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712097

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
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	Ivory: Sales
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 Government's proposed consultation on the domestic ivory trade will commence.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	68419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We intend to consult on our proposals on ivory this year.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We will be consulting on our proposals in this area shortly.</ins></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 22/03/2017 11:03:17 question first ministerially corrected 22/03/2017 12:48:36 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 41656 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

706730

registered interest
date	01/03/2017
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, what information she holds on the total value of Basic Payment Scheme payments (a) not paid on time and (b) paid on time since January 2016; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	66174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The Basic Payment Scheme payment window runs from 1st December to 30th June each scheme year. Since January 2016 the Rural Payments Agency has paid £<ins class="ministerial">50</ins><del class="ministerial">75</del>m outside of the Basic Payment Scheme payment window and £2,430m within.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/03/2017 15:53:30 question first ministerially corrected 09/03/2017 10:16:45 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 38651 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

693739

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
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	Microplastics
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 officials from her Department have met officials from the World Health Organisation to discuss a ban on the use of microbead products.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	65358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>Defra has not met with the World Health Organisation to discuss<ins class="ministerial"> microplastics</ins>.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/02/2017 12:07:25 question first ministerially corrected 28/02/2017 17:36:33 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 37453 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

660122

registered interest
date	16/12/2016
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	Flood Control
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 the partnership funding for flood protection raised within the current six-year programme has come from private sector donations.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	57996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>To reduce the risk of flooding to a further 300,000 homes as part of the flood and coastal erosion risk management investment programme 2015 to 2021, the Environment Agency expects currently that 1<ins class="ministerial">5</ins> per cent of the partnership funding contributions required will come from private sources. The Environment Agency continues to work in partnership with the private sector and expect that further contributions will be secured as the programme progresses.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 21/12/2016 15:15:50 question first ministerially corrected 19/01/2017 10:18:50 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 28242 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

654383

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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	Farmers: Depressive Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2016 to Question 55821, if she will make it her policy to provide support to farmers who are experiencing depression or anxiety related to delayed single payments and other financial issues.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	56464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>In 2015 the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) offered a hardship fund to help farmers with delayed payments and in financial need.</p><p> </p><p>For 2016, the RPA began making Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments when the payment window opened on 1 December. On 13 December the Agency announced that it had made payments, worth £8<del class="ministerial">8</del>2<ins class="ministerial">2</ins> million, to approximately 68% (around 59,000) of eligible claimants with a range of claim types and sizes, including those inspected and with common land. The RPA remains focused on paying 90% of eligible claims by the end of the month.</p><p> </p><p>The RPA is working with a range of farming help organisations such as the Farming Community Network and the Citizens’ Advice Bureau. Should the RPA need to make use of BPS Financial Support Payments to deal with hardship cases it will do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/12/2016 12:12:50 question first ministerially corrected 19/12/2016 11:25:11 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 25605 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

652646

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
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	Packaging: Waste
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 proportion of packaging waste which will be recycled or recovered in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	56277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of packaging waste that was recycled or recovered in each year since 2010 was:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% recycled</p></td><td><p>60.7</p></td><td><p>60.8</p></td><td><p>61.4</p></td><td><p>64.6</p></td><td><p>59.2</p></td><td><p>59.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% recovered</p></td><td><p>67.3</p></td><td><p>67.1</p></td><td><p>69.1</p></td><td><p>72.7</p></td><td><p>64.1</p></td><td><p>65.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proportion of packaging waste that will be recycled or recovered in each of the next three years is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>%</p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% recycled</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>58-60</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">63-67</del> <ins class="ministerial">58-62</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% recovered</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>63-65</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">58-62</del> <ins class="ministerial">63-67</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/12/2016 15:01:48 question first ministerially corrected 20/12/2016 16:59:37 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 25796 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

623417

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
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	Hen Harriers: 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, how many pairs of hen harriers nested in the Bowland Fells and North Pennine Moors special protection areas for birds in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	50898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>The number of pairs of hen harriers that nested in the Bowland Fells and North Pennine Moors special protection areas (SPAs) are set out below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Bowland Fells SPA</p></td><td><p>North Pennine Moors SPA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">0</del><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/11/2016 11:41:10 question first ministerially corrected 12/12/2016 10:21:01 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 17958 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

578582

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
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	Tree Planting
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 4 April (HL7141), whether they are on target to meet their commitment to plant 11 million trees by 2020, and what are the latest figures for trees planted to date.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL1726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2016 answer text <p>Figures published by the Forestry Commission show that 546 hectares of woodland was created in England during the financial year 2015-16. This was supported by the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Forestry Commission estimates that a further 165 hectares of woodland was created without RDPE support, bringing the total created during 2015-16 to 711 hectares.</p><p> </p><p>In the period April 2016 - June <ins class="ministerial">2016</ins> <del class="ministerial">2017</del>, a further 422 hectares of woodland was created with RDPE support. This amounted to 1,292,000 trees planted in England.</p><p> </p><p>This Government remains committed to planting 11 million trees during this Parliament.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 19/09/2016 09:02:42 question first ministerially corrected 27/01/2017 12:02:23 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble previous answer version 11436 answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

574082

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Marine Environment
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 she will ensure that the UK continues to comply with the (a) Bathing Waters Directive and (b) Marine Strategy Framework Directive when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	44856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We are committed to creating a cleaner, healthier natural environment for the next generation and our 25 year plan for the environment is designed to fulfil this commitment.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">In the 2015 Manifesto, we set the goal of being the first generation to leave the natural environment in England in a better state than we found it. We remain committed to this ambition.</ins></p><p> </p><p>Defra will be working with the Department for Exiting the EU on the UK’s withdrawal and future relationship, liaising closely with other key departments. The Government will work with industry, environmental groups and the public to develop these new arrangements. The Government is committed to improving our environment and achieving the UK vision for our seas and oceans.</p><p> </p><p>Until we leave the EU, EU law continues to apply and we will continue to comply with the requirements of the EU Bathing Water Directive and Marine Strategy Framework Directive.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/09/2016 16:45:18 question first ministerially corrected 13/09/2016 09:06:15 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 9371 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

439393

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
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 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, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to ban the use of electric shock and prong collars for dogs before 2020.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	20579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <br /><p><del class="ministerial">Currently, we are looking to include strict advice on the use of these devises in a revised version of the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs. If the devices are used in compliance with the Code, it would only be as a last resort and on the advice of a veterinary surgeon or a suitably qualified behaviourist or dog trainer and by a competent operator. The Code could be adduced as evidence used in court in order to determine whether an animal welfare offence has been committed. The impact of the Code will be assessed and compliance with the Code closely monitored, before any decisions are taken on possible future legislative action.</del></p><br /><p><ins class="ministerial">Currently, we are looking to include strict advice on the use of these devices in a revised version of the Code of Practice for the Welfare of Dogs. If the devices were to be used in compliance with an amended Code, it would only be as a last resort and on the advice of a veterinary surgeon or a suitably qualified behaviourist or dog trainer and by a competent operator. The revised Code could be adduced as evidence in court in order to determine whether an animal welfare offence has been committed. The impact of the revised Code will be assessed before any decisions are taken on possible future legislative action.</ins></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/01/2016 14:08:45 question first ministerially corrected 11/01/2016 20:10:26 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 36823 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith