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International Women’s Day

My Lords, it is a real pleasure to take part in today’s debate, which celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women. As always, this debate, which marks International Women’s Day and links women around the world together, has drawn on the enormous experience and insight across your Lordships’...

Member

Baroness Morris of Bolton (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

4 March 2010

Reference

717 c1626-9

House

House of Lords

International Women’s Day

My Lords, I shall try to keep to that. In considering this debate, I thought that I would take a look at the early years of the last century to see how women were regarded in those days. It was a delight for me, as an ex-professional, to learn that...

Member

Baroness Byford (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

4 March 2010

Reference

717 c1602-3

House

House of Lords

Agriculture: Dairy

My Lords, one could ask questions on this subject till the cows come home. I thank the Minister for his kind reply. At present, however, the costs of production are more than the price that many milk producers are getting for it. What additional measures are being put in place, alongside the emergency measures of the dairy fund, for the future continuance of the dairy industry?

Asked by

Bishop of Wakefield (Bishops (affiliation))

Oral question - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

24 February 2010

Reference

717 c1009-10

House

House of Lords

Professional Football (Regulation)

My hon. Friend anticipates part of what I am going to say. He is absolutely right: if we do not have an international dimension to all this regulation, we fail our national game, because there is no doubt that at every level—not just the top level—the interrelationship of clubs across...

Member

Tony Lloyd (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

10 February 2010

Reference

505 c294-5WH

House

House of Commons

Marine Navigation Aids Bill [HL]

My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken; we have had a very good debate. Not everybody agreed with me, but I did not expect that. A number of issues have been raised. I will not attempt to answer all of them, because I will...

Member

Lord Berkeley (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

5 February 2010

Reference

717 c453-4

House

House of Lords

Bovine Tuberculosis

Staffordshire, Moorlands is a hot spot for bovine TB. This week, a local farmer, Mrs. Heath, told me that 93 of her 300 cows have been slaughtered. Will the Secretary of State visit Staffordshire, Moorlands to meet my local farmers to discuss the progress that is being made towards the vaccine for both badgers and cattle, how we can stop the devastating spread of that disease, and how we can look again at compensation levels, so that farmers are compensated for the full cost of their loss?

Asked by

Charlotte Atkins (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oral question - Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

4 February 2010

Reference

505 c435-6

House

House of Commons

Agriculture: Chinese Lanterns

My Lords, was the pedigree prize-winning cow that was killed by the wire from one of these lanterns in December covered by insurance? Is the Minister aware that Germany and Australia have banned these flying lanterns?

Asked by

Baroness Masham of Ilton (Crossbench)

Oral question - Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

4 February 2010

Reference

717 c300

House

House of Lords

Agriculture: Dairy Farms

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (a) dairy farmers, and (b) dairy cows, there were in each year from 2000 to 2009.

Asked by

Baroness Byford (Conservative)

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Answered on

27 January 2010

Changes in the number of farmers and dairy cows are just two elements of the structural changes that have taken place in the sector. The long-term trend in dairy production is towards fewer, larger and more productive herds. The table below provides the fuller picture on the structural changes in the sector and shows how the decline in the number of dairy farms and farmers has been offset by an increase in average herd size and milk yields. The number of principal farmers on dairy holdings is not yet available for 2009, so the most recent data cover up to 2008. The 2009 data will be released in March 2010. The decrease in the numbers of dairy farmers in England between 2000 and 2008 (-26 per cent) is less than the fall in the number of holdings with dairy cows between 2000 and 2009 (-36 per cent). This reflects a rise in the average number of farmers per farm over the period as the average farm size has increased. However, the number of dairy cows has decreased by less (-24 per cent), reflecting a rise in the average herd size.

	Number of dairy farms		No farmers (a) on dairy holdings		Number of dairy cows (thousands)
	(b)	(c)	(b)	(c)	(b)	(c)
2000		15,219		31,418		1,576
2001		14,293		30,178		1,490
2002		14,537		30,425		1,462
2003		13,770		28,918		1,435
2004		13,264		28,057		1,374
2005		12,918		26,168		1,311
2006	11,522	11,079	22,483	25,706	1,259	1,290
2007	10,907		21,082		1,236
2008	10,331		20,122		1,199
2009	9,805	--	--	--	1,163
% change between 2000 and 2009(e)		-36%		-26%		-24%

"-- not yet available""(a) Farmers are defined as principal farmers, partners, directors and spouses if working on the holding.""(b) Sourced from the Cattle Tracing System (CTS). Defined as the number of holdings on 1 June each year with more than 10 dairy cows in the milking herd. CTS became the main source of cattle data from 2006 onwards. Results prior to this were sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture but are not directly comparable.""(c) Sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture. Defined as the number of holdings with dairy as the predominant farming activity." "(a) Farmers are defined as principal farmers, partners, directors and spouses if working on the holding.""(b) Sourced from the Cattle Tracing System (CTS). Defined as the number of holdings on 1 June each year with more than 10 dairy cows in the milking herd. CTS became the main source of cattle data from 2006 onwards. Results prior to this were sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture but are not directly comparable.""(c) Sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture. Defined as the number of holdings with dairy as the predominant farming activity." "(b) Sourced from the Cattle Tracing System (CTS). Defined as the number of holdings on 1 June each year with more than 10 dairy cows in the milking herd. CTS became the main source of cattle data from 2006 onwards. Results prior to this were sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture but are not directly comparable.""(c) Sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture. Defined as the number of holdings with dairy as the predominant farming activity." "(c) Sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture. Defined as the number of holdings with dairy as the predominant farming activity."

Subjects

Cattle; Dairy farming; Farmers; Staff

Date

27 January 2010

Reference

1407; 716 c323-5WA

House

House of Lords

Dairy Farming

Thank you, Dr. McCrea. I will try to be brief. Much has already been said about the plight of dairy farmers. Indeed, in my own constituency, I think that we are down to fewer than 10 dairy farmers at the moment and that is in the biggest agricultural constituency in...

Member

Roger Williams (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

27 January 2010

Reference

504 c273-4WH

House

House of Commons

Dairy Farming

The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. Undoubtedly, we need to protect our dairy farmers from unfairness in the market. I do not think that any dairy farmer wants a protectionist system, and I endorse the comments made by my hon. Friend the Member for Brecon and Radnorshire about reforming...

Member

Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

27 January 2010

Reference

504 c275-7WH

House

House of Commons

Archaeological Sites

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (1) how many sites and monuments are in the guardianship of local authorities under the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979;

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Cooperative Party)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 January 2010

For answer on

18 January 2010

Answered on

25 January 2010

There are 32 sites and monuments in the guardianship of the Secretary of State that are covered by local management agreements with local authorities. Details of these sites by region have been supplied by English Heritage and are provided in the table:

Site	Partner
North West Region
Chester Amphitheatre	Cheshire West and Chester Council
Chester Castle	Cheshire West and Chester Council

North East Region
Gisborough Priory	Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

South West Region
Belas Knap Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council
Notgrove Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council
Nympsfield Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council
Rodmarton Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council
Uley Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council

South East
Calshot Castle	Hampshire County Council
Rochester Castle	Medway Council
Upnor Castle	Medway Council
Temple Manor	Medway Council
Milton Chantry	Gravesham Borough Council
Camber Castle	East Sussex County Council together with Rye Harbour Nature Board
Reculver Roman Fort and Towers	Canterbury City Council

East of England
Blue Bottle Grove	Colchester Borough Council
St. Botolph's Priory	Colchester Borough Council
St. John's Abbey gate	Colchester Borough Council
Lexden Straight Rd	Colchester Borough Council
Bury St Edmunds Abbey	St. Edmundsbury Borough Council
Caister	Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Duxford	South Cambridgeshire District Council
Norwich Cow Tower	Norwich City Council
Thetford Priory	Thetford Town Council
Waltham Abbey	Lee Valley Regional Park

East Midlands
Arbor Low	Peak Park Authority
Nine Ladies	Peak Park Authority
Hob Hurst's House	Peak Park Authority
Eyam Moor	Peak Park Authority
Chichele College	East Northants District Council
Gainsborough Old Hall	Lincolnshire County Council
Rufford Abbey	Nottinghamshire County Council

The sites and monuments in the guardianship of local authorities under the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 information requested is not held centrally but held at local level by individual local authorities.

Subjects

Archaeological sites

Date

25 January 2010

Reference

504 c534-5W; 311613

House

House of Commons

Archaeological Sites

(2) which sites and monuments in the guardianship of the Secretary of State are covered by local management agreements with local authorities.

Asked by

David Drew (Labour; Cooperative Party)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 January 2010

For answer on

18 January 2010

Answered on

25 January 2010

There are 32 sites and monuments in the guardianship of the Secretary of State that are covered by local management agreements with local authorities. Details of these sites by region have been supplied by English Heritage and are provided in the table:

Site	Partner
North West Region
Chester Amphitheatre	Cheshire West and Chester Council
Chester Castle	Cheshire West and Chester Council

North East Region
Gisborough Priory	Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

South West Region
Belas Knap Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council
Notgrove Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council
Nympsfield Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council
Rodmarton Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council
Uley Long Barrow	Gloucestershire County Council

South East
Calshot Castle	Hampshire County Council
Rochester Castle	Medway Council
Upnor Castle	Medway Council
Temple Manor	Medway Council
Milton Chantry	Gravesham Borough Council
Camber Castle	East Sussex County Council together with Rye Harbour Nature Board
Reculver Roman Fort and Towers	Canterbury City Council

East of England
Blue Bottle Grove	Colchester Borough Council
St. Botolph's Priory	Colchester Borough Council
St. John's Abbey gate	Colchester Borough Council
Lexden Straight Rd	Colchester Borough Council
Bury St Edmunds Abbey	St. Edmundsbury Borough Council
Caister	Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Duxford	South Cambridgeshire District Council
Norwich Cow Tower	Norwich City Council
Thetford Priory	Thetford Town Council
Waltham Abbey	Lee Valley Regional Park

East Midlands
Arbor Low	Peak Park Authority
Nine Ladies	Peak Park Authority
Hob Hurst's House	Peak Park Authority
Eyam Moor	Peak Park Authority
Chichele College	East Northants District Council
Gainsborough Old Hall	Lincolnshire County Council
Rufford Abbey	Nottinghamshire County Council

The sites and monuments in the guardianship of local authorities under the provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 information requested is not held centrally but held at local level by individual local authorities.

Subjects

Archaeological sites

Date

25 January 2010

Reference

504 c534-5W; 311614

House

House of Commons

Food Industry Competitiveness

I am delighted to have the chance to speak in this debate. I echo the comments made by my hon. Friend the Member for South-East Cambridgeshire (Mr. Paice). It is good to have such a debate in Government time and to welcome this belated food strategy. Many of the component...

Member

Alistair Burt (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

21 January 2010

Reference

504 c472-3

House

House of Commons

Fiscal Responsibility Bill

I want to address the points about pace and flexibility before I give way again. First, however, I want to respond to some of the comments made by the hon. Member for Stone (Mr. Cash)—and, indeed, by the hon. Member for Braintree (Mr. Newmark)—about Government accounting. I shall not go...

Member

Ian Pearson (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

20 January 2010

Reference

504 c344-5

House

House of Commons

Dairy Farming: Manpower

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of dairy farmers in (a) 1997 and (b) 2009.

Asked by

Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 January 2010

For answer on

14 January 2010

Answered on

19 January 2010

[holding answer 14 January 2010]: Changes in the number of farmers is just one element of the structural changes that have taken place in the sector. The long-term trend in dairy production is towards fewer, larger and more productive herds. The following table provides the fuller picture on the structural changes in the sector and shows how the decline in the number of dairy farms and dairy farmers has been offset by an increase in average herd size and milk yields.The number of principal farmers on dairy holdings is not yet available for 2009. The decrease in the numbers of dairy farmers in England between 1997 and 2008 (-34 per cent.) is less than the fall in the number of holdings with dairy cows between 2008 and 2009 (-48 per cent.). This reflects a rise in the average number of farmers per farm over the period as the average farm size has increased.However, the numbers of dairy cows has decreased by less (-30 per cent.), reflecting a rise in the average herd size, and (at the UK level) milk yields have increased by 22 per cent. over the period, so that total UK milk production has fallen by 8 per cent. between 1997 and 2009.

	Number of dairy farms in England	Number of farmers on dairy holdings in England	Number of dairy cows in England (thousand)
	(a)	(b)	(a)	(b)	(a)	(b)	UK milk production (million litres) (c)	Average UK milk yield (litres per cow per year)
1997	—	18,007	—	35,104	—	1,702	14,419	5,790
1998	—	17,014	—	34,405	—	1,660	14,213	5,775
1999	—	16,313	—	33,216	—	1,661	14,580	5,964
2000	—	15,219	—	31,418	—	1,576	14,071	5,979
2001	—	14,293	—	30,178	—	1,490	14,284	6,346
2002	—	14,537	—	30,425	—	1,462	14,440	6,493
2003	—	13,770	—	28,918	—	1,435	14,576	6,621
2004	—	13,264	—	28,057	—	1,374	14,127	6,763
2005	—	12,918	—	26,168	—	1,311	14,052	6,986
2006	11,522	11,079	22,483	25,706	1,259	1,290	13,902	6,977
2007	10,907	—	21,082	—	1,236	—	13,619	6,913
2008	10,331	—	20,122	—	1,199	—	13,319	6,943
2009	9,805	n/a	n/a	—	1,163	—	13,208	7,084

Percentage change between 1997 and 2009 (d)	-48		-34		-30		-8	22
n/a = Not yet available
Notes:
(a) Sourced from the Cattle Tracing System (CTS). Defined as the number of holdings on 1 June each year with more than 10 dairy cows in the milking herd. CTS became the main source of cattle data from 2006 onwards. Results prior to this were sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture but are not directly comparable.
(b) Sourced from the June Survey of Agriculture.
(c) Sourced from DEFRA and RPA statistics.
(d) Allows for the break in series in 2006 with the switch to the CTS. For the number of dairy farmers the change is between 1997 and 2008.

Subjects

Dairy farming; Staff

Date

19 January 2010

Reference

504 c218W; 310674

House

House of Commons

Exportable Benefits

Information is very hard to come by. The Minister may be able to shed more light; he has access to figures that I do not have. I know roughly the number of appeals that have been lodged. We are probably looking in total at between 2,000 and 3,000 cases across...

Member

Roger Gale (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

12 January 2010

Reference

503 c171-2WH

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Assembly Members Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister for giving way. Would she not agree that she has contradicted the meaning of what she said? On the one hand, she said that the political parties in Northern Ireland do not have a consensus on this; on the other hand, she said that they will...

Member

Viscount Brookeborough (Crossbench)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

12 January 2010

Reference

716 c80GC

House

House of Lords

Severe Weather (Transport and Public Services)

On Saturday I congratulated a couple of gritters who had visited Cow Ark near Clitheroe, a hamlet that had been isolated since before Christmas. We know that the gritters cannot do every village straight away, but I understand that in the past the network of farmers was used to clear...

Member

Nigel Evans (Conservative)

Type

Proceeding contribution

Date

11 January 2010

Reference

503 c422-3

House

House of Commons

Cattle

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of records relating to cows born in the UK that have been lost since September 2008; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

James Paice (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Date

5 January 2010

Reference

503 c60W; 307662

House

House of Commons

Dairy Farming: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what estimate he has made of the change in the number of dairy farmers in (a) Chorley and (b) Lancashire between (i) 2008 and 2009 and (ii) 2009-10.

Asked by

Lindsay Hoyle (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written question

Status

Answered

Date

5 January 2010

Reference

503 c62-4W; 307340

House

House of Commons