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518405

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date	10/05/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the comparative particulate pollution created by (a) diesel and (b) electric cars.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	36949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The UK’s main air quality concerns relate to ambient concentrations of nitrogen dioxide, in particular close to busy roads, with diesel vehicles being the major source. Electric vehicles have zero exhaust emissions and offer a clear benefit in tackling this ongoing air quality challenge.</p><p> </p><p>On pollution from particulate matter, evidence is limited. Recent research suggests that battery electric vehicles have similar total emissions of particulate matter to petrol and diesel vehicles, due to their higher mass causing increased non-exhaust particulate matter. The UK Automotive Council has identified vehicle lightweighting as a strategic technology priority, and recent Government research and development funding of £38 million will support a number of projects in this area.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 12/05/2016 10:46:48 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

518406

registered interest
date	10/05/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on British farming of the Plan for Public Procurement, published in July 2014.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	36943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Total spend on public sector food and catering services is around £2.4 billion. The Plan for Public Procurement launched a new approach to the way the Government and its catering providers buy food. It provides a transparent set of criteria that allow contracting parties to reach agreement about the quality and value of products and services. British farmers are well placed to meet these standards and to compete for a further £400 million of business that the Plan opens up.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/05/2016 11:33:12 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

518407

registered interest
date	10/05/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Pollinators
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the financial value of pollinators to the economy; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	36981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given on 18 January 2016, PQ UIN 22302.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/05/2016 11:30:24 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

518408

registered interest
date	10/05/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Neonicotinoids
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the total (a) cost of monitoring and (b) number of full-time equivalent officials of her Department supporting the emergency authorisation period for neonicotinoid pesticides which expired on 20 November 2015.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	36980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>Defra has not made any such estimates.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/05/2016 11:31:04 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham