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1057043

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Environment Protection: Education
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 his Department is taking through the 25 Year Environment Plan to promote learning on the environment and sustainability for children in schools with low levels of access to natural spaces.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	218811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The 25 Year Environment Plan, published in January 2018, sets out the government’s ambition to improve the environment within a generation. A key commitment is to encourage children to be close to nature, in and out of school. The government announced £10 million funding for the Children and Nature Programme which aims to support children from disadvantaged backgrounds to have better access to the natural environment. The programme has been designed to make it possible for schools to undertake a range of activities in natural spaces, including learning about nature and how to care for the natural environment.</p><p> </p><p>As announced by the Environment Secretary on 31 January, grants have recently been awarded to projects in the Children and Nature programme. Resilience through Nature, a consortium of The Wildlife Trusts, YoungMinds, Groundwork, the Sensory Trust and Field Studies Council, have been appointed to the Nature Friendly Schools project which will help deliver greener grounds and pupil visits to green spaces for schools with the highest proportion of disadvantaged pupils. Social Farms and Gardens, working with Thrive, will deliver the Growing Care Farming project which aims to achieve a transformational change in the scale, scope and uptake of care farming services in England for children and adults with a defined health, education or social need particularly those from disadvantaged areas. Funding for the Community Forests and Woodland Outreach project is yet to be awarded.</p><p> </p><p>The announcement on 31 January marked the beginning of the 2019 Year of Green Action. Over the next 12 months government will work with businesses and communities to create ways for people from all backgrounds to connect with nature, protect our environment, and contribute to restoring our natural world.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the 2019 Year of Green Action, the nationwide <a href="https://www.iwill.org.uk/environment/" target="_blank">#iwill4nature</a> initiative, led by charity Step Up To Serve and backed by government will support a series of activities for young people to connect with, protect and enhance nature.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 13/02/2019 16:23:27 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1057052

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page four of the Seventh Special Report of Session 2017-19 of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, published on 23 April 2018, on Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill 2017: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report, HC 984, how and when he plans to take forward the measures contained in the draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill 2017.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	218781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to introducing legislative requirements relating to animal sentience and to increasing the maximum penalties for animal cruelty. The Government will ensure that any necessary changes required to UK law are made in a rigorous and comprehensive way to ensure animal sentience is recognised after we leave the EU. The Government intends to bring forward legislation as soon as Parliamentary time permits. In the meantime, Defra is continuing to engage closely with stakeholders to further refine the Government's proposals on animal sentience.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/02/2019 15:49:53 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1057056

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Hen Harriers
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 fledged hen harriers there were in 2018; how many of these birds were successfully fitted with tracking devices; and what estimate he has made of the number of birds still being tracked by satellite.
tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
tabling member printed	Angela Smith
uin	218779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>During 2018 an estimated 34 hen harriers fledged in England. Natural England fixed satellite tags to five of these birds, of which two were still transmitting at the end of January 2019. Including birds tagged in previous years, Natural England is currently tracking four birds.</p><p> </p><p>The RSPB fitted tags to approximately 30 hen harriers across the UK during 2018. As of November 2018, over two thirds of these tags were transmitting.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/02/2019 15:36:04 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

1056716

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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	Electronic Equipment: 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 recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of checks to prevent the exportation of toxic electronic waste to developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	218173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Environment Agency takes a pro-active intelligence led approach to ensure it targets those posing a high export risk. Its use of Stop Notices has proved to be an effective tool in prohibiting the movement of waste prior to export. The costs associated with returning a waste shipment that is found to be unfit for export to the site of origin for further treatment can accumulate to be a significant cost to the exporter. Sites loading WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) are targeted for checks and site visits to provide advice and guidance on their responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017 the Environment Agency inspected over 1,000 shipping containers and returned 367 of these to their site of loading. This stopped over 7,000 tonnes of waste not fit for export at ports, and they also prevented nearly 9,000 tonnes of waste from reaching ports.</p><p> </p><p>When concerns have been raised about particular sites in non-EU countries, further information has been requested from the relevant authorities to confirm sites are permitted and regulated according to their national laws.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/02/2019 11:20:31 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1056766

