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1047682

registered interest
date	25/01/2019
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: 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, whether his Department or its agencies maintain a list of local authorities in England that undertake separate food waste recycling collections.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	212301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) publishes detail on food waste collection schemes at: <a href="http://laportal.wrap.org.uk/" target="_blank">laportal.wrap.org.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The WRAP data shows that in England in 2017/18 there were 123 local authorities with a separate food waste collection scheme.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 211097 question first answered 29/01/2019 13:24:23 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1047683

registered interest
date	25/01/2019
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	Animal Products: Exports
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 EU law requires the export of animal-based products from the EU to be via a designated border inspection point; and if will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	212297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Animal-based product (POAO) being exported from the EU to a third country is not required to exit the EU via a Border Inspection Post (BIP).</p><p> </p><p>It would only be required to exit via a BIP if it was transiting the EU from and to a Third Country as laid down in Council Directive 97/78/EC.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 29/01/2019 17:36:48 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1047762

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
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 publish the (a) number and (b) regional breakdown of farms and other organisations that have applied to take part in the pilots for the introduction of Environmental Land Management Schemes contracts.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	212307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>We received 113 proposals and ideas for tests and trials up to the 30 September 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking 50 forward in phase one. Those selected for the first phase of testing will help us to test critical elements and building blocks of the new system.</p><p> </p><p>The 50 proposals we are taking forward are based around four broad themes:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Testing how the land management plan will work with different groups, sectors and geographies. We will explore what information, tools and support land managers will need to develop the plan and who would be involved.</p></li><li><p>Area based approaches looking at the way in which local priorities can be determined at different spatial scales.</p></li><li><p>How we value and pay for natural capital so the new schemes reward farmers and land managers for the true value of delivering the environmental benefits.</p></li><li><p>The role of new or innovative delivery mechanisms such as payment by results and reverse auctions.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Thirty-five of the proposals we are taking forward in phase one have a specific regional focus or bounded geographic interest:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The North</li><li>The Midlands</li><li>Anglia</li><li>The South and South East</li><li>The South West</li></ul><p> </p><p>The number of farmers and land managers to be involved in each Test and Trial are extremely variable and not known at this stage. We are working with proposers to develop their proposals into tests or trials.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Below is a breakdown of the 35 organisations by region:</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The North</strong></p><p> </p><p>Cumbrian Catchments Pioneer (Environment Agency)</p><p>Northumberland National Park</p><p>North Yorkshire Moors National Park</p><p>Federation of Cumbrian Commoners</p><p>23 Burns Collective (Farmer led collaboration)</p><p>Cheshire Wildlife Trust</p><p>Northern Forests (Woodland Trusts)</p><p> </p><p><strong>The Midlands</strong></p><p> </p><p>Peak District National Park</p><p>Forest of Bowland National Park</p><p>Staffordshire Wildlife Trust</p><p>Cheshire Wildlife Trust</p><p>Payment by Results Trials</p><p>Wildlife Trust/ Farmers Management Plan Collective (Worcestershire and Gloucestershire)</p><p> </p><p><strong>Anglia</strong></p><p> </p><p>Payments by Results Trials</p><p>Essex Water</p><p> </p><p><strong>The South and South East</strong></p><p> </p><p>South Downs National Park</p><p>Kent Downs AONB</p><p>Cucksmere and Pevensey Levels</p><p>Kent and Sussex Wildlife Trust</p><p>Wildlife Trust/ Farmers Management Plan Collective (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and Isle of White)</p><p>En-Trade (Wessex Water)</p><p> </p><p><strong>The South West</strong></p><p> </p><p>North Devon Landscapes (Natural England)</p><p>Exmoor National Park</p><p>Dartmoor National Park</p><p>Cotswolds AONB</p><p>Quantocks AONB</p><p>Blackdowns AONB</p><p>Cranbourne Chase AONB</p><p>Cornwall AONB</p><p>Cornwall Local Enterprise Partnership</p><p>Gloucestershire Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group</p><p>South Devon RSPB</p><p>Clinton Devon Estate</p><p>Somerset Levels (Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group)</p><p>Cornish Wildlife Trusts</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/01/2019 13:20:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1047763

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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: Brexit
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 civil servants are currently working on secondment in his Department on issues connected with the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	212308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Over 80% of Defra’s agenda is affected by the UK’s departure from the European Union and as a result many roles across the Defra group are now supporting EU exit-related work, either directly or indirectly.</p><p> </p><p>As at 31 December 2018, the Defra group had recruited over 2,700 staff including fixed term appointments, interims and staff redeployed from elsewhere. Of these, circa 15 roles were on secondment. A secondment is classed as an arrangement where staff are temporarily brought in from an organisation outside of the Civil Service, whereas a loan is an arrangement where staff are temporarily brought in from another part of the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 29/01/2019 17:38:58 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1045912

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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	Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes
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 potential effect on the level of recycling of the (a) cans and bottles return system using ReturPack in Sweden; (b) deposit charge for drinks bottles in Norway and (c) return vending machines in Denmark.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	211206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>As the Minister responsible for this policy area, I visited Norway, Sweden and Denmark at the end of 2017, to find out more about the DRS in those countries.</p><p> </p><p>We are drawing upon experience of how DRS systems operate in a range of countries to help shape our proposals for a scheme in England. We have not made specific assessments regarding individual schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 29/01/2019 13:27:11 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1046160

registered interest
date	22/01/2019
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: 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, whether his Department or its agencies maintain a list of local authorities in England that undertake separate food waste recycling collections.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	211097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) publishes detail on food waste collection schemes at: <a href="http://laportal.wrap.org.uk/" target="_blank">laportal.wrap.org.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The WRAP data shows that in England in 2017/18 there were 123 local authorities with a separate food waste collection scheme.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 212301 question first answered 29/01/2019 13:24:23 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1045493

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
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 recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the proposed new Environmental Land Management Schemes after 2022.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	210558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and I have regular meetings with the Chancellor on a wide range of issues. Funding of all government business after 2022 will be determined as part of the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/01/2019 12:42:47 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

1045495

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
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 role of public advice in the effective delivery of the proposed new Environmental Land Management Schemes.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
uin	210559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>We will be introducing a new Environmental Land Management (ELM) system that will pay land managers for delivering environmental public goods.</p><p> </p><p>The government will work with farmers and land managers who wish to improve the environment by entering into multi-annual ELM contracts in which land managers commit to take certain actions to deliver environmental goods and benefits in return for funding.</p><p> </p><p>We believe that those managing the land are best placed to decide how to deliver the environmental benefits they have signed up to provide. We propose that land managers should have access to the information and advice they need to enable them to develop holistic management plans for their land.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence from previous agri-environment schemes suggests that the effectiveness of measures and the quality of environmental benefits can depend on the quality and extent of advice from trusted advisers. We propose that an approved specialist adviser should be readily available to help the land manager to deliver desirable environmental outcomes. We want land managers to establish trusted relationships with their adviser. We are therefore exploring the role that third party advisers could play. For example, an adviser could be an agronomist who a farmer has worked with in the past and trusts, or an adviser from a local organisation who can advise on local conditions. We expect that these advisers would need to be approved to demonstrate their level of capability and to ensure sufficient protection for the spending of public money. The appetite for existing advisers training to deliver advice within ELM, and the market for delivering this training, is being tested through a combination of policy development, Testing and Trials and social science involvement, with an intelligence assessment in development.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/01/2019 12:29:36 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

1045508

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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	Air Pollution
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 support his Department is providing to (a) areas of Salford and (b) the UK who experience poor air quality.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	210567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>(a) Government support has included £250 million, since 2017 alone, to Greater Manchester for cleaner better transport to help improve air quality. Manchester authorities, including Salford, are working together to develop a Clean Air Plan for Manchester. The Government is committed to providing the required financial and technical support to local authorities to enable delivery of their air quality plans. We are working closely with Greater Manchester to reduce air pollution and have committed £495 million for local authorities to implement and mitigate their plans. We will be able to consider Greater Manchester’s funding requirement once their final plan is received; it was due in December 2018, but will not be provided until March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>(b) The UK continues to meet all current international air quality limits, except for Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations (NO2). In July 2017, we published the NO2 Plan, backed by £3.5 billion of funding, which sets out the steps we are taking to reduce NO2 concentrations in the shortest possible time, thus complying with NO2 limits as soon as possible. We are working intensively with local authorities, to identify measures to swiftly bring forward compliance, and support them with guidance and funding. This includes major cities outside the Capital which are exceeding NO2 limits, including Greater Manchester Authorities, such as Salford. Additionally, we published our new world leading Clean Air Strategy on 14 January 2019, which has been welcomed by the World Health Organisation as “an example for the rest of the world to follow”.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 210568 question first answered 29/01/2019 13:15:15 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1045588

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
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	Air Pollution: EU Law
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 ensure the continuation of UK clean air policy as provided for in EU Directive 2008/50/EC after the UK leaves the EU on 29 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	210696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to improving air quality and we published our new Clean Air Strategy this month, which has been praised by the World Health Organisation as ‘an example for the rest of the world to follow’.</p><p> </p><p>We have already put into statute targets for 2030 and have also made the necessary technical amendments through statutory instruments for continuity of legislation for after leaving the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 29/01/2019 12:57:35 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore