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1460610

registered interest
date	28/04/2022
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	Food Supply
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 he is taking to tackle food insecurity in the context of increases in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	906650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a high degree of food security. Last year, we published the Food Security Report which includes a section on food security at a household level. The latest statistics point to an increase in household food security between 2019 and 2020. There are undoubtedly going to be pressures on food prices as a result of increased input costs – including gas, fuel and fertiliser. That will have to be passed through the system, but the Government is providing an additional £500 million to help provide targeted cost of living support for households most in need.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 906655 question first answered 28/04/2022 11:03:26 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1460611

registered interest
date	28/04/2022
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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle fly tipping.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Chris Clarkson
uin	906651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>Fly-tipping policy is a devolved matter. In England, we are taking action to crack down on fly tipping and support people to dispose of their waste properly. We have announced grants worth £450,000 to help councils in England use innovative methods to tackle fly-tipping and launched a consultation to close a loophole that allows recycling centres to charge for recycling DIY waste.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 28/04/2022 11:37:55 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4835 label Biography information for Chris Clarkson

1460612

registered interest
date	28/04/2022
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	Rivers: Sewage
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 recent discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of the water industry on tackling the illegal discharge of untreated sewage into rivers across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	906652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>I have been repeatedly clear that the frequency of sewage discharges and pollution incidents is unacceptable. We are the first Government to introduce a legal duty to clean up our waterways, backed up by our direction to Ofwat. We are cracking down on water companies, putting in place ambitious targets, and we have launched a consultation on our plan to reduce storm overflows. On this side of the House we voted in favour of a whole package of measures to improve water quality – the Hon Lady and her colleagues opposite did not.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/04/2022 11:47:19 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1460613

registered interest
date	28/04/2022
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase tree planting.
tabling member constituency	Aberconwy
tabling member printed	Robin Millar
uin	906653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>We have committed to bring tree planting rates across the UK up to 30,000 hectares per year by the end of this parliament. Through the England Trees Action Plan, we have launched our flagship England Woodland Creation Offer; our Woodland Officer Apprenticeship Scheme; and three new community forests to boost tree planting across the country. This is backed by the £760 million Nature for Climate Fund.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/04/2022 10:31:31 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4746 label Biography information for Robin Millar

1460614

registered interest
date	28/04/2022
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: Shellfish
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 his Department is taking to help protect shellfish waters around the UK.
tabling member constituency	Maldon
tabling member printed	Mr John Whittingdale
uin	906654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>My department has designated 96 shellfish water areas in England where water quality is protected from harmful bacteria. Additional investment by water companies is being prioritised in waters with significant economic production of shellfish. In addition, we are delivering targeted action and practical support to farmers to reduce pollution from agriculture. This is on top of support to the sector through the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/04/2022 11:11:40 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale

1460615

registered interest
date	28/04/2022
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	Food Supply
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 he is taking to tackle food insecurity in the context of increases in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	906655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK has a high degree of food security. Last year, we published the Food Security Report which includes a section on food security at a household level. The latest statistics point to an increase in household food security between 2019 and 2020. There are undoubtedly going to be pressures on food prices as a result of increased input costs – including gas, fuel and fertiliser. That will have to be passed through the system, but the Government is providing an additional £500 million to help provide targeted cost of living support for households most in need.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 906650 question first answered 28/04/2022 11:03:26 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1460616

registered interest
date	28/04/2022
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	Soil: 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, what steps he taking to tackle soil degradation.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	906656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government is developing a Soil Health Action Plan for England that aims to prevent soil degradation and improve soil health. It will deliver a strategic plan for multiple outcomes, encouraging appropriate land management practices that are sensitive to soil health, the environment and food production.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/04/2022 09:40:46 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1460324

registered interest
date	26/04/2022
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	Pets: 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 (a) dogs and (b) cats were imported under the Ballai Directive in each month of 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	160552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>Since we left the EU, the EU import data was collated from PIMS which is APHA’s (Post Import Management System) and accounts for all Imports that have been entered using IPAFFS (<em>Import of products, animals, food and feed system).</em></p><p> </p><p>The information that we have provided is a true reflection of the information that we have access to. We can’t guarantee the accuracy of this data, as we can only rely on the information that has been input into IPAFFS by traders.</p><p> </p><p>Data for April 2022 not complete as not yet month end.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Number of Cats and Dogs imported under the Balai Directive into GB 2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Dog</p></td><td><p>Cat</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>4983</p></td><td><p>384</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>4999</p></td><td><p>403</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>5236</p></td><td><p>438</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 28/04/2022 08:43:01 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1460325

registered interest
date	26/04/2022
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: Republic of Ireland and Romania
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 entered the UK from (a) the Republic of Ireland and (b) Romania in each month of 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	160553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>Since we left the EU, the EU import data was collated from PIMS which is APHA’s (Post Import Management System) and accounts for all Imports that have been entered using IPAFFS (<em>Import of products, animals, food and feed system).</em></p><p> </p><p>The information that we have provided is a true reflection of the information that we have access to. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of this data, as we can only rely on the information that has been input into IPAFFS by traders.</p><p> </p><p>APHA only holds data on GB imports.</p><p> </p><p>Data for April 2022 not complete as not yet month end.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Number of dogs entered GB1 January 22 to 31 March 22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Republic of Ireland</p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan- 22</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>2529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb - 22</p></td><td><p>670</p></td><td><p>2365</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March - 22</p></td><td><p>632</p></td><td><p>2531</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 28/04/2022 08:39:50 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1460326

registered interest
date	26/04/2022
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: EU Countries
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 entered the UK from the European Union in each month in 2022.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	160554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>Since we left the EU, the EU import data was collated from PIMS which is APHA’s (Post Import Management System) and accounts for all Imports that have been entered using IPAFFS (<em>Import of products, animals, food and feed system).</em></p><p> </p><p>The information that we have provided is a true reflection of the information that we have access to. We can’t guarantee the accuracy of this data, as we can only rely on the information that has been input into IPAFFS by traders.</p><p> </p><p>APHA only holds data on GB imports.</p><p> </p><p>Data for April 2022 not complete as not yet month end.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Number of dogs from EU to GB 1 January 22 to 31 March 22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Number of Dogs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January -22</p></td><td><p>4983</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February - 22</p></td><td><p>4999</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March - 22</p></td><td><p>5236</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 28/04/2022 08:41:05 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill