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63498

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
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	Common Agricultural Policy
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 has been made of the regulatory impact of the changes to the CAP on farmers.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	202110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to my previous answer of 23 June 2014. Official report: column 63W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/06/2014 10:22:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

63637

registered interest
date	24/06/2014
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	Educational Testing Service
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 current contracts (a) his Department and (b) each of his Department's executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies hold with the Educational Testing Service or any of that organisation's subsidiaries.
tabling member constituency	Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
tabling member printed	Mr Nick Gibb
uin	202169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Neither Core Defra, nor its Executive Agencies or Non-Departmental public bodies hold any contracts with the Educational Testing Service or any of its subsidiaries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 26/06/2014 10:18:06 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb

63235

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Horses: 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 steps his Department plans to take to address the problem of horse abandonment.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	201775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are many underlying issues which result in horses being abandoned and neglected. In some cases it seems owners are struggling to cope with the costs involved in keeping a horse. In other cases, irresponsible breeders and horse traders are deliberately placing horses on land to secure grazing for their animals at no cost to themselves. In the Government's view the way to address these problems is to tackle the perpetrators directly. Anti-social behaviour orders have been successfully used in Wales and in Bristol to address fly grazing, and there is likely to be an offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 where a horse is abandoned. The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 brings forward new streamlined measures to tackle anti-social behaviour, of which the practice of fly-grazing of horses is a prime example. Where fly grazing is a particular problem, we encourage the local authorities and police to work together with landowners, farmers and welfare charities to identify the culprits and address their behaviour directly using these powers. In a number of cases and to encourage joined up working, protocols have been drawn up by some local authorities to summarise the action that can be taken under existing legislation. Defra is supplementing that guidance with advice on the new measures in the 2014 Act which come into force later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/06/2014 10:25:31 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

63237

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Members: Correspondence
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 he intends to reply to the letter of 3 June 2014 from the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	201784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I replied to the hon. Member on 24 June 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/06/2014 10:00:12 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

63238

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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: Circuses
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 he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the use of wild animals in circuses.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	201835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer I gave on 10 Jun 2014 Hansard Column 113W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/06/2014 10:32:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

62811

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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	North York Moors National Park
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the reasons for the decision of the North York Moors National Park Authority to cease to maintain the footpaths and bridleways within the National Park, and (2) the likely short- and long-term consequences of that decision for (a) the contribution made by volunteers, (b) the quality of the rights of way network in the National Park, and (c) the local economy in and around the Park.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of high quality access infrastructure within the tourism offer of national parks and the valuable role played by many volunteers in helping to maintain rights of ways. Rights of way are the primary means by which people access the countryside and engage in outdoor recreation, which is good for health and well-being and good for the economy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Maintenance of rights of way is the statutory responsibility of local authorities. The North York Moors National Park Authority is an independent body and its agreements with local authorities are for it to decide. The Government has made no assessment of any change in approach on this issue or the possible consequences.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 26/06/2014 15:11:45 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

62895

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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	Members: Correspondence
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 he will issue guidance to the West Midlands Waterways, Canal and River Trust and other similar trusts that replies to hon. Members who have written on behalf of their constituents should be signed.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Mr David Winnick
uin	201453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As independent charities, handling correspondence is entirely a matter for the Canal &amp; River Trust and other similar trusts. However, I have asked my officials to draw this issue to the attention of the Trust at their next meeting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 24/06/2014 10:09:29 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	316 label Biography information for Mr David Winnick

62896

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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	Telephone 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, how many telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, (b) 0844 and (c) 0843 his Department (i) operates and (ii) sponsors; how many calls each such number has received in the last 12 months; and whether alternative numbers charged at BT local rates are available in each such case.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	201442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Core Defra provides three telephones lines with the prefix 0845 operated under contract by an external provider. Alternative numbers charged at BT local rates, using the prefix 0345, are available for all three lines and are the primary numbers. 0845 prefix numbers have been retained in order to minimise disruption to users during the transition to 0345 prefixed lines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of calls each number has received in the last 12 months will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 24/06/2014 10:13:46 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

62897

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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 his policy is on the farming of endangered species for commercial gain.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	201502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK is committed to the protection of endangered species, including through playing a leading role in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). CITES promotes the sustainability of endangered species through either prohibiting trade or strictly controlling any trade through a licensing system. The breeding and ranching of endangered species for commercial gain can be permitted under CITES. The UK fully supports the aims of CITES and works to ensure that assessment of whether trade should be permitted for any particular species is based on robust scientific evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/06/2014 15:35:37 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

62900

registered interest
date	19/06/2014
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	Beavers: Devon
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 his Department has had with Natural England on the control of the population of wild beavers in Devon.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	201515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Defra, Natural England and the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency have discussed the need to recapture and rehome the population of wild beavers in Devon and also the process for doing so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/06/2014 10:28:33 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle