To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the categories and quantities of antibiotics permitted in the rearing of livestock and fish; what records they hold of antibiotics used for various species; and what quantities of which antibiotics were used for each species.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the categories and quantities of antibiotics permitted in the rearing of livestock and fish; what records they hold of antibiotics used for various species; and what quantities of which antibiotics were used for each species.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 6 June (WA 43), whether they consider the combined annual registration and inspection fee for Gangmasters in Band D to be proportionate for those who employ one or two unskilled workers.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 6 June (WA 43), whether they consider the combined annual registration and inspection fee for Gangmasters in Band D to be proportionate for those who employ one or two unskilled workers.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in each of the past three years, how many applications for a gangmaster licence have been for businesses with (a) 1–2 employees, (b) 3–5 employees, (c) 6–15 employees, and (d) over 16 employees.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in each of the past three years, how many applications for a gangmaster licence have been for businesses with (a) 1–2 employees, (b) 3–5 employees, (c) 6–15 employees, and (d) over 16 employees.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will give consideration to exempting rural fencing contractors from the provisions of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 under Section 3(5) of that act.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will give consideration to exempting rural fencing contractors from the provisions of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 under Section 3(5) of that act.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether arrangements are in place to employ sufficient staff to carry out manual checking of single farm payments applications if there is a risk that they will not meet the 30 June deadline set by the European Union.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether arrangements are in place to employ sufficient staff to carry out manual checking of single farm payments applications if there is a risk that they will not meet the 30 June deadline set by the European Union.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 28 February (WA 224), what further steps are required to abolish the policy of discards in the fishing industry; and when they can be taken.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 28 February (WA 224), what further steps are required to abolish the policy of discards in the fishing industry; and when they can be taken.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect the recent cold weather to have had any beneficial effect on the Phytophthora infections.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they expect the recent cold weather to have had any beneficial effect on the Phytophthora infections.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on the research they are conducting of the overall Phytophthora programme; and whetherthey will publish the findings by the end of March.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what progress has been made on the research they are conducting of the overall Phytophthora programme; and whetherthey will publish the findings by the end of March.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the feasibility study commissioned by the European Commission on possible measures for a Cost Responsibility Sharing Scheme for animal health in Europe to be published.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they expect the feasibility study commissioned by the European Commission on possible measures for a Cost Responsibility Sharing Scheme for animal health in Europe to be published.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to take forward the recommendation of the England Advisory Group on Responsibility and Cost Sharing on animal health (the Radcliffe report) that there should be an England partnership board within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to identify and implement...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they propose to take forward the recommendation of the England Advisory Group on Responsibility and Cost Sharing on animal health (the Radcliffe report) that there should be an England partnership board within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to identify and implement...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there has been a risk assessment of the dangers posed to trees in the United Kingdom by the current outbreak of Phytopthora ramorum; and what options there are to mitigate the risk.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether there has been a risk assessment of the dangers posed to trees in the United Kingdom by the current outbreak of Phytopthora ramorum; and what options there are to mitigate the risk.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by Lord De Mauley on 27 July (WA 206), whether the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published the report summarising the outcome of the consultation on changing the county parish holding numbering system by which the farms are...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the reply by Lord De Mauley on 27 July (WA 206), whether the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published the report summarising the outcome of the consultation on changing the county parish holding numbering system by which the farms are...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they gave any undertakings at the biodiversity conference in Nagoya; and what new actions they propose to take.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they gave any undertakings at the biodiversity conference in Nagoya; and what new actions they propose to take.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their programme for designating and establishing marine conservation zones under the Marine and Coastal Protection Act 2009; and what is their estimate of the initial cost.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their programme for designating and establishing marine conservation zones under the Marine and Coastal Protection Act 2009; and what is their estimate of the initial cost.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether data on the movements of electronically identified sheep to markets and slaughterhouses will be transmitted to the recording service electronically or manually.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether data on the movements of electronically identified sheep to markets and slaughterhouses will be transmitted to the recording service electronically or manually.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the supervision of the issuing of sequential numbers for electronic identification tags for sheep is centrally based for the whole of the United Kingdom or carried out by each devolved Administration; and, if there is one site, where it is.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the supervision of the issuing of sequential numbers for electronic identification tags for sheep is centrally based for the whole of the United Kingdom or carried out by each devolved Administration; and, if there is one site, where it is.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether livestock markets and slaughterhouses will be required to check that there are no errors or omissions in the data they submit compared to the actual number of animals scanned.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether livestock markets and slaughterhouses will be required to check that there are no errors or omissions in the data they submit compared to the actual number of animals scanned.