Information between 10th April 2024 - 20th April 2024
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Monday 3rd June 2024 3:30 p.m. Public Accounts Committee - Oral evidence Subject: The UK border: Implementing an effective trade border At 4:00pm: Oral evidence Jim Harra CB - First Permanent Secretary and Chief Executive at HM Revenue and Customs Tom Smith - Director, Borders Group at Cabinet Office Tamara Finkelstein CB - Permanent Secretary at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sarah Homer - Director General for Portfolio Delivery at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs View calendar |
Tuesday 23rd April 2024 2 p.m. Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Oral evidence Subject: UK trade policy: food and agriculture At 2:30pm: Oral evidence Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP - Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Rt Hon Greg Hands MP - Minister for Trade Policy at Department for Business and Trade View calendar |
Parliamentary Debates |
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Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill
92 speeches (12,163 words) Report stage Friday 19th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Mentions: 1: Thérèse Coffey (Con - Suffolk Coastal) The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs hired the Mappin pavilion last year, when I gave - Link to Speech 2: Julia Lopez (Con - Hornchurch and Upminster) of research grants from Research England, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Department - Link to Speech |
Business of the House
100 speeches (12,537 words) Thursday 18th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Leader of the House Mentions: 1: Holly Lynch (Lab - Halifax) determination of certain environmental permits for new waste incineration facilities”,saying that will give Department - Link to Speech |
Flood Recovery Framework
38 speeches (13,596 words) Wednesday 17th April 2024 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Daniel Kawczynski (Con - Shrewsbury and Atcham) Does he agree that it is essential that we work in collaboration with the Department for Environment, - Link to Speech 2: Philip Dunne (Con - Ludlow) Those support arrangements are managed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. - Link to Speech 3: Robbie Moore (Con - Keighley) Alongside that framework, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has implemented the - Link to Speech |
Oral Answers to Questions
158 speeches (9,840 words) Tuesday 16th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Mentions: 1: Claire Coutinho (Con - East Surrey) We continue to have conversations with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to ensure - Link to Speech |
Food Waste and Food Distribution
51 speeches (13,286 words) Tuesday 16th April 2024 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Jo Gideon (Con - Stoke-on-Trent Central) The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is working closely with WRAP—the waste and resources - Link to Speech |
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
213 speeches (48,358 words) 2nd reading Tuesday 16th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Steve Brine (Con - Winchester) I know that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will lead on the ban on the sale and - Link to Speech |
Solar Supply Chains
17 speeches (5,344 words) Tuesday 16th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Mentions: 1: Alicia Kearns (Con - Rutland and Melton) had a conversation with the Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries, and he gave me hope that the Department - Link to Speech |
Horticultural Peat: Prohibition of Sale
4 speeches (2,343 words) 1st reading Tuesday 16th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: Theresa Villiers (Con - Chipping Barnet) prohibit the use of peat products in amateur gardening in England by the end of the year.In 2011 the Department - Link to Speech |
Draft Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
18 speeches (6,453 words) Tuesday 16th April 2024 - General Committees Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Toby Perkins (Lab - Chesterfield) of the Channel have all the information it’s very difficult for them to plan ahead.”It slammed the Department - Link to Speech |
Fishers' Medicals
1 speech (282 words) Monday 15th April 2024 - Written Statements Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Mark Harper (Con - Forest of Dean) We are pleased to have worked with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on this as - Link to Speech |
Protection of Breakwater Beach in Brixham
0 speeches (None words) Monday 15th April 2024 - Petitions Mentions: 1: None The designation of town and village greens falls outside the purview of the Department for Environment - Link to Speech |
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Food: Japan
Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury) Friday 19th April 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's press release of 27 February 2024 entitled UK businesses welcome protection for iconic British food and drink in Japan, for what reason Yatsushiro Tokusan Banpeiyu was not included among the 37 Japanese products listed in that press release as receiving geographical indication status in the UK, but was included among the 37 Japanese products added to the protected food and drink names website maintained by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 8 March 2024. Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) Kikuchi Suiden Gobo was added onto the UK GI register as a protected product on 8 March 2024. The department has amended the press release of 27 February 2024 to include Kikuchi Suiden Gobo. The updated press release can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-businesses-welcome-protection-for-iconic-british-food-and-drink-in-japan. The entry for Yatsushiro Tokusan Banpeiyu was delayed but has now been completed and is listed alongside the other 37 first tranche products from Japan. The UK was unable to register Iwate Mokutan as a GI because there is no classification under current UK domestic legislation which could include charcoal. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs wrote to the Japanese authorities in 2022 to explain this decision, which they accepted. |
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Food: Japan
Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury) Friday 19th April 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to her Department's press release of 27 February 2024 entitled UK businesses welcome protection for iconic British food and drink in Japan, for what reason Kikuchi Suiden Gobo was included among the 37 Japanese products listed in that press release as receiving geographical indication status in the UK, but was not included among the 37 Japanese products added to the protected food and drink names website maintained by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 8 March 2024. Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) Kikuchi Suiden Gobo was added onto the UK GI register as a protected product on 8 March 2024. The department has amended the press release of 27 February 2024 to include Kikuchi Suiden Gobo. The updated press release can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-businesses-welcome-protection-for-iconic-british-food-and-drink-in-japan. The entry for Yatsushiro Tokusan Banpeiyu was delayed but has now been completed and is listed alongside the other 37 first tranche products from Japan. The UK was unable to register Iwate Mokutan as a GI because there is no classification under current UK domestic legislation which could include charcoal. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs wrote to the Japanese authorities in 2022 to explain this decision, which they accepted. |
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Food: Japan
Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury) Friday 19th April 2024 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department's press release of 27 February 2024 entitled UK businesses welcome protection for iconic British food and drink in Japan, what the outcome was of the application by the Japanese authorities to award geographical indication status in the UK to Iwate Mokutan/Iwate Kirizumi, as published for consultation by the Department for International Trade on 21 December 2021. Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) Kikuchi Suiden Gobo was added onto the UK GI register as a protected product on 8 March 2024. The department has amended the press release of 27 February 2024 to include Kikuchi Suiden Gobo. The updated press release can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-businesses-welcome-protection-for-iconic-british-food-and-drink-in-japan. The entry for Yatsushiro Tokusan Banpeiyu was delayed but has now been completed and is listed alongside the other 37 first tranche products from Japan. The UK was unable to register Iwate Mokutan as a GI because there is no classification under current UK domestic legislation which could include charcoal. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs wrote to the Japanese authorities in 2022 to explain this decision, which they accepted. |
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Roads: Litter
Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon) Thursday 18th April 2024 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will introduce key performance indicators for Highways England in the elimination of rubbish on the strategic roads network. Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) National Highways are monitored against a performance indicator in the performance specification for the current Road Investment Strategy 2 (RIS2). This measures the percentage of the Strategic Road Network where litter cleansing is managed by National Highways which is either free of litter, refuse and detritus, or predominately free apart from some small items, in line with the Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse, published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. As part of developing the third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3), the Department for Transport is continuing to explore potential metrics for inclusion in the RIS3 performance specification, as was well as considering improvements to existing metrics, such as litter.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Bullying
Asked by: Tulip Siddiq (Labour - Hampstead and Kilburn) Tuesday 16th April 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many allegations of bullying have been made against Ministers by staff in his Department in each of the last 12 months. Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) No formal complaints of bullying have been raised through Defra’s dispute resolution process. |
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Roads: Litter
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham) Monday 15th April 2024 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure National Highways keeps (a) roads and (b) verges clear of litter. Answered by Guy Opperman - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) National Highways survey and grade the Strategic Road Network in accordance with The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ Code of Practice for Litter and Refuse. National Highways teams patrol the Strategic Road Network and collect litter daily where it is safe to do so. National Highways carries out weekly inspections on its network, ensuring that it prioritises the clearance of the worst affected areas. National Highways also takes advantage of planned closures for other works to undertake additional litter picks.
National Highways’ grading activities are reported and monitored via its corporate Performance Indicator of the percentage of the Strategic Road Network where litter is graded at A or B as defined in the Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse.
National Highways strategy is to simultaneously reduce the need for litter picking and collection by encouraging behavioural change whilst also providing an effective litter clearing service. National Highways takes a data-led approach to litter clearing activities to ensure that litter hotspots are quickly identified and that resources are targeted effectively. In 2023-24, National Highways collected over 50,000 bags of litter from roads under its supervision.
The Office for Road and Rail, as Highways Monitor, also plays an important role in monitoring National Highways in areas such as litter on behalf of the Secretary of State, ensuring National Highways deliver its commitments as set out in the Roads Investment Strategy and holding National Highways to account for its licence commitments.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Press
Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South) Friday 12th April 2024 Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what subscriptions to (a) newspapers, (b) magazines and (c) online journals his Department has paid for in each of the last three financial years. Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) The following is a combined list of subscriptions that the Defra Library and Communications have paid for over the last three financial years. Some are in print and some are online. Not everything on the list was purchased in all three years – subscriptions change on demand and to reflect usage. Information on any subscriptions from other team budgets is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs.
Defra Library purchases magazines and journals for Defra, Animal and Plant Health Agency and Natural England staff to support them in their role. The Communications team purchases newspapers for monitoring the media coverage of issues in Defra’s remit.
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Parliamentary Research |
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Wildfire risks to UK landscapes - POST-PN-0717
Apr. 15 2024 Found: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. 79. Davies, G. M. et al. (2013). |
The UK and the US$100 billion climate finance goal - CBP-9999
Apr. 09 2024 Found: , November 2023 , paras 2.23, 5.36 50 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) , Department |
Department Publications - Transparency |
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Friday 19th April 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Defra Accounting Officer system statement 2023 Document: Defra Accounting Officer system statement 2023 (webpage) Found: From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Published 19 April 2024 Get emails |
Department Publications - Services |
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Thursday 18th April 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland ship supplies declaration Document: EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland ship supplies declaration (webpage) Found: From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Published 18 April 2024 Get emails |
Department Publications - News and Communications |
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Thursday 18th April 2024
Cabinet Office Source Page: Government response to the Business and Trade Committee’s submission to the National Security and Investment Act Call for Evidence 2023 Document: Government response to the Business and Trade Committee’s submission to the National Security and Investment Act Call for Evidence 2023 (webpage) Found: Trade; Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport; Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; Department |
Wednesday 10th April 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Pollack compensation scheme: ministerial direction Document: Pollack compensation scheme: ministerial direction (webpage) Found: From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Published 10 April 2024 Get emails |
Department Publications - Guidance |
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Wednesday 17th April 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Animal diseases: plan, prevent and protect webinars Document: Animal diseases: plan, prevent and protect webinars (webpage) Found: From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency Published |
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 11 March 2024 to 3 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 11 March 2024 to 3 April 2024 (PDF) Found: A -rated on the Home Office’s register of licensed sponsors; and (b) has an endorsement from the Department |
Friday 12th April 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Border control posts: designation applications in progress Document: Border control posts: designation applications in progress (webpage) Found: From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Published 9 April 2024 Last updated |
Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF) Found: A -rated on the Home Office’s register of licensed sponsors; and (b) has an endorsement from the Department |
Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 (PDF) Found: A -rated on the Home Office’s register of licensed sponsors; and (b) has an endorsement from the Department |
Department Publications - Research |
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Thursday 11th April 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Source Page: Historical statistics notices on the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered in the UK, 2024 Document: Historical statistics notices on the number of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered in the UK, 2024 (webpage) Found: From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Published 14 March 2024 Last updated |
Department Publications - Statistics |
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Wednesday 10th April 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Source Page: Partnerships for People and Place: evaluation and spend mapping annexes Document: Partnerships for People and Place evaluation and spend mapping: Annex 2-6 (PDF) Found: CRA - Country and Regional Analysis ▪ DCMS - Department for Culture, Media and Sport ▪ DEFRA - Department |
Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation |
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Apr. 17 2024
Animal and Plant Health Agency Source Page: Animal diseases: plan, prevent and protect webinars Document: Animal diseases: plan, prevent and protect webinars (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency Published |
Apr. 12 2024
UK Visas and Immigration Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: A -rated on the Home Office’s register of licensed sponsors; and (b) has an endorsement from the Department |
Non-Departmental Publications - Statistics |
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Apr. 16 2024
Government Office for Technology Transfer Source Page: Public Sector Founder Equity and Rewards to Innovators Study Document: Public Sector Founder Equity and Rewards to Innovators Study (PDF) Statistics Found: Energy Security and Net Zero United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) LuffyAI Tokamak Energy Department |
Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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Apr. 15 2024
Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning Source Page: Penguins Public Notice Document: Environmental Assessment Justification (PDF) News and Communications Found: Published by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on behalf of UKMMAS. P 378 -505. |
Apr. 10 2024
Environment Agency Source Page: Views sought on the future of the Upper Severn Valley Document: Views sought on the future of the Upper Severn Valley (webpage) News and Communications Found: About the Strategy The proposed approach has received support from Welsh Government and the Department |