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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	Hunting
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 his Department will review the list of exemptions for hunting with dogs in the Hunting Act 2004 with specific reference to deer hunting.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	218367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to review the list of exemptions in the Hunting Act 2004.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/02/2019 13:30:57 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1056828

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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	Shipping: 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, what research his Department has commissioned or gathered on the effect of open loop scrubbers on sediment quality in UK waters; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	218294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department has not commissioned research or gathered scientific evidence concerning the effect of open loop scrubber systems (designed to remove a range of contaminants from a ship’s exhaust gases) on sediments in UK waters.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is aware of the increasing interest in this area and of the potential effects on the receiving coastal/marine environment due to wastewater discharges from these systems. As more robust, scientific evidence emerges, Defra will assess the risks to sediment and seawater quality.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 13/02/2019 13:30:00 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1056856

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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	Flood Control: Fylde
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 steps his Department has taken to improve flood prevention in rural Fylde.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	218283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) invests where it can provide the greatest benefit to people and property to better protect against the risk of flooding.</p><p>The EA has recently completed the £3 million East Lytham Flood Alleviation Scheme which better protects 652 properties and a large rural area of South Fylde.</p><p>The EA completed embankment improvements in 2018 south of Moss Side, with another embankment improvement just north of Moss Side planned for April this year.</p><p>The EA also carries out routine maintenance across rural areas where they link urban areas such as the Main Drain and Liggard Brook catchments.</p><p>In wider Fylde, the Fairhaven and Church Scar Coast Protection Scheme, which includes Granny's Bay, is currently in construction and due to be completed by 2020. The scheme has been funded by over £20 million of grant in aid and will better protect 2347 properties.</p><p>Blackpool Council is also delivering the Starr Hill Sand Dunes project in partnership with Fylde Borough Council and Lancashire Wildlife Trust. The scheme will better protect 521 properties, whilst also enhancing the dune system through environmental improvements.</p><p>The EA also attends the Fylde Making Space for Water Group and continues to actively work with partners to address flooding issues in Fylde.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/02/2019 13:04:39 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1056861

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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	Fracking: Lancashire
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 noise levels at the Preston New Road Shale Gas site since the commencement of (a) exploratory drilling and (b) exploratory fracturing.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	218284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>Lancashire Country Council and the Environment Agency are jointly responsible for noise level assessments under planning conditions and environmental permit conditions.</p><p> </p><p>Flaring operations are currently the only activity regulated under an environmental permit that noise could be attributed to. The Environment Agency carefully considered emissions from noise and vibrations during its environmental permit determination and concluded that they are not an issue due to the design of the flare, the location of the site, and the level of background noise.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 13/02/2019 13:54:48 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1055947

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Pesticides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 31 January 2019 to Question 211705 on Pesticides, if he will publish the (a) conclusions of the Government’s review of the National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides and (b) stakeholder submissions that contributed to that review.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	217534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>In line with EU Directive 2009/128, we have in place a National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (NAP) that we must review every five years. The Government has reviewed the existing NAP and concluded that it is remains fit for purpose. Looking forward, the Government proposes to undertake a broader review of pesticides policy and will work closely with all interested parties as we develop our evidence base and policy thinking.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/02/2019 15:47:43 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1056028

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
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	Rural Areas: Poverty
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 the Government measures rural poverty; what steps the Government is taking to tackle rural poverty; and what plans the Government has to include rural poverty in its policies on rural proofing.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	217435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government uses a range of measures of poverty, including relative and absolute low income. 16 per cent of rural households were in relative low income before housing costs, compared with 18 per cent of urban households. After housing costs, the gap widens, with 17 per cent of rural households in relative low income compared with 24 per cent of urban households.</p><p> </p><p>Government policy is based on economic prosperity and helping people out of poverty wherever they live. In October 2018 the Government announcement that it had accepted in full the recommendations the Low Pay Commission made for future minimum wage rates. These future rates were announced by the Chancellor in the Budget. The National Living Wage will increase by 4.9% to £8.21 per hour and rates for younger workers will also increase above inflation and average earnings from 1 April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>In the Government’s response to the House of Lords’ report on the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act, the Government reiterated its commitment to rural proofing policies from the earliest stages across all departments. There is a continuous dialogue between Defra and other government departments on rural proofing policies. This includes policies that address poverty and other social issues.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/02/2019 14:44:20 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew