Asked by: Calum Kerr (Scottish National Party - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
Question to the Department 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 effect of recent disruption at Calais and closures of the Channel Tunnel on seafood exports.
Answered by George Eustice
Defra works closely with representatives from across the food sector industries and Devolved Administrations on supply chain resilience issues. We have been in regular contact with regard to the ongoing situation in Calais to ensure that concerns are reflected in response planning.
Asked by: Calum Kerr (Scottish National Party - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support seafood exporters with costs incurred as a result of recent disruption at Calais.
Answered by George Eustice
Defra works closely with representatives from across the food sector industries and Devolved Administrations on supply chain resilience issues. We have been in regular contact with regard to the ongoing situation in Calais to ensure that concerns are reflected in response planning.
Asked by: Calum Kerr (Scottish National Party - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what research her Department plans to undertake to establish a fair and objective criteria for an assessment of land classes across the UK in advance of her Department's review of convergence of uplift payment allocation.
Answered by George Eustice
The Government has committed to undertaking a review in 2016/17 of intra-UK CAP budget allocations. This review will include a comparison of land types across the UK.
Asked by: Calum Kerr (Scottish National Party - Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to carry out the review of the convergence of uplift payment allocation in 2016.
Answered by George Eustice
The Government has committed to undertaking a review in 2016/17 of intra-UK CAP budget allocations. This review will include a comparison of land types across the UK.