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835940

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date	02/02/2018
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	Plastic Bags: Supermarkets
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 his Department will take steps to ensure that supermarket bags for life are made from fabric rather than plastic.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	126295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no specific plans to ensure that supermarket bags for life are made from fabric rather than plastic. All bags have environmental impacts during their life cycle. The charge for single use plastic bags aims to encourage the re-use of all bags and thereby reduce waste and littering. Our 25 Year Environment Plan sets out measures to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by the end of 2042.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/02/2018 11:56:14 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

835965

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Childcare Vouchers
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 employees of his Department make use of the childcare vouchers scheme.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	126320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>Our data from January 2018, shows that there are 395 people currently using the childcare vouchers scheme in Defra.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/02/2018 11:03:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

835998

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: ICT
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 publish the brief for the IT system which is to be commissioned to replace the EU REACH regulation for chemicals.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	126353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm that we do not intend to run a specific tender for this system as we have recently run a competition for a Digital Development partner and we are about to commence Alpha build. As set out in the Secretary of State’s Ministerial Direction on 19 January, we are scheduled to commence building the new IT system in February 2018. The direction enables urgent spending in a small number of instances where delay would jeopardise our readiness for withdrawal from the EU. We do not intend to publish a brief for the IT system as it will be developed using an iterative agile software development approach where requirements are continuously refined as development progresses.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/02/2018 07:46:50 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

835999

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	Chemicals: 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, if he will publish his Department's risk assessment of leaving the EU REACH regulatory system.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	126354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>Ministers have a specific responsibility, which Parliament has endorsed, to be careful not to release information that would undermine our negotiating position.</p><p> </p><p>We want to secure the best possible outcome for UK industry in upcoming negotiations – a partnership underpinned by high standards, a practical approach to regulation and the greatest possible access to European markets. We will continue to engage with UK industry to shape our negotiating position.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/02/2018 07:59:07 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

836000

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, until what date is the current level of agricultural support to landowners guaranteed.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	126355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The government has pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of the parliament, expected in 2022 and to phase in a replacement scheme during a transitional period thereafter.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/02/2018 10:27:38 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

836003

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	Electronic Training Aids
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 he has made of the potential merits of banning the sale and use of electric shock collars.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	126358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>We have updated the statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs to the effect that if anyone uses training techniques that include physical punishment they risk being prosecuted under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 for causing unnecessary suffering to an animal</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State is meeting the Kennel Club and the Hon. Member for Aberdeen South to discuss this issue on 20 February.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 126359 question first answered 13/02/2018 10:35:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

836004

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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: Electronic Training Aids
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 plans he has to meet animal welfare, veterinary and behaviour organisations to discuss the dangers of electric shock-based dog training.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	126359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>We have updated the statutory Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs to the effect that if anyone uses training techniques that include physical punishment they risk being prosecuted under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 for causing unnecessary suffering to an animal</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State is meeting the Kennel Club and the Hon. Member for Aberdeen South to discuss this issue on 20 February.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 126358 question first answered 13/02/2018 10:35:00 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

836005

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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, with reference to his Department's press release on backstreet puppy breeders, published on 2 February 2018, whether dog breeders meeting the standards of the UKAS certified Assured Breeder Scheme will be automatically classified as low risk.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	126360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>Under the new animal activities licensing scheme, if a licensed dog breeder is certified by a body that is accredited by UKAS they will be automatically classified as low risk, unless the local authority finds significant evidence of poor animal welfare or non-compliance. This will allow local authorities to focus their resources on identifying and targeting illegal back street breeding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/02/2018 17:45:21 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

836006

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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, how many dog breeders were licensed by local authorities in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, and c) 2017.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	126361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold such information. Local authorities are responsible for issuing licences for dog breeders. However, according to a report by Battersea Dogs &amp; Cats Home in 2015 entitled Licensed Dog Breeding in Great Britain and based on a Freedom of Information Act request of all local authorities, there were 895 licensed dog breeders in Great Britain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/02/2018 10:31:25 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

836041

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Land
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 land (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies owns in (i) England and (ii) the South West; and how much of that land has been identified as being surplus to requirements.
tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
uin	126396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>The current Government Estate Strategy sets out the Government's objective to deliver an effective approach to estates management. Defra follows the aims of that strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The current landholdings of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are shown in the table below. This does not include land previously identified as surplus that has now been disposed of. The information is correct at time of publication.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Land in hectares</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defra</p></td><td><p>388.36</p></td><td><p>46.98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-departmental public bodies</p></td><td><p>36,133.39</p></td><td><p>6,395.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>36,521.75</p></td><td><p>6442.33</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Of the total land the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs holds in England, 280.29 hectares is currently declared as surplus. These figures include three non-departmental public bodies – Environment Agency, Natural England National Nature Reserve estate and Kew Gardens. Land and buildings used by Defra<em>’</em>s Agencies are held by Defra and are reported under the Defra return.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/02/2018 11:00:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti