterinary treatment, if it is injured. The statutory <em>Code of Practice for the Welfare of Cats</em>, made under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, contains advice about identifying cats, including by use of a microchip.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 23/03/2015 15:24:15 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

225776

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	Trapping
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect to provide updated advice on the use of snares in order to reduce the incidence of indiscriminate trapping of cats and other animals.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL5540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p>Ministers are considering options for improving guidance on snares. A date for publication is yet to be decided.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 17/03/2015 14:56:47 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood