Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether fishing vessels from (1) Great Britain, and (2) Northern Ireland, landing fishing catches at Northern Ireland, will be treated as vessels from third countries following the provisions of the Windsor Framework.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Lord Chamberlain (HM Household)

There is no change to the requirements that apply regarding the landing of fish into ports in NI. Vessels should continue to operate in line with the status quo.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the cost to public bodies of the oil spill in Poole.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Lord Chamberlain (HM Household)

The Environment Agency (EA), Natural England (NE), Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) amongst others have been involved in responding to the oil spill in Poole Harbour. Public agencies will be monitoring their excess costs throughout the response and recovery operations following the oil spill. As these operations are on-going, final estimates are not available; however, when possible, costs will be recovered from the polluter.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the draft Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023, what consideration they have given to the possibility of that legislation causing further welfare problems through the abandonment of cats caused by people being either (1) unwilling, or (2) unable, (a) to microchip, or (b) to pay fines.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Lord Chamberlain (HM Household)

The introduction of compulsory cat microchipping in England is intended to increase the likelihood that lost or stolen pet cats can be reunited with their keeper, benefitting cat welfare.

The cost of microchipping is around £25. Cat keepers will have until 10 June 2024 to comply with the requirements before they come into force.

If a keeper is served with a notice, they will have 21 days to microchip their cat and register their details with a compliant database to avoid any fines.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the draft Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023, what assessment they have made of the necessity of considering cats and dogs together for the purposes of that legislation given the lack of danger to the public caused by cats.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Lord Chamberlain (HM Household)

The introduction of compulsory cat microchipping in England is intended to increase the likelihood that lost or stolen pet cats can be reunited with their keeper, benefitting cat welfare.

The extension of compulsory microchipping to pet cats was supported by 99% of respondents to the public consultation exercise.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the draft Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023, what consideration they have given to the possibility of that legislation causing further welfare problems through the stress to cats caused by (1) trapping, (2) confinement, and (3) euthanasia.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Lord Chamberlain (HM Household)

Under the draft Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023, only owned cats are required to be microchipped. The Regulations will not apply to free living cats that live with little or no human interaction or dependency, such as farm, feral or community cats.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the draft Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023, what consideration they have given to providing exemptions for (1) older cats, (2) cats with long-term health issues, and (3) cats fitted with collar trackers.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Lord Chamberlain (HM Household)

The draft Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023 permit an exemption from the requirement to be microchipped where a veterinary surgeon certifies that the procedure should not be carried out for animal health reasons.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the draft Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023, what consideration they have given to the issues surrounding the data privacy of cat owners in relation to that legislation.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Lord Chamberlain (HM Household)

The draft Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023 will require cat keepers to register their details with a database operator which holds itself out as compliant with these Regulations. These operators are all commercial enterprises independent of Government and they have a duty to comply with data protection requirements.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the authenticity of British honey, following the investigation by the European Commission's Anti-Fraud Office and the Joint Research Centre in which all British honey samples failed authenticity tests.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Lord Chamberlain (HM Household)

The UK Government takes any type of food fraud very seriously, including honey adulteration. Defra works closely with enforcement authorities, the Food Standards Agency, and the National Food Crime Unit to ensure honey sold in the UK is not subject to adulteration, meets our high standards and maintains a level playing field between honey producers.

The UK welcomes the EU’s study assessing adulteration of honey with added sugars. There is no place for adulterated honey which undermines consumer confidence and disadvantages responsible businesses acting within the law.

We are working closely with the Food Standards Agency to follow up on the small number of honey samples, exported via the UK, which were flagged as suspicious for adulteration with added sugars. We will need to await the outcome of these enquiries before drawing any definitive conclusions relating to the UK results. We will act immediately if we find any wrongdoing as part of the investigation

Honey is a complex natural and variable product, meaning analysis can often be challenging. There are a range of different techniques available to ensure compliance with the Honey (England) Regulations 2015, which are like those in place in the EU. No single test can definitively determine a honey’s authenticity and a weight of evidence approach, including traceability investigation, is often needed regardless of the results of laboratory testing.

We support the EU’s call for increased efforts and cooperation in developing harmonised methods for detecting added sugars in honey. The Government has an active programme of research dedicated to honey authenticity, working to support monitoring and enforcement and to protect consumers and legitimate businesses.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 21 March (HL6421), how many grants they made to private landowners for support with the costs described in (1) 2022, (2) 2021, (3) 2020, and (4) 2019.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Lord Chamberlain (HM Household)

The Government provides grants for private landowners, to help with costs associated with ecological surveys and felling roadside ash with ash dieback, through the Tree Health Grant Pilot. This scheme provides financial and technical support to facilitators to coordinate the removal of dangerous ash trees along roads and public paths for groups of landowners. Support covers the costs and administration of ecological surveys, felling licences, protected species licences (if needed) and road closure permissions, as well as restocking.

Pilots are running in the North West, the South East, London and the West Midlands and landowners are eligible if they have ash with ash dieback along roads or paths. The pilot launched in August 2021 and the full scheme is expected to be launched Nationwide in 2025. The numbers of grants made under this pilot for ash dieback so far are:

• 2022: 4 grants, totalling £157,846.54

Following this low uptake, Defra is working with the Forestry Commission and the Tree Council to review and improve the provision for ash with ash dieback along roads and paths. Defra has also brought together local authorities in the pilot areas to provide feedback on the ash offer and how it can be improved to better suit their needs. Following an independent evaluation report, which included several recommendations from local authorities, Defra has amended the ash offer and this improved offer will be launched across the pilot areas in April.

Local authorities can also apply for funds to restore landscapes ecologically degraded by ash dieback and other pressures through the Local Authority Treescapes Fund (LATF), also launched in 2021. Although local authorities must lead applications to this fund, they are able to work with private landowners and other organisations to deliver recovery planting. Since 2021, over £15m has been awarded through this fund, although the number of private landowners receiving funding is determined by the local authorities administering funding, and Defra do not hold data on this. The grant is currently open for 2023 applications. The numbers of grants made to local authorities under LATF so far are:

• 2021: 42 grants, totalling £8.5m
• 2022: 35 grants, totalling £6.7m

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 29 March (HL6810), what steps they are taking to ensure that the backlog of 4,000 applications for historic rights of way are assessed in a timely manner; and what discussions the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has had with the Department for Levelling-up, Housing and Communities about the funding required by local authorities to consider those applications.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Lord Chamberlain (HM Household)

The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2023/24 makes available up to £59.7 billion for local government in England, the majority of which is un-ringfenced in recognition of local authorities being best placed to understand local priorities and allocate funding accordingly.

The Government is committed to implementing the rights of way reforms package which will reduce bureaucracy and speed up the process for new rights of way to be added to the legal record for everyone to enjoy. The reforms will streamline processes for recording rights of way with landowners, local authorities and users benefitting from a faster, less expensive, less confrontational and less bureaucratic process.

Local authorities will have powers to reject weakly evidenced applications, ignore irrelevant objections and agree appropriate modifications directly with landowners. Local authorities will have powers to correct obvious administrative errors on the definitive map via a significantly shortened process.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 29 March (HL6810), whether they will provide additional funding for local highway authorities to address (1) the backlog of 4,000 applications for historic rights of way, and (2) the 41,000 miles of potentially unrecorded routes discovered by the Ramblers and its volunteers.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Lord Chamberlain (HM Household)

The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2023/24 makes available up to £59.7 billion for local government in England, the majority of which is un-ringfenced in recognition of local authorities being best placed to understand local priorities and allocate funding accordingly.

The Government is committed to implementing the rights of way reforms package which will reduce bureaucracy and speed up the process for new rights of way to be added to the legal record for everyone to enjoy. The reforms will streamline processes for recording rights of way with landowners, local authorities and users benefitting from a faster, less expensive, less confrontational and less bureaucratic process.

Local authorities will have powers to reject weakly evidenced applications, ignore irrelevant objections and agree appropriate modifications directly with landowners. Local authorities will have powers to correct obvious administrative errors on the definitive map via a significantly shortened process.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the 'polluter pays' principle will apply to the oil spill in Poole; and if it does not, what plans they have to extend the principle to include such incidents of accidental environmental damage.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Lord Chamberlain (HM Household)

The polluter pays principle does apply to the oil spill in Poole. Claims by those suffering financially from this oil spill can be made to Perenco’s insurers. Perenco have opened an email address which potential claimants can use.

When the law allows public bodies may be able to reclaim costs resulting from the response and recovery operations. Those agencies likely to reclaim costs include the Environment Agency (EA), Natural England and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science. The EA has statutory powers to recover costs from an environmental incident, in line with the polluter pays principle, and always seeks to recharge where possible.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Benyon on 21 March (HL6420), what steps they are taking to provide financial (1) assistance, or (2) compensation, to those carrying out Statutory Plant Health Notices.

Answered by Lord Benyon - Lord Chamberlain (HM Household)

Statutory Plant Health Notices (SPHNs), requiring the felling and/or destruction of infected trees or the containment of susceptible material, are issued to prevent the spread of tree pests and diseases.

It has been the policy of successive governments not to pay compensation for plant health measures, as we believe that resources should be directed at the detection of pests and diseases, risk management and research. Protecting plant health is not an issue for the Government alone. The current arrangements ensure that everyone shares a common understanding of biosecurity and their role and responsibilities.

Individual landowners are responsible for the care and management of trees on their land; however, Government advice and financial support is available. Detailed case-specific advice is available from Forestry Commission Woodland Officers, who can support landowners with undertaking SPHN actions, and the Countryside Stewardship Scheme provides financial support for those affected by certain tree diseases. This includes support for the removal of Phytophthora ramorum infected trees and rhododendron, and grants for restocking following clearance because of this and other diseases (e.g. ash dieback and sweet chestnut blight).

In 2021, we launched a series of pilot grant schemes for land managers, which test and refine different ways to slow the spread of tree pests and diseases and build the resilience of our treescape in the North West, the South East (including London) and the West Midlands. The Forestry Commission will support the felling and restocking of trees as well as providing maintenance payments for restock sites. Land managers are eligible if they have:

• Ash with ash dieback
• Larch with Phytophthora ramorum
• Spruce growing in the high-risk spruce bark beetle area
• Sweet chestnut with either Sweet Chestnut Blight or Phytophthora ramorum
• Oak infested with Oak Processionary Moth

In 2023 we introduced the tree health advice package for all SPHN holders[1], which aims to build land managers knowledge and awareness of tree health issues and woodland management, through providing funding for forestry/land agent advice and consultation to assist in creating a biosecurity management plan, and funding for biosecurity training and a personal biosecurity kit.

[1] Statutory Plant Health Notice (SPHN) advice package - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the accuracy of food labelling.

Answered by Mark Spencer

The UK maintains high standards on the information that is provided on food labels, whether that be mandatory or voluntary, so that consumers can have confidence in the food that they buy

All food sold on the UK market must comply with food labelling rules. The fundamental principle of food labelling rules is that information provided to the consumer must not mislead and must enable the safe use of food.

Responsibility for assessing business compliance with the majority of food legislation rests with Local Authorities (LAs). The FSA provides a framework for LAs to regulate food businesses. A key aspect of this is the statutory Food Law Code of Practice (Code) and associated Practice Guidance, which establish a set of expectations for the activities LAs are responsible for under food law and how these are to be delivered.

The FSA’s National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) works closely with the Food Industry Intelligence Network (FIIN), whose members include supermarkets and many businesses within their supply chains.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of glyphosate on biodiversity.

Answered by Mark Spencer

The Government’s first priority with regard to pesticides is to ensure that they will not harm people or pose unacceptable risks to the environment.

All active substances, including glyphosate, are subject to a scientific risk assessment, drawing on expert advice from the Health and Safety Executive and the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides. This includes an assessment of the toxicity to species that are not the target of the pesticide, such as invertebrates, mammals, birds, and aquatic animals. Pesticides that pose unacceptable risks are not authorised.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the Environment Agency on raw sewage discharges on the Kent coast.

Answered by Rebecca Pow

I meet regularly with the Environment Agency (EA) to discuss the unacceptable volume of sewage discharged by water companies. They will not let companies get away with illegal activity and where breaches are found, they will not hesitate to hold companies to account.

I understand the Environment Agency’s Kent Area Director is due to meet with you in May where this matter can be discussed further.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure producers of electronic equipment fulfil the obligations of section 74(2b) of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013.

Answered by Rebecca Pow

Regulation 74(2) of these regulations seeks to ensure eco-design of products to encourage reuse. The Eco Design Regulations provides the framework that sets minimum eco-design requirements for electrical and electronic equipment. Through proposed reforms of the WEEE and batteries regulations the Government is looking to drive up levels of collection of WEEE for re-use and to build on existing requirements in relation to the removability of batteries from electrical equipment.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the Scottish Government's planned consultation on the use of (a) cages for game birds and laying hens and (b) farrowing crates for pigs.

Answered by Mark Spencer

The UK Government is committed to strengthening animal welfare standards and is currently examining the use of cages

Intergovernmental discussions between Defra and the devolved governments on these matters are ongoing at both ministerial and official level. While animal welfare is a devolved matter under the devolution settlements, the provisional Animal Health and Welfare Common Framework puts in place shared ways of working between Defra and the devolved governments to drive forward common approaches to animal health and welfare law and policy, where agreed by all administrations.

Should one or more administrations propose to pursue a divergent approach, Defra and the devolved governments would undertake an assessment of the impacts of any proposed divergence in line with arrangements set out in the Framework.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with producers of electrical equipment on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013.

Answered by Rebecca Pow

The Secretary of State has not had recent discussions with producers of electrical equipment. Defra officials regularly and proactively engage with producers of electrical and electronic equipment on matters related to these Regulations. The Government will consult later this year on reforms that aim to drive up levels of collection of waste electricals for reuse and recycling. Producers of electrical equipment have been engaged throughout the development of these proposals and will be invited to respond to the consultation when it is published.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of travel guidance on taking a pet abroad; and if she will update that guidance to include guidance on dogs travelling in airplane cabins.

Answered by Rebecca Pow

We regularly review and update our pet travel guidance based on user feedback.

When travelling to the UK by air, pets travel as manifest cargo to facilitate import checks upon arrival. Only recognised assistance dogs can travel in the cabin of an aircraft when travelling into the UK. Guidance on this is available on GOV.UK Bringing your pet dog, cat or ferret to Great Britain: Guide and assistance dogs - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) When travelling with a pet abroad, pet owners and assistance dogs users should seek guidance from the relevant competent authority and airline.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with businesses on offering surplus food stocks to food banks.

Answered by Rebecca Pow

The Food and Drink Waste Hierarchy includes the expectation that all businesses prioritise surplus redistribution before disposal. Government works closely with businesses through our delivery partner the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to overcome any barriers to this requirement. This includes the development of guidance and best practice through a sector wide working group, and support for the Target Measure Act (TMA) approach to understanding and acting on food waste in supply chains, including the redistribution of any surplus should it arise.

Since 2018, Defra funding of nearly £13m has supported both large and small redistribution organisations across the country to make sure more surplus food gets to charities.

Surplus food redistribution | WRAP

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release entitled New offence to tackle dog theft moves step closer, published 18 November 2021, if she intends to bring the proposed legislation forward before the end of this Parliamentary Session; if she will make it her policy to include cats in the proposed pet abduction offence at the outset of the publication of the proposed legislation; what assessment she has made of the evidence of cat theft; and if she will make a statement.

Answered by Mark Spencer

We have listened carefully to the views expressed during the passage of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill that the new pet abduction offence should be extended to cats. We are currently considering this issue further.

The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill will continue its passage as soon as parliamentary time allows and will be announced in the normal way.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Report Stage and Third Reading of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill will take place.

Answered by Mark Spencer

The remaining stages of the Kept Animals Bill will take place when parliamentary time allows. The dates for the remaining Commons stages will be announced in the usual way.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) e-cigarette manufacturers and (b) local authorities on the environmentally-friendly disposal of e-cigarettes.

Answered by Rebecca Pow

The Secretary of State has not had any discussions with representatives of the vaping industry or local authorities on the environmental impact of electronic cigarettes. Defra and environment agency officials are working closely with the vaping industry and waste electricals recycling sector on compliance with legal obligations for the collection and treatment of waste vapes.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for his policies of the Climate Change Committee report entitled Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk, published in June 2021; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the UK's preparation and adaption measures for extreme weather.

Answered by Trudy Harrison

The Government accepted the findings of the Climate Change Committee’s Independent Assessment of Climate Risk 2021 and these were incorporated into the Government’s Third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3), which was laid in Parliament in January 2022. The Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) will respond to these findings and will be published in 2023. NAP3 will set out the policies and actions taken across Government to respond to all of the 61 climate risks and opportunities identified in CCRA3.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) quality and (b) safety of water in Stockport constituency.

Answered by Rebecca Pow

Drinking water quality is controlled by the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 in England and companies are required to comply with these regulations. The Drinking Water Inspectorate is the regulator for drinking water in England, and take’s enforcement action should any breach of the standards in the regulations occur, in line with its enforcement policy. More information is available on the DWI website, including the annual report on drinking water quality and compliance tables for individual companies.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Environment Agency spent on external recruitment consultants (a) between 31 March 2021 and 30 March 2022 and (b) since 31 March 2022.

Answered by Rebecca Pow

In relation to temporary staff, the Environment Agency can report on numbers of employment agency staff and contractors. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 17 April 2023 to PQ 175621.

In terms of support for Environment Agency recruitment, the Environment Agency does not hold this information centrally, as it is managed through local budgets. However, the Environment Agency has a contract with a third-party supplier (PeopleScout) to facilitate its current volume recruitment and this includes advertising costs. This is a notional recharge contract for up to £1.8 million and means the Environment Agency saves money on front line managers undertaking volume recruitment themselves. The Environment Agency’s initial evaluation shows this presents good value for money equating to around £700 per new recruit.

I would like to raise greater awareness of waters butts as a sustainable solution. The Government needs to provide funding and work with charities, councils and water companies to support easier access to free or heavily subsidised water butts.

A vaccine against bovine TB currently exists, and we believe culling badgers is completely unnecessary.

We want labels for alcoholic drinks to include the same ingredient and allergen information that is required for other food and drink products. Currently no ingredient list is required for alcoholic drinks, and there are less stringent requirements on listing allergens.

We are concerned people are not receiving the correct help for eating disorders, due to their BMI showing them as being a "healthy weight". This can mean that eating disorders go undiagnosed and untreated. Reliance on BMI also fails to acknowledge that eating disorders are mental health conditions.

Water bills contain a payment for waste water treatment. When water companies discharge untreated sewage into water courses a rebate should be paid to customers to compensate for not providing the agreed service.

Create a new law requiring every single local authority in England to plant new fruit trees and shrubs, to increase the availability of fruit to local people, and help tackle food poverty.

Each year at the Grand National and other racing events horses needlessly die as a result of jumping over fences. Given the ethical considerations we believe the Government should ban fence jumps in horse racing.

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Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential impact on (a) antimicrobial resistance and (b) the effectiveness of antibiotics used to treat human illnesses of a ban on the preventative use of antibiotics on healthy farm animals.

