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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether irradiation treatment of (a) fruit, (b) vegetables, (c) cereals, (d) bulbs and tubers, (e) spices and condiments, (f) fish and shellfish and (g) poultry is permitted in the UK.

Asked by

Roger Williams (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 December 2004

Reference

205252; 428 c1479W;428 c1477W

House

House of Commons

Whitstable Oyster Fishery Company Bill. Petition deposited by Bircham Dyson Bell.

Type

Private bills

Promoter / Parliamentary agent

Bircham Dyson Bell; Whitstable Oyster Fishery

Date

29 November 2004

Reference

PB 6 2004/05

House

House of Commons

Solent European Marine Site (Prohibition of Method of Dredging) Order. Regulatory impact assessment. DEFRA. 2004.

Type

Impact assessments

Date

25 October 2004

Reference

RIA 05/136;DEFRA

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received to request the European Union to give Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) status to the Colchester oyster; what action she has taken to secure PGI status; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 October 2004

Reference

424 c1921-2W;424 c1919W; 187972

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 her Department has to improve the monitoring of UK fisheries to prevent (a) illegal incursions from foreign fishing fleets, (b) criminal behaviour directed by animal rights groups against lobster fishermen and (c) the theft of clams...

Asked by

Owen Paterson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 September 2004

For answer on

4 October 2004

Answered on

4 October 2004

Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans her Department has to improve the monitoring of UK fisheries to prevent (a) illegal incursions from foreign fishing fleets, (b) criminal behaviour directed by animal rights groups against lobster fishermen and (c) the theft of clams from Poole harbour. [188896] Mr. Bradshaw: United Kingdom Fisheries Departments maintain aerial and sea surveillance within UK waters to ensure compliance with fisheries legislation by all fishing vessels including those from foreign fleets. These arrangements are regularly reviewed. An essential element of effective enforcement at sea is co-operation between member states. This is something that the Government fully support. The UK is a signatory to the declaration by the recently-formed Scheveningen Group whose aim is to improve co- operation between North Sea coastal member states. We also intend to play a constructive part in discussions on the Community Fisheries Control Agency, one of whose key roles will be to co-ordinate member states' enforcement activities. British sea fishery officers are not empowered to deal with criminal behaviour by animal rights activists. The Government announced on 30 July in the paper "Animal Welfare--Human Rights: tackling animal rights extremism" a number of changes to strengthen the law on protests outside homes and harassment. These new proposals will strengthen on going action by the Government, police and Crown Prosecution Service and the courts to enforce existing legislation robustly and to ensure effective co-ordination to combat the criminal activities of extremists. The theft of clams from Poole harbour is a matter for the Southern Sea Fisheries Committee to consider. Under the Poole Fishery Order 1985 (SI 1985 No. 847) the Committee is responsible for imposing and enforcing licensing and other restrictions on the fishing or taking of clams in a large area of Poole harbour. The Committee is also responsible for regulating fisheries elsewhere in the harbour under other legislation.

Date

4 October 2004

Reference

424 c1924W;424 c1921-2W; 188896

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures she is taking to prevent the theft of clams from Poole harbour.

Asked by

John Whittingdale (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 October 2004

Reference

424 c1944W;424 c1941W; 187430

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department is undertaking to assess (a) historical shellfish landings as the basis of any management plan and (b) current shellfish landings; if she will implement a management plan for scallops, crabs and lobsters in the...

Asked by

Owen Paterson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 October 2004

Reference

424 c1944W;424 c1941-2W; 188891;188893

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 make a statement on the status of Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 Western Waters; what access will be available to Spanish boats to fish for crab stocks in the Western Waters; what measures she is...

Asked by

John Whittingdale (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

31 August 2004

For answer on

4 October 2004

Answered on

4 October 2004

Mr. Whittingdale: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) if she will make a statement on the status of Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 Western Waters; [187424] (2) what access will be available to Spanish boats to fish for crab stocks in the Western Waters; [187427] (3) what measures she is taking to improve monitoring of UK fisheries to prevent incursion from foreign fishing boats in the Western Waters. [187428] Mr. Bradshaw: Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/ 2003 establishes an effort management regime for EU vessels over 15 metres overall length fishing for demersal species, scallops and edible and spider crabs in ICES Divisions V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X and certain parts of the waters controlled by the Fisheries Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF) waters and for vessels over 10 metres overall length fishing for these species in the biologically sensitive area in that part of Area VII off the south and west coast of Ireland. The Regulation prohibits directed fishing for these species in Western Waters without a permit and provides for the setting of annual fishing effort allocations for each member state for each area and fishery described above. Those effort allocations are contained in Annex I of Council Regulation 1415/2004. This provides effort allocations for Spain for crabs in ICES Areas VIM, IX and CECAF but not in ICES Areas V, VI, VII or X. Member states are responsible for ensuring that the total effort of vessels flying their flag does not exceed the limits set down in Council Regulation 1415/2004. British Sea Fishery Officers, when boarding foreign fishing vessels in Western Waters, will carry out checks to ensure that the vessels have the necessary permits and are properly recording in their logbooks the time spent in each Western Waters area.

Date

4 October 2004

Reference

424 c1946-7W;424 c1944W; 187424;187427;187428

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to agree a management plan for scallops, crabs and lobsters in the Western Channel; what measures she is taking to assess (a) historic shellfish landings that will form the basis of a management plan and...

Asked by

John Whittingdale (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 September 2004

Reference

424 c1420-1W;424 c1418-9W; 187425;187426

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures the Government is taking to prevent criminal behaviour by animal rights organisations against lobster fishermen.

Asked by

John Whittingdale (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 September 2004

Reference

424 c1413W;424 c1411W; 187429

House

House of Commons

Consultation on the Gangmasters (Licensing Authority) draft regulations. Incl. partial regulatory impact assessment. 37 p. DEFRA. 2004.

Type

Impact assessments

Date

13 September 2004

Reference

DEFRA

Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill 2003/04

Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

Lead member

Lord Carter

Answering member

Lord Rooker

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Debates on bills

Date

16 June 2004

Reference

662 c839-58

House

House of Lords

Gangmaster (licensing) bill: regulatory impact assessment. 42 p. DEFRA. [undated] 2004.

Type

Impact assessments

Date

7 June 2004

Reference

DEFRA

Rep* and 3R:Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill 2003/04

Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill. Report stage (formal). Third reading debate. Agreed to on question and passed.

Lead member

Jim Sheridan

Answering member

Alun Michael

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Debates on bills

Date

21 May 2004

Reference

421 c1210-43

House

House of Commons

Food Standards Agency and shellfish. Environment Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee ninth special report - government reply to committee's fifth report session 2003/04 (HC 248).

Type

Select Committee reports; House of Commons papers; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

Notes

Received 20.05.04

Date

12 May 2004

Reference

HC 601 2003/04

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 make representations to the European Union to issue a protected geographical indication for the Colchester native oyster.

Asked by

Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 May 2004

Reference

420 c1386W;420 c1386-7W; 167290

House

House of Commons

Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill

Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill. Committee stage first sitting. Sittings motion agreed to. Clauses 1 to 5 disagreed to. Clause 6 as amended agreed to. New clauses considered. Schedule disagreed to. New schedules considered. Title amended. Bill as amended to be reported (Bill 98 2003/04).

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Date

28 April 2004

Reference

SCC

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answered by

Ben Bradshaw (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

22 April 2004

Reference

420 c431-2

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 registered fishing licences have been revoked since 2001; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

David Amess (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

22 April 2004

Reference

420 c431-2; 167011

House

House of Commons

COLCHESTER NATIVE OYSTER

That this House calls on the Government to support oyster growers in their application to the European Union to have protected geographical indication (PGI) issued to protect the name of the Colchester Native Oyster; believes that only oysters produced from the salt water creeks and estuaries of the historic Borough...

Primary sponsor

Bob Russell (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motions

Date

19 April 2004

Reference

984

House

House of Commons

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