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House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Formal Minutes of the Committee Session 2017–19 Formal Minutes of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Session 2017-19 TUESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2017 Members present: Neil Parish, in the Chair1 Alan Brown Sandy Martin Paul Flynn Mrs Sheryll Murray John Grogan David Simpson Dr Caroline Johnson Julian Sturdy 1. Declarations of interest Members declared their interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992. Neil Parish Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year. Family farm in Somerset: (i) and (ii). Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses: I employ my wife, Susan Parish, as Junior Secretary. Alan Brown Name of donor: The Scotch Whisky Association Address of donor: Quartermile Two, 2 Lister Square, Edinburgh EH3 9GL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: as part of an APPG on Scotch Whisky fact-finding visit to Islay, travel, accommodation and subsistence with a value of £379.41 Date received: 7-8 October 2016 Date accepted: 7 October 2016 Donor status: company, registration SC035148 (Registered 20 October 2016). Name of donor: Medical Aid for Palestinians Address of donor: 33a Islington Park Street, London N1 1QB Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): flights, accommodation, food and transport with a value of £1,230 Destination of visit: West Bank 1Elected by the House (Standing Order No. 122B) 12 July 2017, see Votes and Proceedings 12 July 2017 and Israel Dates of visit: 19-23 September 2016 Purpose of visit: Fact finding visit organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding and Medical Aid for Palestinians. (Registered 05 October 2016). Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar Address of donor: Qatar Embassy, 1 South Audley Street, London W1K 1NB Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): air travel, food and accommodation with an approximate value of £5,100 Destination of visit: Qatar Dates of visit: 14-17 February 2017 Purpose of visit: British- Qatar APPG visit to meet Ministers, officials, visit world cup sites to discuss issues of bilateral relations and regional crises, world cup preparations and the rights of migrant workers. (Registered 24 February 2017). Unremunerated director of Newmilns Snow and Sports Complex. (Registered 04 June 2015) Paul Flynn Royalty payments from Biteback Publishing, 3 Albert Embankment London SE1 7SP. No additional hours. These payments are donated to charity. (Updated 05 September 2016). 22 June 2015, I received payment of £243.46. (Registered 01 September 2016) Payments from ComRes, 4 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for completing surveys. All fees are donated to charity. 7 July 2015, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 01 September 2016) 21 August 2015, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 01 September 2016) 20 October 2015, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 01 September 2016) 14 December 2015, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 01 September 2016) 21 January 2016, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 01 September 2016) 9 March 2016, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 01 September 2016) 17 March 2016, payment of £40. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 01 September 2016) 24 March 2016, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 01 September 2016) 16 May 2016, payment of £100. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 01 September 2016) 18 July 2016, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 01 September 2016) 12 October 2016, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 17 October 2016) 25 October 2016, payment of £75. Hours: approx. 45 mins. (Registered 02 November 2016) 13 December 2016, payment of £75. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 13 December 2016) 21 December 2016, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 03 January 2017) Payments from Ipsos MORI, 3 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1YW, for completing surveys. All fees are donated to charity. 7 July 2015, payment of £200. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 01 September 2016) 11 January 2016, payment of £200. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 01 September 2016) 13 July 2016, payment of £200. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 01 September 2016) 1 August 2017, payment of £200. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 07 August 2017) Payments from YouGov, 50 Featherstone Street, London EC1Y 8RT, for completing opinion surveys. All fees are donated to charity. 8 January 2016, payment of £50. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 01 December 2016) 18 February 2016, payment of £30. Hours: 20 mins. (Registered 01 December 2016) 30 March 2016, payment of £20. Hours: 15 mins. (Registered 01 December 2016) 12 May 2016, payment of £80. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 01 December 2016) 23 June 2016, payment of £40. Hours: 25 mins. (Registered 01 December 2016) 10 August 2016, payment of £80. Hours: 45 mins. (Registered 01 December 2016) 24 November 2016, payment of £60. Hours: 35 mins. (Registered 01 December 2016) 14 December 2016, payment of £60. Hours: approx. 30 mins. (Registered 03 January 2017). Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses: I employ my wife, Lynne Samantha Flynn, as Senior Secretary. John Grogan Name of donor: Communication Workers Union Address of donor: 6 Concept Court, Kettlestring Lane, Clifton Moor, York YO30 4XF Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: trade union (Registered 05 July 2017). Unremunerated Director of the Mongolian-British Chamber of Commerce. (Registered 05 July 2017) Dr Caroline Johnson Employed on a flexible contract as a consultant paediatrician by North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough City Hospital, Bretton Gate, Bretton, PE3 9GZ. (Registered 09 January 2017; updated 27 April 2017) 21 December 2016, received £7,339.96. Hours: 47 hours since election. (Registered 09 January 2017) 25 April 2017, received £1,425.23. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 27 April 2017) 25 May 2017, received £955.19. Hours: 24 hrs. (Registered 05 July 2017) 25 June 2017, received £955.19. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 05 July 2017) House in Lincolnshire, owned jointly with my husband: (i). (Registered 09 January 2017) Member of APPG on rural crime. Husband works in the agricultural industry. Sandy Martin 1 July 2017, received councillor's allowance of £1,260.70 from Suffolk County Council, Russell Road, Ipswich IP1 2BX. Hours: approx. 20 hrs. I will stand down from the Council on 20 July 2017. (Registered 05 July 2017). Name of donor: Christopher Mole Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Use of a flat in London between 10 June and 10 July 2017, value £1,440 Date received: 10 June 2017 Date accepted: 10 June 2017 Donor status: individual (Registered 05 July 2017). Director of Labour Coast and County. Mrs Sheryll Murray Name of donor: HM Government of Gibraltar Address of donor: 150 Strand, London WC2R 1JA Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): airfare and accommodation for me and member of staff with a value of £1,270 Destination of visit: Gibraltar Date of visit: 8-11 September 2016 Purpose of visit: Fact finding visit following Brexit and to support them on their National Day. (Registered 30 September 2016) Name of donor: High Commission of Cyprus Address of donor: 13 St James's Square, London SW1Y 4LB Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): transport and accommodation for me and a member of staff; £925.15 Destination of visit: Cyprus Dates of visit: 9 November - 12 November 2016 Purpose of visit: UK Conservative Friends of Cyprus Parliamentary Delegation to examine the Cyprus Problem. (Registered 06 December 2016). House in South East Cornwall. The property is owned by a trust of which I am a beneficiary: (i) and (ii). (Registered 06 January 2012). Chair of APPG for fisheries. I employ my partner, Mr Robert Davidson, as Office Manager. David Simpson Universal Meat Company, 17A Derrycoose Road, Annaghmore, BT62 1LY. Meat importers/exporters. Advisory role: dealing with banks. Payments of £3,000 will be made quarterly from September 2009 until further notice. Farmlands, 17 Derrycoose Road, Annaghmore, Portadown, BT62 1LY: (i) and (ii) Farmlands, Derryhirk Road, Dungannon: (i) and (ii). Julian Sturdy I am a partner in G E Sturdy and Son; a farming partnership. Address: Westgate Farm, North Deighton, Wetherby, LS22 4EN. I provide administrative support for the partnership, as well as doing some buying and selling at certain times. Until further notice, I will receive £500 per month. Hours: no more than 4 hours a week. (Updated 9 December 2015) Name of donor: Mr Tim Williams Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 04 July 2017). I employ my wife, Victoria Sturdy, as part time Secretary. (Registered 04 June 2015). 2. Working practices The Committee considered this matter. 3. Leave to publish written evidence Resolved, That witnesses who submit written evidence to the Committee are authorised to publish it on their own account in accordance with Standing Order No. 135, subject always to the discretion of the Chair or where the Committee orders otherwise. 4. Oral evidence Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on Wednesday 13 September. 5. Future programme The Committee considered this matter. 6. Admission of the Public Resolved, That the public be admitted during the examination of witnesses unless the Committee orders otherwise. [Adjourned till tomorrow at 2.30 p.m. WEDNESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2017 Members present: Neil Parish, in the Chair Alan Brown Sandy Martin Paul Flynn Sheryll Murray John Grogan David Simpson Dr Caroline Johnson Julian Sturdy 1.