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928858

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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	Dairy Farming
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made, if any, of the size of the dairy herd in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL8859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The size of the dairy herd in England in 2017 was 1.2 million animals. The dairy herd is defined as dairy cows aged two years and over with offspring.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 02/07/2018 12:39:32 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

928859

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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	Sheep
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made, if any, of the size of the sheep flock in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL8860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The size of the sheep flock (the total number of sheep and lambs) in England in 2017 was 15.8 million animals.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 02/07/2018 12:40:07 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

928860

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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	Livestock Industry
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with representatives of the livestock industry regarding the future of that industry after Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL8861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>We have strong relationships with representatives from the livestock sector. There are monthly meetings between officials and representatives of the livestock sectors in the Brexit Livestock Group. Ministers also have regular dialogue with industry representatives about future agriculture policy including most recently through a programme of meeting at agricultural shows across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 02/07/2018 12:40:26 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

928861

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they plan to consult farming unions regarding farmers' continuing entitlement to grants, subsidies and successor grants following Brexit.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL8862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>Defra’s consultation document ‘Health and Harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit’ invited views on proposals for future agriculture policy in England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The consultation, which closed on 8 May, sought the views of those in the industry – including the farming unions – on our proposals to make sure future policies reflect the reality of life for farmers and food producers. Over 40,000 responses were received from a wide range of stakeholders including farmers, environmental, and food and farming related organisations and the general public. All responses are being analysed and will be used to inform future policy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 28/06/2018 14:02:30 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

928862

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with representatives of the farming industry in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland concerning post-Brexit agricultural policy.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL8863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials are in regular contact with stakeholders from all four nations of the UK and discuss a wide range of issues, including future agricultural policy.</p><p> </p><p>Outside of the Common Agricultural Policy we can have an agriculture and land management policy that works for the whole of the United Kingdom. Intrinsic to our approach will be as much flexibility as possible for each devolved administration to design policies to meet their own circumstances, subject to the establishment of common UK frameworks where necessary, consistent with the principles agreed by the Joint Ministerial Committee.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 28/06/2018 14:06:43 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

928863

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
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	Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the annual export earnings of British agriculture from EU member states.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL8864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The value of UK exports of food, feed and drink was £22 billion in 2017. Of this, 60% (£13 billion) were to countries in the European Union.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 26/06/2018 14:49:11 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

833613

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	South Africa: Water Supply
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to enter into discussions with, and to offer assistance to, the government of South Africa concerning the water supply crisis in Cape Town.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL5233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>​We have been in ongoing dialogue with the Western Cape provincial and Cape Town municipal governments on the current water scarcity issues they face. The International Trade Secretary discussed the situation with the Western Cape government in Cape Town on 18 September 2017. Exchanges with UK experts have since followed both in London and in Cape Town to explore how UK expertise could help address the short and long term water challenges.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 13/02/2018 17:00:56 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

792910

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Housing Starts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many social housing starts on site were made in (1) 2008, (2) 2010, (3) 2012, and (4) 2016.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL3434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Building more affordable homes is an absolute priority for this Government. On 4 October, the Prime Minister announced an extra £2 billion funding for affordable housing, on top of the £1.4 billion announced last year, increasing the affordable Homes Programme 2016-2021 budget to over £9 billion.</p><p>The Department does not hold figures for affordable housing starts before 2009/10, as information was previously only collected by completion.</p><p>The number of affordable housing starts on site in England, funded by the Homes and Communities Agency and the Greater London Authority for the requested years are as follows:</p><ul><li><p>2010/11: 48,488 starts.</p></li><li><p>2012/13: 35,337 starts.</p></li></ul><p>These figures do not include starts funded solely by local authorities and other sources.</p><p>For 2016/17 onwards, the total number of affordable starts also includes starts funded solely by local authorities and other sources. Under this criteria, the following figures are available:</p><ul><li><p>2016/17: 49,420 starts.</p></li></ul><p>Figures for the total number of starts on site made specifically by Housing Associations are available in DCLG live table 1000S. However, this live table only shows data from 2016/17 onwards.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL3435 question first answered 07/12/2017 13:19:09 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

792911

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing Associations: Housing Starts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many starts on site were made by Housing Associations in (1) 2010, and (2) 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL3435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Building more affordable homes is an absolute priority for this Government. On 4 October, the Prime Minister announced an extra £2 billion funding for affordable housing, on top of the £1.4 billion announced last year, increasing the affordable Homes Programme 2016-2021 budget to over £9 billion.</p><p>The Department does not hold figures for affordable housing starts before 2009/10, as information was previously only collected by completion.</p><p>The number of affordable housing starts on site in England, funded by the Homes and Communities Agency and the Greater London Authority for the requested years are as follows:</p><ul><li><p>2010/11: 48,488 starts.</p></li><li><p>2012/13: 35,337 starts.</p></li></ul><p>These figures do not include starts funded solely by local authorities and other sources.</p><p>For 2016/17 onwards, the total number of affordable starts also includes starts funded solely by local authorities and other sources. Under this criteria, the following figures are available:</p><ul><li><p>2016/17: 49,420 starts.</p></li></ul><p>Figures for the total number of starts on site made specifically by Housing Associations are available in DCLG live table 1000S. However, this live table only shows data from 2016/17 onwards.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth grouped question UIN HL3434 question first answered 07/12/2017 13:19:09 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

792912

registered interest
date	21/11/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Construction
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of apprenticeships being undertaken in the construction industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL3436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The number of apprenticeships starts in the Construction, Planning and the Built Environment Sector Subject Area were 21,460 in the 2015/16 academic year and 21,210 in the 2016/17 academic year.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton grouped question UIN HL3437 question first answered 05/12/2017 15:48:16 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones