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63106

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	Thames Tideway Tunnel
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, under the exceptional hardship scheme for the Thames Tideway Tunnel, how many applications to acquire properties have been (1) made, (2) refused, and (3) granted.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Thames Water Utilities Ltd established the Thames Tideway Tunnel Exceptional Hardship Procedure in August 2011. Since then Thames Water has received requests for 19 application packs and nine of these have been returned as completed applications. Of these, five have been refused for not meeting the required criteria, three have been withdrawn by the applicant, and one application is currently going through the process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Thames Water's Exceptional Hardship Procedure follows closely those schemes adopted by the Department for Transport for major road and rail projects, such as Crossrail and HS2 which built on the experience from HS1. It is not a statutory requirement and it seeks to balance the interests of Thames Water customers, who would pay for the Thames Tideway Tunnel project through their wastewater bills, and those whose properties may be affected by the project.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 07/07/2014 15:33:38 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

63143

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	Food: Labelling
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to combat misleading labelling of food.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Food labelling rules are harmonised in the EU and require that food information shall not be misleading. This Government has pressed for better information for consumers during negotiations relating to food labelling in Europe.</p><p> </p><p>Food businesses are ultimately responsible for ensuring their products' safety and accurate labelling. However, Government departments and agencies back this up with more than 80,000 risk-based checks per year.In addition, Defra develops validated testing methods under its Food Authenticity Programme to check whether a product has been mislabelled or contaminated. These are then used by Public Analysts and local authorities to support food law enforcement.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 02/07/2014 13:42:22 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

63169

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	Agricultural Products: Exports
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 he is making in increasing exports of UK agricultural produce; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	201943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government and industry first launched the joint Food and Drink International Action Plan in 2012 and a refreshed Plan last October. The Plan commits us to deliver £500 million of value to the UK economy by supporting 1,000 companies by October 2015. In 2013 exports of UK Food and Drink reached £18.9 billion from £18.2 billion in 2012. In 2013 we opened 112 markets for animals and animal products, helping increase exports to non-EU markets by £179 million to £1.35 billion. This year we have opened 54 new markets for animals and animal products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has been successful in breaking down restrictions relating to BSE to provide greater opportunities to increase beef and lamb exports. Following lifting of the BSE ban by the US earlier this year, enabling export of beef once technical negotiations have been concluded, a memorandum of understanding on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies has been agreed with China providing a framework for negotiations. Once opened these markets could be worth up to £181m per annum. The Government and industry continue to work together to increase food and drink exports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 30/06/2014 16:04:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

63234

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	Meat Products: China
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 Department's priorities are in the negotiations with China concerning the export of meat products other than pork.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	201774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Securing access to Chinese markets for a range of UK products is a key priority in the Government and industry's Export Action Plan. In addition to our interests on pork, we are working closely with industry and the Chinese authorities to advance negotiations on the export conditions for poultry meat. This trade could be worth up to £70 million a year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over the longer term, we are working to secure market access for beef and lamb exports to China estimated to be worth up to £120 million a year. We have recently agreed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese authorities and this formally initiates the detailed technical negotiations. This development has been widely welcomed by industry, and whilst the negotiations are likely to take some time we will seek to conclude them as quickly as we can.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also pressing for early agreement on exports of UK poultry meat and have invited the Chinese authorities to conduct an inward inspection visit as soon as possible. I would encourage any plant interested in exporting to China to ensure it complies fully with Chinese requirements before any inspection visit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State intends to visit China again this year to advance these and other UK market access interests.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 201773 question first answered 30/06/2014 15:24:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

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

63236

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	Meat Products: China
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 the Government has made in its negotiations with China on the export of meat products other than pork.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	201773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Securing access to Chinese markets for a range of UK products is a key priority in the Government and industry's Export Action Plan. In addition to our interests on pork, we are working closely with industry and the Chinese authorities to advance negotiations on the export conditions for poultry meat. This trade could be worth up to £70 million a year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over the longer term, we are working to secure market access for beef and lamb exports to China estimated to be worth up to £120 million a year. We have recently agreed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese authorities and this formally initiates the detailed technical negotiations. This development has been widely welcomed by industry, and whilst the negotiations are likely to take some time we will seek to conclude them as quickly as we can.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also pressing for early agreement on exports of UK poultry meat and have invited the Chinese authorities to conduct an inward inspection visit as soon as possible. I would encourage any plant interested in exporting to China to ensure it complies fully with Chinese requirements before any inspection visit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State intends to visit China again this year to advance these and other UK market access interests.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 201774 question first answered 30/06/2014 15:24:03 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

63239

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	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 estimate he has made of the minimum number of weeks supply of food stocks required for the UK to maintain an acceptable level of food security.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	201925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK Government does not hold stocks of food. Food supply is part of the UK's Critical National Infrastructure, and food industry sectors are resilient with wide and diverse sources of supply and strong contingency plans. Defra works closely with the industry and across Government, including Devolved Administrations, on the resilience of food supply, and ensures that industry sectors have the support they need to respond in the event of emergency situations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 30/06/2014 15:47:59 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

63240

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	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, how many weeks supply of food stocks are routinely stored within the UK.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
uin	201926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government does not hold stocks of food. The UK Food Security Assessment, published in 2010 and subsequently reviewed biennially, is an evidence based analysis of our food security looking ahead ten years. The assessment considers the global context to UK food security as well as the resilience of UK food supply chains, and concludes that the UK has good levels of resilience based on diverse sources of supply as well as strong domestic production. The holding of stockpiles of food is not considered to be a valid indicator of food security.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 30/06/2014 15:41:23 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching