"uri","answering body","answer > is ministerial correction","answer > date of answer","answer > answer text","answer > answering member constituency","answer > answering member printed","answer > question first answered","answer > uri","answer > answering member > label","answering dept id","answering dept short name","answering dept sort name","date","hansard heading","house id","legislature > pref label","question text","registered interest","tabling member > label","tabling member constituency","tabling member printed","uin" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139806","Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","false","2019-07-22","
This is already part of the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan.
","Suffolk Coastal","Dr Thérèse Coffey","2019-07-22T16:44:08.427Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1139806/answer","Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey","13","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","2019-07-17","Wildlife: Conservation","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the creation of national recovery network maps to identify (a) the location of wildlife and (b) where wildlife should be in the future.","false","Biography information for Paul Farrelly","Newcastle-under-Lyme","Paul Farrelly","278400" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138678","Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","false","2019-07-17","The Government shares the public’s high regard for animal welfare, and the welfare of our farmed livestock in all systems is protected by comprehensive and robust legislation. After we leave the EU we will look to strengthen our world class welfare standards as new research and evidence emerges. In England, we intend to develop publicly funded schemes for farmers to deliver animal welfare enhancements beyond our high regulatory baseline that are valued by the public, but not sufficiently rewarded by the market. We also want to provide greater transparency and certainty for consumers, so that they have a clear understanding of the animal welfare standards applying to products. We note that the European Chicken Commitment initiative is also promoting enhancements beyond the regulatory baseline and we look forward to seeing how this voluntary initiative progresses.
","Macclesfield","David Rutley","2019-07-17T14:40:12.617Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138678/answer","Biography information for David Rutley","13","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","2019-07-12","Poultry: Animal Welfare","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to encourage (a) supermarkets, (b) restaurant chains and (c) hotel groups to sign up to the European chicken commitment.","false","Biography information for Paul Farrelly","Newcastle-under-Lyme","Paul Farrelly","276519" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138696","Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","false","2019-07-17","Gov.uk contains a guidance page that provides information on the identification and treatment of Japanese Knotweed as well as providing links to The Invasive Non-Native Specialists Association and Property Care Association website for further advice.
The Non-Native Species Secretariat website includes general information on Japanese knotweed and has also made a good practice management guide for Japanese knotweed freely available for download.
","Suffolk Coastal","Dr Thérèse Coffey","2019-07-17T14:32:32.827Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138696/answer","Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey","13","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","2019-07-12","Japanese Knotweed: Weed Control","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that homeowners are aware of Japanese knotweed, and what guidance his Department provides to homeowners who are affected by that invasive species.","false","Biography information for Paul Farrelly","Newcastle-under-Lyme","Paul Farrelly","276522" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138392","Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","false","2019-07-16","
Our current high standards, including import requirements, will apply when we leave the EU. High standards and high quality are what our domestic and global customers demand, and that is what we will provide. We have been clear across Government, from the Prime Minister down, that we will not lower our standards in pursuit of trade deals.
","Scarborough and Whitby","Mr Robert Goodwill","2019-07-16T13:45:06.097Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138392/answer","Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill","13","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","2019-07-11","Beef: South America","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to ban the import of beef from South America if it does not meet UK standards for sustainable farming after the UK leaves the EU.","false","Biography information for Paul Farrelly","Newcastle-under-Lyme","Paul Farrelly","276166" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138225","Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","false","2019-07-19","The Department has no plans to promote a monetary returns scheme for coffee pods at this time. Coffee pods will be captured under our reforms to extended producer responsibility.
","Suffolk Coastal","Dr Thérèse Coffey","2019-07-19T12:38:00.28Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138225/answer","Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey","13","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","2019-07-10","Coffee: Packaging","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to promote a monetary returns scheme for coffee pods.","false","Biography information for Paul Farrelly","Newcastle-under-Lyme","Paul Farrelly","275704" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1137530","Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","false","2019-07-11","Regulation 13 of the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 states that every waste collection authority (local authority) must, when making arrangements for the collection of waste paper, metal, plastic or glass, ensure those arrangements are by way of separate collection.
This duty applies unless separate collection is not technically, environmentally or economically practicable (TEEP) or where the separate collection is not necessary to ensure waste is recovered in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of the Waste Framework Directive. In other words, separate collection is the default unless it is not TEEP.
Our consultation ‘Consistency in household and business recycling collections in England’ sought views on separate collection of recycling materials. We intend to prepare statutory guidance which will set out advice and good practice and help local authorities to meet their duties in relation to the separate collection of recycling materials.
The Government’s response to the consultation will be published shortly.
","Suffolk Coastal","Dr Thérèse Coffey","2019-07-11T10:28:09.1Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1137530/answer","Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey","13","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","2019-07-08","Recycling","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to advise local authorities against opting for commingled recycling to avoid the hgh risk of contamination.","false","Biography information for Paul Farrelly","Newcastle-under-Lyme","Paul Farrelly","274461" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1137557","Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","false","2019-07-11","The Government’s priority is to protect people and the environment. Pesticides are only authorised if scientific evidence shows that they will not harm human health and do not have unacceptable effects on the environment. All pesticides are subject to regular review to ensure that they meet the latest standards of safety for people and to the environment. Thiacloprid is currently under review and will be withdrawn or restricted if the scientific assessment finds that this is appropriate.
","Scarborough and Whitby","Mr Robert Goodwill","2019-07-11T13:16:29.607Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1137557/answer","Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill","13","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","2019-07-08","Neonicotinoids","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of banning thiacloprid, which is harmful to (a) bees and (b) humans.","false","Biography information for Paul Farrelly","Newcastle-under-Lyme","Paul Farrelly","274468" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136629","Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","false","2019-07-08","
We have not had discussions on phasing out single use plastic bottles. However, as part of our wider consultation on the introduction of a deposit return scheme for drinks containers, we have been working closely with soft drinks manufacturers and other stakeholders on proposals aimed at boosting recycling rates, reducing littering and recovering high quality materials for reprocessing. The consultation closed on 13 May and we will issue a response in due course.
","Suffolk Coastal","Dr Thérèse Coffey","2019-07-08T11:19:48.16Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136629/answer","Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey","13","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","2019-07-04","Plastics: Bottles","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with soft drinks manufacturers on phasing out single-use plastic bottles.","false","Biography information for Paul Farrelly","Newcastle-under-Lyme","Paul Farrelly","272774" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1134956","Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","false","2019-07-01","Waste management is a devolved matter and the figures provided here for plastic waste returned in the years 2016 to 2018 relate to England only.
The tonnages of returned waste shown in the table below are derived from requests made by regulators in other countries to the Environment Agency. When these instances occur the Environment Agency requires the exporter of the waste to make arrangements to bring it back. It is also the responsibility of the exporter to arrange for the returned waste to be dealt with in accordance with the waste hierarchy and in compliance with UK waste legislation.
Information on the corresponding annual tonnage and value of UK plastic waste exports are provided for the purpose of context.
Year | Plastic waste exported from UK, kilotonnes1 | Value of plastic waste exports from UK, £m2 | Plastic waste returned to England, kilotonnes3 |
2016 | 789.9 | 158.2 | 0.03 |
2017 | 660.7 | 138.7 | 4.19 |
2018 | 611.9 | 107.5 | 1.36 |
Sources:
1 and 2: HMRC customs data
3: Environment Agency
","Suffolk Coastal","Dr Thérèse Coffey","2019-07-01T10:14:21.913Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1134956/answer","Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey","13","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","2019-06-26","Plastics: Waste","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the quantity of UK plastic waste that has been returned from countries overseas; what steps he is taking to dispose of that waste; and if he will make a statement.","false","Biography information for Paul Farrelly","Newcastle-under-Lyme","Paul Farrelly","269660" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1134957","Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","false","2019-07-01","The Secretary of State has not had any recent discussions on this subject. Energy policy is the responsibility of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
","Suffolk Coastal","Dr Thérèse Coffey","2019-07-01T16:25:05.487Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1134957/answer","Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey","13","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","2019-06-26","Schools: Energy","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has with Cabinet colleagues on requiring schools to be energy independent.","false","Biography information for Paul Farrelly","Newcastle-under-Lyme","Paul Farrelly","269661"