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93180

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
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
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 she has taken to ensure that statistics which record mis-stunning of animals are accurate; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
uin	210291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer given to UIN 209694.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 21/10/2014 14:59:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies

92922

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Private Finance Initiative
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 total private finance initiative liabilities of her Department are for the next 20 years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	210088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>Core Defra has one private finance initiative (PFI) project for which Defra has future liabilities. The details of this can be found on the attached spreadsheet.</p><p> </p><p>Core Defra has also sponsored a number of local authority projects through the PFI credit system. These are not liabilities of the Department. Details of these can be found at the following link. This currently provides data as at 31 March 2013 but will be updated shortly with data as at 31 March 2014.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2013-summary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-finance-initiative-projects-2013-summary-data</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 20/10/2014 16:50:44 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson attachment 1 file name 0576 - PFI attachment.xls title PFI Attachment
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

92940

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Crabs: Non-native Species
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 incidents there have been of intrusion in UK waters of Chinese mitten crabs in the last ten years; and what steps she is taking to protect the UK against this species.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	210257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>There have been at least 311 reported sightings of the Chinese Mitten Crab since 2004.</p><p>There are no control methods known to be effective in reducing Chinese mitten crab populations. Therefore, the Government’s focus is to minimise the risk of spread through good biosecurity. Defra is working with a broad range of organisations to promote the Check, Clean, Dry campaign to promote behaviours which reduce the risk of spread of aquatic invasive non-native species such as the Chinese mitten crab.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/10/2014 16:14:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

92941

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	White Fish: 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 steps she is taking to help bass recovery through (a) bass nursery areas, (b) a minimum landing size for bass, (c) evidence-based policies and (d) other measures.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	210255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>As a result of discussions facilitated by the European Commission, there is now a consensus amongst interested Member States to significantly reduce targeting of bass across all sectors exploiting that stock. The Commission has also requested advice from the North Sea, North Western Waters and South West Waters Advisory Councils on the appropriate short term measures to apply in 2015, and the development of a long term management plan. We expect EU bass management proposals to be published before the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK Government will continue to push for effective EU-wide conservation measures that will ensure the stock recovers and becomes sustainable by working with the Commission and interested Member States. We will consider the need for any further domestic management of bass in the light of these European discussions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/10/2014 11:47:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

92942

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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: EU Law
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 she has had with (a) the EU and (b) UK bodies on reform of the Birds and Habitats Directive.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	210238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has had no discussions with EU or UK bodies on reform of the Habitats or Wild Birds Directives since her recent appointment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/10/2014 16:09:11 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

92943

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Hedges and Ditches
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 skilled hedge-layers there are in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	210230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/10/2014 16:49:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

92986

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Floods: Stafford
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 flood prevention measures have been undertaken in Stafford constituency in the last three years; and how many staff of (a) her Department and (b) the Environment Agency were employed on those measures.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	210220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>Defra staff work on flood prevention at a strategic level across England rather than being allocated to specific locations such as Stafford.</p><p>The Environment Agency carries out various tasks to reduce flood risk from main rivers through Stafford. It has a field team of four people based at Uttoxeter, who carry out all routine maintenance and provide an incident response capability for Staffordshire, which includes Stafford.</p><p>In the past three years (2011 onwards) the Environment Agency has carried out the following works:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>Work</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sandyford Brook</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Yearly routine maintenance programme which includes clearing and maintaining flood risk management structures along the watercourse.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>River Sow</p><p> </p></td><td><p>1. Routine inspection of the flood risk management structures and removal of objects such as trees that pose a flood risk.</p><p>2. Old timber capping boards replaced.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rising Brook and Kingston Brook</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Routine inspection of the flood risk management structures and removal of objects such as trees that pose a flood risk.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford flood scheme</p></td><td><p>Yearly routine maintenance programme which includes clearing and maintaining flood management assets along the watercourse.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><br><br></p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 20/10/2014 16:31:07 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

93011

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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 has been made so far by the agricultural sector towards meeting its Greenhouse Gas Action Plan; what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of that initiative; and what the relationship is of the Plan to international emission comparisons.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	210078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2014 answer text <p>Defra carried out a review of the industry’s Greenhouse Gas Action Plan in 2012. The review concluded that progress was sufficient for industry to meet their overall ambition to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture by 3 MtCO2 by 2022 compared to a 2007 baseline.</p><p>A further review will take place in 2016. To support this Defra has developed a set of indicators to track progress on agricultural mitigation. The results are published in our annual Agricultural and Climate Change Statistics and show an increased uptake in certain farm practices that reduce GHGs. These emissions have also been reduced whilst maintaining levels of agricultural production.</p><p> </p><p>The Plan is focused on our domestic agricultural sector and meeting the targets set by the Committee for Climate Change. Our investment in the Greenhouse Gas Research and Development platform will provide a more detailed and accurate inventory of GHGs which will also enable international emission comparisons.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 16/10/2014 15:15:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

93036

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Hedges and Ditches
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 guidance her Department has issued on maintenance of hedges (a) during the summer months and (b) at other times of the year.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	210219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>We have not issued any new hedgerow maintenance guidance this year. Existing hedgerow maintenance guidance can be found on the ‘Hedgelink’ website at <a href="http://www.hedgelink.org.uk/hedgerow-management.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hedgelink.org.uk/hedgerow-management.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For famers claiming Single Payment Scheme under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the ‘Guide to Cross Compliance in England’ is issued in December for the following year. The August CAP leaflet sent to farmers indicated our intention to extend the annual hedge cutting ban by one month to 31st August. Final guidance on all cross compliance rules for 2015 will be issued in December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/10/2014 14:00:04 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

93037

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Dogs: Animal Breeding
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 she has made of the number of dogs born in the UK (a) within and (b) outside the scope of breeding licensing in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	210069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The Government has not made any assessment of the numbers of dogs born within or outside the licensing regime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/10/2014 11:51:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering