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535144

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
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	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage, by total value, of government departments’ procurement contracts for relevant construction projects meet or exceed the mandatory Government Buying Standard level in 2014–15; and why that data was not included in the Greening Government Commitments annual report for 2014–15.
tabling member printed	Baroness Parminter
uin	HL1140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>The Greening Government Commitments annual report for 2014-15 sets out the data reported by departments on the proportion of government procurement contracts in a number of key product groups which met or exceeded Government Buying Standards in that year. The information specifically on construction contracts is set out in Annex 2, procurement table 3 of the annual report. As with previous years’ annual reports, the available data is presented by department, rather than for the whole of government. It is not possible to provide a figure on the proportion which met or exceeded the Government Buying Standards for the whole of government, as not all departments were able to report complete information.</p><p>It is the responsibility of each Department to put the Government Buying Standards into practice in its own procurement activity.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 25/07/2016 15:58:45 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	4178 label Biography information for Baroness Parminter

535224

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
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	Natura 2000
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 make it her policy that the Natura 2000 network of protected conservation areas in the UK will (a) continue to have the same level or stronger protection than they now have under the EU Birds and Habitats Directives and (b) remain part of the Emerald Network under the Bern Convention regardless of the outcome of the UK's negotiations to leave the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	42311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>Until we leave the EU, current arrangements for our environment remain in place.</p><p> </p><p>Defra will continue to ensure the right policies are in place for a cleaner, healthier environment for everyone.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will wish to consider the Impacts of the decision to leave the EU, including for the UK’s Natura 2000 and other protected sites, We have a manifesto commitment to produce a 25 Year Plan for the Environment. We all now have an opportunity to consider our long-term vision for the environment following the referendum vote.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/07/2016 12:56:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

535225

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
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	Agriculture: South Wales
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 support agriculture in South Wales since May 2015.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	42320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>Agricultural policy is devolved. Support for agriculture in South Wales is the responsibility of the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/07/2016 10:57:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

535226

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
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: Maps
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 the estimated value is of maps held by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	42314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2016 answer text <p>Core Defra held a full set of hard copy Ordnance Survey Landranger maps. There are 204 maps in a full Landranger set.</p><p> </p><p>The approximate second-hand sale value of all Core Defra hard copy maps is £1000.</p><p> </p><p>Most of the mapping data that Defra uses is in electronic format.</p><p> </p><p>Mapping data created by Defra, such as noise maps or maps of air quality, are made available as open data, without charge. As such, market value is difficult to ascertain.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/07/2016 08:31:31 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

535227

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
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	Agriculture: Digital Technology
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 progress her Department has made on supporting access to mobile digital technology for farmers.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	42285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>Improving mobile connectivity across the country is a key priority for the Government. Defra works closely with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) on this, with a key focus on rural and hard to reach areas. Defra Ministers are directly involved through meetings with DCMS Ministers and the Digital Implementation Taskforce.</p><p>4G mobile rollout in the UK has been one of the fastest in Europe; 90% of premises now have 4G coverage from at least one operator. Two legally binding licence obligations will help deliver improved mobile coverage across the UK. Telefonica will provide indoor 4G coverage to 98% of UK premises by the end of 2017. This complements the obligation on each of the UK’s four mobile network operators to provide voice and text coverage to at least 90% of UK landmass, also by the end of 2017.</p><p>To facilitate rollout, the Government is reforming the Electronic Communications Code to make it cheaper for the industry to provide coverage and is introducing reforms to the planning regime to allow, amongst other things, taller masts and to enable upgrades of communications infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/07/2016 10:49:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

535228

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
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	Agriculture: Migrant Workers
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 she has made of the effect of the outcome of the EU referendum on future levels of migrant labour from other EU countries in the farming industry.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	42286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>Workers from other EU countries are an important and valued part of our workforce. Over the next two years whilst we negotiate a new relationship with the EU, nothing changes.</p><p>This will be one of the issues that will have to be resolved as part of our exit negotiation and future relationship with the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/07/2016 10:54:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

535229

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
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, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to improve air quality.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	42282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The national air quality plan for nitrogen dioxide, published in December last year, set out a range of measures that we are implementing to improve air quality. In the plan the Government announced that we will be mandating the introduction of Clean Air Zones in five key cities (Birmingham, Derby, Leeds, Nottingham and Southampton). We will be consulting later this year on a Clean Air Zone framework, to provide consistency and certainty, together with draft secondary legislation to mandate the implementation of Clean Air Zones.</p><p>Later this year, Defra will also consult on proposals to reduce pollution from electricity generating plants with high nitrogen oxide emissions that are not currently regulated. The proposals would extend set emission limit values on relevant air pollutants, with a view to having legislation in force no later than January 2019, and possibly sooner.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/07/2016 10:42:32 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

535230

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
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	Fisheries: Quotas
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 she plans to take steps to rebalance inland water quotas for smaller locally-based fishing communities.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	42283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government regularly reviews its quota allocation policy. In recent years, it has permanently realigned unused quota from Producer Organisations to the small-scale fleet and allocated the first 100 tonnes, plus 10% of any remaining uplift in quota resulting from the introduction of the Landing Obligation, to the small-scale fleet.</p><p>These changes equate to over 1500 tonnes, or an additional £3 million worth of fish, for the small-scale fleet in 2016.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/07/2016 10:46:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

535231

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
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	Mersey Forest
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 her policy is on supporting Mersey Forest in its aim to increase woodland cover to 20 per cent of the Mersey Forest area.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	42418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>We certainly support this partnership of local authorities with organisations in the Defra Group, and its aim to increase woodland cover to 20 per cent of the Mersey Forest area. This supports our national commitment to plant 11 million more trees by the end of this Parliament and to continue to expand woodland cover in England.</p><p> </p><p>The Mersey Forest partnership has transformed the Mersey area since it was set up in 1991. It has planted 9 million trees and doubled woodland cover in the area, providing great places for local people to enjoy as well as a wide range of economic and environmental benefits. The Mersey Forest is one of eight Community Forests in England that together deliver urban, economic and social regeneration, helping to transform areas that have seen significant industrial restructuring, by reclaiming brownfield land to create high-quality environments for millions of people. This wider network of Community Forests has planted over 10,000 hectares of new woodland and brought more than 27,000 hectares of existing woodland into management.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst it is for the constituent local authorities to agree their ongoing commitment, Defra Group organisations will continue to support Mersey Forest in its ambition to increase woodland cover to 20 per cent.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/07/2016 10:51:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

535232

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
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	Agriculture: Subsidies
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 her policy is on compensation for farmers of the loss of CAP payments after the UK has withdrawn from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	42391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>Decisions on the future of agricultural support will be taken once the new Government is in place. The Government will work with industry and the public to develop the new arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/07/2016 10:52:47 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron