written question – answered on 30 January 2006.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what scientific advice her Department has received on whether to include cephalopods within the remit of the Animal Welfare Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of batteries were recycled in each European Union country in the last year for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much her Department will spend on research into the disposal of batteries in each of the next three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the (a) progress of the reintroduction of the beaver to Gloucestershire and (b) its...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what environmental impact assessment has been carried out into the process that converts vegetable oils into biodiesel of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make provision for those cattle that react following a skin test to have a blood test before they are required to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will publish the minutes of the discussions she has had with His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on bovine tuberculosis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the Government's policy is on badger culling to eliminate bovine TB.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what financial savings she has estimated will be made over (a) two, (b) five, (c) 10 and (d) 15 years from the planned...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the (a) financial and (b) scientific impact of the proposed closure of each of the five...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the effect of the closure of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology on (a) the amount of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the impact that proposed Centre for Ecology and Hydrology closures will have on the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the extent to which the proposed Centre for Ecology and Hydrology closures will affect the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which councils have applied to join the Department's scheme tackling the problem of chewing gum litter.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons the Government decided not to introduce a tax levy on the price of chewing gum as part of its proposals for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan dated 27 August 2005 regarding his constituents...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 19 December 2005, Official Report, column 2376W, on departmental transport, if she will place a...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what targets she has set for energy efficiency gains under the Energy End-use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive by (a)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what formal approaches she has made to the Government of the Republic of Ireland about the effect on UK salmon stocks of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been spent (a) in England and (b) in the Ouse catchment area on flood protection and alleviation measures by (i)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will commission research on the animal welfare implications of whipping race horses.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on her Department's landfill policy.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how the Government plan to dispose of the nuclear waste stored in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what action her Department is taking to help stop foreign farm workers from being exposed to dangerous pesticides.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps the Government are taking to ensure that poultry owners register their flocks on the national poultry register.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent discussions she has had with the veterinary profession on its capacity to undertake large-scale pre-movement testing.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether it is her policy to promote reusable products over single-use disposable products.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the inclusion of a ban on dog tail docking in the Animal Welfare Bill.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether the EU-wide computer system, TRACES, records (a) which species are imported, (b) the country of origin of imported...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether information gathered by the EU-wide computer system, TRACES, is available to the public in the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what representations she is making to other EU member states about the merits of an improved system to monitor imports of...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her Department's policy is on minimising waste paper within the Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions she has had with the European Commission on its progress in reviewing policy on importing wild birds into...