Asked by: Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will open a consultation into allowing insect based protein to be fed to poultry and pigs.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Defra is committed to launching a consultation this summer on proposed changes to the livestock feed controls. These will include a proposal to allow insect processed protein in poultry and pig feed.
Asked by: Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollack otolith bones were collected by his Department in International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas area (a) VI and (b) VII in 2023.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Data is provided only for International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas Area VII. My department has not collected pollack otolith bones from Area VI.
In 2023, 643 otolith bones were collected by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.
Asked by: Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollack otolith bones were analysed by his Department in International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas area (a) VI and (b) VII in 2023.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Data is provided only for International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas Area VII. My department has not analysed pollack otolith bones from Area VI.
In 2023, 643 otolith bones were analysed by Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.
Asked by: Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollack otolith bones were analysed by his Department in International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas area (a) VI and (b) VII in 2022.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Data is provided only for International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas Area VII. My department has not analysed pollack otolith bones from Area VI.
In 2022, 656 otolith bones were analysed by Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.
Asked by: Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollack were sampled by his Department for (a) length and (b) sex in International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas area (i) VI and (ii) VII in 2019.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Data is provided only for International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas Area VII. My department has not sampled pollack from Area VI.
a) In 2019, 6709 pollack length measurements were made by Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.
b) It is not possible to provide data on sex as fish are gutted when sampled in markets and examination of gonads is required to accurately determine sex.
Asked by: Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollack otolith bones were collected by his Department in International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas area (a) VI and (b) VII in 2020.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Data is provided only for International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas Area VII. My department has not collected pollack otolith bones from Area VI.
In 2020, 739 otolith bones were collected by Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.
Asked by: Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollack otolith bones were collected by his Department in International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas area (a) VI and (b) VII in 2021.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Data is provided only for International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas Area VII. My department has not collected pollack otolith bones from Area VI.
In 2021, 825 otolith bones were collected by Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.
Asked by: Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollack otolith bones were collected by his Department in International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas area (a) VI and (b) VII in 2022.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Data is provided only for International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas Area VII. My department has not collected pollack otolith bones from Area VI.
In 2022, 660 otolith bones were collected by Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.
Asked by: Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollack otolith bones were analysed by his Department in International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas area (a) VI and (b) VII in 2019.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Data is provided only for International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas Area VII. My department has not analysed pollack otolith bones from Area VI.
In 2023, 778 otolith bones were analysed by Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.
Asked by: Daniel Zeichner (Labour - Cambridge)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollack otolith bones were analysed by his Department in International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas area (a) VI and (b) VII in 2020.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Data is provided only for International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas Area VII. My department has not analysed pollack otolith bones from Area VI.
In 2020, 732 otolith bones were analysed by Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.