written question – answered on 13 December 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many of the respondents to his Department's recent consultation on the abolition of the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to encourage hauliers, traders and farmers to comply with his Department's policy to give preference...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will bring forward legislative proposals in respect of the breeding of cats.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2012, Official Report, column 303W, on the common agricultural policy, what are the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for what reasons the information, advice and links on greener living for individuals were not transferred from the directgov...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he is taking to deliver a new agreement on flood insurance when the Statement of Principles finishes in 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what discussions he has had with the Environment Agency and other bodies able to affect water levels about their priorities...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department has spent on developing Government Buying Standards for food to date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will bring forward proposals to widen the scope of legislation to protect assistance dogs and make an offence of an...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much his Department has spent for hospitality purposes on (a) Champagne, (b) wines, (c) spirits, (d) soft drinks, (e)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much was paid in (a) year end and (b) in-year bonuses to officials in his Department in each of the last two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much the Environment Agency has spent on maintenance of water courses in each of the last five years; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many and what proportion of senior civil servants have left (a) his Department and (b) each of the public bodies for...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) veterinary officers and veterinary inspectors, (b) animal health officers and (c) dairy hygiene inspectors were...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1) what steps he is taking to curtail international whaling; (2) what his objectives are in respect of international whaling.