written question – answered on 25 January 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions he has had with external organisations on bee health.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether his Department is carrying out research into the potential harmful effects of using neonicotinoid insecticides in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent progress his Department has made on the implementation of the voluntary code of best practice for the dairy industry.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the state of dairy farming in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what progress has been made by his Department in discussions over a voluntary Code of Practice on contractual relationships...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the implementation of the Farming Regulation Task Force which reported in May 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many officials of his Department work on monitoring food composition; and how many did so in 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much funding his Department provided for the National Parks Sustainable Development Fund in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with reference to his Department's Business Plan 2011-15 what payments were made by his Department to organisations as part...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many horses were brought to slaughter at UK abattoirs in each of the last four years.