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Debate on the Address

My Lords, it is my particular pleasure and privilege to welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Ford, of Cunninghame in North Ayrshire, and to thank her for making the fourth maiden speech today. I can safely say on behalf of your Lordships that all have passed the test with flying colours...

Member

Lord Plumb (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

16 November 2006

Reference

687 c66-9

House

House of Lords

Debate on the Address

My Lords, I beg to move that this debate be adjourned until tomorrow. In so doing, it is my most pleasant duty to congratulate the mover and seconder of this Motion on their remarkable speeches. I refer especially to the noble Lord, Lord Giddens, and his thoughtful remarks on reform...

Member

Lord Strathclyde (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

15 November 2006

Reference

687 c9-13

House

House of Lords

Debate on the Address

I cannot resist commenting that of course we in Cumbria would like some of the benefits that the people of Scotland get from their Parliament. My constituents say, ““We are paying for them. Why are they getting 25 per cent more spent on their roads, their houses and their education?””...

Member

Lord Blencathra (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

15 November 2006

Reference

453 c57-8

House

House of Commons

Bovine Tuberculosis

How many cases of bovine tuberculosis have occurred in humans in the United Kingdom for each year since 1995; what were the age groups of those infected; how many of the cases were attributed to drinking raw milk from cows infected with bovine tuberculosis from farms in the United Kingdom;...

Asked by

Countess of Mar (Crossbench)

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Date

7 November 2006

Reference

7890; 686 c104-5WA

House

House of Lords

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Regulations

The debate has a rather long-winded title on the Order Paper which was necessary to comply with our friends in the Table Office. It is about the future of Harriet the cow. She is a pet cow owned by my constituents Mr. and Mrs. Price, who live near Newent. Harriet...

Member

Mark Harper (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

7 November 2006

Reference

451 c243-4WH

House

House of Commons

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Regulations

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy regulations and pet cows.

Lead member

Mark Harper

Answering member

Ben Bradshaw

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

7 November 2006

Reference

451 c243-9WH

House

House of Commons

Agricultural Support

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much was spent on European support payments to farmers in each of the last five years.

Asked by

Paul Flynn (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Tabled on

26 October 2006

For answer on

2 November 2006

Answered on

6 November 2006

[holding answer 2 November 2006]: The following table shows payments made through CAP schemes and Rural Development Programmes to farmers in the United Kingdom for the period 2001 to 2005 as recorded in the production and income account of the economic account for agriculture. They exclude payments made through the Over Thirty Month Scheme, compensation for losses due to animal disease and capital transfers. The proportion of EU funding for each scheme is shown in the right hand column.

Direct payments made through CAP schemes and rural development programmes to farmers in the United Kingdom¹
£ million
	Calendar years
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005²	EU funding (percentage)
Crop subsidies
Arable Area payments (except set-aside)	827	875	924	901	0	100
Arable Area Payments on set-aside	180	143	177	129	—	100
Other crop subsidies³	3	2	3	12	11	100

Livestock subsidies						100
Beef Special Premium4	241	236	238	266	—	100
Suckler Cow Premium4	219	204	208	230	—	100
Slaughter Premium	76	133	136	156	—	100
Extensification Payment Scheme	118	137	145	154	—	100
Beef National Envelope	19	34	34	36	—	100
Scottish Beef Calf Scheme	—	—	—	—	20	100
Sheep Annual Premium	181	264	276	300	—	100
Sheep National Envelope	—	10	10	17	—	100

Dairy subsidies5	79	—	—	108	—	100

Single Payment Scheme	—	—	—	—	2375	100

Rural Development Programmes:
Less favoured areas support schemes6	165	165	163	153	144

Agri-environment schemes:
Countryside Stewardship and						Schemes that are part of Rural Development Programmes are partly EU funded. Funding may be up to 50 per cent. depending on the national contribution to the scheme7.
Arable Stewardship Schemes	43	59	71	104	114	7—
Countryside Premium and Rural Stewardship Schemes	9	9	13	11	10	7—
Tir Cymen and Tir Gofal	10	13	17	21	24	7—
Countryside Management Scheme	1	3	3	6	3	7—
Organic Aid and Organic Farming Schemes	18	22	21	14	10	7—
Environmentally Sensitive Areas Scheme	70	73	81	82	79	7—
Nitrate Sensitive Areas Scheme	2	2	—	—	—	7—

Other8	3	3	4	3	3	7—
¹ Shows payments after deduction for modulation where appropriate.
² Provisional.
³ CAP hops and herbage seeds support; hemp and flax aid; oilseed rape and linseed support; protein crop premium; area aid for nuts; energy crops aid.
4 Includes extensification premium and deseasonalisation premium.
5 Includes agri-monetary compensation; dairy premium and additional dairy premium.
6 Tir Mynydd in Wales, Less Favoured Area Compensatory Allowance Scheme in Northern Ireland, Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme in Scotland and Hill Farm Allowance in England.
7 As shown in the table.
8 Includes Moorland, Habitat and Countryside Access Farming schemes; Entry Level Pilot Scheme.

Subjects

Agriculture; Subsidies

Date

6 November 2006

Reference

451 c690-2W; 98702

House

House of Commons

Dairy Products

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment of the level of antibiotics in milk and dairy products his Department has made in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Chris Huhne (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Tabled on

19 October 2006

For answer on

23 October 2006

Answered on

31 October 2006

Council Directive 96/23/EC requires member states to monitor for the presence of certain substances and residues in food producing animals and animal products. This included antibiotics in milk with effect from January 1998. Commission Decision 97/747/EC stipulated that raw bovine milk should be tested, and sets out other criteria, such as:"the number of milk samples to be collected, based on forecast production;""the proportion of those samples that must be tested for authorised antimicrobial substances, such as antibiotics; and""the proportion tested for substances, including antibiotics that, because of safety concerns, are not allowed to be used in the EU in food-producing animals."The Veterinary Medicines Directorate is the competent authority for the surveillance programme in the UK. Member states are required to send their annual plans for surveillance, containing the above information, to the Commission. Details of the validated analytical methods used in the UK, which in the case of milk screens for a wide range of antibiotics, are also included. The results are also sent to the Commission.The results of the testing of UK cows' milk are given in table 1. This shows since 1997, in a total of some 18,000 analyses for antibiotics, only 5 samples were found to contain residues of antibiotics above the relevant statutory limit. All of these were of authorised veterinary medicines.The VMD carries out additional testing of dairy products, such as cheese and cream, under its non-statutory surveillance scheme. The results are given in table 2. From a total of some 700 analyses since 1997, only one sample of imported cheese contained a detectable residue.The results of this surveillance have been published on the VMD’s Annual Reports on Surveillance from 1998-2000, which can be found at http://www.vmd.gov.uk/publications/annreps/annreps.htm and from 2001 onwards in the annual reports of the independent Veterinary Residues Committee which can be found at http:/www.vet-residues-committee.gov.uk/.

Table 1: Results of surveillance for antibiotic residues in UK cows’ milk
Year	Analyses for antibiotic residues	Samples with detectable residues	Samples at or above the reference point¹
1998	1,824	2	2
1999	2,015	0	0
2000	2,013	2	2
2001	2,107	0	0
2002	2,008	0	0
2003	2,076	0	0
2004	2,069	0	0
2005	2,072	0	0
2006²	1,819	1	1
Total	18,003	5	5
¹ For authorised substances, the reference point is the ‘maximum residue limit’. The EU set this limit, which is the maximum concentration of a residue of a particular veterinary medicine that is legally allowed to be present in or on a food. For unauthorised or banned substances, any residue detected by the UK authorities is reported as ‘positive’.
² To date

Table 2: Results of surveillance for antibiotic residues in other dairy products (UK unless specified)
Product(s)	Analyses for antibiotic residues	Samples with detectable residues	Samples at or above the reference point¹
1998
Cheddar Cheese	51	0	0
Cream	51	0	0
Goat Cheese	40	0	0
Sheep Cheese	40	0	0

1999
None	0	0	0

2000
Goats' Milk	92	0	0
Organic Cheese(imported)	20	0	0
Organic Cheese	20	0	0
Organic Cream	24	0	0

2001
Goats' Milk	100	0	0
2002
None	0	0	0

2003
Dried Milk Powder	103	0	0

2004
None	0	0	0

2005
Imported Cheese	100	1	1

2006
Imported Cheese	66	0	0

Total	707	1	1
¹ For authorised substances, the reference point is the ‘maximum residue limit’. The EU set this limit, which is the maximum concentration of a residue of a particular veterinary medicine that is legally allowed to be present in or on a food. For unauthorised or banned substances, any residue detected by the UK authorities is reported as ‘positive’.

Subjects

Antibiotics; Dairy products

Date

31 October 2006

Reference

451 c268-70W; 96761

House

House of Commons

Roads Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were employed by the DRD Roads Service in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years, broken down by grade.

Asked by

Lady Hermon (Ulster Unionist Party)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 October 2006

For answer on

26 October 2006

Answered on

30 October 2006

The Chief Executive of Roads Service (Dr. Malcolm McKibbin) has written to the hon. Lady in response to this question.Letter from Dr. Malcolm McKibbin, dated 20 October 2006:"You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question regarding how many people were employed by the DRD Roads Service in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years, broken down by grade.""I have been asked to reply as these issues fall within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Roads Service.""The tables attached at Annex 1 detail the number of industrial and non-industrial Roads Service staff employed in each of the last five years.""I hope this information is helpful."

Annex 1: Non industrial staff (permanent)
	Staff in post as at April:
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Admin
Chief Executive	2	1	1	1	1
Director (G5)	2	2	2	2	2
Principal Officer (G7)	5	8	9	9	10
Deputy Principal	25	24	27	27	28
Staff Officer	32	36	40	39	42
Executive Officer I	38	46	46	54	53
Executive Officer II	51	53	62	65	63
Admin. Officer	173	184	181	180	181
Admin. Assistant	90	86	94	91	93
Sub total	418	440	462	468	473

Professional and Technical
Director	2	2	2	2	2
DRM eastern (G5)	1	1	1	1	0
DDRM eastern (G6)	0	0	1	1	1
Head of Bus Unit (G6)	3	4	4	4	4
DRM (G6)	0	4	3	3	3
PPTO	36	38	40	39	36
SPTO	102	108	112	113	116
HPTO	177	190	212	213	202
Graduate Trainee	17	17	15	10	7
PTO	344	335	349	392	415
TCEA	26	24	31	19	8
Tech Grade 1 Trainee	9	20	14	1	0
Tech Grade 1	20	26	36	34	44
Tech Grade 1 (DOA)	9	6	6	6	6
Tech Grade 2	0	182	230	227	232
Tech Grade 2 (Tracer)	2	2	2	2	2
COW	7	6	6	0	0
Sub total	755	965	1,064	1,067	1,078

Support
Typing Manager	4	3	3	2	2
Personal Secretary	12	13	13	13	12
Typist	36	35	34	32	31
Supt Office Manager	1	1	1	1	1
Ass Supt Office Man.	1	1	1	1	1
Supt Manager 3	1	1	1	1	0

SGB1	2	2	2	2	2
SGB2	26	26	23	22	25
Sub total	83	82	78	74	74

Total	1,256	¹1,487	1,604	1,609	1,625
¹ A total of 191 posts were re-graded from industrial to non-industrial staff in April 2003 for operational reasons.

Non industrial staff (temporary)
	Staff in post as at April:
Admin	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Administrative Assistant	17	6	3	4	5
Professional and Technical	0	0	0	0	0
Support	0	0	0	0	0
Total	17	6	3	4	5

Industrial staff
	Staff in post as at April:
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Craft	73	57	48	51	47
Non craft	865	685	655	612	632
Total	938	742	703	663	678

Subjects

Northern Ireland; Roads

Date

30 October 2006

Reference

451 c200-2W; 97633

House

House of Commons

Special Report No.7/2006 concerning Rural Development Investments: Do they effectively address the problems of rural areas?

Responsible department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

European deposited document

Date

24 September 2006

Reference

27823; 12857/06

Buncefield Oil Depot Fire

I thank my hon. Friend for pointing that out. I shall give a little history lesson. We are all old enough to remember the Camelford incident in 1988. That was a different environmental disaster affecting water sources. Acidic aluminium sulphate got into the water sources and caused a level of...

Member

Anne Main (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

19 July 2006

Reference

449 c79-80WH

House

House of Commons

Bovine TB

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether an assessment was made of the merits of using weight charts rather than an estimate by the Department or an auctioneer when the system by which farmers are compensated for a cow with bovine TB was changed.

Asked by

Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Date

13 July 2006

Reference

83070; 448 c1950W

House

House of Commons

NHS Services (Hertfordshire)

I almost do not know where to begin. Many of us share services; we do not all have our own hospitals or clinics. As a result, many of the cuts to services in other constituencies will affect my constituents. I was particularly touched by the tale of a nurse who...

Member

Anne Main (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

12 July 2006

Reference

448 c467-70WH

House

House of Commons

Commons Bill [Lords]

I suspect that I have been struck off the English Nature cocktail party list for the foreseeable future. I will use the short speech rather than the long speech that I have with me today. It was drafted for me by the Federation of Cumbria Commoners, and I make no...

Member

Lord Blencathra (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

29 June 2006

Reference

448 c472-3

House

House of Commons

Red Squirrel Population

I am grateful to my hon. Friend. That probably explains why I—or, rather, my dog—have found them in Northwood park in Cowes. I am pleased to say that squirrels are faster than terriers. There are a number of excellent species of coniferous conifers in Northwood park. Red squirrels are widespread...

Member

Andrew Turner (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

28 June 2006

Reference

448 c109WH

House

House of Commons

Pensions Reform

It is a genuine pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Mike Penning). We speak fairly regularly and I know that he is an extremely hard-working constituency Member. Regardless of party affiliation, I support him in that. His constituents are lucky to have him. I want to follow...

Member

Iain Wright (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

27 June 2006

Reference

448 c207-8

House

House of Commons

Beef Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how long he expects it to take for British beef exports to reach their 1996 levels.

Asked by

Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Date

26 June 2006

Reference

76178; 448 c10W

House

House of Commons

Bovine Tuberculosis

What did the Minister mean when he said ““due course””? When will we find out what he is doing about the consultation? I believe there are 47,000 respondents—he must be reading each response individually. When did the Minister decide to abandon the concept of replacement value for cattle? I have a copy of the June compensation tables. You will be aware, Mr. Speaker, that there is a big difference between a four-year-old cow and one of 14 years old, yet the Government have made no attempt to allow proper compensation for the culling of those poor beasts.

Asked by

Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oral question - Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

22 June 2006

Reference

447 c1462

House

House of Commons

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Human Rights)

I am delighted to take part in this debate. I shall try to keep my remarks brief, partly because I need to leave slightly before the end, for which I apologise to all hon. Members, particularly to Front Benchers and to you, Mr. Benton. No discourtesy is intended, but I...

Member

David Drew (Labour; Cooperative Party)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

22 June 2006

Reference

447 c523-6WH

House

House of Commons

Redwatch Website

I do realise that, but as my hon. Friend has demonstrated in his constituency and in his political work, we will not be cowed as regards the views that we hold. Indeed, the freedom of expression that we have here is one of the hallmarks of our democracy. Many of...

Member

Lord Coaker (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

21 June 2006

Reference

447 c1442

House

House of Commons

	UK
1995	32
1996	37
1997	46
1998	40
1999	41
2000	29
2001	33
2002	19
2003	21
2004	21
2005	39

	0-14	15-44	45-64	65+	N/K	Total
1995	0	3	7	19	3	32
1996	0	2	11	20	4	37
1997	2	8	8	28	0	46
1998	0	7	10	21	2	40
1999	0	8	16	17	0	41
2000	0	7	10	11	1	29
2001	0	5	8	20	0	33
2002	0	3	3	15	1	19
2003	1	2	6	12	0	21
2004	0	8	3	9	1	21
2005	0	12	10	17	0	39