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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will estimate the annual economic loss sustained by the agricultural sector from infestation by (a) rabbits, (b) voles, (c) rats and (d) mice. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Lord Barker of Battle (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 November 2003

Reference

413 c285W; 137253

House

House of Commons

Whitty, Lord

Which mammals and other animals are classified as "vermin". [HL 4559].

Asked by

Lord Selsdon (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 October 2003

Reference

HL 4559; 653 c60WA

House

House of Lords

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on chemical resistant varroa mites; and what plans she has to contain the spread of varroa mites.

Asked by

Candy Atherton (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 May 2003

For answer on

15 September 2003

Answered on

15 September 2003

Ms Atherton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what research her Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on chemical resistant varroa mites; and what plans she has to contain the spread of varroa mites. [113257] Mr. Bradshaw: Controlling varroa is still the single most important challenge to UK beekeeping today. The pest is now endemic across much of the UK. Defra (and MAFF before it) has been funding a range of measures applied by the National Bee Unit under the Department's bee health programme, and R&D to better equip beekeepers to manage varroa infestations in their colonies ever since it was first detected in Devon in 1992. These measures include the provision of a free diagnostic and inspection service as well as training and education to enable beekeepers to become self-reliant in controlling the mite through improved bee husbandry. The Department has not yet commissioned any R&D on resistant mites, although current research investigating biological control methods for varroa is extremely relevant given the presence in England and Wales of varroa mites resistant to Apistan and Bayvarol, until recently the only two varroacides authorised for use in the UK. As has been demonstrated on the Continent, the varroa mite will develop resistance to most chemicals applied to control it; the spread of resistance is therefore inevitable. However, with foresight, the National Bee Unit began implementing a surveillance programme monitoring apiaries for signs of resistance in early 2000. As a result, the UK has been one of only a few countries that has been able to detect resistance before it has become fully established, thus enabling us to take action to help beekeepers treat affected colonies at an early stage. Although resistance is more widespread this year, the recent introduction on the UK market of a new treatment for varroa is welcome. Unlike Apistan and Bayvarol, the new product, Apiguard, is not based on a pyrethroid active ingredient and beekeepers will be able to use this, along with other controls, in particular Integrated Pest Management, which we are strongly advocating, to combat pyrethroid resistant mites.

Date

15 September 2003

Reference

113257; 410 c538W;410 c544W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of varroa mite infestation there have been in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the past five years. - Inc table. (Holding answer 18 June 2003).

Asked by

Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 June 2003

Reference

119970; 407 c536W;407 c534W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what aid, including financial assistance, has been provided to bee farmers by her Department to help combat the threat of varroa in each of the last five years. - (Holding answer 18 June 2003).

Asked by

Pete Wishart (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 June 2003

Reference

119971; 407 c532W;407 c534W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice her Department has given to those who undertake pest control on disposing of (a) foxes, (b) rodents and (c) mustelids.

Asked by

James Gray (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 May 2003

Reference

111349; 404 c785W;404 c776W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what facilities are available for controlling wood pigeons. - Inc ref to copies of general licences on DEFRA website.

Asked by

Ben Chapman (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 May 2003

Reference

111085; 404 c722-3W;404 c718-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action she has taken to deal with the threat from Varroa mites; and if she will make a statement; what action she and her European Union counterparts have taken to deal with Varroa mites.

Asked by

Candy Atherton (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 April 2003

For answer on

7 May 2003

Answered on

7 May 2003

Ms Atherton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what action she has taken to deal with the threat from Varroa mites; and if she will make a statement; [110868] (2) what action she and her European Union counterparts have taken to deal with varroa mites. [111004] Mr. Morley: varroa has been the most significant threat to UK beekeeping since it was first detected in Devon in 1992. Defra funds a programme of bee health measures to assist the beekeeping sector, the cost of which was around £1.3 million in 2002-03. Under these measures, the National Bee Unit (NBU), part of the Central Science Laboratory, provides a free diagnostic and inspection service to beekeepers in England as well as training and technical advice to help them become more self-reliant through improved bee husbandry. In addition, the NBU has been carrying out routine screening throughout England and Wales for varroa mites that are resistant to authorised treatments, having first detected them in August 2001. To date, resistance remains isolated to certain areas of Devon and Cornwall. However, the NBU's advice to beekeepers is to remain alert to the threat of further spread and to report any suspected cases to them. At EU level, Council Regulation (EC) No. 1221-97 provides for Member States to assist the beekeeping sector to improve the production and marketing of honey by alleviating the burden placed on it by varroa. The EU reimburses up to 50 per cent. of Member States' expenditure on certain beekeeping measures. In the past year, the UK has received £324,000 under these measures for approved actions taken to combat varroa. The main thrust of most Member States' programmes is, like the UK, to support the control of varroa through technical advice, the provision of diagnostic services and R&D.

Date

7 May 2003

Reference

404 c722W;404 c718W; 110868;111004

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department has undertaken to combat Varroa mites. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Candy Atherton (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 May 2003

Reference

110867; 404 c721-2W;404 c717-8W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of Varroa mites her Department has identified, broken down by county. - Inc figures and table.

Asked by

Candy Atherton (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 April 2003

For answer on

7 May 2003

Answered on

7 May 2003

Ms Atherton: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many cases of varroa mites her Department has identified, broken down by county. [110866] Mr. Morley: Since the establishment of Defra in June 2001, there have been a total of 94 new varroa infested apiaries reported to the Central Science Laboratory's National Bee Unit. The data are broken down by county in the table. New apiaries found infested with varroa since June 2001 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. County 2001 2002 2003 Avon 1 Bedfordshire 1 1 Berkshire 1 1 Buckinghamshire 2 2 Cheshire 1 1 Cornwall 1 Cumbria 2 4 1 Derbyshire Devon 1 2 2 Durham 1 1 East Sussex 1 1 Gloucestershire 1 Greater London 2 3 Hampshire 1 Hereford and Worcs 6 1 Hertfordshire 1 Lancashire 2 Lincolnshire 1 Norfolk 2 1 North Yorkshire 1 3 3 Northumberland 1 18 Nottinghamshire 1 Shropshire 1 Somerset 2 South Yorkshire 1 Staffordshire 1 Suffolk 1 1 Tyne & Wear 1 West Sussex 2 1 Wiltshire 1 1 Wales 1 1 Gwynedd 2 Total 6 61 27 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

7 May 2003

Reference

110866; 404 c721W;404 c717W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 03/900

Summary pest risk analysis: phytophthora ramorum: revision number three. 16 p. DEFRA. 2003.

Deposited by

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Deposited papers

Date

26 March 2003

Reference

Dep 03/900

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to de-designate (a) starlings and (b) house sparrows as pests. - Includes ref to Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

Asked by

Andrew Dismore (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 March 2003

Reference

99617; 401 c145W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will assess the risk of infection by the sudden oak death fungal pathogen phytophthora ramorum in (a) quercus species and (b) fagus species. - Including fact that I have placed copy of the latest revision of...

Asked by

David Curry (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 February 2003

Reference

95949; 399 c886W;399 c882W

House

House of Commons

Hunting Bill 2002/03

Hunting Bill. Committee stage nineteenth sitting (afternoon). Schedule 1 as amended under consideration.

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Notes

Received 10.02.03

Date

6 February 2003

Reference

SCF

House

House of Commons

Hunting Bill 2002/03

Hunting Bill. Committee stage eighteenth sitting (morning). Schedule 1 as amended under consideration.

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Notes

Received 07.02.03

Date

6 February 2003

Reference

SCF

House

House of Commons

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