1-12 of 12 results for subject:"Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Taskforce"
Librarians' tools
- Search time
- 0.195 seconds
- Solr query time
- 0.002 seconds
- Search query
- subject:"Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Taskforce"
- We searched for
- subject_t:"Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Taskforce" OR subject_t:"Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Task Force" OR subject_ses:394771
Type
House
Session
Year
Department
Member
Primary member
Answering member
Legislative stage
Legislation
Subject
Publisher
I would like to update the House on the progress that my Department has made in implementing the recommendations of the Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Taskforce. This is further to my written ministerial statements of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 54WS, 16 July, Official Report, column 78WS, and...
I would like to update the House on the progress that my Department has made in implementing the recommendations of the Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Taskforce. This is further to my written ministerial statements of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 54WS, 16 July, Official Report, column 78WS, and...
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Owen Paterson) has today made the following statement.
I would like to update the House on the progress that my department has made in implementing the recommendations of the Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Task Force which published its report in May. This...
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (Owen Paterson) has today made the following statement.
I would like to update the House on the progress that my department has made in implementing the recommendations of the Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Task Force which published its report in May. This...
I would like to update the House on the progress that my Department has made in implementing the recommendations of the tree health and plant biosecurity taskforce, which published its report in May. This is further to my written ministerial statements of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 54WS, and...
I would like to update the House on the progress that my Department has made in implementing the recommendations of the tree health and plant biosecurity taskforce, which published its report in May. This is further to my written ministerial statements of 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 54WS, and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects to provide a full response to the final report from the Tree and Plant Health Biosecurity Expert Taskforce.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when he expects to provide a full response to the final report from the Tree and Plant Health Biosecurity Expert Taskforce.
The Government will provide a full response to the final report from the independent Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Taskforce later this year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2013, Official Report, columns 78-9WS, on Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Taskforce, what steps he has put in place to (a) avoid the introduction into the UK of the emerald...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2013, Official Report, columns 78-9WS, on Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Taskforce, what steps he has put in place to (a) avoid the introduction into the UK of the emerald...
The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis) would be a potentially damaging pest to ash trees in the UK, including those showing resistance to Chalara fraxinea, if it were introduced and allowed to establish. It is not present in the UK or elsewhere in the EU; the Plant Health (England) Order 2005 (as amended) and the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005 (as amended) include requirements to protect against its introduction. Specific measures are in place to ensure that imported ash trees and wood are free of the pest. Ash trees cannot currently be imported, due to the restrictions in place in connection with Chalara fraxinea. Following the UK pressing for these measures to be reviewed for the EU as a whole, new legislation is now being prepared which will further strengthen the protection in place.
The Plant Health (England) Order 2005 (as amended) and the Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005 (as amended) include requirements to protect against the risk of introducing harmful plant pests via soil. These include a prohibition on importing soil from most countries outside Europe. Where small quantities of soil are attached to plant roots to sustain their vitality, the soil must meet specific import requirements on pest freedom. We are currently working with the European Commission and other member states to assess the effectiveness of these controls and consider what further measures might be necessary to protect the EU as a whole. As a first step, the European Food Safety Authority has been asked to produce a scientific opinion on this issue.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the written statement of 16 July 2013, Official Report, columns 78-9WS, on Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Taskforce, what (a) powers, (b) budgets and (c) staffing the Chief Plant Health Officer will be given; whether these...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the written statement of 16 July 2013, Official Report, columns 78-9WS, on Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Taskforce, what (a) powers, (b) budgets and (c) staffing the Chief Plant Health Officer will be given; whether these...
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the right hon. Member for North Shropshire (Mr Paterson), laid a written ministerial statement on 16 July 2013, Official Report, columns 78-79WS, which updated the House on progress on the Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Expert Task Force recommendations, including the appointment of a Chief Plant Health Officer.
DEFRA will be launching an exercise later in the summer to recruit a senior-level Chief Plant Health Officer in response to the Taskforce's recommendation. She or he will play a prominent and influential role in advising Ministers, industry and others about the risks posed by plant pests and diseases and will also ensure that measures are in place to manage those risks and minimise their impact. In the event of a major disease outbreak, the Chief Plant Health Officer will lead the operational response, providing clear leadership and accountability.
Like the Chief Veterinary Officer, the Chief Plant Health Officer will have direct access to Ministers and the authority to act when necessary. The Secretary of State has recently initiated monthly biosecurity meetings to assess the latest risks to plant health, animal health and from non-native invasive species. The Chief Plant Health Officer will report directly to Ministers and other senior officials at those meetings and will be able to call on the appropriate resources to tackle threats.
The Secretary of State will publish a full response to all of the Task Force recommendations later this year.
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Owen Paterson) has today made the following statement.
In my statement to the House on 20 May 2013, I announced the publication of the final report of the Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Taskforce. I set out...
My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Owen Paterson) has today made the following statement.
In my statement to the House on 20 May 2013, I announced the publication of the final report of the Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Taskforce. I set out...
In my statement to the House on 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 54WS, I announced the publication of the final report of the tree health and plant biosecurity taskforce. I set out the Government’s initial response and committed to providing the House with an update before the summer recess,...
In my statement to the House on 20 May 2013, Official Report, column 54WS, I announced the publication of the final report of the tree health and plant biosecurity taskforce. I set out the Government’s initial response and committed to providing the House with an update before the summer recess,...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Owen Paterson) has today made the following Statement.
I would like to update the House on the work of Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Task Force, which publishes its report today. This is further to my Written...
My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Owen Paterson) has today made the following Statement.
I would like to update the House on the work of Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Task Force, which publishes its report today. This is further to my Written...
I would like to update the House on the work of the tree health and plant biosecurity taskforce which publishes its report today. This is further to my written ministerial statement of 6 December 2012, Official Report, column 74WS in which I outlined the Government’s response to Chalara and the...
I would like to update the House on the work of the tree health and plant biosecurity taskforce which publishes its report today. This is further to my written ministerial statement of 6 December 2012, Official Report, column 74WS in which I outlined the Government’s response to Chalara and the...