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445512

registered interest
date	18/01/2016
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	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 steps her Department has taken to comply with the order of the Supreme Court in April 2015 on the need to tackle air pollution.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	22876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>In April 2015, the Supreme Court ordered that the Government must submit new air quality plans for nitrogen dioxide to the European Commission by no later than 31 December last year, having held a public consultation on those plans for a minimum of 40 working days.</p><br /><p>The public consultation took place between 12 September and 6 November. Defra submitted new plans setting out how the UK Government intends to improve air quality and meet the requirements of the ambient air quality directive to the European Commission on 17 December last year, meeting the requirements of the order.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/01/2016 15:44:49 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

445149

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
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	Neonicotinoids: EU Action
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 the EU ban on neonicotinoids has been renewed; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	22708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>EU restrictions prohibiting the use of three neonicotinoids on some crops have been in place since 1 December 2013. Other uses of these neonicotinoids remain approved. The restrictions have been implemented in full in the UK and will remain in place unless and until the European Commission decides to change them. The Commission has mandated the European Food Safety Authority to carry out a scientific review of the effects of neonicotinoids on pollinators. The UK will participate in that process.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 20/01/2016 11:11:49 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

445151

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
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	River Ribble
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to make funding available for remedial work on the flood defences on the north bank of the River Ribble, west of Miller Park; and when that remedial work is planned to take place.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	22752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>Remedial work on flood defences on the north bank of the River Ribble, to the east of Miller Park, will take place in two phases.</p><br /><p>Preston City Council started the first phase of temporary repair work on 18 January 2016. The target date for completion is 22 January 2016.</p><br /><p>The Environment Agency recovery programme will prioritise repair works across Cumbria and Lancashire using a risk based approach. The level of protection offered by flood defence assets will be restored by autumn 2016. This programme will include the second phase of permanent repairs to the flood defences on the north bank of the River Ribble.</p><br /><p>The Environment Agency is not aware of any damage to flood defences east of Miller Park requiring remedial works.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 22753 question first answered 20/01/2016 17:01:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

445152

registered interest
date	15/01/2016
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	River Ribble
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to make funding available for remedial work on the flood defences on the north bank of the River Ribble, east of Miller Park; and when that remedial work is planned to take place.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	22753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>Remedial work on flood defences on the north bank of the River Ribble, to the east of Miller Park, will take place in two phases.</p><br /><p>Preston City Council started the first phase of temporary repair work on 18 January 2016. The target date for completion is 22 January 2016.</p><br /><p>The Environment Agency recovery programme will prioritise repair works across Cumbria and Lancashire using a risk based approach. The level of protection offered by flood defence assets will be restored by autumn 2016. This programme will include the second phase of permanent repairs to the flood defences on the north bank of the River Ribble.</p><br /><p>The Environment Agency is not aware of any damage to flood defences east of Miller Park requiring remedial works.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 22752 question first answered 20/01/2016 17:01:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

444971

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
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	Nature Conservation: 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, with reference to the 28 measures identified on pages four to six of her Department's publication, Report of the Habitats and Wild Birds Directives Implementation Review, published in March 2012, what steps she has taken to implement each of those measures.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	22533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>Defra reviewed the implementation of the Habitats Directive in 2012. A progress report against the delivery of the 28 measures identified can be found below.</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/progress-of-the-habitats-directive-implementation-review" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/progress-of-the-habitats-directive-implementation-review</a></p><br /><p>We are continuing to work closely with Natural England and business and conservation organisations to further improve our implementation of the Directives. For example, Natural England is working with Woking Borough Council on a strategic plan for great crested newt conservation, which will protect and enhance newt populations whilst reducing burdens on housing developments.</p><br /><p>We are also engaging fully in the European Commission’s REFIT review of the nature directives. Our response to its consultation can be found at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/legislation/fitness_check/index_en.htm" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/legislation/fitness_check/index_en.htm</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/01/2016 11:45:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

444972

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
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	Nature Conservation: 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, pursuant to the Written Statement of 12 January 2016, HCWS 462, on December Environment Council, what steps she plans to take to improve the implementation of EU Nature Directives.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	22534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>The REFIT review of the Habitats and Wild Birds Directives is due to conclude in spring 2016. We will work with other EU Member States to identify how we can best work together to improve implementation of the Directives in the light of the Commission’s conclusions.</p><br /><p>We are continuing to work closely with Natural England and business and conservation organisations to further improve our domestic implementation of the Directives. For example, Natural England is working with Woking Borough Council on a strategic plan for great crested newt conservation, which will protect and enhance newt populations whilst reducing burdens on housing developments.</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/great-crested-newt-pilot-scheme-in-woking-opportunity-to-comment" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/consultations/great-crested-newt-pilot-scheme-in-woking-opportunity-to-comment</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/01/2016 12:30:10 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

444973

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Defibrillators
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 defibrillators are provided in each building her Department manages.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	22557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>The Department currently manages a combined estate with the Environment Agency. Across a total of 163 occupied buildings, there are currently 47 with Automated External Defibrillators (AED) installed. Some buildings have more than one AED providing a total of 54 AEDs currently available across the combined estate. 23 further buildings are due to have an AED installed shortly.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 22/01/2016 10:58:16 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

444974

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
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	Floods: Health Hazards
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 ensure that flood maps clearly show landfill sites to aid in the assessment of risk to public health in the event of flooding.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	22684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>The Environment Agency holds data on both flood risk and landfill sites which are available free of charge for non-commercial use.</p><p>The Environment Agency data on flood risk and landfill sites is available on gov.uk. Further developments are planned to allow the clear presentation of combinations of different maps.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/01/2016 14:29:07 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

444975

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
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	Floods: Health Hazards
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 her Department will take steps to educate local flood resilience groups on the dangers of toxins in flood water.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	22677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>Public Health England publishes guidance on health issues that responders might encounter during flood recovery. We understand that many flood action groups already ensure that anyone dealing with floodwater is aware of potential contaminants. Advice is also available on many local authority websites.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/01/2016 11:26:48 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

444976

registered interest
date	14/01/2016
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	Floods: Health Hazards
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 her Department will review the National Adaption Plan in order to reflect the risk to public health from toxins in flood water.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	22678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text <p>Due to dilution and the lack of high-risk enteric infectious diseases endemic in the UK, the relative risks from contaminated floodwater are low, especially if public health advice is followed. Public Health England carries out active surveillance for outbreaks of infectious diseases, and other illnesses.</p><br /><p>The first National Adaptation Programme report identifies the actions needed to prepare for the impacts of climate change, including the threats of extreme weather and flooding, and addresses the risks identified in the first UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) published in January 2012. Work is under way on preparing the second CCRA which will underpin the second National Adaptation Programme report due around 2018.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 22/01/2016 13:33:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler