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168644

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Furniture
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 desks are in her Department's main building; how many such desks are (a) owned and (b) leased by her Department; and what the cost is per desk of leasing.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	217696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Core Defra has 1528 office desks in its main buildings at Nobel House and 9 Millbank, London, all of which are owned by the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 15/12/2014 16:07:26 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

168645

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Rivers: Hertfordshire
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 Answer of 1 December 2014 to Question 216087, which flora and fauna found in the the rivers Beane and Mimram he would expect to benefit from less abstraction from the rivers.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	217746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The abstraction reductions, combined with the rehabilitation of the river habitat, should see a substantial improvement in the flora and fauna in these chalk streams.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to link the return of species directly with the new flow regime. However, the Environment Agency can give examples of species it expects to see benefit as a result of reduced abstraction.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Generally, the Environment Agency expects fish such as brown trout and bullhead will benefit from reduced abstraction. It also expects macro-invertebrate species such as mayflies (example blue winged olive <em>Serratella ignita</em>), caddis flies (example freeliving caddis <em>Rhyacophila dorsalis</em>) and stoneflies (rolledwinged, nemourid stoneflies<em>)</em> and plant species such as water crowfoot (<em>Ranunculus</em>) will benefit. Reduced abstraction will also help clean the gravel bed of silt, which will improve fish spawning.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency, Affinity Water and local river groups are working together on a monitoring programme to further help understand how these ecological communities respond to and recover from reduced abstraction.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 15/12/2014 16:05:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

168646

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Rivers
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 her Department has made of the global environmental significance of chalk rivers; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
uin	217747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>There are 161 chalk rivers across England, representing some 85% of the world’s chalk river resource (other chalk rivers being found in northern France and New Zealand). The Government recognises the environmental and cultural importance of this rare river habitat, which is well represented in both the national and European designated site network in recognition of its particular importance in a European context.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 15/12/2014 16:05:31 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

168647

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
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 the Government is taking to monitor the use of the internet for wildlife-related criminal activity.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	217643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>We recognise that the internet can be used as a route for wildlife-related criminal activity, including illegal trade in species covered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The illegal trade in CITES species is one of the six UK wildlife crime priorities and action to tackle such trade is spearheaded by the UK CITES Priority Delivery Group (CPDG) comprising Border Force, the Metropolitan Police Wildlife Crime Unit and the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU). Defra has provided additional funding to the NWCU this year to conduct research into wildlife crime on the internet and we will be considering the findings of their report.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Powers are available in the UK to tackle illegal internet trade in wildlife products under the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (COTES) legislation. This legislation is currently under review. The review will consider trends in illegal trade and the enforcement practices needed to combat this, including the increasing use of the internet to conduct trade in wildlife products.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More broadly the National Crime Agency (NCA) focuses on the relentless disruption of serious and organised criminals and those that present the highest risk to the UK and its communities. Where high risk organised criminals are engaged in illegal wildlife trade the NCA will lead, support or coordinate an appropriate level of response. That response could include the NCA’s niche capabilities such as the National Cyber Crime Unit or its global network of liaison officers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 15/12/2014 16:06:50 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

168684

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Wildlife: Smuggling
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 the consultation documents for the review of the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations will be published.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	Mr John Spellar
uin	217722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>On current plans it is our intention to issue a public consultation on proposals to update and improve the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Enforcement) Regulations, together with the Control of Trade in Endangered Species (Ports of Entry) Regulations, early in the new year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/12/2014 16:03:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

168933

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Pollinators
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 the Government plans to take to support bees and pollinators.
tabling member constituency	Pudsey
tabling member printed	Stuart Andrew
uin	906569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Taking action to support pollinators is a key part of my priorities to improve the natural environment and grow the rural economy.</p><p><br>Bees and other insect pollinators are vital to the diversity of our environment. They play an essential role in contributing to our £100bn food industry and are worth £400m to the economy. They face many threats and some species are in decline.</p><p>This is why we have published the National Pollinator Strategy on 4th November, a 10 year plan to build solid foundations to bring about the best possible conditions for pollinators to flourish.</p><p><br>The Government is committed to taking action to support pollinators across all types of land across our country, enhancing the response to pest and disease risks, and to improving our evidence base.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/12/2014 15:56:22 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew

169478

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Rivers
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 she has made of progress on improving the cleanliness of rivers.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Stephen Mosley
uin	906582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>We have made strong progress in cleaning up our rivers. They are now in far better health than 20 years ago. For example, pollution from sewage works has gone down significantly; phosphate pollution will fall by a further fifth and ammonia by a further sixth by 2015. Overall, this government has improved over 15,000 kilometres of rivers – equivalent to the length of the Amazon and Nile combined – but we know more needs to be done.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 11/12/2014 16:27:51 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3954 label Biography information for Stephen Mosley