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1718278

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Biodiversity: Cost Effectiveness
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 plans to take to monitor the value for money of Government-funded biodiversity projects over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	26371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Defra has a number of schemes which provide funding to support biodiversity projects. This includes the Landscape Recovery Scheme, The Farming in Protected Landscapes Programme, and Natural England’s Species Recovery Programme Capital Grant Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Each individual scheme has its own monitoring and evaluation framework to evaluate the impact of the projects, and this will include evaluation of the value for money delivered. For example, the Species Recovery Programme is currently commissioning an evaluation for the current Spending Review period which will include evaluating whether the Programme is providing value for money.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is also currently developing an overarching monitoring and evaluation framework to strengthen its understanding of progress towards meeting its statutory biodiversity targets, including its target to halt the decline in species abundance by 2030. This work will include an overall evaluation of the value for money delivered by the suite of government interventions for biodiversity.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/05/2024 16:15:43 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1717488

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	BSE
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 hold discussions with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	25781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK has a comprehensive surveillance programme in place to monitor the level of BSE over time and check on the continued effectiveness of our BSE controls. It was the effectiveness of these controls that recently identified a case in Scotland. Defra officials have engaged closely with Scottish counterparts on this matter, as they do regularly on animal disease issues more broadly with officials from all UK administrations under the Animal Health and Welfare Framework.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 17/05/2024 12:44:47 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1696263

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	Food: 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, if he will set a food waste reduction target for the Waste and Resources Action Programme.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	18679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>We are fully committed to meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 target, which seeks to halve global food waste at consumer and retail levels by 2030. We fund the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to manage the Courtauld Commitment, a voluntary agreement with industry to tackle food waste across the supply chain, with a target of a 50% per capita reduction in food waste by 2030 against the UK’s 2007 baseline.</p><p> </p><p>These are ambitious targets, and we are making progress. Between 2007-2021, UK per capita food waste fell by 26kg per person per year, that’s an 18.3% reduction. Through WRAP we continue to support businesses and citizens to take action, with more than £2 million going to our food waste prevention programme this year.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 20/03/2024 15:49:20 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1692386

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
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	Squirrels: 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, if she will meet the Species Reintroduction Taskforce to discuss ongoing work to increase the number of red squirrels in the UK.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	16072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>Defra is committed to working closely with the England Species Reintroductions Taskforce to help it achieve its objective to realise the full benefits of species conservation translocations for nature recovery and society. To do so, Defra attends Taskforce meetings as an observer. The Taskforce is committed to developing and publishing materials to better understand the risks and benefits of species translocations. Defra will engage with the Taskforce on the applicability of these outputs to Defra’s priorities, whether on red squirrels or any other species, once they are produced.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 07/03/2024 13:33:05 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1687797

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	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 his Department is taking to help ensure an adequate supply of labour in the food supply chain.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	13234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Defra is aware of the impact that labour shortages are having on the food supply chain and we continue to speak regularly with the sector and other government departments to understand labour supply and demand, including both permanent and seasonal workforce requirements.</p><p> </p><p>To inform future decisions on labour across the sector, Defra commissioned John Shropshire to carry out an Independent Review into Labour Shortages in the Food Supply Chain throughout 2022 and 2023, considering how automation, domestic labour and migrant labour could contribute to tackling labour shortages in our sectors. This report was published on 30 June 2023 and the government response – which will also be informed by the Review of Automation in Horticulture – is expected to be published in early 2024.</p><p> </p><p>At the same time as the response, the government will set out how it will support the sector to access the labour it needs alongside actions to reduce the sector’s reliance on migrant labour including via our work on automation and promoting domestic labour procurement and training.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, the Government announced last May that there would be 45,000 Seasonal Worker visas for the horticulture sector in 2024, with a further 2000 for seasonal poultry workers, ensuring these sectors can plan their workforce needs for the year ahead with confidence.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 19/02/2024 08:17:08 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1685113

registered interest
date	25/01/2024
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	Responsible Dog Ownership Working Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, will the Responsible Dog Ownership working group continue beyond the forthcoming publication of it’s findings.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	11489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>Defra will continue to work with members of the Responsible Dog Ownership working group including police, local authorities and animal welfare organisations to facilitate the recommendations of the taskforce’s report. Conclusions from this work aim to address all aspects of tackling irresponsible dog ownership effectively, from prevention to robust, consistent enforcement, focussing on owners as well as on their dogs.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 09/02/2024 10:22:32 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1682420

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
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	Movement Assistance Scheme
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 the Answer of 22 February 2023 to Question 146816 on Northern Ireland Protocol and Trader Support Service: Costs, what the status is of the Movement Assistance Scheme.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	9778
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Movement Assistance Scheme has been extended to 30th June 2025.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 22/01/2024 16:48:56 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1682569

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
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	Animal Welfare: Veterinary Services
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 the Answer of 5 July 2023 to Question 191886 on Animal Welfare: Veterinary Services, what the outcome was of the workforce modelling across the veterinary sector undertaken by the Royal Colleague of Veterinary Surgeons; and how many qualified vets will be needed by 2028 to respond to animal welfare issues.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	9780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ (RCVS) workforce modelling of the veterinary sector is ongoing and will be published in due course. This workforce modelling will explore future veterinary capacity required to deliver on animal welfare and public health commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will continue to support the vital work of the veterinary profession and works closely with the RCVS.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 22/01/2024 16:30:25 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1681781

registered interest
date	12/01/2024
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	Food: 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, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of trends in the volume of food waste reported by businesses in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	9338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling food waste both in the home and across the supply chain and we are working towards eliminating all food waste being sent to landfill by 2030.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This year more than £2 million will be spent on a food waste prevention programme delivered by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) which includes working with businesses to measure, report and take action on reducing their food waste. Latest data from WRAP shows that between 2018-21 retail food waste fell by 8.5% and manufacturing food waste fell by 9.2%. Furthermore, in line with the commitment in the Net Zero Strategy, we are exploring options for the near elimination of municipal biodegradable waste, including food waste, to landfill from 2028. We issued a call for evidence on 26 May 2023 to support detailed policy development. A Government Response to this call for evidence and further information will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 22/01/2024 15:22:23 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1681069

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
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	Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
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 her Department has made towards reducing PFAS emissions through UK REACH restrictions; and what assessment she has made of the impact of restrictions on PFAS in fire-fighting foams on levels of those emissions.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	8933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>On 4 April 2023, we welcomed the HSE’s publication of the PFAS Regulatory Management Options Analysis (RMOA), which represents a significant milestone in the UK’s efforts to protect people and the environment. One of the RMOA’s recommendations, which Defra ministers have accepted, was that work be progressed to reduce PFAS emissions by developing UK REACH restrictions, beginning with a restriction on PFAS in fire-fighting foams, and by exploring further restrictions covering a wide range of industrial and consumer uses. These actions form part of the commitments made within the Plan for Water published in April last year.</p><p> </p><p>Work has begun to scope out the restriction on PFAS in firefighting foams as well as potential further restrictions on other uses of PFAS. The Environment Agency has launched a study collecting further information on dispersive uses of PFAS (other than fire-fighting foams), alternatives to PFAS and other information that could be used to assess the impacts of a potential UK REACH restriction of certain PFAS uses.</p><p> </p><p>We will share further details in upcoming UK REACH Work Programmes.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 22/01/2024 13:58:14 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell