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1139679

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
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	[Suggested redraft] To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of farms at risk of closing down as a result of a new systems of agricultural payments as outlined in the Government's policy paper of 12 September 2018 on health and harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a green Brexit, what the size of those farms are; and the type of farming undertaken by those farms.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	278334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2019 answer text <p>In September 2018, alongside the Agriculture Bill and policy statement, the Government published an ‘Analysis of the impacts of removing Direct Payments’. This provided an overview of the potential impacts to different farm types and sizes of moving away from direct payments and introducing a new system of public money for public goods.<del class="ministerial"> It also showed the potential across all sectors for farmers to become more efficient – producing more for less – as a response to any reductions in direct payments.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Direct payments are untargeted, poor value for money, undermine efficiency and productivity improvements, and limit opportunities for new entrants. They have imposed unnecessary bureaucracy on farmers and can inflate rent prices. Some of our most successful and vibrant food-producing sectors of agriculture have never been subsidised. For example the poultry industry, the pig industry and the horticulture industry.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Direct payments are arbitrary payments based on land area that tend to favour larger land owners rather than smaller family farming businesses.</ins> In England we will phase out direct payments during an agricultural transition, giving time for farmers to adjust. Phasing out direct payments will free up money so we can reward farmers for delivering public goods, including environmental outcomes<ins class="ministerial"> and animal welfare</ins>.<del class="ministerial"> We recognise that some certain sectors are more dependent than others on direct payments but provided that these farmers are delivering public goods, they will be well placed to benefit from the new system.</del></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 01/08/2019 14:08:07 question first ministerially corrected 13/08/2019 09:11:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 131932 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1136927

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
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	Low Emission Zones: Finance
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 funding has been allocated to support ultra-low emission zones in England in the (a) current and (b) previous financial year.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	273467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">London is the only city considering an Ultra Low Emission Zone. Oxford has proposed a Zero Emission Zone. Oxford City Council has received £50,000 for a feasibility study to consider measures to reduce NO2 levels. It has also received £122,500 for city-wide communication programmes to support achievement of zero-emissions delivery freight, and £128, 500 for testing of low cost Zephyr sensor packages to compare with current sensors and improve data.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Outside London, only Oxford City Council is considering the establishment of an ultra low emissions zone. Oxford City Council has received £50,000 for a feasibility study for a zone. It has also received £122,500 for city-wide communication programmes to support achievement of zero-emissions delivery freight, and £128, 500 for testing of low cost Zephyr sensor packages to compare with current sensors and improve data.</ins></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/07/2019 15:01:01 question first ministerially corrected 18/07/2019 09:46:34 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 128995 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1127335

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
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	Fly-tipping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on (a) ensuring adequate support for local authorities to tackle fly-tipping and (b) ensuring that persistent offenders are either fined or prosecuted.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	255717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Local authorities have a wide range of enforcement powers to tackle fly-tipping and we have recently strengthened these. In 2016 we gave local authorities the power to issue fixed penalty notices for small scale fly-tipping and enhanced local authorities’ ability to search and seize the vehicles of suspected fly-tippers. In January this year, we introduced further financial penalties to crack down on fly-tipping giving local authorities the power to issue penalties of up to £400 to householders who fail to pass their waste to a licensed carrier and whose waste is then found fly-tipped. We will also support local authorities in increasing householders’ awareness of their duty of care to ensure their waste is disposed of appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>In our Resources and Waste Strategy for England, we have <del class="ministerial">included</del> <ins class="ministerial">committed to develop a</ins> fly-tipping toolkit which will cover how local authorities can set up and run an effective fly-tipping partnership and how to present robust cases to court to ensure tougher penalties. The Strategy also sets out how we will work with the court system to further strengthen the sentences of fly-tippers to ensure they act as a suitable deterrent.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 23/05/2019 10:11:06 question first ministerially corrected 23/05/2019 14:43:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 119671 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1126882

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
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: Imports
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 dogs were imported (a) in total and (b) from each country of origin using the Balai Directive in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	254872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The numbers of dogs that were imported in total and from each country of origin using the Balai Directive in 2018 were as follows:</p><p> </p><p>The total number of dogs imported in 2018 was <ins class="ministerial">37,144</ins><del class="ministerial"><strong>20,845</strong></del>.</p><p> </p><p>The breakdown of this figure by country is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Country Of Origin</p></td><td><p>Dogs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Austria</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">10</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Belgium</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">4 </del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bulgaria</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">216</ins><del class="ministerial">61</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Croatia</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">265</ins><del class="ministerial">149</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cyprus</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3566</ins><del class="ministerial">3156</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Czech Republic</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">63</ins><del class="ministerial">115</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> <ins class="ministerial">Denmark</ins></strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1 </ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Estonia</strong></p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Finland</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>France</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">72</ins><del class="ministerial">19</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Germany</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13</ins><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Greece</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">107</ins><del class="ministerial">125</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Hungary</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1585</ins><del class="ministerial">519</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ireland (Rep. of)</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7828</ins><del class="ministerial">4896</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Italy</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">26</ins><del class="ministerial">24</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Latvia</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lithuania</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins><del class="ministerial">9</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Malta</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins><del class="ministerial">6</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Netherlands</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">111</ins><del class="ministerial">19</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Poland</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">881</ins><del class="ministerial">420</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Portugal</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">173</ins><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Romania</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17189</ins><del class="ministerial">7461</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Slovakia</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">23</ins><del class="ministerial">9</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Slovenia</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Spain</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4995</ins><del class="ministerial">3816</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sweden</strong></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9</ins><del class="ministerial">8</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Switzerland</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>UK</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">3</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong><ins class="ministerial">37,144</ins><del class="ministerial">20,845</del></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data for commercial imports covers the number of animals imported into the UK, and was extracted from TRACES through the Qlikview facility by searching for imports of dogs and their commodity codes in 2018 to the UK by country of origin. These figures cover all commercially imported dogs, including commercial puppies, rescue dogs, research dogs and unaccompanied pets.</p><p> </p><p>The information that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has provided is a true reflection of the information that is held. APHA cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as the information has been entered into TRACES by a third party.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/05/2019 14:25:58 question first ministerially corrected 04/06/2019 10:12:38 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley previous answer version 119293 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1126883

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
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: Imports
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 dogs were imported (a) in total and (b) from each country of origin via the Pet Travel Scheme in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	254873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">194,712</del> <ins class="ministerial">307,357 </ins>dogs were imported in total via the Pet Travel Scheme in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is unable to provide a breakdown of the number of dogs travelling under the scheme by country as it does not hold that information.</p><p> </p><p>The data regarding the Pet Travel Scheme is taken from APHA’s system for recording pets’ throughput based on information provided by checkers employed by approved carriers of pet animals.</p><p> </p><p>The information that APHA has provided is a true reflection of the information that is held. APHA cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as it can only rely on the information that has been entered into the pets’ returns by a third party.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 21/05/2019 14:34:26 question first ministerially corrected 04/06/2019 10:12:59 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley previous answer version 119296 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1083651

registered interest
date	07/03/2019
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
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 Natural England has made on the National Trail; and what the completion date is for that project.
tabling member constituency	Workington
tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
uin	229794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>The England Coast Path (ECP) will be a 2,700 mile walking route around the coast of England. Natural England have been allocated £25.6m between 2015 and 2020 to deliver the England Coast Path.</p><p> </p><p>A summary of progress on each of the 16 open or approved stretches is included in Table A and B. The 50 unopened stretches are summarised in Table C. Estimated cost of establishment works and opening dates are provided where known.</p><p> </p><p>The ECP proposals are within scope of a European Court opinion, known colloquially as <em>People over Wind</em> (PoW), which was handed down in April 2018. The PoW opinion affects the way Natural England manage the impact of their proposals on sites with nature conservation designations. As such, the PoW court ruling has impacted on delivery of the path to date and will continue to have an impact moving forward.</p><p> </p><p>In light of this judgement and progress to date the 2020 delivery date is being reviewed. Natural England continue to work towards opening as much of the path as possible by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>To date the delivery programme has cost £18million. Establishment costs have been funded through grant in aid to Natural England. From 2018/19 Rural Development Programme for England funding has been available for local authorities to meet the cost of establishment.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">Table A - Open stretches</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Stretch name</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Opening date</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Length in Miles</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Establishment </strong></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>Costs (Actual)</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Rufus Castle to Lulworth Cove</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">29/06/2012</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">20</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£25,000</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Allonby to Whitehaven</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">11/04/2014</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">22</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£67,813</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">North Gare to South Bents</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12/04/2014</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">34</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£51,306</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Sea Palling to Weybourne</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12/12/2014</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">25</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£64,301</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Brean Down to Minehead</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">15/03/2016</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">58</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£381,506</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Camber to Folkestone</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">19/07/2016</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">29</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£19,123</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Folkestone to Ramsgate</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">19/07/2016</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">37</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£99,994</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Filey Brigg to Newport Bridge</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">21/07/2016</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">68</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£65,221</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Hopton On Sea to Sea Palling</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">24/10/2016</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£79,901</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">South Bents to Amble</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">26/07/2018</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">44</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£223,048</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>358</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>£1,077,213</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Table B - Unopened stretches undergoing building works</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Stretch name</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Opening date</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Length in</strong></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>Miles</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Establishment costs (Estimated)</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Skegness to Mablethorpe</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">27/02/2019</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£80,484</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Newport Bridge to North Gare</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£528,979</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Whitehaven to Silecroft</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">32</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£415,949</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Walney Island</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£233,679</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Ramsgate to Whitstable</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">25</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£31,574</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Maldon to Salcott</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">27</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">£46,099</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>131</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>£1,336,764</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Table C - Unopened stretches</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Region</strong></ins></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Opening date</strong></ins></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Length in</strong></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><strong>Miles</strong></ins></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Establishment costs </strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>(Stretches)</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">South West</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">548</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(8)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">West</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">140</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(4)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">South</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">276</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(7)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">South East</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">208</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(6)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Essex</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">266</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(8)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">East</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">261</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(7)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">North East</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">212</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(5)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">North West</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">302</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">(5)</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2213</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>50</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">TBC</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/03/2019 17:59:21 question first ministerially corrected 25/03/2019 10:44:48 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey previous answer version 107269 answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1051349

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease 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, how many holdings were tested for bovine tuberculosis using interferon gamma testing; how many animals were tested in each of those holdings using interferon gamma tests; and of those animals tested, how many tested positive in each county of England in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	214456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of holdings in English counties that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out in the attached table. This includes the number of animals that were tested and the number of samples that were positive.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/02/2019 16:37:28 question first ministerially corrected 07/02/2019 10:22:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice attachment 1 file name Gamma testing - all counties.docx title Gamma testing data for England previous answer version 99444 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice attachment 1 file name PQ 214456 - Gamma testing - all counties.docx title Gamma testing - all counties
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050404

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease 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, how many herds in (a) Area 01, Gloucestershire and (b) Area 02, West Somerset badger control areas were tested with interferon gamma in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The number of holdings in a) Area 01, Gloucestershire and b) Area 02, West Somerset that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out below. This includes the number of samples that were positive. In this instance, ‘herd’ has been interpreted to mean ‘holding (County Parish Holding - CPH)’.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Our policy of applying the interferon gamma test in TB affected herds in badger control areas was introduced in April 2017. The data you requested, from that date, is:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Gloucestershire</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Somerset excluding North</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2017</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">4</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">9</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2018</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">23</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">14</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The number of holdings in a) Area 01-Gloucestershire and b) Area 02-Somerset that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out below. In this instance, ‘herd’ has been interpreted to mean ‘holding (County Parish Holding - CPH)’.</ins></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Year</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Area 1-Gloucestershire</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Area 2-Somerset</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2010</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2011</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2012</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2013</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2014</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2015</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2016</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2017</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2018</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/02/2019 16:29:49 question first ministerially corrected 03/04/2019 10:50:29 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 99818 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1050406

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease 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, how many herds in Area 03, Dorset (03) badger control areas were tested with interferon gamma in each year since 2012.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	213911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The number of holdings in Area 03, Dorset that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out below. This includes the number of samples that were positive. In this instance, ‘herd’ has been interpreted to mean ‘holding (County Parish Holding - CPH)’.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Our policy of applying the interferon gamma test in TB affected herds in badger control areas was introduced in April 2017. The data you requested, from that date, is:</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>Dorset</strong></del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2017</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">12</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial"><strong>2018</strong></del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">25</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The number of holdings in Area 03-Dorset that were subject to interferon gamma testing is set out below. In this instance, ‘herd’ has been interpreted to mean ‘holding (County Parish Holding - CPH)’.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Year</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Area 3-Dorset</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2012</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2013</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2014</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2015</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2016</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2017</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">13</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>2018</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">17</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 05/02/2019 16:50:53 question first ministerially corrected 03/04/2019 10:50:09 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill previous answer version 99848 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1041442

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
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: Public Bodies
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 staff at the (a) Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, (b) Animal and Plant Health Agency, (c) Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, (d) Rural Payments Agency and (e) Veterinary Medicines Doctorate (i) inside and (ii) outside Greater London are paid at a rate below the London Living Wage.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	208407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of staff paid below the London Living Wage, working inside and outside of Greater London, in the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, Rural Payments Agency and Veterinary Medicines Directorate.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Organisation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Inside Greater London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Outside Greater London</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Animal and Plant Health Agency</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rural Payments Agency</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Veterinary Medicines Directorate</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All permanent staff working outside of Greater London are paid above both the National Living Wage (£7.83 per hour) and non-London Living Wage (<del class="ministerial">£8.75</del> <ins class="ministerial">£9.00</ins> per hour).</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/01/2019 17:00:10 question first ministerially corrected 24/01/2019 10:25:57 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice previous answer version 96787 answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West