Answered by Maria Caulfield

The Government takes a ‘One-Health’ approach to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as set out in the ‘UK 5-year action plan for antimicrobial resistance 2019 to 2024’. Officials from the Department of Health and Social Care, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate meet regularly to consider appropriate actions to address AMR across the human and animal health sectors. This has included discussion on the preventative use of antibiotics in healthy farm animals and a consultation on proposed changes to Veterinary Medicines Regulations.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the economic impact of waste crime and landfill tax fraud.

Answered by James Cartlidge - Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

Waste crime – including landfill tax fraud - is a blight on local communities, harms the environment and undermines legitimate businesses operating in the waste sector. The government is committed to tackling this issue, through a multi-agency response led by Defra and the Joint Unit for Waste Crime.

The government regularly publishes an assessment of the tax gap across the tax system. HMRC has collected and protected over £800m in additional Landfill Tax since 2018 with ever closer collaboration between government departments to make this possible and lay the foundations for further strengthening the regime.

As part of next steps on the Landfill Tax Review, the government will consider the impact of any potential changes to the tax on Landfill Tax fraud, evasion and waste crime and the interaction of potential changes with upcoming environmental regulatory reforms designed to improve compliance and tackle waste crime.

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Found: parliament.scot DPLR.Committee@parliament.scot ___ 30 November 2023 Dear Finlay, DEFRA

Found: In addition to the SAWC report, the Defra /GWCT study ‘ Determining the Extent and Use of Humaneness

Found: driving change, especially if the fees are adequately modulated; but they take a long time to set up (Defra

Found: Wednesday mornings during the parliamentary term and would be happy to accommodate you (or one of your DEFRA

Found: the Act), I agreed to write to you with a further update once discussions between my officials and Defra

Found: The consultation lasted for 4 weeks and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (“the

Found: Reform and Islands Mairi Gougeon MSP T: 0300 244 4000 E: scottish.ministers @gov.scot DEFRA

Found: OFFICIAL CONTROLS (EXTENSION OF TRANSITIONAL PERIODS) (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) REGULATIONS 2023 – DEFRA

Found: OFFICIAL CONTROLS (EXTENSION OF TRANSITIO NAL PERIODS) (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) REGULATIONS 2023 (“ Defra

Found: Ozone -Depleting Substances Handler SEPA The professions detailed here fall within the scope of DEFRA

Found: Since leaving the EU, the GB Plant Health Service (Defra, Scottish Government and Welsh Government)

Found: and we will write to the UK Government’s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra

Found: am writing to advise the Committee that the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra

Found: This guidance broadly follows the approach set out in the DEFRA 2006 SMP guidance but deviates due

Found: If you are able to share the details that you have on the UCL work for DEFRA, aims/objectives, timings

Found: subject to final decisions being made on funding so the attached is what has been provided to ZWS and DEFRA

Found: Objectives of this review In April 2019 Defra asked HSAC to review the topic of oxo- degradable plastics

Found: David also asked me to pass on that he would be happy to have a catch up directly with DEFRA.

Found: We are working with Defra and the Welsh Government on a consultation to align with the EU proposals.

Found: These were then scaled up using the latest emission factors provided by DEFRA - https://www.gov.uk/

Found: and has managed  a number of HABs projects with funding from various public sector funders including DEFRA

Found: The Scottish Government (SG) approach was contrasted to that of Defra and MK noted NFUS asks to the

Found: In previous discussions with officials from Defra and the other Devolved Administrations, Defra had

Found: announced it will designate three pilot HPMA sites in English waters later this su mmer with the Defra

Found: Defra considers the current NAPCP reporting requirements to be unnecessarily technical, complex and

Found: Routine Recommendation 3.We: o Invite you to note the volume of Retained EU Law (REUL) identified by DEFRA

Found: My officials are also following up with Defra to seek more detail on its proposals for alternative

Found: We would like to work with you and Defra to lay out a plan to deliver the requirements in the IMA

Found: Some data are available from government surveys by Defra and the Scottish Government but estimates

Found: attacks and promote responsible ownership amongst dog owners with dog control issues in the UK [5] DEFRA

Found: application. 19 June: SG gives further consideration to its response to HSE’s recommendation. 15 June: Defra

Found: Online Takeback • On those in scope – we looking to align across the UK, Defra area leading work

Found: While it might appear that we are out of step with Defra who recently announced their intention to provide

Found: Ref 1 5 DEFRA.

Found: text) Deputy Private Secretary, Scottish Government Ranil Jayawardena MP, Secretary of State, Defra

Found: Defra does not agree that legislative consent is necessary (and Scottish Government officials were not

Found: which will unlock the next steps in securing a UK Government position and delivery plan • Will Defra

Found: Ref 1 5 DEFRA.

Found: paper at the Resources and Waste Common Framework Working Group Monday 13th February 5 and that we, Defra

Found: inclradiative forcing) 1.13382 Source: UK Government GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting 2020 (DEFRA

Found: March 2023) Hi folks, [REDACTED – out of scope] [REDACTED] - wrt UKG, as well a s BEIS, Defra

Found: However, cost modelling work undertaken by Defra suggests an estimated net cost increase across all

Found: However, cost modelling work undertaken by Defra suggests an estimated small net cost across all households

Found: However, cost modelling work undertaken by Defra suggests an estimated small net cost across all households

Found: However, cost modelling work undertaken by Defra suggests an estimated net cost across all UK households

Found: However, cost mo delling work undertaken by Defra suggests an estimated net cost across all UK households

Found: waste management alternatives: A comparative review and analysis - ScienceDirect 16 Ibid. 17 DEFRA

Found: Reference should be made to SEPA and DEFRA web sites which contain details of published and forthcoming

Found: Reference should be made to SEPA and DEFRA web sites which contain details of published and forthcoming

Found: Jim Blee DAERA James Lewis Welsh Government Neil Roberts Welsh Government Janet Dixon Defra

Found: at the Resource s and Waste Common Framework Working Group Monday 13th February 6 and that we, Defra

Found: Reference should be made to SEPA and DEFRA web sites which contain details of published and forthcoming

Found: FM emphasised the important opportunity for Scotland to deliver DRS in a way DEFRA and t he rest of

Found: Wales feel DEFRA IA likely to be sufficient fo r their purposes. DEFRA using UK -level HTA data.

Found: We are considering the implications for Scotland and will continue to engage with Defra, Wales, and

Found: Defra and the EU are reviewing their legislation and Scotland is coming under pressure to do the same

Found: Under Secretary of State for Wales  Robin Walker MP, Minister of State for Northern Ireland  Defra

Found: Secretary), Mark Beattie (Special Adviser) UK Government  George Eustice MP, Secretary of State, Defra

Found: UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement, governance of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the recent Defra

Found: We are considering the implications for Scotland and will continue to engage with Defra, Wales, and

Found: farming, to protect the clean, green brand of Scotland’s £15 billion food and drink industry. 20 Jan: Defra

Found: Despite a negative response from the majority of respondents, in late September Defra announced plans

Found:  Defra have also consulted on removing gene editing from the definition of GMOs in England when

Found: Defra and the EU are reviewing their legislation and Scotland is coming under pressure to do the same

Found: production to Scotland’s farming and food production industry, which is why the Cabinet Secretary wrote to Defra

Found: expressed extreme concern about the situation and implications for food supply, and are writing to Defra

Found: availability of fertiliser in the UK, and remains in regular contact with industry as well as with Defra

Found: the draft response therefore also seeks undertakings that this will be monitored and enforced by Defra

Found:  DEFRA has indicated that moving forw ard it intends to focus on public goods for public money.

Found: We will continue to engage with Defra, Wales, and Northern Ireland to ensure that devolved competences

Found: Ukrain e has also been one of the top agenda items at the regular Inter -Ministerial Group with Defra

Found: Total expenditure paid by DEFRA et al: FOI Review

Found: mins) 4.Food Shortages (20 mins) 5.Windsor Framework (20 Mins) 6.AOB •UK Agriculture Partnership (Defra

Found: JH • DEFRA also commented that glass was still on the table for them if Wales and Scotland continue

Found: GENDER 58 The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs funded focus groups (organised

Found: Justice, Department for Transport, Food Standards Agency (until 31 March 2015), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Found: Justice, Department for Transport, Food Standards Agency (until 31 March 2015), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Found: Ref 1 5 DEFRA.

Found: Ref 1 5 DEFRA.

Found: Ref 1 5 DEFRA.

Found: However, it suggests, that while it is too early to judge its effectiveness, the impact of the DEFRA

Found: 2023 12:02 To: [redacted] Subject: FAME Agenda - 16 Jan Hi all, We have been told by Defra

Found: national level, for example at the level of t he Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA

Found: we face from diseases like African Swine Fever.Yesterday, I wrote to the new Secretary of State at DEFRA

Found: Keepers who have not registered should seek information from the Defra / APHA disease control website

Found: UK waters will be on our terms, under our control and for the benefit of UK fishermen.”60 Former Defra

Found: Biosecurity for Pig Farmers, Smallholders and Pet Pig Keepers in Scotland Disinfectants approved by Defra

Found: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs regarding possible legislative action to restrict

Found: 2 Marsham Street London SW1P 4DF T 03459 335577 defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk www.gov.uk/defra

Found: clear reflect ion of the different driver of projects: above is very much driven by reporting into Defra

Found: It is designed for beekeepers and supports Defra, Welsh Government and Scottish Government bee health

Found: • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affair s (DEFRA ): The UK Government department responsible

Found: Foster -Care -Review -Final -Repor t.pdf Office for National Statistics, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Found: 53 Scottish Government (2023) Seasonal migrant workers in Scottish agriculture: research report 54 Defra

Found: highlight that they would prefer to see the go live date moved back to 2024 and in line with the Defra

Found: has been expanded annually, including in 2022 the addition of visas for use in the poultry sector (Defra

Found: Such a change to poaching laws is also being considered by Defra.

Found: Project Manager, SEPA Dexter Davis Deputy Director - Collection & Packaging Reform Programme, DEFRA

Found: Ireland’ (NI).PHEATS is a voluntary trade facilitation scheme developed by the ‘Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Found: PHEATS is a voluntary trade facilitation scheme developed by the ‘Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Found: It is now for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, as the lead UK Government department

Found: appropriate way for us to publicly communicate this information; I suggest we also join up with HMT and Defra

Found: We understand this position is also shared by DEFRA and Welsh Government.

Found: • Call for evidence that DEFRA published last week - what are the implications for the DRS - should

Found: ] Subject: HSE request for consent to decision-making function for 2023 asulox EA Colleagues Defra

Found: Information on individual recipients is held by DEFRA and can be accessed using the SGRPID search option

Found: last resort, the Marine Conservation Society has joined a legal case against Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Found: Marine Policy colleagues have been working with counterparts in DEFRA and the other Devolved Administrations

Found: Coffey MP Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Found: DRS sitrep IMA exclusion (readout from discussion with DEFRA DRS Director 4/4 – further discussion

Found: consult.defra.gov.uk/wet-wipes-1/wet-wipes-containing-plastic or in writing to Consultation Coordinator, Defra

Found: consult.defra.gov.uk/wet -wipes -1/wet -wipes - containing -plasti c or in writing to Consultation Coordinator, Defra

Found: Defra also supports the Water UK communications campaign to ‘Bin the Wipe’ and have written to the relevant

Found: Defra also support s the Water UK communications campaign to ‘Bin the Wipe’ and have written to the

Found: up on consultation response from RVMsystems on DRS Hi [Redacted] I met with [Redacted] from Defra

Found: new request under the UK Environmental Information Regulations 2004 to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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