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857662

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
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	Hill Farming
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will bring forward legislative proposals to support hill farmers after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Chris Davies
uin	904250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Hill farmers play an important role in the maintenance of traditional upland landscapes providing both environmental and cultural benefits. The Government’s consultation document ‘Health and Harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a green Brexit’ makes clear that upland areas have the potential to benefit from the proposed new environmental land management schemes in England, given the nature of their landscapes and the public goods that they deliver.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/03/2018 12:15:39 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4376 label Biography information for Chris Davies

857663

registered interest
date	08/03/2018
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	Clean Air Zones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he plans to expand clean air zones.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	904261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities already have powers to create clean air zones. None currently exist but proposals for them are being drawn up by some local authorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/03/2018 17:53:44 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

856891

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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	Public Footpaths: Coastal Areas
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 the funding for the maintenance of the England Coast Path will be in line with the National Funding Formula for National Trails.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	131403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text <p>Funding for the maintenance of the England Coast Path will be in line with the National Funding Formula for National Trails as the new access rights come into force on stretches of the path.</p><p> </p><p>Natural England has written to each of the National Trail Partnerships to let them know that it will be funding the existing National Trails in 2018/19 at the same level of funding as in 2017/18.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/03/2018 18:11:36 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

856919

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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: Fairtrade 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 Fairtrade products are available from (a) vending machines and (b) canteens in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	131431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Defra has no vending machines. The following Fairtrade products are available through Defra’s canteens:-</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Bananas</p></li><li><p>Sugar Sachets – Brown and White</p></li><li><p>Bulk Sugar – Brown and White</p></li><li><p>Drinking Chocolate</p></li><li><p>“Oh so Scrummy” products including, Muffins, Cakes and Flapjacks</p></li><li><p>“Be Fair “ Healthy Apple and Orange drinks</p></li><li><p>“Eat Fair” Dark Coconut bar, Flapjack - Oat and Seed Bar, Rocky Road, Salted Caramel Bars</p></li><li><p>“Nestle” Kit Kats 3 flavours</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>The canteen also stocks Costa Coffee and Typhoo tea which are part of the rainforest alliance scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/03/2018 11:51:33 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

856920

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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	Pollution Control: North West
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 are being taken under the North West river basin district river basin management plan to implement further action to work with farmers to develop inclusive catchment farm groups to work cooperatively to reduce pollution from agriculture through a number of schemes including countryside stewardship in the Ribble catchment.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	131432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) is a partnership initiative established in order to improve our water environment. The Catchment Partnerships work to agree and deliver the strategic priorities for the river catchment and to support the Environment Agency (EA) in developing an appropriate River Basin Management Plan.</p><p> </p><p>One key outcome for the Ribble catchment is establishing groups which provide training for farmers and help them to access support such as Countryside Stewardship funding for farm management improvements, aimed at reducing agricultural pollution.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/03/2018 17:55:56 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

856921

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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	Pollution Control: North West
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 are being taken to reduce pollution from sewage in the Ribble catchment as a result of the North West river basin district river basin management plan.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	131433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>River Basin Management Plans provide an overview of a River Basin District and give details of water bodies and their condition as well as proposed actions needed for water bodies to improve status and prevent deterioration. These include actions that water companies and other sectors need to complete to help achieve good status and prevent deterioration.</p><p> </p><p>United Utilities’ Asset Management Plan (AMP6) for the period 2015 to 2020 includes a number of schemes designed to improve water quality across the Ribble catchment. By improving the quality of waste water discharged to rivers and coastal waters from sewage treatment works and reducing the frequency and duration of discharges from storm overflows, water quality will be improved in, for example, the River Darwen, River Calder, River Hyndburn, River Yarrow and Colne Water. There has already been a significant improvement in bathing water and shellfish water quality in the Ribble catchment as a result of previous water company investment rounds.</p><p> </p><p>These measures will be continued as part of the next review (PR19/AMP7) of water company prices.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/03/2018 12:14:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

856928

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
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 his Department has to allocate funding to the (a) National Wildlife Crime Unit and (b) CITES Border Force team at Heathrow, to prevent the illegal trade in wildlife after 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	131440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Defra, together with the Home Office, have committed funding for the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) until 2019/20. Decisions on funding and departmental allocations beyond 2020 will be taken at the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/03/2018 12:26:25 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

856931

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
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 the amended Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) regulations will (a) be published and (b) come into force.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	131443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The consolidated regulations, Control of Trade in Endangered Species Regulations 2018, will be laid before Parliament this spring. Subject to parliamentary clearance the regulations will come into force before the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/03/2018 12:31:34 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

856932

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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	Caviar
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 his Department has made of the effectiveness of the civil sanctions in the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 as a deterrent to people selling caviar illegally.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	131444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2018 answer text <p>The Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations 1997 contain criminal penalties to address offences. These regulations are being revised to consolidate a number of amendments and to bring in new offences including some related to the caviar trade.</p><p>In the case of new offences related to mixing, marking, labelling and record keeping for caviar, the Government considers a civil sanction is a proportionate response. Existing offences relating to the trade in caviar will continue to be enforced through criminal sanctions.</p><p><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 13/03/2018 17:37:36 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

856933

registered interest
date	07/03/2018
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
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 cybercrime is planned to be an agenda item at the October 2018 London conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	131445
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>Defra is preparing for the London 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade conference. This includes working closely with representatives from conservation organisations, enforcement agencies and the business sector.</p><p> </p><p>I cannot confirm details of individual sessions and speakers because the agenda for the conference has not yet been set.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 131446 131447 question first answered 14/03/2018 12:09:43 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy