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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of turkeys sold for the fresh meat Christmas market which were produced and slaughtered in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years for which figures are...

Asked by

Andrew George (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 2004

Reference

428 c1222-4W; 204195;204196;204197;204198

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department is taking to control the spread of odour from turkey manure.

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 December 2004

For answer on

15 December 2004

Answered on

15 December 2004

Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what measures her Department is taking to control the spread of odour from turkey manure. [203099] Alun Michael: From 2007 large turkey producers (those with 40,000 or more places for turkeys) will be regulated under the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control regime. New installations are now regulated from the outset. Under the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control regime farming installations will have to comply with the Environment Agency's Standard Farming Rules and Guidance for the poultry sector. In regards to manure spreading, turkey producers will be required to set up a manure management plan for spreading turkey manure on their own farm. Turkey producers would also be required to identify the quantity--and the nitrogen content--of manure if it is sent to another farm for land spreading. Land spreading of organic manures in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (approximately 55 per cent. of England) must comply with the Action Programme that includes limits on nitrogen application, controls on spreading and periods when spreading cannot take place. Guidelines for farmers are published by the Department, while enforcement action is with the Environment Agency. Outside of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones, farmers are encouraged to comply with the advice in Defra's Codes of Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Water, Air and Soil. Where odour is a nuisance for those living in the vicinity of a farm where the spreading of turkey manure is practised, local authorities can take action under the statutory nuisance regime of section 79 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Local authorities have a duty to take reasonable steps, where practicable, to investigate complaints of odour. If a local authority decides that an odour is prejudicial to health or a nuisance, an abatement notice must be issued, requiring that the activity causing the nuisance cease, or that `best practicable means' be employed to reduce the level of odour. The penalty for non-compliance with an abatement notice is a fine not exceeding £20,000 upon summary conviction.

Date

15 December 2004

Reference

203099; 428 c1115W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what technology her Department uses to monitor the spread of turkey manure.

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 December 2004

Reference

203096; 428 c1114W;428 c1114-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cases of the liver disease blackhead have been detected in commercial turkey farms in the UK, in each of the past 10 years for which records are available; what measures her Department has taken to protect...

Asked by

Andrew George (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

10 December 2004

For answer on

15 December 2004

Answered on

15 December 2004

Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (1) how many cases of the liver disease blackhead have been detected in commercial turkey farms in the UK, in each of the past 10 years for which records are available; [204999] (2) what measures her Department has taken to protect commercial turkey farmers from the liver disease blackhead. [205000] Mr. Bradshaw: Blackhead is not a notifiable disease so it is not possible to provide an accurate figure for the number of cases. Over the past 10 years the number of incidents of blackhead in turkeys recorded on VIDA by VLA and SAC for England, Scotland and Wales between 1994 and 2003 are listed in the table: (VIDA-Veterinary Investigation Diagnosis Analysis database, VLA-Veterinary Laboratories Agency, SAC-Scottish Agricultural College) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1994 6 1995 13 1996 7 1997 9 1998 6 1999 6 2000 6 2001 8 2002 11 2003 29 Total 101 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 21 incidents have been recorded on VIDA so far during 2004 from England and Wales. In addition to the diagnoses of blackhead recorded on VIDA, other cases may be diagnosed by veterinarians in practice, without submitting material to the VLA. To obtain a better idea of the current prevalence of the disease in the industry as a whole a questionnaire has been prepared in conjunction with Defra and supplied to the British Veterinary Poultry Association (BVPA) for their members to report any cases they encounter. Veterinary colleagues in practice have also been encouraged to use the questionnaire to provide surveillance information on the disease particularly in cases where the diagnosis is not confirmed by the VLA. Two questionnaires have been received relating to blackhead in turkeys in 2004 from flocks of 30 and 77 birds. Information on the prevention of Blackhead in Turkeys is available on the Defra website at http:// defraweb/animalh/diseases/other/blackhead.htm.

Date

15 December 2004

Reference

428 c1113-4W; 204999;205000

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the readiness of the poultry and egg industries for the ending of beak trimming in 2010.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 November 2004

Reference

196113; 426 c981W;426 c985W

House

House of Commons

Deposited Paper HINF 2004/2685

Deposited by

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Deposited papers

Date

12 November 2004

Reference

HINF 2004/2685

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, why she has sought a derogation from the EU directive on the size of flocks for the production of organic chicken and eggs.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 October 2004

Reference

425 c557-8W; 191096

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to bring forward legislation to improve the welfare of broiler chickens, with particular regard to (a) lower stocking densities, (b) longer periods of darkness to allow for rest and (c) environmental enrichment to allow...

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 October 2004

Reference

425 c555-6W; 190485

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which countries have a ban on imports of meat or poultry products from the province; and what representations he has made to have each ban lifted. - Inc figure.

Asked by

David Burnside (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 October 2004

Reference

425 c383-4W; 190919

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for competition between UK and other EU producers of the removal of the derogation on flock size and stocking density on pre 1999 organic egg producers; what representations she has...

Asked by

Mark Todd (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 October 2004

Reference

424 c1938W;424 c1935-6W; 186580;186581

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans she has to introduce greater control of intensively farmed ducks; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 October 2004

Reference

424 c1929W;424 c1927W; 188307

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of agriculture (a) gross value and (b) gross profitability for each year for the last 10 years for which records are available, broken down by (i) region and (ii) agricultural sector. -...

Asked by

Andrew George (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 July 2004

For answer on

1 September 2004

Answered on

1 September 2004

Andrew George: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate her Department has made of agriculture (a) gross value and (b) gross profitability for each year for the last 10 years for which records are available, broken down by (i) region and (ii) agricultural sector. [184760] Alun Michael: We do not have data for gross value and gross profitability by region and agricultural sector. We do, however, have data for total farm output (a reflection of gross value) and net farm income. The trends shown by net farm income could reasonably be expected to reflect those shown by gross profitability. Total farm output and net farm income in England are shown by region and by farm type in the tables. Table 1: Total output and net farm income by regions in England--All farm types £ per farm _________________________________________________________________________________________________. England: North England: East England: West All farm types All farm types All farm types Total farm Net farm income Total farm Net farm income Total farm Net farm income output output output 1993-94 126,000 25,700 160,200 25,300 116,400 20,600 1994-95 131,000 29,000 175,200 33,300 124,300 23,400 1995-96 148,000 36,600 201,000 46,800 142,800 29,800 1996-97 147,800 29,800 197,900 36,600 138,500 22,600 1997-98 125,700 13,600 171,400 16,300 124,900 11,300 1998-99 115,800 8,300 167,300 13,200 116,900 8,900 1999-2000 118,300 8,700 169,100 9,600 110,700 5,600 2000-01 121,400 12,500 168,200 11,400 115,400 6,100 2001-02 131,900 16,500 195,700 12,000 133,700 13,200 2002-03 141,500 18,500 199,100 16,900 136,200 14,400 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Table 2: Total farm output and net farm income by farm type in England £ per farm _________________________________________________________________________________________________. England Dairy LFA cattle and sheep Lowland cattle and sheep Total farm Net farm income Total farm Net farm income Total farm Net farm income output output output 1993-94 142,100 34,900 67,600 16,700 69,400 8,600 1994-95 146,200 30,300 64,200 14,400 58,700 7,200 1995-96 163,800 36,200 75,700 18,100 69,600 9,300 1996-97 163,400 30,400 77,500 18,800 66,700 7,400 1997-98 145,800 19,800 70,800 12,000 54,400 900 1998-99 127,300 11,700 63,500 5,700 55,400 700 1999-2000 134,100 9,400 61,700 5,300 57,200 400 2000-01 141,700 14,000 65,400 5,800 56,000 -400 2001-02 174,000 30,700 63,200 7,900 66,500 0 2002-03 156,400 18,300 78,700 18,000 75,000 5,800 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ per farm _________________________________________________________________________________________________. England Horticulture Cereals General cropping Total farm Net farm income Total farm Net farm income Total farm Net farm income output output output 1993-94 173,100 20,200 126,000 22,800 200,000 36,000 1994-95 195,400 27,400 135,400 30,400 224,600 56,000 1995-96 190,300 24,600 155,700 46,600 258,500 67,300 1996-97 192,900 27,700 159,000 40,700 234,400 36,500 1997-98 195,000 21,300 132,500 14,400 213,000 19,500 1998-99 206,100 22,700 120,600 7,700 231,400 32,100 1999-2000 203,300 19,500 123,900 11,700 207,200 8,000 2000-01 227,200 21,900 125,000 6,200 220,500 18,400 2001-02 261,300 31,800 136,000 4,100 237,300 17,900 2002-03 255,400 34,100 149,000 12,100 233,600 14,500 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ per farm _________________________________________________________________________________________________. England Pigs and poultry Mixed All farm types Total farm Net farm income Total farm Net farm income Total farm Net farm income output output output 1993-94 233,800 8,700 172,800 23,400 135,900 23,800 1994-95 276,300 22,900 188,000 31,300 146,100 28,800 1995-96 332,600 53,800 225,000 48,400 166,500 38,200 1996-97 352,000 49,800 220,200 37,000 163,100 29,800 1997-98 290,700 16,300 191,200 8,100 142,900 13,800 1998-99 244,700 -13,600 177,500 2,100 135,700 10,400 1999-2000 275,400 -4,400 175,000 5,500 135,000 8,000 2000-01 269,500 32,600 170,600 7,500 137,300 9,900 2001-02 277,300 21,500 166,500 5,400 157,500 13,600 2002-03 317,300 49,500 167,900 13,300 162,100 16,400 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Farm Business Survey Net farm income is the return to the principal farm and spouse for their manual and managerial labour and to the tenant-type capital of the business.

Date

1 September 2004

Reference

424 c792-5W; 184760

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to improve the welfare standards of factory farmed ducks.

Asked by

Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2004

Reference

424 c805W; 186028

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the welfare of factory farmed ducks with reference to (a) access to water other than drinking water and (b) the practice of de-beaking.

Asked by

Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2004

Reference

424 c804-5W; 186027

House

House of Commons

Whitty, Lord

Following the refusal by the Mercosur countries to consider animal welfare issues within the trade negotiations with the European Union, what steps they will take to ensure that consumers can identify those products containing eggs that do not conform to the standards required of European Union producers. [HL 3566].

Asked by

Baroness Byford (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 July 2004

Reference

HL 3566; 663 c133WA

House

House of Lords

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional requirements will be imposed on chicken farms by integrated pollution prevention and control requirements which are not covered by (a) an assured chicken production scheme and (b) best available techniques.

Asked by

John Whittingdale (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 July 2004

Reference

180374; 423 c691W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make a statement on the regulations governing incinerators used for on-farm disposal of chickens, with particular reference to (a) how often they will be inspected and (b) the cost to farmers of carrying out inspections.

Asked by

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 May 2004

Reference

174203; 421 c1289W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if the Government will extend the 2010 deadline for the ban on beak trimming if no solution to the problem of cannibalism is found.

Asked by

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 May 2004

Reference

174200; 421 c1289W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received from small-scale producers of chickens requesting their exemption from the ban on on-farm disposal; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 May 2004

Reference

174204; 421 c1290W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the safety of imported chickens from South East Asia since the recent outbreaks of avian influenza; and if she will make a statement.

Asked by

Laurence Robertson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 May 2004

Reference

173681; 421 c1102W

House

House of Commons

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