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752469

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the state of the dairy sector in England.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The dairy sector in England is recovering after 2 years of low prices caused largely by global factors. The UK average farm-gate milk price for May 2017 is 26.78 pence per litre, which is 31% higher than the same month in 2016, but a little lower than in March and April. Production in May of 1322 million litres is around the same level as last year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/07/2017 10:36:57 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

752472

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government when the Rural Payments Agency will pay the outstanding amounts due to farmers for 2015; and what is the average length of time taken from submission of a claim to a payment being made by that agency.
tabling member printed	Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
uin	HL918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>As at close of business on 17 July, 99.9% of customers have received their full Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2015 payment. There are 60 farmers still to receive their payment, 58 of which are currently held for legal reasons (such as probate), and 2 still need to be processed. The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) continues to focus on the completion of those outstanding and dealing with any new queries on BPS 2015 claims raised by farmers.</p><p> </p><p>The RPA does not hold information on the average time taken to process a claim. However, for the 2016 year, 90% of farmers were paid within 4 weeks of the payment window opening.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/07/2017 11:21:37 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

752492

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government how they plan to maintain the UK's current food supplies level after Brexit, in the light of the findings of the study A food Brexit: time to get real that the EU is providing 31 per cent of the UK's food supply.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The potential issues for food supply following EU exit that are raised in the report “A Food Brexit: time to get real” are being addressed through a number of Bills outlined in the Queen’s Speech. These include an Agricultural Bill, a Fisheries Bill, an EU Repeal Bill, a Trade Bill and a Customs Bill. Analysis to inform the development of our legislative programme in preparation for leaving the EU is well underway.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 24/07/2017 11:22:49 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

752622

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	Rowanoak Waste Services: Dudley
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 the Environment Agency has met HM Revenue and Customs to discuss the business dealings of the landowners of the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at Shaw Road in Dudley.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	5394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Environment Agency have met Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Environmental Health and Planning Departments four times between November 2016 and July 2017 to discuss Rowan Oak Waste. At each meeting the Environment Agency have provided the latest information on their action against the clearance of the site and their enforcement action against the operator. The Environment Agency have also discussed and agreed how amenity complaints from the site would be dealt with.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Councillor Steve Waltho and Councillor Ali Shaukat have also attended these meetings. They have taken the information shared back to their local communities to keep them updated.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Environment Agency has spoken with HM Revenue and Customs on this matter. The Environment Agency have provided them with details regarding the criminal investigation into the site. The investigation is ongoing and we cannot, at this stage, provide the details of what information was shared as this could undermine our enforcement action.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 21/07/2017 12:23:13 question first ministerially corrected 25/07/2017 16:12:03 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 6714 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

752623

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	Rowanoak Waste Services: Dudley
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 the Environment Agency has met HM Revenue and Customs to discuss the business dealings of the operators of Rowan Oak Waste site at Shaw Road in Dudley.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	5395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Environment Agency have met Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Environmental Health and Planning Departments four times between November 2016 and July 2017 to discuss Rowan Oak Waste. At each meeting the Environment Agency have provided the latest information on their action against the clearance of the site and their enforcement action against the operator. The Environment Agency have also discussed and agreed how amenity complaints from the site would be dealt with.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Councillor Steve Waltho and Councillor Ali Shaukat have also attended these meetings. They have taken the information shared back to their local communities to keep them updated.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Environment Agency has spoken with HM Revenue and Customs on this matter. The Environment Agency have provided them with details regarding the criminal investigation into the site. The investigation is ongoing and we cannot, at this stage, provide the details of what information was shared as this could undermine our enforcement action.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 21/07/2017 12:25:39 question first ministerially corrected 25/07/2017 16:11:43 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 6718 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

752624

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	Flood Control: Leeds
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 much of his Department's planned £2.5 billion investment in flood investments will be allocated to Leeds; and what the timetable is for completion of those schemes.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	5354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>Between April 2015 and March 2021, the Government plans to invest £54.5 million within the Leeds City Council boundary. This will deliver more than 15 individual schemes and projects to reduce flood risk to communities and safeguard the economy. The majority of these will be completed by March 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 25/07/2017 14:29:29 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

752625

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	Nature 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, what the timetable is for bringing forward the new Control of Trade in Endangered Species regulations.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	5431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Work is in progress to update the Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations. We intend to finalise our proposals over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 24/07/2017 11:05:25 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

752626

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	Rowanoak Waste Services: Dudley
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 discussions the Environment Agency has had with West Midlands Police on (a) the site operated by Rowan Oak Waste at Shaw Road in Dudley and (b) Rowan Oak Waste Services Limited.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	5396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Environment Agency have met Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Environmental Health and Planning Departments four times between November 2016 and July 2017 to discuss Rowan Oak Waste. At each meeting the Environment Agency have provided the latest information on their action against the clearance of the site and their enforcement action against the operator. The Environment Agency have also discussed and agreed how amenity complaints from the site would be dealt with.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Councillor Steve Waltho and Councillor Ali Shaukat have also attended these meetings. They have taken the information shared back to their local communities to keep them updated.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">We have made all Emergency Services, including West Midlands Police, aware of the site through the West Midlands Local Resilience Forum (WM LRF) meeting. We have advised West Midlands Police that we are undertaking a criminal investigation into the company.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We have shared information and raised awareness of this site, along with other sites within the West Midlands Conurbation, to all the partners of the WM LRF detailing the high risk of fire from these sites and what action we have taken to reduce this risk. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We have separately met with West Midlands Fire Service to ensure that fire risk has been appropriately assessed and a suitable incident response plan has been produced for this site.</ins></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 21/07/2017 12:26:09 question first ministerially corrected 27/07/2017 14:58:24 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 6722 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

752629

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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	Food Supply
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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on ensuring that there will be no risk to the UK food supply when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	5130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>We continue to work across government and with industry to shape the priorities and interests for the UK agri-food sector.</p><p>We want to grow more, sell more and export more British food, supported by the Industrial Strategy. This will allow the food and drink sector to become even more resilient, competitive and profitable. It is our priority to enable an innovative, productive and competitive food supply chain from farm and sea to fork, which invests in people and skills.</p><p>We are prioritising securing the freest trade possible with the EU, including an ambitious and comprehensive trade agreement and a new customs agreement. We work to promote transparency and open global markets internationally, as well as a competitive domestic market to help producers and retailers offer the best prices, quality and choice to consumers.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/07/2017 14:25:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

752630

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
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 and Food: Migrant Workers
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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on ensuring the availability of migrant workers for the agriculture and food manufacturing sectors when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	5131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Defra Ministers have ongoing discussions with a range of government departments, including the Department for Exiting the European Union, about securing the workforce that the agriculture and food manufacturing industries need for the future.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/07/2017 15:21:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake