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Written question asked by Baroness Byford (Conservative) on Wednesday, 7 February 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 February 2018. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) on Monday, 19 February 2018 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Livestock Industry: Licensing

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much of the proposed increase in permit variation fees for the pig and poultry industries is due to (1) staff costs, and (2) IT costs; and whether the entire charge will accrue to the Environment Agency.

Answer

The proposal under the Strategic Review of Charges is to recover fully the cost of permit variation of which 71% relates to Environment Agency (EA) staff costs (this excludes the cost of Defra staff within Defra Corporate Services which provide and charge the EA for the service). Around 9% of the proposed charge relates to IT provision and support, most of which is provided by Defra Corporate Services.

The total charge will accrue to the EA.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5471
Session
2017-19
Related items
Livestock Industry: Licensing
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Fees and charges Licensing ICT Environment Agency Poultry Pigs Staff Livestock industry
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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