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457530

registered interest
date	03/03/2016
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	Waste Disposal
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 steps she plans to take to ensure the UK meets (a) the EU target to 50 per cent of municipal waste by 2020 and (b) the proposed EU target to recycle 65 per cent of such waste by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	29645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK recycling rate has increased from 11% at the turn of the century, to 44.9% now. This progress is thanks in large part to the hard work of Local Authorities and householders.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to meeting the 2020 EU recycling target of 50% of household waste.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities are best placed to determine the most appropriate waste collection and recycling services in their areas and we work with them and the Waste and Recycling Action Programme (WRAP) to promote best practice.</p><p> </p><p>I have asked WRAP to look at what further measures can be taken to improve recycling rates and, in particular the benefits and opportunities there are from having greater consistency in the materials collected and collection systems to enable Local Authorities to recycle more, and to make it easier for householders to put the right materials in the right bin.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is still assessing the implications of the proposed recycling targets for 2030.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/03/2016 09:28:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

457531

registered interest
date	03/03/2016
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	Recycling: Christchurch
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2016 to Question 27122, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the Christchurch Beach Replenishment Scheme; and what assessment has been made of the quantity of material used to re-establish coast protection which is still in place.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	29774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>Christchurch Borough Council are the Risk Management Authority responsible for this section of coast and commissioned the Christchurch Beach Replenishment Scheme in early summer 2015. They conduct monthly visual inspections of beach condition. Regular surveys are also carried out on behalf of all Coastal Authorities to assess volume changes through the South-East Region Coastal Monitoring Programme.</p><p>The quantity of material used to restore the beach was recorded by contractors and independently confirmed by pre and post works survey to be 25,000m<sup>3</sup> which exceeded the design quantity.</p><p>Christchurch Borough Council reports that the re-nourished beach has shown a normal response to winter storm events, with material moving between groyne embayments, and expected losses occurring from the top of the beach to the nearshore area. Reports also conclude that the beach nourishment work undertaken reduced the vulnerability of the sea wall foundations and promenades to collapse.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 08/03/2016 09:57:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

457019

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
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	Flood Control: South East
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 much the Environment Agency plans to spend on flood prevention for Crawley, Gatwick and the Upper River Mole over the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	29512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>In the next three years the Environment Agency expects to spend £4,034,000 on completion of the Upper Mole Flood Alleviation Scheme. The Environment Agency also expect to spend £70,250 on studies to investigate future works and have a 2016-17 allocation of approximately £94,000 for maintenance works. The Upper Mole Flood Alleviation Scheme protects the communities of Crawley, Horley and Maidenbower as well as Gatwick Airport.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/03/2016 14:43:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

457020

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
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	Recycling
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 steps she plans to take to meet the target of reaching a national recycling rate of 50 per cent by 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	29522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The UK recycling rate has increased from 11% at the turn of the century, to 44.9% now. This progress is thanks in large part to the hard work of Local Authorities and householders.</p><p>The Government is committed to meeting the 2020 EU recycling target of 50% of household waste.</p><p>Local Authorities are best placed to determine the most appropriate waste collection and recycling services in their areas and we work with them and the Waste and Recycling Action Programme (WRAP) to promote best practice.</p><p>I have asked WRAP to look at what further measures can be taken to improve recycling rates and, in particular, the benefits and opportunities there are from having greater consistency in the materials collected and collection systems, to enable Local Authorities to recycle more, and to make it easier for householders to put the right materials in the right bin.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/03/2016 14:47:31 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

456481

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
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	Trees: Diseases
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 effect of tree disease on (a) existing woodland and (b) the restoration of planted ancient woodland.
tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
uin	29051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p>Protecting our country from plant and tree pests and diseases is important for our economy, the environment and our health. Defra is committed to protecting our borders from pests and building the resilience of our trees and plants.</p><p> </p><p>We assess the impacts of pests and disease threats on trees and plants and take a risk-based approach to ensure that our response is directed towards priority pests and diseases and their respective pathways. We have produced a prioritised plant health risk register which is used to identify risks and agree priorities for action.</p><p> </p><p>The Forestry Commission has a comprehensive monitoring and surveillance programme in place for tree pests and diseases in woodlands. Maps of the latest confirmed findings are available on its website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pestsanddiseases" target="_blank">www.forestry.gov.uk/pestsanddiseases</a></p><p> </p><p>Defra has funded research to ‘Assess and address the impacts of ash dieback on UK woodlands and trees of conservation importance’. The published report includes a series of case studies on sites of ancient woodland and is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5273931279761408" target="_blank">http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5273931279761408</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 04/03/2016 16:22:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

456543

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
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	Oil: Waste Disposal
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 she will take steps to mitigate the potential effect on rural businesses of the proposed changes to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010 concerning the burning of waste oil.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	29295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The changes referred to do not amend the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010. The changes made are to the ‘Environmental Guidance On Waste Incineration’, which now clarifies that small waste oil burners used to burn waste oil must meet the requirements of Chapter IV of the Industrial Emissions Directive or switch to non-waste fuels. This guidance can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-permitting-guidance-the-waste-incineration-directive/environmental-permitting-guidance-waste-incineration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-permitting-guidance-the-waste-incineration-directive/environmental-permitting-guidance-waste-incineration</a>.</p><p>A consultation on the changes to the guidance was undertaken between 14 September and 26 October last year. A summary of responses can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487892/waste-incineration-consult-sum-resp.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487892/waste-incineration-consult-sum-resp.pdf</a>.</p><p>The impact assessment for the changes to this guidance considered some sensitivities on the price of crude oil with regard to collection fees only. The impact assessment can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487895/waste-incineration-consult-ep-ia.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487895/waste-incineration-consult-ep-ia.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 28870 29293 29294 29296 29297 29300 question first answered 08/03/2016 13:53:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

456545

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
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	Oil: Waste Disposal
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 potential effect on waste oil collection services in rural areas of the proposed changes to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	29294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The changes referred to do not amend the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010. The changes made are to the ‘Environmental Guidance On Waste Incineration’, which now clarifies that small waste oil burners used to burn waste oil must meet the requirements of Chapter IV of the Industrial Emissions Directive or switch to non-waste fuels. This guidance can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-permitting-guidance-the-waste-incineration-directive/environmental-permitting-guidance-waste-incineration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-permitting-guidance-the-waste-incineration-directive/environmental-permitting-guidance-waste-incineration</a>.</p><p>A consultation on the changes to the guidance was undertaken between 14 September and 26 October last year. A summary of responses can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487892/waste-incineration-consult-sum-resp.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487892/waste-incineration-consult-sum-resp.pdf</a>.</p><p>The impact assessment for the changes to this guidance considered some sensitivities on the price of crude oil with regard to collection fees only. The impact assessment can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487895/waste-incineration-consult-ep-ia.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487895/waste-incineration-consult-ep-ia.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 28870 29293 29295 29296 29297 29300 question first answered 08/03/2016 13:53:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

456547

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
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	Oil: Waste Disposal
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 she will make an assessment of the effect of the price of crude oil on the continued operation of waste oil collection services in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	29293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The changes referred to do not amend the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010. The changes made are to the ‘Environmental Guidance On Waste Incineration’, which now clarifies that small waste oil burners used to burn waste oil must meet the requirements of Chapter IV of the Industrial Emissions Directive or switch to non-waste fuels. This guidance can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-permitting-guidance-the-waste-incineration-directive/environmental-permitting-guidance-waste-incineration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-permitting-guidance-the-waste-incineration-directive/environmental-permitting-guidance-waste-incineration</a>.</p><p>A consultation on the changes to the guidance was undertaken between 14 September and 26 October last year. A summary of responses can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487892/waste-incineration-consult-sum-resp.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487892/waste-incineration-consult-sum-resp.pdf</a>.</p><p>The impact assessment for the changes to this guidance considered some sensitivities on the price of crude oil with regard to collection fees only. The impact assessment can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487895/waste-incineration-consult-ep-ia.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487895/waste-incineration-consult-ep-ia.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 28870 29294 29295 29296 29297 29300 question first answered 08/03/2016 13:53:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

456598

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
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	Forests: Wildlife
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 steps she is taking to protect the diversity of wildlife in Forestry Commission land.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	29091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to keeping the Public Forest Estate in England in trust for the nation and for it to continue to be sustainably managed. The entire Public Forest Estate is independently certified as sustainably managed to the UK Woodland Assurance Standard (UKWAS). A key element of this certification standard is the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity.</p><p> </p><p>The Forestry Commission continues to maintain a high performance in the management of the 68,000 hectares of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) under its stewardship, increasing the area in favourable condition year on year. Overall 99.5% of these SSSIs by area are in favourable or recovering condition. It also supports a comprehensive range of species conservation projects, including the freshwater pearl mussel, rare birds of prey, woodland and heathland insects and the recovery of species such as the chequered skipper, ladybird spider and pool frog.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/03/2016 15:12:38 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

456122

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
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	Small Businesses: Rural Areas
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 steps she is taking to ensure that small rural businesses can adapt to the changes proposed to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	28870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The changes referred to do not amend the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010. The changes made are to the ‘Environmental Guidance On Waste Incineration’, which now clarifies that small waste oil burners used to burn waste oil must meet the requirements of Chapter IV of the Industrial Emissions Directive or switch to non-waste fuels. This guidance can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-permitting-guidance-the-waste-incineration-directive/environmental-permitting-guidance-waste-incineration" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-permitting-guidance-the-waste-incineration-directive/environmental-permitting-guidance-waste-incineration</a>.</p><p>A consultation on the changes to the guidance was undertaken between 14 September and 26 October last year. A summary of responses can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487892/waste-incineration-consult-sum-resp.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487892/waste-incineration-consult-sum-resp.pdf</a>.</p><p>The impact assessment for the changes to this guidance considered some sensitivities on the price of crude oil with regard to collection fees only. The impact assessment can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487895/waste-incineration-consult-ep-ia.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487895/waste-incineration-consult-ep-ia.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 29293 29294 29295 29296 29297 29300 question first answered 08/03/2016 13:53:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy