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1716932

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
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	Hornets
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 meetings Ministers in his Department have held on Asian hornets in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	25464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Asian hornet is an invasive non-native species, and a current GB alert species, which means that systems are in place to detect and then implement contingency plans to rapidly eradicate them in order to prevent establishment.</p><p> </p><p>It is regularly discussed as an item on the agenda of monthly Minister-led meetings reviewing biosecurity priorities. In addition, officials have provided one briefing meeting specifically on Asian hornets in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/05/2024 10:43:32 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1716153

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	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, how many hectares of trees have been planted in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	24876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>I would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Chesterfield on 2 April 2024 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-21/19841" target="_blank">19841</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 13/05/2024 11:10:29 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1716154

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	Tree Planting: Expenditure
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 his Department has spent on tree planting in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	24877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>Data on tree-specific funding is only available from 2020, when the Nature for Climate Tree Programme was established. Since then, Defra has had a capital spend (CDEL) of £232 million on planting trees in England. The spending on tree planting in each year since 2020 is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>20/21</p></td><td><p>21/22</p></td><td><p>22/23</p></td><td><p>23/24</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Spend (£m)</p></td><td><p>17.215</p></td><td><p>33.569</p></td><td><p>59.446</p></td><td><p>122.045</p></td><td><p>232.275</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Additionally, the planting of trees has also been funded by the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. Since 2016, £120 million has been claimed under the scheme for planting and managing trees and for managing and enhancing woodlands.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 15/05/2024 12:35:18 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1716156

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
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	Shellfish: Inspections
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 inspections of shellfish waters his Department has conducted in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	24878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Defra is responsible for designating shellfish water protected areas. Investigations are carried out by other organisations that have a role in water quality in shellfish waters, such as the Environment Agency and water companies (if directed to do so by the Environment Agency). Defra does not oversee these investigations to provide a figure.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 17/05/2024 12:10:42 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1716157

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have worked under the poultry Seasonal Worker visa scheme in each year since 2021.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	24879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5aa065d8a4744142de408dc6f613e21%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638507710635792451%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fT8cfqT0kdMkxV6ozQOhtwfIeFcSbfmkdCtybj6xEno%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of grants of Seasonal Worker visas is published in table Vis_D02 of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fimmigration-system-statistics-data-tables%23entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5aa065d8a4744142de408dc6f613e21%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638507710635806020%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rg1%2Bu96fjm0HH0gMtYZyDTFgIXAYHqlyEvv%2FSWOZM1Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Entry clearance detailed dataset.</a> Data on visa grants by occupation can be found in table Occ_D02, of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fimmigration-system-statistics-data-tables%23sponsored-work-visas-by-occupation-and-industry&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5aa065d8a4744142de408dc6f613e21%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638507710635819033%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JE6pJvn6kQwU9fFRZiLjXcdjDpzUqrzqj8%2BtrTyJWXA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Sponsored work visas by occupation and industry</a> dataset. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data relates up to the end of December 2023.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 24880 question first answered 15/05/2024 15:01:58 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1716158

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applicants have secured a Seasonal Worker visa in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	24880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5aa065d8a4744142de408dc6f613e21%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638507710635792451%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fT8cfqT0kdMkxV6ozQOhtwfIeFcSbfmkdCtybj6xEno%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of grants of Seasonal Worker visas is published in table Vis_D02 of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fimmigration-system-statistics-data-tables%23entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5aa065d8a4744142de408dc6f613e21%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638507710635806020%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rg1%2Bu96fjm0HH0gMtYZyDTFgIXAYHqlyEvv%2FSWOZM1Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Entry clearance detailed dataset.</a> Data on visa grants by occupation can be found in table Occ_D02, of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fimmigration-system-statistics-data-tables%23sponsored-work-visas-by-occupation-and-industry&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce5aa065d8a4744142de408dc6f613e21%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638507710635819033%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JE6pJvn6kQwU9fFRZiLjXcdjDpzUqrzqj8%2BtrTyJWXA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Sponsored work visas by occupation and industry</a> dataset. Information on how to use the datasets can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data relates up to the end of December 2023.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 24879 question first answered 15/05/2024 15:01:58 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1714841

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
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: Subsidies
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 estimate he has made of his Department's spending on agricultural payment schemes in the financial year 2022-2023.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	24213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2024 answer text <p>In September 2023, the Farming and Countryside Programme (FCP) published an annual report for financial year 2022 to 2023. This set out that the FCP spent a total of £2.230 billion on our existing, and new farming schemes.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 03/05/2024 10:26:24 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1714991

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
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	Beavers: 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, how many applications to have beavers introduced under the wildlife licensing scheme, CL50, have been (a) made and (b) accepted.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	24214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>Class Licence CL50 allows for re-release of captured or rescued beavers back into existing wild-living beaver populations, and is intended to enable conflict management, rescue for welfare reasons, and research. CL50 cannot be used for introduction of beavers to river catchments where they do not already exist. There have been 12 applications made to Natural England to re-release beavers under CL50, all into the same river catchments that they were captured or rescued from. Of these, 9 were granted, and 3 were withdrawn or not granted.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 07/05/2024 13:11:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1715022

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Floods: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications were (a) made and (b) rejected to access funding under schemes within the flood recovery framework in the last two years; what total amount was that has been paid out through the flood recovery framework; and how many and what proportion of applicants received the maximum pay out of £25,000 under the flood recovery framework.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	24355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>In the last two years the Flood Recovery Framework has been activated twice – following Storm Babet in October 2023 and Storm Henk in January 2024. The decision to accept or reject applications for flood recovery funding is made by local authorities who are responsible for administrating all schemes, apart from the Farming Recovery Fund. To date, eligible local authorities have made payments of over £7.8 million to 8,510 impacted households and businesses. We expect this figure to rise substantially as further payments are made over the next 18 months.</p><p>With regards to the specific question on the £25,000 available under the Farming Recovery Fund scheme. DEFRA have only opened this once within the last two years on 9 April 2024 to provide farmers support to recover from uninsurable damage. The scheme provides grants of between £500 and £25,000 to return land to the condition it was before exceptional flooding of Storm Henk. The fund was initially opened in nine English local authority areas, however, DEFRA committed actively to review the areas to be included in the fund. Those farmers who were initially identified as eligible farmers have been contacted directly by Rural Payments Agency. DEFRA will be contacting all eligible farmers following completion of our review.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 09/05/2024 14:48:22 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1713476

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire Prevention: Surrey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to mitigate potential wildfires in Surrey.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	23450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office are the lead Government Department for Wildfire Response and own the National Security Risk Assessment (NSRA) wildfire risk. Government departments including Home Office, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities and key stakeholders work closely to mitigate the risk of wildfire.</p><p>The published Wildfire Framework outlines the work being undertaken to improve the UK’s preparedness for wildfires in England. The Home Office maintains regular engagement with National Bodies including the National Fire Chiefs Council and England and Wales Wildfire Forum to monitor and review sector led improvements to wildfire response and mitigation.</p><p>The Home Office have committed to scoping a wildfire strategy and action plan by mid-2024, with support from Defra and its agencies. This commitment is outlined in the third National Adaptation Plan and includes considering prevention, response and recovery actions.</p><p>In 24/25, the Home Office is funding a new National Resilience Wildfire Advisor who will assess what additional wildfire national capabilities might be needed to increase resilience to the wildfire risk and to ensure coordination of approaches across the sector.</p><p>Surrey County Council has overall responsibility for fire and rescue services in Surrey. The county council will receive an un-ringfenced grant for all of their services including fire, through the Local Government Finance Settlement and they will allocate funding according to their priorities.</p><p>All Fire and Rescue Authority’s including Surrey, are required to plan for the foreseeable risks in their area (including wildfires) through their Integrated Risk Management Plan. This will include plans to prevent and respond to incidents.</p><p>Individuals should contact their own insurance providers with regard to any potential claims for damage as a result of wildfire.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 23451 23452 question first answered 01/05/2024 14:15:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron