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77279

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
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	Floods: Somerset
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the progress of flood alleviation works on the Somerset Levels so far in 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL1013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Flood alleviation works are progressing very well on the Somerset Levels, with many repairs and improvements expected to be completed before the coming winter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Within the schedule of works it is planned to dredge 8km of the Rivers Parrett and Tone. So far 2.35km has been dredged, and this work is on schedule to be completed by the autumn.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency has nearly 50 asset repair projects underway in Somerset, repairing banks, pumping stations, sluices, gates and other mechanisms. The intention is to bring these assets to their pre-flood condition by October 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 21/07/2014 15:43:29 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

76629

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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 Supply Networks Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they plan to publish the final report of the Elliott Review into the integrity and assurance of the food supply networks commissioned by the Secretaries of State for Health and Environment Food and Rural Affairs, following publication of the interim report in December 2013.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The final report of the Review into the Integrity and Assurance of Food Supply networks, led by Professor Chris Elliott, is due to be published shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 14/07/2014 16:12:50 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

65938

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Land
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the latest estimate of the proportion of land in England designated as (1) green belt, (2) areas of outstanding natural beauty, (3) National Parks, and (4) urban or developed.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>1) Around 13% of England was designated as Green Belt in 2012/13.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2) There are 33 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) designations wholly within England, along with the Wye Valley which spans the English-Welsh border. AONB designation covers approximately 15% of the land area of England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>3) There are 10 National Parks in <strong>England</strong> covering approximately 9% of the land area.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>4) According to the Land Cover Map 2007, produced by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in 2011, around 9% of England is classed as built-up (including gardens).</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 15/07/2014 11:09:56 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

65950

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Folic Acid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to consult industry to make both fortified and unfortified flour with appropriate labelling available before introducing the mandatory fortification of flour by the addition of folic acid.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Plans are currently being developed to consult on a change to the Bread and Flour Regulations. The change would permit the production of unfortified flour in the UK under certain limited circumstances where the flour is destined for use as an ingredient in further processing. This consultation will not focus on the fundamental issue of fortification. It will consider options to ensure that UK produced flour used by manufacturers is not put at a disadvantage compared to unfortified flour produced in other Member States.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Health Ministers have yet to make a decision on mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid. They are awaiting data on the blood folate status of the population, which is expected in early 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 17/07/2014 12:03:27 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

65951

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the new waste and recycling targets proposed by the European Union and their impact on the United Kingdom; and whether they plan to oppose them on the grounds of vital national interest.
tabling member printed	Lord Stoddart of Swindon
uin	HL878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Commission's proposal for a Directive to amend EU waste legislation – including increased recycling targets – was published on 2 July. We are currently reviewing the proposals and will be consulting across Government, with the Devolved Administrations, and with interested parties that may be impacted by these proposals when developing the Government response.</p><p> </p><p>We need to understand the costs and benefits of the proposals fully to be able to judge which can be supported and which opposed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 15/07/2014 11:36:36 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

65822

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
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	Advisory Committee on Pesticides
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 De Mauley on 1 July (WA 231–2), with which other government advisory committees the Advisory Committee on Pesticides works where their wider work is relevant to pesticides.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Advisory Committee on Pesticides has worked with the Defra Expert Committee on Pesticide Residues in Food; theCommittee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment; the Committee on Mutagenicity; the Committee on Carcinogenicity; the Veterinary Products Committee; and the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens, where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The extent of this work has varied from simple information exchange, to requests for specific specialist advice, to joint working groups.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 08/07/2014 14:52:21 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

65190

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Inland Waterways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy towards inland waterways and their contribution to tourism.
tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
uin	HL726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Canals and rivers are an important asset for tourism and recreation, which the Government aims to protect and promote. According to The Association of Inland Navigation Authorities (AINA), in 2011 there were 873.8 million visits to waterways around Britain, 23.4 million of which were to visit a specific attraction. There were 293.2 million visits for leisure walking and 234.5 million visits for dog walking, making walking by far the most popular activity participated in.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The majority of Britain's waterways are managed by the Canal and River Trust (CRT) which is funded by Defra. One of the key objectives on which this funding depends is ensuring public access, including for recreation and tourism. The land managed by the CRT includes 3148km of towpaths, all of which are open to the public, and a number of monuments and historic sites including 5 UNESCO world heritage sites.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley grouped question UIN HL727 question first answered 07/07/2014 16:49:41 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

65191

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Inland Waterways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many inland waterways are open to the general public; and how access by ramblers to such waterways is facilitated.
tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
uin	HL727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Canals and rivers are an important asset for tourism and recreation, which the Government aims to protect and promote. According to The Association of Inland Navigation Authorities (AINA), in 2011 there were 873.8 million visits to waterways around Britain, 23.4 million of which were to visit a specific attraction. There were 293.2 million visits for leisure walking and 234.5 million visits for dog walking, making walking by far the most popular activity participated in.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The majority of Britain's waterways are managed by the Canal and River Trust (CRT) which is funded by Defra. One of the key objectives on which this funding depends is ensuring public access, including for recreation and tourism. The land managed by the CRT includes 3148km of towpaths, all of which are open to the public, and a number of monuments and historic sites including 5 UNESCO world heritage sites.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley grouped question UIN HL726 question first answered 07/07/2014 16:49:41 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

65193

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Coastal Areas: Flood Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what sea defences have been built in north-west England during the last 10 years, and where.
tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
uin	HL729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The following is a list of sea defences that have been built in the North West in the last 10 years by the Environment Agency or the local Coast Protection Authority. The list does not include any sea defences built by any third party/private asset owners.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Defences</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maryport Harbour and Sea Wall works</p></td><td><p>Maryport, Cumbria</p></td><td><p>2004</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morecambe Coast Protection Scheme (Ph 5 &amp; 6)</p></td><td><p>Morecambe</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crane Wharf River Defences*</p></td><td><p>Chester</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thornton Cleveleys Coastal Defences (Ph 2 &amp; 3)</p></td><td><p>Thornton and Cleveleys, Wyre</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hesketh Outmarsh West</p></td><td><p>Hesketh, West Lancs</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lower Lancaster Flood Alleviation Scheme (Ph 1 &amp; 2)*</p></td><td><p>Lancaster</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stanah Sea Defences*</p></td><td><p>Poulton Le Fylde, Wyre</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Kirby Coast Protection Works</p></td><td><p>West Kirby</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveleys Coast Defence Improvement Works (Ph4b)</p></td><td><p>Cleveleys, Wyre</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>River Wyre Embankment Stabilisation Works*</p></td><td><p>Fleetwood, Wyre</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Groyne works, Cleveleys</p></td><td><p>Cleveleys, Wyre</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool Central Area Coast Protection Scheme</p></td><td><p>Blackpool</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveleys Beach Recharge Works</p></td><td><p>Cleveleys, Wyre</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dubb Mill Point Highway Coast Protection Works</p></td><td><p>Allonby, Cumbria</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eskmeals Highway Coast Protection Works</p></td><td><p>Eskmeals, Cumbria</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hightown Dune Restoration Works</p></td><td><p>Hightown, Sefton</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teal Bay Shingle Migration Works</p></td><td><p>Hest Bank, Lancaster</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>River Mersey Warrington Flood Risk Management Scheme (Ph1)*</p></td><td><p>Warrington</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunderland Point Coast Protection Works</p></td><td><p>Sunderland, Lancaster</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitehaven Harbour Emergency Works</p></td><td><p>Whitehaven, Cumbria</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Shore Park Emergency Works</p></td><td><p>Walney Island, Barrow in Furness</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fylde Dune Restoration Works</p></td><td><p>Lytham St Annes, Fylde</p></td><td><p>Ongoing programme</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sefton Dune Management Programme</p></td><td><p>Formby, Sefton</p></td><td><p>Ongoing programme</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>*Tidal River Defences</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are sea defence capital works currently on site in the following locations -</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>Knott End Flood Alleviation Scheme, Wyre (completion due in 2014)</li><li>Rossall Coast Protection Works, Rossall, Fleetwood (completion due in 17/18)</li><li>Anchorsholme Coast Protection Works, Blackpool (completion due in 15/16)</li><li>Morecambe Wave Reflection Wall, Morecambe (due on site in September 2014 to 2019)</li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 09/07/2014 10:34:51 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

65194

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Pesticides
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in their consideration of the application by Syngenta to grant emergency permission for the production and use of neonicotinoid pesticides this autumn, they will take into account of the results of the peer-reviewed paper "Comparative acute toxicity of twenty-four insecticides to earthworm, Eisenia fetida" by Wang Y et al published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Syngenta announced on 3 July that they were withdrawing their application for emergency authorisation of the use of thiamethoxam. The Government has therefore not concluded its consideration of the application.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 08/07/2014 14:52:48 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar