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1000252

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date	02/11/2018
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: Brazil
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 he has made of the effect of reported environmental policy plans of the President-Elect of Brazil on (a) the environment in that country and (b) global climate change targets.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	187332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK and Brazil have a close dialogue on issues of mutual interest and concern, both bilaterally and globally, including on climate and the environment. We are aware of a number of proposals reported during the recent election period. The new Brazilian President takes office on 1 January 2019. It is for the Government of the day to formulate its own policies and it would be inappropriate to speculate at this stage on the decisions that the new Government may make. Climate and environment issues form an important part of our work with Brazil and we look forward to continuing our dialogue on these.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/11/2018 16:30:00 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1000293

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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	Litter
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 he is taking to reduce littering in communities across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	187351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>We published the Litter Strategy for England in April 2017, setting out our aim to clean up the country and deliver a substantial reduction in litter and littering within a generation.</p><p>We have launched the Litter Innovation Fund to support councils and communities in the development and evaluation of innovative approaches to tackling litter. From April 2018, we have also increased the maximum fixed penalty for littering and given councils in England new powers to tackle littering from vehicles.</p><p>The first annual report on our progress delivering the actions set out in the Litter Strategy was published in July this year, and we will continue to report annually on our progress for the rest of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/11/2018 17:39:16 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

999123

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
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 and Technology: 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, if he will take steps in conjunction with local authorities to ensure standards of air quality are adhered to in vehicle and technology manufacturing and distribution.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	186444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>Within Government, The Department for Transport has responsibility regarding emissions standards in vehicle and technology manufacturing and distribution.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and the Department for Transport work together through the Joint Air Quality Unit to support local authorities to help deliver the Government’s Air Quality plan on roadside concentration of nitrogen oxides.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/11/2018 16:35:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

998474

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 24 October (HL10776), what are the names of the specialists involved in developing the draft indicator framework for the 25 Year Environment Plan.
tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
uin	HL11133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Analysis Unit in Defra is leading on the development of the indicator framework for the 25 Year Environment Plan. Defra’s Chief Scientific Adviser and Science Advisory Council are providing independent challenge to this process. Over three hundred people from across Defra, academic, business and voluntary organisations have also been involved.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/11/2018 13:12:54 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch

995634

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish a shadow environmental watchdog to come into effect on 30 March 2019 in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if so, (1) how the membership of that shadow watchdog will be determined, (2) what powers the shadow watchdog will have, (3) what the shadow watchdog’s budget will be, and (4) whether they will set a date by which the shadow watchdog will be replaced by a permanent body.
tabling member printed	Lord Krebs
uin	HL11059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government has committed to the implementation of a new environment body to hold the Government to account regarding compliance with its environmental legislation.</p><p>We will work to ensure that this body is in place as soon as possible after leaving the EU if no deal has been secured with the necessary powers to review and, if necessary, take enforcement action.</p><p>Any interim measures that may be necessary under a no deal scenario before the new body is formally established will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/11/2018 13:07:18 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3736 label Biography information for Lord Krebs

994713

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
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	Bees: Neonicotinoids
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of neonicotinoid seed treatment and its effect on the bee population.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL11029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>We always use the best available science when making decisions on pesticides, and risks to pollinators are a key consideration. Pesticides that carry unacceptable risks to pollinators should not be authorised.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2013, the use of three neonicotinoids (clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam) has been prohibited on a number of crops, such as oilseed rape, that are deemed attractive to bees. Since that time, the evidence on risks to pollinators has continued to develop and includes several field studies that indicate risks from exposure to pollen and nectar from treated crops. Last year, the UK Expert Committee on Pesticides confirmed that the evidence supported the existing restrictions. The Committee also noted the potential for neonicotinoids used on non-flowering crops to persist in soil and to be taken up by following flowering crops or by weeds.</p><p> </p><p>On the basis of this assessment, the Government announced its support for further restrictions on neonicotinoid pesticides. In April 2018, the UK voted in favour of European Commission proposals that will see a ban on any outdoor use of these three neonicotinoids from December 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Unless the scientific evidence changes, the Government will maintain these increased restrictions after leaving the EU.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/11/2018 13:06:27 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

994715

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
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	Hare Coursing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of problems caused by illegal hare coursing.
tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
uin	HL11031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the issue of illegal hare coursing and the considerable concern it can cause to rural communities. We recognise that local police forces are taking steps to address hare coursing and associated crimes and that this is an operational matter for the police. The role of locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners is to hold their forces to account, including on how they tackle the crimes that matter most to residents and businesses. The National Wildlife Crime Unit includes hare coursing as one of its priorities. In addition, the six police forces across the East of England have come together and are deploying Operation Galileo to tackle hare coursing.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 08/11/2018 13:07:57 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley