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1697807

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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: Monitoring
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 pollack were sampled by his Department for (a) length and (b) sex in International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas area (i) VI and (ii) VII in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	19881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>Data is provided only for International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas Area VII. My department has not sampled pollack from Area VI.</p><p>a) In 2019, 6709 pollack length measurements were made by Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.</p><p>b) It is not possible to provide data on sex as fish are gutted when sampled in markets and examination of gonads is required to accurately determine sex.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 02/04/2024 10:50:19 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1697808

registered interest
date	21/03/2024
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: Monitoring
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 pollack were sampled by his Department for (a) length and (b) sex in International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas area (i) VI and (ii) VII in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	19882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>Data is provided only for International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas Area VII. My department has not sampled pollack from Area VI.</p><p>a) In 2023, 3726 pollack length measurements were made by Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.</p><p>b) It is not possible to provide data on sex as fish are gutted when sampled in markets and examination of gonads is required to accurately determine sex.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 02/04/2024 15:51:41 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1696225

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
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	Fisheries
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 the scientific (a) findings and (b) advice submitted by the Government to the International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas in respect of pollack in area VI(6) and area VII(7) in (i) 2022 and (ii) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	18720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>You asked if the Department will publish the scientific findings and advice submitted by the Government to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) in respect of pollack in area 6 and area 7 in 2022 and 2023. The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and the Department do not submit advice to ICES but rather collaborate with the ICES community to generate advice using the available evidence. ICES publish the information used in stock assessments on their website. Scientific findings from projects, such as the forthcoming pollack population size study in the western English Channel, are shared with ICES and published on the Department’s website.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 25/03/2024 14:09:53 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1696226

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
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	Fisheries
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 entitled Government announces next steps to support pollack fishermen, published on 23 February 2024, and the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science's invitation to commercial fishers to register an interest in the forthcoming pollack population size study in the western English Channel, published on 12 March 2024, what the (a) estimated cost and (b) planned timetable for the study is; and what plans he has to publish (i) analysis and (ii) a report of this work for the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	18721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>You asked for details (cost, timeline and publication plans) of the forthcoming pollack population size study in the western English Channel, published on 12 March 2024. The Department is not able to release the estimated cost of the study at this point in time. The indicative timeline of the study is as follows:</p><ul><li>12 March 2024 – Opening date to register interest</li><li>26 March 2024 – Closing date to register interest</li><li>27-28 March 2024 – Application pack issued to those registered</li><li>10 April 2024 – Closing date for submitting applications</li><li>End of April 2024 – Vessels selected and feedback provided to all applicants</li><li>Mid-May (dates TBC) 2024 – Training for successful applicants</li><li>Late May 2024 to February 2025 - Sampling programme duration</li></ul><p>Once the data analysis is complete, the results will be shared with the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and published on the Department’s website.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 25/03/2024 15:53:27 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1696227

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
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	Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
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 studies the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science has (a) conducted and (b) completed using close-kin DNA analysis; and on what species those studies focused.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	18722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>Close-kin DNA analysis is a relatively new scientific method for assessing the genetic profile and abundance of animal populations. While it has been used in fish populations elsewhere, including on thornback ray in the Bay of Biscay, the planned scientific study with pollack in the English Channel would be the first time Cefas have used it in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 26/03/2024 13:09:58 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1695804

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
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
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 pollack were sampled by his Department for (a) length and (b) sex in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	18467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>You asked how many pollack were sampled by the Department for (a) length and (b) sex in the last twelve months. Data has been provided for the twelve months of 2023, as pollack collected in 2024 have not yet been analysed.</p><p> </p><p>3,237 pollack lengths were measured by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) in 2023. Cefas are unable to determine the sex of the fish sampled because they are landed gutted. These pollack were sampled across all quarters of 2023 on a total of 64 trips in the southwest of England.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 21/03/2024 17:56:25 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1695805

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
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
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 pollack otoliths were collected by his Department in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	18468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>You asked how many pollack otoliths were collected by the Department in the last twelve months. Data has been provided for the twelve months of 2023, as otoliths collected in 2024 have not yet been analysed.</p><p> </p><p>643 (out of a target of 597) pollack otoliths were collected by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) in 2023. These otoliths were collected in all quarters of 2023 on a total of 64 trips in the southwest of England.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 21/03/2024 17:39:11 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1695806

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
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
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 pollack otoliths were analysed by his Department in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	18469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>You asked how many pollack otoliths were analysed by the Department in the last twelve months. Data has been provided for the twelve months of 2023, as otoliths collected in 2024 have not yet been analysed.</p><p> </p><p>643 (out of a target of 597) pollack otoliths were analysed by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) in 2023. These otoliths were collected in all quarters of 2023 on a total of 64 trips in the southwest of England.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 21/03/2024 17:36:54 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1687870

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
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	Primates: Pets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, on what evidential basis the decision not pursue a ban on the keeping of primates was made.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	13309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government opted to prioritise primate welfare by using secondary legislation. This approach means that these regulations will be in place earlier than would have been possible under primary legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Over 98% of respondents to our 2020 consultation and 97% of respondents to our 2023 consultation expressed support for the introduction of a new prohibition on keeping primates privately in England without a relevant licence.</p><p> </p><p>The regulations ban the keeping of primates without a relevant licence, ensuring that only those keeping primates to the highest welfare standards can do so.</p><p> </p><p>We have thoroughly considered our 2019 call for evidence, consultations and wider stakeholder engagement to ensure the introduction of robust and proportionate measures. This includes activities on breeding, where primate keepers will be required to meet minimum welfare and licencing standards and subject to veterinary control and oversight.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 13310 13432 question first answered 16/02/2024 08:35:45 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1687871

registered interest
date	06/02/2024
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	Primates: Pets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason he plans to restrict the keeping of primates as pets through the draft Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) (England) Regulations 2023 rather than through primary legislation.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	13310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government opted to prioritise primate welfare by using secondary legislation. This approach means that these regulations will be in place earlier than would have been possible under primary legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Over 98% of respondents to our 2020 consultation and 97% of respondents to our 2023 consultation expressed support for the introduction of a new prohibition on keeping primates privately in England without a relevant licence.</p><p> </p><p>The regulations ban the keeping of primates without a relevant licence, ensuring that only those keeping primates to the highest welfare standards can do so.</p><p> </p><p>We have thoroughly considered our 2019 call for evidence, consultations and wider stakeholder engagement to ensure the introduction of robust and proportionate measures. This includes activities on breeding, where primate keepers will be required to meet minimum welfare and licencing standards and subject to veterinary control and oversight.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 13309 13432 question first answered 16/02/2024 08:35:45 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner