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57561

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	RSPCA
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 11 March (WA 374), further to making a complaint about an RSPCA inspector directly to that organisation, what other bodies have the power to regulate the conduct of RSPCA inspectors; and what advice is publicly available to individuals wishing to make a complaint about an investigator.
tabling member printed	Lord Donoughue
uin	HL34
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A complaint can also be made to the police or the Charity Commission depending on the nature of the complaint.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 17/06/2014 14:51:42 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
tabling member	2709 label Biography information for Lord Donoughue

57615

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Water: 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 basic measures his Department takes in relation to (a) controls on abstraction and (b) prevent and control pollutants from diffuse sources in order to comply with Article 11.3 of the Water Framework Directive.
tabling member constituency	Newbury
tabling member printed	Richard Benyon
uin	198576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Controls on water abstraction are applied through the licensing system operated by the Environment Agency, which sets out prior authorisation and control of water abstractions and impoundments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Measures to prevent and control pollutants from diffuse sources include:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>i. Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010. These make it an offence to cause or knowingly permit a water discharge activity or groundwater activity, except under, and to the extent authorised by, an environmental permit. The Environment Agency regulates discharges under the environmental permitting regime. It can carry out works itself to rectify activities causing pollution, or issue anti-pollution works notices to require work to take place to prevent, remedy or prohibit pollution, as well as prosecuting offenders if pollution does take place;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ii. the Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2008, which aim to reduce agricultural nitrate pollution and the risk of further such pollution occurring. The regulations implement the Nitrates Directive, and apply within designated Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (57% of England);</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iii. the Water Resources (Control of Pollution)(Silage, Slurry and Agricultural Fuel Oil)(England) Regulations 2010, which set standards for storing silage, livestock slurry and agricultural fuel oil to minimise the risk of water pollution. These are applicable nationally; and</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>iv. cross-compliance requirements for those farmers claiming direct payments and those participating in various rural development schemes.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 09/06/2014 15:46:40 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon

57729

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Glyphosate
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 Answer given in the House of Lords of 28 October 2013, Official Report, column 208W, on Agriculture: Pesticides, if he will place in the Library a list of the (a) published research being considered by the current review of the EU approval of glyphosate and (b) ongoing or completed research relating to potential links between glyphosate and chronic diseases and conditions in humans.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	198628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Lists of the studies found by a search of published literature and of those determined to be relevant by the German regulatory authorities, who are assessing the data on behalf of the EU, can be found in Volume 3 of the Renewal Assessment Report. This was published on 12 March 2014 on the European Food Safety Authority's website at <a href="http://dar.efsa.europa.eu/dar-web/provision" target="_blank">http://dar.efsa.europa.eu/dar-web/provision</a>. The Government does not plan to publish a separate list of ongoing or completed research.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/06/2014 09:48:07 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

57730

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Glyphosate
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 guidance he has issued on the use of glyphosate to (a) national park authorities and (b) managers of public parks in urban areas; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	198627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p>Detailed guidance on use is provided by conditions of use on individual product labels. This is supplemented by <em>The Code of Practice for Using Plant Protection Products</em>, which provides guidance to all users on the safe and effective use of pesticides, including glyphosate.<p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/06/2014 09:49:48 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

57781

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Health
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 use his Department has made of the National Wellbeing Index introduced by the Office for National Statistics in formulating policy since the introduction of that Index in 2011; and what policies his Department has introduced to improve national wellbeing as defined in that Index since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	198868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There is no National Wellbeing Index, but the Office for National Statistics has developed a dashboard of measures to monitor wellbeing, both subjective and objective, and in a number of domains.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The most Defra relevant measures are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Where we live domain</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>5.3 Accessed natural environment at least once a week in the last 12 months.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Environment Domain</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>10.2 Protected areas in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>10.4 Household waste that is recycled.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is too early to be able to show a large number of policies which have been influenced by the data, particularly when the statistics are experimental, but there is still a lot of ongoing work. In terms of my department's policy work on wellbeing and the general approach, Defra officials provided written evidence for the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) Inquiry on Wellbeing initiated last year. This evidence was co-ordinated by the Cabinet Office and submitted on behalf of Government. The evidence document can be found here:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/environmental-audit-committee/wellbeing/written/1069.pdf" target="_blank">http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/environmental-audit-committee/wellbeing/written/1069.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 09/06/2014 13:15:14 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

57812

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Energy: Waste
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 estimate he has made of the amount of (a) refuse-derived fuel and (b) solid recovered fuel produced in the UK exported annually for use in energy from waste plants overseas.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	198850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>In 2012 (the most recent year for which definitive figures are available), 977,452 tonnes of refuse-derived fuel and 7,783 tonnes of solid recovered fuel were exported from England and Wales for use in energy from waste plants. Data for Scotland and Northern Ireland is collected separately and falls under the responsibility of the Scottish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 09/06/2014 15:59:37 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

57813

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Energy: Waste
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 estimate he has made of the amount of (a) refuse-derived fuel and (b) solid recovered fuel produced annually in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	198852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Data cannot be obtained on the amount of refuse-derived fuel and solid recovered fuel produced annually in the UK. The amount of refuse-derived fuel received at incineration plants in England in 2012 was 768,173 tonnes and the amount of refuse-derived fuel exported from England and Wales in 2012 was 977,452 tonnes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 09/06/2014 16:01:36 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

57814

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Energy: Waste
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 review the export of refuse-derived fuel and solid recovered fuel for use in energy from waste plants overseas; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	198890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We published a call for evidence on the refuse-derived fuel market in England on 12 March. This included a request for evidence on the effect that exports of refuse-derived fuel had on its availability on the domestic market. The call for evidence closed on 9 May. We are currently analysing the evidence submitted, which will aid our understanding of the situation, help us to determine whether there is a need for some form of intervention and, if so, help us to develop policy options.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 198844 question first answered 09/06/2014 15:57:17 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

57816

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Energy: Waste
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 effect of export of refuse-derived fuel and solid recovered fuel for use in energy from waste plants overseas on the availability of such fuel for similar plants in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	198844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We published a call for evidence on the refuse-derived fuel market in England on 12 March. This included a request for evidence on the effect that exports of refuse-derived fuel had on its availability on the domestic market. The call for evidence closed on 9 May. We are currently analysing the evidence submitted, which will aid our understanding of the situation, help us to determine whether there is a need for some form of intervention and, if so, help us to develop policy options.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 198890 question first answered 09/06/2014 15:57:16 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

57826

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
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	Animal Welfare: Circuses
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 he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the use of wild animals in circuses.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	198953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We will introduce a Bill to end the use of wild animals in circuses when parliamentary time allows.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 10/06/2014 10:24:13 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff