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1729684

registered interest
date	13/09/2024
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	Agriculture: Land Use
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure, through the land use framework or other mechanisms, that local and larger-scale battery storage facilities are placed in appropriate locations on suitable land classes.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL1101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government has published Planning Practice Guidance, which details what applicants seeking planning permission for battery energy storage systems can do to ensure they consider any potential risks. By law, planning applications are determined in accordance with the development plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. Each application is judged on its own individual merit and the weight given to these considerations is a matter for the local planning authority as the decision taker in the first instance. Planning Practice Guidance encourages battery storage developers and local planning authorities to engage with Local Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) before submitting and determining planning application, so that issues of the siting and location of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are dealt with before the application is made.</p><p>Spatial planning will play an important role in the delivery of the Government’s growth and clean energy missions. The Land Use Framework will work hand-in-hand with the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan, which will support a more actively planned approach to energy infrastructure across England, Scotland and Wales, identifying appropriate areas for power generation and storage infrastructure including batteries.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 23/09/2024 14:24:58 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1729632

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
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	Plants: Import Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, since 30 April 2024, (1) what is the volume of consignments containing plants and plant products from the EU at Border Control Posts; and (2) what is the number of physical inspections at Border Control Posts of plants and plant products that have been (a) required and (b) completed.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL1018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>Monitoring and enforcing the border controls introduced under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) is undertaken collaboratively between bodies including Defra, the Animal and Plant Health Agency, Border Force and HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>Our checks are intelligence-led and based on biosecurity risk: It would be inappropriate for us to set out operational details such as the exact inspection details from 30 April.</p><p> </p><p>Checking details, such as time taken to review consignments, could be used by bad actors looking for exploitable elements of the border to facilitate illegal imports</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, this information is also commercially sensitive. HMG does not wish to impact trader choice of route as details of checks completed may advantage/disadvantage other ports as traders may BCP shop to find what appears on paper to be the “fastest route”.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 23/09/2024 15:09:32 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1729633

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
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	Inland Border Facilities: Ashford
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether it plans to publish any data on the Common User Charge including values invoiced and collected; and any data on operating costs for the Sevington Border Control Post.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL1019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2024 answer text <p>While we recognise the importance of sanitary and phytosanitary checks on certain imports, this Government is also committed to reducing unnecessary barriers to trade and cutting red tape by striking a fair balance between business and biosecurity.</p><p> </p><p>As such we are reviewing the current border controls brought into place on 30 April under the previous Government.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the common user charge can be found on <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fcommon-user-charge-rates-and-eligibility&amp;data=05%7C02%7CAlex.Holding%40defra.gov.uk%7Cdef53b63b5ea436a362908dcd6613146%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638620960122219759%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=nPiJFRwsFRUg4zvTPXBwg1cBq2qtB%2FRJpRWoskg7Jew%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>. We will publish further information in due course on the charge.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 23/09/2024 15:26:08 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock attachment 1 file name HL1019 attachment.pdf title Common User Charge Info
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1729634

registered interest
date	12/09/2024
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	Horticulture: Import Controls
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of changes introduced by the Border Target Operating Model which came into force on 30 April, on the United Kingdom's environmental horticulture sector.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL1020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2024 answer text <p>The impact of the Border Target Operating Model to cut flower trade is expected to be minimal.</p><p> </p><p>A limited group of European Union (EU) cut flowers (such as chrysanthemum and carnations and orchids), are medium risk goods; all other EU cut flowers are low risk and will not be subject to border checks.</p><p> </p><p>EU Medium risk cut flowers have been subject to prenotification since 1 January 2022 and EU Medium risk cut flowers have required a Phytosanitary Certificate (PC) since 31 January 2024, and inspections at the border since 30 April 2024.</p><p> </p><p>EU Plants for planting are already classified as high-risk goods, and subject to inspection at place of destination. There is no change regarding the need for inspections, just a change of location of these inspections to Border Control Posts or Control Points.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 24/09/2024 11:48:49 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1727766

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
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	Hen Harriers: Conservation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether any cases of hen harrier brood meddling have taken place this year; and whether the Hen Harrier Action Plan is intended to be continued, either on a trial or other basis.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to securing the long-term future of the hen harrier as a breeding bird in England. This currently includes the implementation of the six actions set out in the Hen Harrier Action Plan. Changes to this approach in the future would require ministerial review.</p><p> </p><p>No brood management of hen harriers was carried out this year. Natural England is currently reviewing and analysing the data gathered under the hen harrier brood management trial, a process which will be concluded later this year. These findings will play a critical role in assessing the effectiveness of brood management as a conservation technique.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 16/09/2024 15:49:56 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1727770

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
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	Trifluoromethane
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which the release of trifluoromethane (HFC-23) from manufacturing and other processes within the UK is being prevented in line with the 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; and what steps they are taking internationally to support and move towards such measures being taken around the world.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>HFC-23 emissions in the UK are reported annually in the National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory submitted to the UNFCCC and have been assessed to be insignificant (~0.0MtCO<sub>2</sub>e) for all reported years since 2010. Since 2012, HFC-23 emissions have represented less than 0.1% of the UK’s territorial HFC emissions.</p><p> </p><p>As a donor country to the Montreal Protocol’s Multilateral Fund, the UK provides financial support for developing countries to comply with their Kigali Amendment obligations, including those regarding HFC-23.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 16/09/2024 16:00:54 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1727771

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
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	Fluorinated Gases: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 16 March 2023 (HL6230), what progress has been made in the review of the F-gas regulations, both (1) generally, and (2) with regard to the greenhouse gas sulphur hexafluoride (SF6); what steps they are taking in reducing its carbon footprint in electricity transmission, distribution, and hydronic heat pump equipment; and how they intend to ensure that expansion of the electricity grid does not increase carbon emissions through increased use of fluorinated greenhouse gases.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>Defra is in the process of reviewing the F-gas Regulation, including consideration for reducing the use of SF<sub>6</sub> in the power sector.</p><p> </p><p>Alternative technologies to the use of SF<sub>6</sub> in the power sector are being developed, with some already available and being deployed. As the review of the F-gas Regulation progresses, we will review the need for any future action within the F-gas regulatory regime to support the transition.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 17/09/2024 14:10:40 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1724744

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
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	Pesticides: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to impose restrictions on the sale of herbicides, insecticides, nematicides, fungicides or other pesticides to domestic users.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government is currently reviewing its pesticide policies.</p><p> </p><p>A pesticide may only be placed on the market in GB if the product has been authorised by our expert regulator, the Health and Safety Executive, following a thorough scientific risk assessment that concludes all safety standards are met. Pesticides that pose unacceptable risks are not authorised.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 05/08/2024 09:56:13 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1723949

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the impact of the badger cull on the long-term viability and health of badger populations, and (2) the findings of Rogerson et al, in Absence of effects of widespread badger culling on tuberculosis in cattle, published in Scientific Reports on 15 July; and whether it plans to stop this cull.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government is currently studying the existing information surrounding the long-term viability and health of badger populations and considering commissioning research to fill any information gaps. It is important to this Government that any policy is informed by adequate scientific research and information.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently considering the findings of the published Torgerson et al paper, which is a reanalysis of the Randomised Badger Culling Trial carried out in the 2000s.</p><p> </p><p>The Government included a commitment in their election manifesto to work with farmers and scientists towards a package that can create bovine TB free status, including rolling out vaccinations, herd management and biosecurity to protect farmers' livelihoods. This Government will end badger culling.</p><p> </p><p>More details of the Government’s approach to tackle bovine TB and to end badger culling will be set out in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 12/08/2024 15:00:54 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1723950

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
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	Bread
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to introduce a legal definition of (1) sourdough bread and (2) other sourdough products.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to introduce a legal definition to specifically cover the use of the term ‘sourdough’. The UK maintains high food standards including on requirements relating to food labelling and information. Existing legislation ensures the labelling and marketing of food, including sourdough products, does not intentionally mislead consumers.</p> answering member printed Baroness Hayman of Ullock question first answered 05/08/2024 09:52:56 answering member 4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle