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	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	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: British Overseas Territories
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office publication, Overseas Territories, Security, Success and Sustainability, published in November 2012, what progress her Department has made on each of the environmental Priorities for Action in that paper; and what further steps she plans to take to deliver those priorities.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	209787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p>In the UK we work across Government to deliver co-ordinated support to the Territories on natural environment issues. Each Department leads on its respective areas of responsibility. Under the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s White Paper, ‘The Overseas Territories: Security, Success and Sustainability’, Defra leads on biodiversity and climate change adaptation and is committed to providing support for endangered species and habitats. This includes work through the ‘Darwin Plus: Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund’ launched in October 2012 and implementation of the UK Overseas Territories Biodiversity Strategy. Together with its Agencies, Defra has continued to provide technical and policy advice and ensured the delivery of key research in the Territories.</p><p> </p><p>We recently published a comprehensive update on ongoing and planned UK Government activities in support of the UK Overseas Territories Biodiversity Strategy, which sets out in detail some of our activities in these areas:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-overseas-territories-biodiversity-strategy-update" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-overseas-territories-biodiversity-strategy-update</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Actions range from co-funding an officer based in the Falkland Islands, responsible for implementing the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels on behalf of the South Atlantic Overseas Territories, to funding environmental mainstreaming in Anguilla to help put environmental considerations at the heart of decision making.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 15/10/2014 16:07:28 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

63072

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cannabis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many applications have been made to the (a) National Institute for Health Research and (b) Medical Research Council for funding to research medicinal cannabis products since 2010; and how many such applications have been accepted.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	201653
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Cannabis is naturally occurring plant and a Class B controlled drug; one of the main active chemicals in cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Cannabis is not a medicinal product and is not licensed as a medicine in the United Kingdom and the Government has no plans to legalise raw cannabis for medicinal purposes, as cannabis has a number of acute and chronic health effects, such the possibility of developing mental health problems or harming the lungs when smoked.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 two applications for research funding into medicinal cannabis have been made to National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research Programmes. Of these one, within the Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme, has been accepted.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR also provides support and facilities for research by funding a range of infrastructure facilities. Since 2010 seven projects related to medicinal cannabis have been supported through the NIHR infrastructure; however it is not possible to ascertain the number of applications received as the Department, and our managing agent, does not record this information.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Between April 2010 and March 2014 the Medical Research Council received four applications for funding for research that related to the medicinal cannabis products. Of these four applications, two were successful.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 30/06/2014 14:54:04 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

61041

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2014
	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	Livestock: Antibiotics
	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 proportion of antibiotics used in the UK are given to farm animals.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	199824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Data on antibiotic use in the medical and veterinary sectors are currently collated in different formats, which prevents direct comparison; it is therefore not possible to accurately ascertain what proportion of total antibiotics used in the UK are given to farm animals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2012, sales of antibiotic active ingredient authorised for veterinary use (farm and companion animals) totalled 409 tonnes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/06/2014 14:47:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

63067

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2014
	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	Veterinary Medicine: Antibiotics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral evidence of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Farming, Food and Marine Environment to the Science and Technology Committee of 12 March 2014, HC 848, question 327, what the evidential basis is for his statement that antibiotics tend to be used in the veterinary world more sparingly than in the medical world.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	201646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Data on antibiotic use in the medical and veterinary sectors are currently collated in a different format, which prevents direct comparison.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre shows that 376 tonnes of just one class of antibiotic, the β-lactams, was used in primary care in England in 2012. This does not factor in other classes of antibiotic, or those used in secondary care. In contrast the total sales of all antibiotics for use in animals for the whole UK was 409 tonnes, 82 tonnes of which were β-lactams.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 30/06/2014 15:47:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

64972

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2014
	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	Environment Protection: Seas and Oceans
	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 he plans to take to implement the recommendations in the Global Ocean Commission's report, From Decline to Recovery: A Rescue Package for the Global Ocean.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	203414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK Government is already playing a key role in tackling a number of issues raised in this report. For example, we are already pressing for an agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, in ensuring implementation of UN Resolution 61/105 on sustainable fisheries, and in promoting action to combat illegal fishing. We are also working with partner countries in OSPAR on a range of environmental measures in the north-east Atlantic including a regional action plan to address marine litter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/07/2014 14:29:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

76760

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	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	Fishing Gear
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisations, groups and industry bodies his Department has met since 2010 to discuss lost commercial fishing gear and its effect on UK waters and marine animals.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	204909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Provisions concerning the retrieval and reporting of lost fishing gear are contained in the EU Fisheries Control Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No.1224/2009). Defra has not held meetings specifically to discuss lost fishing gear. However, officials frequently discuss this Regulation with the fishing industry and other interested parties. Masters of all EU fishing vessels are required to report any lost fishing gear to the vessel's flag state. This requirement was notified to all licence holders when the current control regulation was introduced, and the Marine Management Organisation plans to issue additional guidance that will remind vessel masters of their responsibilities in this respect on the www.GOV.UK website in the near future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of Defra's work in the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans in the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS) we actively participate in discussions relating to understanding the extent and impact of entanglement of cetaceans in lost fishing gear.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 204913 204920 question first answered 15/07/2014 16:49:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

76761

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	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	Fishing Catches
	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 proportion of commercial landings of fish and shellfish from UK-registered fishing vessels were taken from a depth below 800 metres in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	204911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Determination of catches according to depth criteria and the time vessels fish at particular depths is labour intensive and requires extensive spatial analysis of catch records and vessel activity within a geographical information system. From analysis related to the EU deep sea access regime update discussions, we have provisional catch and vessel data available covering 2006 – 2012 (see tables attached). This covers total annual catches (all species) and the proportion of these caught below 600m, and vessels targeting deep sea species at depths greater than 600m. We have not carried out similar analysis related to depths greater than 800m or covering 2013. Quota is not allocated to Member States under the EU deep sea access regime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 204910 204912 204919 question first answered 16/07/2014 14:26:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice attachment 1 file name 2091 EU Deep Sea Access regime proposal.doc title EU Deep Sea Access regime proposal
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

76762

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	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	Fishing Catches
	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 tonnage of fish and shellfish quota was allocated to the UK under the Deep Sea Access Regime in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (d) 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	204912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Determination of catches according to depth criteria and the time vessels fish at particular depths is labour intensive and requires extensive spatial analysis of catch records and vessel activity within a geographical information system. From analysis related to the EU deep sea access regime update discussions, we have provisional catch and vessel data available covering 2006 – 2012 (see tables attached). This covers total annual catches (all species) and the proportion of these caught below 600m, and vessels targeting deep sea species at depths greater than 600m. We have not carried out similar analysis related to depths greater than 800m or covering 2013. Quota is not allocated to Member States under the EU deep sea access regime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 204910 204911 204919 question first answered 16/07/2014 14:26:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice attachment 1 file name 2091 EU Deep Sea Access regime proposal.doc title EU Deep Sea Access regime proposal
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

76763

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	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	Fishing Gear
	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 his Department is working with the fishing industry to ensure lost commercial fishing gear is reported to relevant authorities in line with requirements under (a) the Common Fisheries Policy and (b) other international agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	204913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Provisions concerning the retrieval and reporting of lost fishing gear are contained in the EU Fisheries Control Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No.1224/2009). Defra has not held meetings specifically to discuss lost fishing gear. However, officials frequently discuss this Regulation with the fishing industry and other interested parties. Masters of all EU fishing vessels are required to report any lost fishing gear to the vessel's flag state. This requirement was notified to all licence holders when the current control regulation was introduced, and the Marine Management Organisation plans to issue additional guidance that will remind vessel masters of their responsibilities in this respect on the www.GOV.UK website in the near future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of Defra's work in the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans in the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS) we actively participate in discussions relating to understanding the extent and impact of entanglement of cetaceans in lost fishing gear.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 204909 204920 question first answered 15/07/2014 16:49:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

76767

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	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	Fisheries
	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 UK-registered fishing vessels practise bottom trawling below a depth of 600 metres; and for what proportion of time spent at sea those bottom trawlers trawl below (a) 600 metres and (b) 800 metres.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
	uin	204910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Determination of catches according to depth criteria and the time vessels fish at particular depths is labour intensive and requires extensive spatial analysis of catch records and vessel activity within a geographical information system. From analysis related to the EU deep sea access regime update discussions, we have provisional catch and vessel data available covering 2006 – 2012 (see tables attached). This covers total annual catches (all species) and the proportion of these caught below 600m, and vessels targeting deep sea species at depths greater than 600m. We have not carried out similar analysis related to depths greater than 800m or covering 2013. Quota is not allocated to Member States under the EU deep sea access regime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 204911 204912 204919 question first answered 16/07/2014 14:26:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice attachment 1 file name 2091 EU Deep Sea Access regime proposal.doc title EU Deep Sea Access regime proposal
	tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park