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1719384

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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	Environment Protection: Finance
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 progress has been made on the Environment Improvement Plan’s objective to secure £500 million of private finance for nature restoration by 2027.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	27016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government has set a target to mobilise over £500m per year of private finance into nature’s recovery in England by 2027, rising to over £1 billion by 2030. We are making progress towards the target by supporting the development and integrity of nature markets through the British Standards Institution Nature Investment Standards Programme; delivering Biodiversity Net Gain; committing £30 million of investment into a blended finance Big Nature Impact Fund; helping farmers with advice and support on accessing nature markets; and increasing the supply of nature investment projects through the Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund.</p><p> </p><p>We recently published an update on progress on our Nature Markets Framework, and we will consult on further policy interventions needed to support the growth of high integrity voluntary carbon and nature markets in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/05/2024 14:18:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1718254

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Carbon Capture and Storage: Water Treatment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the proposal from Planetary Technologies and South West Water to perform a carbon sequestration trial by adding magnesium hydroxide into treated wastewater outlet pipes.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	26407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Greenhouse gas removal (GGR) technologies are technologies that seek to remove carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Technologies such as Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) are currently being considered under this category. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change now considers GGR technologies to be essential in limiting warming to 1.5 degrees. The Government has an ambition to reach 5MtCO2/year of removals by 2030, potentially rising to 23MtCO2/year by 2035.</p><p> </p><p>Reaching Net Zero and achieving good environmental status in the seas is a priority for Defra. Trials which advance GGR technologies, such as the proposed trial by Planetary Technologies and South West Water, could bring us closer to being able to deploy these technologies at a large scale. Reaching Net Zero will have benefits for ocean health and ecosystems. GGR technologies such as OAE may also benefit ocean health in other ways, for example, they may temporarily help combat local ocean acidification and the related negative impacts on species and ecosystems, such as calcium carbonate dissolution of calcifying species.</p><p> </p><p>Planetary Technologies have informed the Environment Agency that they wish to delay their formal application for their proposed trial for a period of approximately 6 to 12 months. A new application will be considered as and when it is received.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/05/2024 15:11:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1718256

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Carbon Capture and Storage: Water Treatment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report by the Water Research Centre entitled Pre-Trial Audit of the Planetary and South West Water Ocean and Alkalinity Enhancement Pilot, published in February 2024.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	26409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The pilot proposed by Planetary Technologies and South West Water involves the addition of alkaline material into the sea to assess the extent to which this results in the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, as a method of engineered greenhouse gas removal.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency commissioned the Water Research Centre (WRC) to independently audit Planetary Technologies’ proposal and received WRC’s report in February 2024. The report concluded the trial was low risk and made several recommendations to Planetary. The WRC report can be found on a dedicated Planetary Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Trial Information Page hosted by the Environment Agency. More information can be found <a href="https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/dcis/planetary-ocean-alkalinity-enhancement-trial/" target="_blank">here</a>. Planetary Technologies have informed the Environment Agency that they wish to delay their formal application for this proposed trial for a period of approximately 6 to 12 months, to allow them time to action the recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is still evaluating the potential for marine-based technologies, such as ocean alkalinity enhancement, to provide a route for effective greenhouse gas removal. The benefits and risks to the environment need to be explored before these technologies can be deployed on a large scale. Pilot studies are essential to understanding the risks and benefits of these new technologies, but they need to be regulated to ensure they do not have adverse impacts themselves on the marine environment.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/05/2024 16:18:33 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1718260

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Carbon Capture and Storage: Water Treatment
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 his planned timetable is to make a decision on whether Planetary Technologies and South West Water will be granted permission to carry out carbon sequestration trials involving adding alkaline minerals to treated waste water being pumped into the sea.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	26410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>In March 2023, Planetary Technologies and South West Water asked the Environment Agency to authorise their carbon sequestration trial in St Ives Bay. Varying South West Water’s EPR (Environmental Permitting Regulations) permit would not have been appropriate for a short term trial (less than one month) so the approach would be to issue a Local Enforcement Position. The current EPR permit for the discharge doesn’t cover the proposed dosing activity and only considers the local environmental aspects rather than the wider policy implications and effectiveness of carbon sequestration of adding alkaline material (magnesium hydroxide) into the waste water outfall pipe.</p><p> </p><p>We commissioned the Water Research Centre (WRC) to audit Planetary Technologies’ proposal and we received WRC’s report in February 2024. The report concluded the trial was low risk and made several recommendations to Planetary. Planetary Technologies have now informed us that they wish to delay their formal application for the Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement trial for a period of approximately 6 to 12 months, to allow them time to action the recommendations.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider a new application as and when we receive it.</p><p> </p><p>More information can be found <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconsult.environment-agency.gov.uk%2Fdcis%2Fplanetary-ocean-alkalinity-enhancement-trial&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C7de9517fdd24426deb7708dc79736dbc%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638518783877003161%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yn1jMaNpiFrBzvuRwRlHH2Ma7HDkINc%2Fv1FbUIDA2jE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 24/05/2024 06:52:34 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1693301

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Tree Planting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many trees have been planted on behalf of his Department since December 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	16747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>Below are the annual figures for the number of trees planted:</p><ul><li>2019-20: 2,110,000 trees</li><li>2020-21: 4,252,000 trees</li><li>2021-22: 4,344,000 trees</li><li>2022-23: 4,399,000 trees</li><li>Up to 30 September 2023: 2,114,000 trees</li></ul><p> </p><p>Total Trees Planted (April 2019 - 30 September 2023): 17,219,000 trees.</p><p> </p><p>These figures reflect our continuous commitment to enhancing the UK's green spaces and contribute towards our environmental goals and targets.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 07/03/2024 14:42:49 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1693466

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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	Darwin Plus: Antarctic
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 environmental projects have been funded through Darwin Plus in Antartica since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	16760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>Since 2019, Darwin Plus has funded 22 environmental projects of benefit to the Falkland Islands. These are listed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Please visit the Darwin Plus website at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdarwinplus.org.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cf9d6d79a0c9148b0ca2508dc3dee635a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638453341277624450%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Nmi75ytIen2EgAyHXpv6lq114i22oBpi2if3NdGbbDY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://darwinplus.org.uk/</a> for full details of funded projects.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Project reference</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Project title</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK Overseas Territories involved</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS146</p></td><td><p>Red Listing can protect OT marine biodiversity</p></td><td><p>British Antarctic Territory, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS110</p></td><td><p>Recognise, protect, restore: driving sound stewardship of Falklands peat wetlands</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS115</p></td><td><p>Unlocking Falkland Islands Marine Management: Key Biodiversity Areas for seabirds</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS116</p></td><td><p>Falklands wetlands and aquatic habitats: baselines for monitoring future change</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS126</p></td><td><p>Advancing Falklands and region-scale management of globally important whale populations</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS139</p></td><td><p>Improving Falklands marine management effectiveness for marine higher predators</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS148</p></td><td><p>Climate change resilience in Falkland Islands fisheries and marine ecosystems</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS167</p></td><td><p>Pathogens as a threat to seabirds in the Falkland Islands</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS168</p></td><td><p>Understanding increased FI seal bycatch to inform bycatch Action Plan</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS169</p></td><td><p>New Island: completing preparatory steps for restoration against invasive mammals</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS182</p></td><td><p>Habitat restoration and species re-introductions on four Falklands island reserves</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPL00047</p></td><td><p>Increasing environmental monitoring capacity on FI: a Thermal Imaging UAV</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPL00058</p></td><td><p>Fire Contingency Planning for Offshore Islands</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CV19RR02</p></td><td><p>Establishing wildlife health and disease monitoring in the Falkland Islands</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPL00002</p></td><td><p>Restoring native tussac grassland habitat</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPL00006</p></td><td><p>Restoring peat soils and tussac grass habitat in the Falklands</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPL00020</p></td><td><p>Data driven solutions to land management and climate change adaptation</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPL00025</p></td><td><p>Building farm biodiversity planning and monitoring capacity for sustainable management</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS092</p></td><td><p>Seabird sentinels: mapping potential bycatch risk using bird-borne radar</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS094</p></td><td><p>Developing Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) tools for Turks and Caicos</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS175</p></td><td><p>Enhancing monitoring and prevention of invasive non-native species across UKOTs</p></td><td><p>Gibraltar, Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (on Cyprus), South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Indian Ocean Territory, Bermuda, Anguilla, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS174</p></td><td><p>A cross-UKOT camera network to enhance marine predator conservation</p></td><td><p>Montserrat, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 08/03/2024 16:43:48 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1693467

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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	Darwin Plus: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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 environmental projects have been funded through Darwin Plus in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	16761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Since 2019, Darwin Plus has funded 21 environmental projects of benefit to South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands. These are listed in the table below.</p><p>Please visit the Darwin Plus website at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdarwinplus.org.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cf9d6d79a0c9148b0ca2508dc3dee635a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638453341277580194%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=T9tArLaGdWQTd30uQ0b2B%2FPub%2FbDV0V0wBzmIhSVwLU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://darwinplus.org.uk/</a> for full details of funded projects.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Project reference</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Project title</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK Overseas Territories involved</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS146</p></td><td><p>Red Listing can protect OT marine biodiversity</p></td><td><p>British Antarctic Territory, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS166</p></td><td><p>Improving identification of fish bycatch in the Antarctic krill fishery</p></td><td><p>British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS092</p></td><td><p>Seabird sentinels: mapping potential bycatch risk using bird-borne radar</p></td><td><p>Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS175</p></td><td><p>Enhancing monitoring and prevention of invasive non-native species across UKOTs</p></td><td><p>Gibraltar, Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (on Cyprus), South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Indian Ocean Territory, Bermuda, Anguilla, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS174</p></td><td><p>A cross-UKOT camera network to enhance marine predator conservation</p></td><td><p>Montserrat, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS089</p></td><td><p>Integrating genetic approaches into sub-Antarctic deep sea research and management</p></td><td><p>South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS093</p></td><td><p>HOT: Hadal zones of our Overseas Territories</p></td><td><p>South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS109</p></td><td><p>Initiating monitoring support for the SGSSI-MPA Research and Monitoring Plan</p></td><td><p>South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS120</p></td><td><p>Spatial segregation and bycatch risk of seabirds at South Georgia</p></td><td><p>South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS122</p></td><td><p>Biodiversity discovery and the future of South Georgia’s seaweed habitats</p></td><td><p>South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS143</p></td><td><p>What goes thump at night: managing bird-strike in South Georgia</p></td><td><p>South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS144</p></td><td><p>Protecting South Georgia’s terrestrial communities from climate change-invasion synergies</p></td><td><p>South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS149</p></td><td><p>Resolving ecosystem effects of the South Georgia winter krill fishery</p></td><td><p>South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS179</p></td><td><p>Characterising pelagic biodiversity at South Georgia through novel sampling methods</p></td><td><p>South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS186</p></td><td><p>Evidence-based conservation of biodiversity in the South Sandwich Islands</p></td><td><p>South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS187</p></td><td><p>Using satellite technology to monitor seabird populations at South Georgia</p></td><td><p>South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS188</p></td><td><p>Hungry humpbacks: measuring seasonal foraging intensity at South Georgia</p></td><td><p>South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS189</p></td><td><p>Evaluating climate change risks to Patagonian and Antarctic toothfish</p></td><td><p>South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPL00019</p></td><td><p>Mapping South Georgia's Plant Biodiversity</p></td><td><p>South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPL00039</p></td><td><p>Assessing Terrestrial Climate Change Impacts on a sub-Antarctic Archipelago</p></td><td><p>South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS132</p></td><td><p>Monitoring albatrosses using very high resolution satellites and citizen science</p></td><td><p>St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 11/03/2024 12:21:39 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1693468

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
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	Darwin Plus: Falkland Islands
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 environmental projects have been funded through Darwin Plus in the Falkland Islands since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	16762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2024 answer text <p>Since 2019, Darwin Plus has funded 6 environmental projects of benefit to the British Antarctic Territory. These are listed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Please visit the Darwin Plus website at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdarwinplus.org.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cf9d6d79a0c9148b0ca2508dc3dee635a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638453341277633121%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=t0vSWnYkaIHBNiBkSWym%2FivZ2c1pRYJ%2FTg%2Bhhxu7By8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://darwinplus.org.uk/</a> for full details of funded projects.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Project reference</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Project title</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UK Overseas Territories involved</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS185</p></td><td><p>Safeguarding Antarctic krill stocks for baleen whales</p></td><td><p>British Antarctic Territory</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPL00008</p></td><td><p>Biodiversity Survey and Environmental Management Plan in Antarctica</p></td><td><p>British Antarctic Territory (BAT)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS146</p></td><td><p>Red Listing can protect OT marine biodiversity</p></td><td><p>British Antarctic Territory, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS166</p></td><td><p>Improving identification of fish bycatch in the Antarctic krill fishery</p></td><td><p>British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS175</p></td><td><p>Enhancing monitoring and prevention of invasive non-native species across UKOTs</p></td><td><p>Gibraltar, Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (on Cyprus), South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Indian Ocean Territory, Bermuda, Anguilla, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DPLUS174</p></td><td><p>A cross-UKOT camera network to enhance marine predator conservation</p></td><td><p>Montserrat, St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Gibraltar, Falkland Islands, British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 08/03/2024 13:57:01 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1690876

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
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	Environment Protection: Standards
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 his Department's planned timetable is for responding to the Office for Environmental Protection’s report entitled Progress in improving the natural environment in England 2022/2023, published in January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	15052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Under the Environment Act 2021, we are required to respond to the Office for Environmental Protection’s (OEP) reports on progress in implementing the Environmental Improvement Plan no later than 12 months after the OEP report was laid in Parliament. As the OEP’s report was laid on 17 January 2024, we have until 16 January 2025 to respond.</p><p> </p><p>We will carefully review the OEP’s findings and respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 26/02/2024 15:17:32 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

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registered interest
date	23/01/2024
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Carbon 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 targets his Department has set to help achieve the Government's commitments on net zero.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	11082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government set out how we would meet our commitments in the Net Zero Strategy in 2021 which included a detailed breakdown of actions required across all sectors in the economy. This was updated in 2023 through the publication of 'Powering Up Britain'.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has halved its emissions, ahead of every other major economy, and we have grown our economy by over 70% since 1990. The UK over-achieved against the first and second carbon budgets, and the latest projections show that we are on track to meet the third.</p><p> </p><p>We have one of the most ambitious decarbonisation targets in the world, and we have set more stretching targets for 2030 than most countries. We plan to cut emissions by 68% by 2030, which is more than the EU, Japan or the United States.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/01/2024 11:18:34 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord