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Written Answers to Questions
Monday 27 June 2011
Attorney-General
Crown Prosecution Service: Training
Mrs Riordan: To ask the Attorney-General what training crown prosecutors receive in respect of processing recorded incidents of stalking and harassment. [61772]
The Solicitor-General: Crown prosecutors do not receive specific training on the prosecution of stalking and harassment cases.
However, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is committed to tackling violence against women and girls, which includes stalking as a key priority. In September 2010 the CPS produced legal guidance for prosecutors on stalking and harassment and in December 2010, as a first step to addressing the issue of stalking, the CPS, Home Office and Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) held the first joint National Stalking Conference to promote the sharing of best practice between the police and the CPS.
Departmental Procurement
Mr Denham: To ask the Attorney-General what provisions in respect of behavioural standards have been included in procurement contracts issued by his Department since May 2010. [61684]
The Solicitor-General: The Treasury Solicitor's Department (TSol) has followed OGC Buying Solutions guidelines when drawing up new contracts since May 2010. Behavioural standards such as “acting in good faith”, or paying subcontractors in the line with the principles of the Fair Payment guidance, are utilised variously at tender stage, in contract provisions and during service delivery according to the requirements of specific procurements projects.
Tsol is also responsible for procurement relating to the Attorney-General's Office and HM Crown Prosecution Services Inspectorate.
Since May 2010, the SFO has issued model OGC Terms and Conditions for the majority of its contracts. The model terms make provision for behavioural standards under statutory obligations and regulations.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) issues standard contracts for the procurement of most goods and services. These contracts are based on the Office of Government Commerce's (OGC) standard terms and conditions. However, the CPS standard contracts do not make specific provisions for behavioural standards of contractor personnel engaged on the contract. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has not issued any new procurement contracts since May 2010.
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Culture, Media and Sport
Broadband
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what plans he has for the roll-out of superfast broadband. [61133]
Mr Vaizey: The Government have allocated £530 million to ensure superfast broadband reaches at least 90% of households in each local authority. Four pilot projects were announced in October. Wiltshire, Devon and Somerset and Norfolk received second wave funding announced on 27 May. I will be announcing the allocations for the devolved Administrations and for local authorities in England in the near future.
Broadband: Finance
Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) how much of the £530 million allocated for expenditure on superfast broadband by 2015 the Government plans to allocate to (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland; and when it plans to do so; [61964]
(2) which local authority areas in England are not to receive any of the funding allocated for the roll-out of superfast broadband during the comprehensive spending review period. [61965]
Mr Vaizey: The allocations for the three devolved Administrations and the English counties will be announced in July.
Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the provision by local authorities in England of the proportion of public funds they will be expected to provide to fund the roll-out of superfast broadband. [61966]
Mr Vaizey: I have communicated the broadband objectives and the funding requirements to Government Departments. As a result, there have been discussions between Ministers, including those in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Communities and Local Government, on the subject of broadband deployment.
Departmental Charitable Donations
Chris Ruane: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps he is taking to encourage charitable giving by Ministers in his Department. [57132]
John Penrose: The Government's White Paper on Giving published last month, sets out our plans to make it easier and more attractive to give time and money to good causes. As well as charitable giving, all Ministers, including those in this Department, have committed to give their time to good causes through the Volunteering Challenge.
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Departmental Public Appointments
Margaret Hodge: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many and what proportion of public appointments made to his Department and its arms length bodies have been women since May 2010; and if he will list each such appointment. [60014]
John Penrose [holding answer 16 June 2011]: The number of public appointments made by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) since May 2010 is 114, of which 48 were female (42%).
Information on this Department's individual public appointments is published on our website:
http://www.culture.gov.uk/about_us/public_appointments/1006.aspx
Entry Clearances
Mr Weir: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will assess the potential effects on the UK visitor economy of the introduction of a pilot visa waiver scheme by the Government of Ireland. [60812]
John Penrose [holding answer 20 June 2011]: The British Government welcome the Visa Waiver programme and hope that it will lead to an increase in tourism and trade between our two countries. We are unable to estimate how many people from the countries included in the programme will wish to take advantage of this arrangement during the trial period and are, therefore, unable at this time to make an assessment of the potential effects on the UK visitor economy.
EU Law
Julian Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport for what European directives in force on 1 April 2010 his Department is responsible; and what European directives for which his Department is responsible have come into force since 1 April 2010. [60687]
John Penrose: The stock of EU legislation in force is set out in the Eur-Lex database:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm
It would be of disproportionate cost to review the entire stock to establish which pieces of legislation are currently the responsibility of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport or its predecessor Departments.
However, there are a number of directives which although they came into force before 1 April 2010, have been transposed since that date, and for which my Department has responsibility. The directives are of various natures and implications and I will write separately providing a detailed list.
Gambling
Simon Kirby: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what steps his Department is taking to provide information for the public on the effects of gambling (a) in general and (b) on younger people. [61171]
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John Penrose: The Government recognise the negative impact which problem gambling can have and, in particular, the risks to children and young people. We believe that it is the responsibility of the industry to fund appropriate research, education and treatment, including initiatives to raise awareness of the risks of problem gambling and where to seek help.
Recent industry funded work commissioned by the Responsible Gambling Fund includes, among other things, a harm prevention programme aimed at university students; launching innovative pilot projects in the midlands, Wales and Scotland led by addiction charities working in partnership with local statutory and voluntary sector partners such as citizens advice bureaux, GPs and other community-based bodies; launching a major project with the Royal College of GPs to train doctors and those who work with them to recognise gambling related harm and direct to appropriate help, and commissioning an accessible and cost effective National Gambling Helpline.
The Tote
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will increase the proportion of funds to be returned to racing from the sale of the Tote; and if he will make a statement. [61091]
John Penrose: The Government have no plans to increase beyond 50% the share of the net proceeds of the sale of the Tote that they intend to return to racing. This is the same proportion which was originally proposed by the previous Administration when they created the necessary legislation for the sale to proceed and, now that a substantially higher price has been achieved than was originally expected, should represent a windfall of approximately £90 million for racing.
Internet: Sex
Mr Ivan Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport when he plans to publish the report of Ofcom on access to sexually-explicit content on video on demand websites. [61579]
Mr Jeremy Hunt [holding answer 23 June 2011]: The Government have been considering the report and discussing matters with Ofcom and the Authority for Television on Demand (ATVOD). We intend to publish the report shortly.
Museums and Libraries
Mr Ivan Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will review the Arts Council's museum and library functions in consultation with libraries and museums. [62194]
Mr Vaizey:
Arts Council England's (ACE) development and delivery of museum and library functions is being closely monitored by officials and Ministers and will continue to be reviewed over the course of the spending period. To integrate museums and libraries functions into its work ACE has held roundtables and reference
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groups with a range of stakeholders across the museums and libraries sectors to ensure support for these sectors continues.
Newspaper Press: Telephone Hacking
Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport if he will establish a judicial enquiry, with evidence to be taken on oath, into allegations of telephone hacking by members of the press and their associates. [61977]
Mr Vaizey: There are already a number of investigations looking in to the issue of phone hacking. These must be allowed to reach their conclusions without impediment. Any further Government action at this time might risk impeding those inquiries. We will be looking closely at the results of those, and determining then if any further action is needed.
Olympic Games 2012: Tickets
Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many applications for London 2012 Olympics tickets were received from individuals in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) outside the UK; and how many applications from individuals in each nation were successful. [61316]
Hugh Robertson: The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) is a private company operating independently of Government, responsible for the ticketing arrangements for the 2012 games.
Overall at the close of the first application window in April 2011, 1.9 million applications were made for 22 million Olympic tickets. Over 95% of applications—and successful applications—were from UK residents. 700,000 applicants were successful in obtaining some or all of the tickets they applied for, securing a total of three million tickets. Successful applicants were, on average, allocated between four and five tickets, totalling around £275.
LOCOG have not broken down applications by region. Their initial assessment suggests that ticket applications were split approximately equally between London, the wider south-east and the rest of the UK.
Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 7 June 2011, Official Report, column 140W, on the Olympic Games 2012, what steps the London 2012 Organising Committee is taking to directly promote applications for tickets to attend London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics from schools in Scotland. [61319]
Hugh Robertson: Through a levy on high-end prestige ticket packages, the London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) is funding 200,000 ‘Ticketshare’ tickets, which will see tickets donated to schools all over the UK, as well as other deserving organisations. Tickets will be distributed via schools and colleges that have signed up to LOCOG's Get Set Network, part of the official London 2012 Get Set Education Programme.
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All schools and colleges in Scotland with pupils of relevant age have been encouraged to apply to the Get Set Network and therefore become eligible.
The Scottish Government sits on the Nations and Regions Group set up by the Government and LOCOG. The group works to maximise the benefits of the Games in Scotland and other nations and regions of the UK. This has supported initiatives such as LOCOG's work with Learning Teaching Scotland to promote the Get Set education programme, using their communication channels to help engage schools and colleges across Scotland in the Get Set Network.
Performing Arts: Licensing
Mr Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what recent progress his Department has made on its proposals for live entertainment licensing; and if he will make a statement. [61973]
John Penrose: I intend to issue a public consultation in due course about proposals to reduce the licensing burdens on most forms of entertainment regulated under the Licensing Act.
Public Holidays
Mr Ivan Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport when he plans to publish an assessment of his Department's pre-consultation on the proposal to move the May Day bank holiday. [62348]
John Penrose: The pre-consultation on bank holidays ended on 9 June. Over 2,500 responses were received and we expect to publish a response in due course.
Public Lending Right
Mr Ivan Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport when he expects to announce the public body which will be responsible for the future administration of the public lending right. [62145]
Mr Vaizey: We are working to resolve as quickly as possible the issues associated with the transfer of the Public Lending Right's functions to another body in order to minimise the period of uncertainty regarding its future administration.
THQ
Mr Ivan Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) whether he has had discussions with representatives of the video games industry on the closure of THQ's Warrington studios; [62154]
(2) whether he has had discussions with representatives of THQ on the closure of its Warrington studios. [62195]
Mr Vaizey: The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport has not held discussions with THQ on the recent announcement of their plans to close THQ Digital in Warrington, nor representatives of the video games industry on this subject.
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However, officials from UK Trade and Investment have been in regular contact with senior executives from the company.
Scotland
Departmental Allowances
Mr Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what expenses were claimed by (a) paid and (b) unpaid special advisers working in his Department in the last 12 months. [62074]
David Mundell: During the last 12 months, the following expenses have been claimed by special advisers to the Secretary of State for Scotland:
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Departmental Procurement
Mr Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what provisions in respect of behavioural standards have been included in procurement contracts issued by his Department since May 2010. [61670]
David Mundell: Other than minor or bespoke purchases, the Scotland Office does not undertake direct procurement or tendering projects. It utilises existing service contracts between suppliers and the Scottish Government or the Ministry of Justice. Since May 2010 only one contract has been issued directly by the Scotland Office. The requirements of the contract did not call for specific behavioural standards.
Northern Ireland
Departmental Allowances
Mr Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what expenses were claimed by (a) paid and (b) unpaid special advisers working in his Department in the last 12 months. [62073]
Mr Paterson: Expenses totalling £1,898.00 for travel and subsistence have been claimed by the Northern Ireland Office's paid special adviser in the last 12 months.
Departmental Procurement
Mr Denham: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what provisions in respect of behavioural standards have been included in procurement contracts issued by his Department since May 2010. [61673]
Mr Paterson: The Northern Ireland Office currently receives procurement advice and support from the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland. The Department of Finance and Personnel have 12 guiding principles to govern the administration of public procurement. These are contained within the “Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy”.
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Police Ombudsman
Mr Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many times he has met the Police ombudsman since May 2010. [62164]
Mr Paterson: I have had one meeting with the Police ombudsman since May 2010.
Policing Board
Mr Dodds: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many meetings he has held with the Policing Board for Northern Ireland since May 2010. [62178]
Mr Paterson: I have had no such meetings.
Prime Minister
Departmental Responsibilities: Urban Areas
Mr Nicholas Brown: To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 1 March 2011, Official Report, column 358W, on departmental responsibilities: urban areas, on what date he plans to announce the appointment of Ministers with responsibility for cities in England. [60993]
The Prime Minister: The Government recognise the particular role of cities in driving balanced and sustainable growth across England, and the importance of appropriate mechanisms to support them (for example, ensuring that local leaders and enterprise partnerships have the freedoms and flexibilities they need to promote prosperity in their cities and beyond, and a means of overcoming any bureaucratic barriers that they encounter). An announcement will be made shortly on the ministerial structures which will be put in place to deliver these objectives.
NHS: Reorganisation
Mr Spellar: To ask the Prime Minister pursuant to the oral answer to the hon. Member for Wansbeck of 18 May 2011, Official Report, column 342, on how many occasions he has been present at meetings with representatives of NHS South Central. [62451]
The Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Member to the list of Official Meetings by Ministers with External Organisations. This list was published for the first time in October 2010 and is published on a quarterly basis, in accordance with the new Ministerial Code. In addition I have regular meetings with ministerial colleagues, officials and others.
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Angling
George Hollingbery:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many fish kills were reported to the Environment Agency in each
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region in each of the last five financial years; how many prosecutions were pursued in respect of fish kills; how many were unsuccessful; and how many penalties were issued as a result of successful prosecutions in each year. [61470]
Richard Benyon: A total of 1,071 fish kills were recorded as reported to the Environment Agency in the last five year period across all regions.
It is not possible to draw a direct correlation between fish kills and prosecutions pursued for a variety of reasons. These include:
a proportion of fish kills are reported on still waters where either natural causes or disease is suspected and no pollution is implicated;
not all detected pollution incidents result in fish kills.
However, the following table shows the number of water pollution cases that have been brought by the Environment Agency over the last five years and the number of successful prosecutions.
| Water pollution prosecutions (Water Resources Act 1991, Section 85(1)) | ||
| Financial year | Total prosecutions | Successful prosecutions |
George Hollingbery: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who fished, excluding sea anglers, in each of the last five financial years; and what estimate she has made of likely income from rod licences in 2011-12. [61472]
Richard Benyon: In 2010, the Environment Agency (EA) commissioned a report entitled “Public Attitudes to Angling”. This survey sought to assess the levels of participation in freshwater and sea angling. Similar work was previously undertaken in 2005.
The 2010 survey indicated that 9% of the population within England and Wales (4.2 million) have been freshwater fishing within the last two years. 3.3 million anglers had been fishing within the previous year. The report suggests possible reasons for the discrepancy between this figure and the 1.3 million rod licences sold may include:
high evasion levels among anglers who fish infrequently;
interpretation of ‘going fishing’, for example, accompanying an angler rather than personally fishing which would not require a licence.
The EA’s target for rod licence income for 2011-12 is £24.4 million.
George Hollingbery: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many reports of suspected illegal fish movement the Environment Agency received in each region in each of the last five financial years; what the source of the report was in each case; how many illegal fish movements were discovered by Environment Agency personnel in the course of their duties in each region; how many prosecutions arose from suspected illegal fish movements; how many such prosecutions were unsuccessful; and in how many cases penalties were issued as a result of successful prosecutions in each year. [61474]
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Richard Benyon: The Environment Agency is unable to distinguish between reports of illegal fish movement and reports of illegal fishing within their existing incident reporting system. For the last five-year period to 31 March 2011 the Environment Agency received a total of 1,281 reports from members of the public. This figure is inclusive of all alleged angling related offences rather than only reports of illegal fish introductions to inland waters.
The following table shows the number of cases prosecuted for introduction of fish without consent under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act in the last five years:
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| Financial year | Total prosecutions | Successful prosecutions |
Angling: Licensing
George Hollingbery: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much income the Environment Agency received from rod licences on which a concession was available in each of the last five financial years; and how much such income it expects to receive in 2011-12. [61417]
Richard Benyon: The following table shows the income received by the Environment Agency from the sale of concessionary rod licences in each of the last five years:
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The following table shows the expected income in 2011-12.
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George Hollingbery: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much income the Environment Agency received from rod licences for each category of licence in each region in each of the last five financial years; and how much such income it expects to receive in 2011-12. [61418]
Richard Benyon: Historical rod licence sales figures have been published in the “Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Statistics” series. Income received in each region for each category of licence for the last five years is as in the following tables.
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| Region | Full | Concession | Junior | 8 day | 1 day | Total C and T |
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| Region | Full | Concession | 8 day | 1 day | Total salmon | Total |
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| Region | Full | Concession | Junior | 8 day | 1 day | Total C and T |
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| Region | Full | Concession | 8 day | 1 day | Total salmon | Total |
| 2008-09 Rod l icence i ncome | ||||||
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| Region | Full | Concession | Junior | 8 day | 1 day | Total C and T |
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| Region | Full | Concession | Junior | 8 day | 1 day | Total salmon | Total |
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| Region | Full | Concession | Junior | 8 day | 1 day | Total salmon | Total |
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| Region | Full | Concession | Junior | 8 day | 1 day | Total C and T |
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| Region | Full | Concession | Junior | 8 day | 1 day | Total salmon | Total |
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| Region | Full | Concession | Junior | 8 day | 1 day | Total C and T |
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| Region | Full | Concession | Junior | 8 day | 1 day | Total salmon | Total |
Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination
Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Bridgend of 30 March 2011, Official Report, column 341W, on bovine tuberculosis: cattle, what representations (a) she and (b) her officials have made at EU level on the legal framework required to permit vaccination of cattle against bovine tuberculosis; and if she will make a statement. [61824]
Mr Paice: The possible future use of cattle vaccines is discussed regularly at both ministerial and official level with the European Commission. The Commission has indicated that any changes to the legal framework cannot be considered until a vaccine is ready for licensing, a DIVA test (to differentiate infected from vaccinated animals) has been validated and sufficient evidence of the effectiveness of both is available. This work is underway and we will continue to work closely with the Commission and other member states as it progresses.
Coastal Areas: Public Footpaths
Huw Irranca-Davies:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she
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plans to exercise her functions under Part 9 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 to put in place a walking route around the whole of the English coast; and when she plans to announce the creation of sections of the route beyond those set out by Natural England in March 2011. [62406]
Richard Benyon: The Government plans to introduce the new right of coastal access under Part 9 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 on a 30 kilometre stretch of the English coast between Portland and Lulworth Cove in Dorset in time for the Olympic and Paralympic sailing events which begin in July 2012.
We will be discussing with Natural England its priorities and timetable for implementation of the coastal access provisions beyond the initial coastal stretches set out by Natural England in March 2011. We will make an announcement once those discussions have been completed.
Common Fisheries Policy
Mr Bain: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her Department's policy is on the target contained in the communication of the European Commission on Implementing Sustainability in EU Fisheries through maximum Sustainable Yield COM (2006) 360 on the implementation of a maximum sustainable yield for fisheries by 2015. [61595]
Richard Benyon: The UK is committed to achieving the goal of managing fish stocks for the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) level, as the EU committed to at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in 2002. We support the European Commission's proposals to move to setting total allowable catches (or TACs) in such a way to transition to MSY by 2015, where possible and believe this should be achieved through long-term management plans, where in place, and where not through a gradual approach towards MSY as provided for under the WSSD commitment.
Dairy Farming: Antibiotics
Mr Bain: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what information her Department holds on the levels of antibiotic treatments used in the dairy sector in each of the last four years. [61601]
Mr Paice: Amounts of antimicrobials sold as active ingredients are reported and published annually in arrears on the Veterinary Medicines website at:
www.vmd.defra.gov.uk/public/antimicrobial_pubs.aspx
The report specifically shows amounts of .veterinary antimicrobial products sold for use in cattle, but given that some of these products are used in either dairy or
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beef cattle, a distinction between use by the two sectors is not made. The report shows that over the last four reporting years the amount of antimicrobials sold for cattle as being: 10 tonnes in 2006, 9 tonnes in 2007, 10 tonnes in 2008 and 10 tonnes in 2009.
The amounts sold as cattle intra-mammary products are included in these quantities, but are also given separately and these are: 3.35 tonnes in 2006; 3.25 tonnes in 2007; 4.09 tonnes in 2008 and 3.17 tonnes in 2009.
The total amounts of veterinary antimicrobials used to treat all species of animals in the UK. during the same period was 405 tonnes in 2006; 387 tonnes in 2007; 384 tonnes in 2008 and 402 tonnes in 2009.
Data for 2010 are currently being collected prior to publication later this year.
Farms: Educational Visits
Mary Creagh: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what funding her Department provided for educational visits by school children to farms in the latest period for which figures are available. [61557]
Mr Paice: Payments are available to farmers who host farm educational visits as part of an agri-environment scheme agreement (the Higher Level Stewardship element of Environmental Stewardship, and its predecessor Countryside Stewardship).
£1.55 million was spent on annual (revenue) payments for educational visits to farms in 2010-11, with well over 100,000 children having benefited from these visits.
Fisheries
George Hollingbery: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much the Environment Agency spent on employment of fisheries staff in each employment category (a) nationally and (b) in each region in the latest period for which figures are available; and how much it spent on (i) office rental, (ii) transport and (iii) other non-personnel overheads (A) nationally and (B) in each region. [61473]
Richard Benyon: The following table shows the Environment Agency Fisheries budgets for 2011-12 with allocation of costs for employment of staff delivering fisheries outcomes including building occupancy costs, travel and subsistence and other non-personnel overheads for each region and nationally (including support and once only).
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| (1) Office rental costs for English regions are paid for by National Facilities*. (2) Wales pay office rental costs themselves. (3) Facilities pay office rental costs for England. Note: Those results including “—” determine that figures have been included in the cost of projects. Results including “0” mean that there have been no costs incurred. | ||||||