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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what timescale he has set for achieving the guide values in the Bathing Water, Shellfish Waters, Surface Water Abstraction and Freshwater Fish Directives; if the guide value contained in the Bathing Water Directive, the Shellfish Waters Directive,...

Asked by

Austin Mitchell (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 December 1999

Reference

340 c203-4W; 100340;100401;100342

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what standards of faecal coliforms in shellfish flesh or intervalvular liquid he has directed the Environment Agency to observe; and whether these standards are expressed in terms of shellfish flesh of shellfish liquid. - Inc ref to...

Asked by

Austin Mitchell (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 December 1999

Reference

340 c204W; 100339

House

House of Commons

Amos, Baroness

Statement on what funding they are providing for intensive shrimp production in Bangladesh. [HL 3919]. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Baroness Hilton of Eggardon (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 July 1999

Reference

HL 3919; 604 c191WA

House

House of Lords

Dept for International Development

Statement on what funding the Department for International Development is providing for intensive shrimp production in Bangladesh. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Phil Hope (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 July 1999

For answer on

27 July 1999

Answered on

27 July 1999

Mr. Hope: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what funding her Department is providing for intensive shrimp production in Bangladesh. [93703] Clare Short: We have recently agreed to provide £9.76 million to support the Government of Bangladesh's Fourth Fisheries Project. The project will engage government, non-governmental and community based organisations in improving aquatic resource management of inland waters and coastal polders. Fourteen per cent. of the funding will support a component for improving the shrimp production system. Our contribution is 25 per cent. of the total project requirements, which will be parallel financed with the World bank and the Bangladesh Government over five years. As a major supporter of sustainable fisheries development in Bangladesh for many years, we share local concerns about the environmental and social impact of past development of the shrimp industry. We have been able to influence development partners in this sector, using our expertise to provide strong environmental and social analyses in the design of the new project. This helped to put poverty elimination and environmental sustainability objectives at the centre of project design. For the shrimp component, we also helped to modify the focus of the project to the creation of more diverse and stable livelihoods in areas where shrimp are produced. The project plans to promote the production of shrimp by smallholders, but this is conditional on the outcome of a feasibility study in the first year which will fully consider social and environmental dimensions in consultation with the communities concerned and NGOs. The project will also support a regional initiative to develop a Code of Conduct for responsible shrimp culture.

Date

27 July 1999

Reference

93703; 336 c233-4W

House

House of Commons

Food Safety (Fishery Products and Live Shellfish) (Hygiene) Amendment (No 2) Regulations 1999

Food Safety (Fishery Products and Live Shellfish) (Hygiene) Amendment (No 2) Regulations (SI 1999/1585), Considered by Standing Committee. Agreed to on question.

Lead member

Baroness Jowell

Department

Department of Health

Type

Debates on delegated legislation; Delegated Legislation Committee proceedings

Date

27 July 1999

Reference

6th SC on DL

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make a statement on his continuing responsibilities relating to research on matters pertaining to shellfish farming.

Asked by

Tam Dalyell (Labour)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

27 July 1999

Reference

92278; 336 c217W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 99/1564

Areas in England within which shellfish waters are to be designated. DETR. 1999.

Deposited by

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Deposited papers

Date

14 July 1999

Reference

Dep 99/1564

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Statement on when he expects to announce new designations under the European Commission's Shellfish Waters Directive. - Inc figures and fact that list of 93 areas in England to be designated under the Shellfish Waters Directive has been placed in the Library (as DEP 99/1563).

Asked by

Colin Burgon (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 July 1999

For answer on

8 July 1999

Answered on

8 July 1999

Mr. Burgon: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when he expects to announce new designations under the European Commission's Shellfish Waters Directive. [90923] Mr. Meacher: A list of 93 areas in England to be designated under the Shellfish Waters Directive has been placed in the House. New designations will be made in 76 locations and the existing 17 designations will be included within revised boundaries for those areas. These new designations take account of views expressed in a wide ranging public consultation exercise. I believe that they will more than meet the expectations of the shellfish industry. This extensive package of new designations will improve our environmental credentials in Europe. It represents very good news for the shellfish industry, the quality of whose harvests will be improved. But, more importantly from a water quality viewpoint, it should be good news for environmentalists, who should see yet further improvements in water quality around our coasts and in estuaries. Pollution control measures for designated waters will help improve nearby bathing waters. I believe that all shellfish waters currently in need of protection are now covered by the pollution prevention measures which apply following designation. But I will keep the situation under review so that other shellfish areas can be protected where necessary. For public health reasons, we need to minimise the levels of bacteria in shellfish. The Government's aim is that bacteriological standards should be achieved in designated waters which allow harvesting areas to achieve at least category B standard under the system applied by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to classify shellfish harvesting areas for food safety purposes. We expect the total cost of improvements to continuous and intermittent discharges affecting shellfish waters in England to be around £81 million between 2000 and 2005. Much of this expenditure is necessary to achieve other water quality and environmental objectives, including those for bathing waters. The current Periodic Review of water company price limits will include allowance for the necessary investment by water companies.

Date

8 July 1999

Reference

90923; 334 c593-4W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the impact of his proposed extension of the Dornoch Firth and Morrich More sites as candidate special areas of conservation under the EC Habitats Directive on the Tain mussel fisheries.

Asked by

Lord Maclennan of Rogart (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 June 1999

Reference

333 c278W; 87450

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, under what legal authority the scallop licensing system is being introduced. - Inc ref to Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (1967 c.84) (as amended).

Asked by

Christopher Gill (Conservative)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 May 1999

Reference

84175; 331 c450W;331 c499W

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will include mussel farming as an approved measure under the agricultural business improvement scheme.

Asked by

Lord Maclennan of Rogart (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 April 1999

Reference

82533; 330 c175W;330 c177W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper Dep 99/864

Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967: Shellfish Orders 1998. SOAEFD. 1999.

Deposited by

Scottish Office Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department

Type

Deposited papers

Date

23 April 1999

Reference

Dep 99/864

House

House of Commons

Report by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State responsible for agriculture, environment and fisheries in Scotland on the proceedings under sections 1-5 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 for 1998.

Type

Unprinted papers

Date

22 April 1999

House

House of Commons

Report by the Secretary of State for Wales on the proceedings under sections 1-5 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 for 1998.

Type

Unprinted papers

Date

22 April 1999

House

House of Commons

Report by the Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food on the proceedings under Sections 1-5 of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 for 1998.

Type

Unprinted papers

Date

22 April 1999

House

House of Commons

Donoughue, Lord

What representations they have received from shellfish interests about measures to protect lobsters and crawfish. [HL 1654].

Asked by

Lord Hardy of Wath (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 March 1999

Reference

599 c23-4WA; HL 1654

House

House of Lords

Donoughue, Lord

Statement following the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food's consultation exercise on shellfish conservation on what improvements are planned in the protection of United Kingdom shellfish stocks. [HL 1532]. - Includes figures and table.

Asked by

Baroness Hilton of Eggardon (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 March 1999

Reference

HL 1532; 598 c137-8WA

House

House of Lords

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his Answer to the honourable Member for Scarborough and Whitby of 12th March, Official Report, columns 428-9, on shellfish, what further representations he has received from shellfish interests about measures to protect lobsters and crawfish. - Includes fact that...

Asked by

Mark Todd (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 March 1999

Reference

78300; 327 c893-4W;327 c891-2W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Statement on improved protection of UK shellfish stocks, following Departments consultation exercise. - Inc table and figs. improved protection of UK shellfish stocks.

Asked by

Lawrie Quinn (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 March 1999

For answer on

12 March 1999

Answered on

12 March 1999

Mr. Quinn: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, following his Department's consultation exercise on shellfish conservation, he will make a statement on improved protection of UK shellfish stocks. [76947] Mr. Morley: The responses to our consultation last Summer on improved conservation measures for shellfish proposed by the Fisheries Conservation Group were generally very positive. In the light of this clear endorsement, the Government have decided that legislation should be laid, to increase from 1 January 2000, the minimum landing sizes of lobster, edible crab, and male spider crab landed into the UK from British registered fishing vessels. From the same day, the landing of any lobster or crawfish which has been V-notched would also be prohibited. In Northern Ireland, the current Great Britain landing size of 65mm carapace width for velvet crab will be introduced there at the same time. The landing size for whelks will be 45mm. This recognises concerns expressed in the consultation exercise that, in some parts of the country, 45mm was the largest size of whelk found and larger size was impracticable. These moves are aimed at conserving shellfish stocks and clearly illustrate our commitment to work with the industry. Full details are in the table: mm _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Minimum landing sizes from 1 January 2000 Minimum EU requirement UK size Lobsters: {1}85 87 Edible crabs: North Sea south of 56{o}N (except the 115 130 `Cromer' fishery) to the Essex/Kent border The `Cromer' fishery (the coasts of 115 115 Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk) Scottish West coast and North Sea north of 140 140 56{o}N (including the whole of the Firth of Forth) North of 55{o}N on the west coast of 130 140 Scotland (but including Loch Ryan) South of 56{o}N on the west coast except 130 130 ICES areas VIId, e and f Off Devon, Cornwall and the Scilly Isles 140 males-160 within ICES VIIe and f females-140 The Bristol Channel and the remainder of the 140 140 English Channel Velvet crabs: none set 65 Spider crabs: 120 males-130 females-120 Whelks: 45 45 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} 87mm from 1 January 2002

Date

12 March 1999

Reference

76947; 327 c428-9W

House

House of Commons

Welsh Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what meetings have been held by officials of his Department with Mr Richard J. Slaski, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food's independent assessor on fish and shellfish cultivation; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru)

Answering body

Welsh Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 March 1999

Reference

73607; 327 c169W

House

House of Commons

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