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64972

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Environment Protection: Seas and Oceans
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 he plans to take to implement the recommendations in the Global Ocean Commission's report, From Decline to Recovery: A Rescue Package for the Global Ocean.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	203414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK Government is already playing a key role in tackling a number of issues raised in this report. For example, we are already pressing for an agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, in ensuring implementation of UN Resolution 61/105 on sustainable fisheries, and in promoting action to combat illegal fishing. We are also working with partner countries in OSPAR on a range of environmental measures in the north-east Atlantic including a regional action plan to address marine litter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 07/07/2014 14:29:32 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

64977

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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 Charges
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 work his Department has done to assess the long term effect of investment and pricing decisions made by (a) his Department, (b) OFWAT and (c) water companies on affordability for consumers; and if he will publish all such work.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	203319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As the independent economic regulator for the water sector, it is OFWAT's duty to review water prices every five years. This includes assessing the investment and pricing proposals included in water company business plans before setting limits on what companies can charge their customers. Most company business plans are proposing flat or declining customer bills from 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>OFWAT has a rolling programme of activity to keep under review issues relating to affordability and it publishes analysis in this area. OFWAT is guided in its work by Defra's Strategic Policy Statement, published in May 2013, which sets out the policy framework within which the water regulator must operate and it identifies tackling affordability pressures as a key priority. OFWAT is required to monitor the action taken by water companies to help customers who struggle to afford their bills and report on this to the Secretary of State annually.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has published guidance to water companies on the introduction of social tariffs, to assist them in providing support to customers at risk of affordability problems. The Government encourages water companies to introduce social tariffs to help vulnerable customers, taking account of local circumstances, needs and views.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra is currently working with OFWAT and the Environment Agency to assess the long term affordability of water bills. This work will incorporate the outcomes of OFWAT's current review of water prices, which concludes in December 2014, and will report in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 203253 203320 question first answered 07/07/2014 14:06:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

64978

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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 Charges
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 produced on how his Department, OFWAT and water companies should monitor and assess affordability for consumers when carrying out their functions.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	203320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As the independent economic regulator for the water sector, it is OFWAT's duty to review water prices every five years. This includes assessing the investment and pricing proposals included in water company business plans before setting limits on what companies can charge their customers. Most company business plans are proposing flat or declining customer bills from 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>OFWAT has a rolling programme of activity to keep under review issues relating to affordability and it publishes analysis in this area. OFWAT is guided in its work by Defra's Strategic Policy Statement, published in May 2013, which sets out the policy framework within which the water regulator must operate and it identifies tackling affordability pressures as a key priority. OFWAT is required to monitor the action taken by water companies to help customers who struggle to afford their bills and report on this to the Secretary of State annually.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has published guidance to water companies on the introduction of social tariffs, to assist them in providing support to customers at risk of affordability problems. The Government encourages water companies to introduce social tariffs to help vulnerable customers, taking account of local circumstances, needs and views.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra is currently working with OFWAT and the Environment Agency to assess the long term affordability of water bills. This work will incorporate the outcomes of OFWAT's current review of water prices, which concludes in December 2014, and will report in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 203253 203319 question first answered 07/07/2014 14:06:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

64981

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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 Charges
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 publish all work undertaken by his Department to (a) define what is affordable for consumers to pay to the water industry and (b) assess whether charges made by the water industry to consumers are affordable.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	203253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As the independent economic regulator for the water sector, it is OFWAT's duty to review water prices every five years. This includes assessing the investment and pricing proposals included in water company business plans before setting limits on what companies can charge their customers. Most company business plans are proposing flat or declining customer bills from 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>OFWAT has a rolling programme of activity to keep under review issues relating to affordability and it publishes analysis in this area. OFWAT is guided in its work by Defra's Strategic Policy Statement, published in May 2013, which sets out the policy framework within which the water regulator must operate and it identifies tackling affordability pressures as a key priority. OFWAT is required to monitor the action taken by water companies to help customers who struggle to afford their bills and report on this to the Secretary of State annually.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has published guidance to water companies on the introduction of social tariffs, to assist them in providing support to customers at risk of affordability problems. The Government encourages water companies to introduce social tariffs to help vulnerable customers, taking account of local circumstances, needs and views.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra is currently working with OFWAT and the Environment Agency to assess the long term affordability of water bills. This work will incorporate the outcomes of OFWAT's current review of water prices, which concludes in December 2014, and will report in 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 203319 203320 question first answered 07/07/2014 14:06:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

65132

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	Flood Control: 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, with reference to Lancaster City Council's Local Plan for Lancaster District 2011-2031: Strategic Options for Land Allocations, what assessment his Department has made of the drainage and flood prevention measures that would be required in respect of the 5,000 new homes in the rural area of the Lune Valley that would be required under Option 5 of that plan.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	203505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We have not made any specific assessment as the drafting of a Local Plan is a matter for the local council.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Planning guidance is clear that infrastructure requirements must be considered by councils when making plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 07/07/2014 13:59:19 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

64722

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
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	Natural England
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 assess the level of public confidence in Natural England's appeals process.
tabling member constituency	North East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Barclay
uin	203038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Natural England is the determining body only for appeals relating to breaches of agri-environment agreements. The process for this includes provision for matters to be referred to an independent person or body, nominated by Natural England, for further consideration. There are no plans at present to make an assessment of the level of public confidence in this process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 03/07/2014 16:41:11 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay

64723

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
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	Valuation of Life and Health Interdepartmental Group
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 measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of the Environment Agency's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen O'Brien
uin	203078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The focus of the work of the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health has been methodological rather than upon specific measures of value.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The value of life and health measures submitted by the Department through discussions at the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review referred to Defra's guidance on valuing risk to life from Flooding and the “lost life years” estimate associated with reductions in air pollution.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy of the published Defra guidance has been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency evidence to the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review was submitted in March 2008. It did not include any measures of the value of life and health. It did refer to Defra guidance on valuing risk to life, which was under preparation at the time of the review and published in May 2008.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy of the Environment Agency submission to the Review has been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Documents provided:</p><p> </p><p><em>Environment Agency, March 2008</em>, response to the Inter-Departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health Survey.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Defra, May 2008</em>. Supplementary Note to Operating Authorities, Assessing and Valuing the Risk to Life from Flooding for use in Appraisal of Risk Management Measures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 203076 question first answered 07/07/2014 11:06:05 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	427 label Biography information for Mr Stephen O'Brien

64724

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
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	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisations collect subscriptions through the employers' payroll service in his Department and its agencies.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	203104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>This response covers Core Defra, Animal Health Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA), the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA), the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra and its agencies allow the following organisations to collect subscriptions through its payroll services:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>AXA Sun Life (FERA only)</p><p> </p><p>Benenden Healthcare Society</p><p> </p><p>Birmingham Hosp Saturday Fund (AHVLA and RPA only)</p><p> </p><p>Charitable Giving</p><p> </p><p>Charity for Civil Servants</p><p> </p><p>Civil Service Benevolent Fund</p><p> </p><p>Civil Service Club</p><p> </p><p>Civil Service Pension Scheme (inc stakeholder)</p><p> </p><p>Civil Service Retirement Fellowship</p><p> </p><p>Civil Service Sports Council</p><p> </p><p>Commercial Union Life Assurance</p><p> </p><p>Customs &amp; Excise Sports Club (core Defra only)</p><p> </p><p>Customs Fund Insurance (core Defra only)</p><p> </p><p>Cyclescheme (FERA only)</p><p> </p><p>Defra Lottery</p><p> </p><p>Department of Environment Recreational Association (core Defra only)</p><p> </p><p>Dimensions Fitness</p><p> </p><p>Fideliti</p><p> </p><p>First Division Association</p><p> </p><p>Forester Health Plan Scheme</p><p> </p><p>General, Municipal &amp; Boilermakers (AHVLA only)</p><p> </p><p>Give As You Earn (RPA and CEFAS only)</p><p> </p><p>Halfords</p><p> </p><p>HAS Crown Plan &amp; Individual (RPA only)</p><p> </p><p>Hospital Savings Association</p><p> </p><p>Land Registry Sports &amp; Social (VMD only)</p><p> </p><p>Leeds Hospital Fund (AHVLA only)</p><p> </p><p>Medicash Health Scheme (CEFAS and RPA only)</p><p> </p><p>Minerva Sports &amp; Social (VMD only)</p><p> </p><p>Prospect</p><p> </p><p>Public and Commercial Services Union</p><p> </p><p>Simply Health (core Defra and FERA only)</p><p> </p><p>Sodexo (FERA only)</p><p> </p><p>Sovereign Health Care (core Defra and FERA only)</p><p> </p><p>SSA Lottery (CEFAS only)</p><p> </p><p>Sun Life Assurance Company</p><p> </p><p>Welsh Hospitals (AHVLA only)</p><p> </p><p>Welsh Office Sports &amp; Social Association (core Defra only)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 04/07/2014 13:11:22 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

64725

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
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	Valuation of Life and Health Interdepartmental Group
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 measures of the value of life and health were included in the evidence submitted as part of his Department's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen O'Brien
uin	203076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The focus of the work of the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health has been methodological rather than upon specific measures of value.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The value of life and health measures submitted by the Department through discussions at the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review referred to Defra's guidance on valuing risk to life from Flooding and the “lost life years” estimate associated with reductions in air pollution.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy of the published Defra guidance has been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency evidence to the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review was submitted in March 2008. It did not include any measures of the value of life and health. It did refer to Defra guidance on valuing risk to life, which was under preparation at the time of the review and published in May 2008.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy of the Environment Agency submission to the Review has been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Documents provided:</p><p> </p><p><em>Environment Agency, March 2008</em>, response to the Inter-Departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health Survey.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Defra, May 2008</em>. Supplementary Note to Operating Authorities, Assessing and Valuing the Risk to Life from Flooding for use in Appraisal of Risk Management Measures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson grouped question UIN 203078 question first answered 07/07/2014 11:06:05 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	427 label Biography information for Mr Stephen O'Brien

64726

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
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	Valuation of Life and Health Interdepartmental Group
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 monetary thresholds were applied to the cost-per-quality adjusted life year quoted in the evidence submitted as part of the Environment Agency's work with the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health review in 2008.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen O'Brien
uin	203067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the Rt. Hon. Member to the reply given on 1 July 2014, Official Report, Column 533-534w.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The focus of the work of the Inter-departmental Group for the Valuation of Life and Health has been methodological rather than upon specific measures of value. It has focused upon the appropriate units for the measurement of impacts on life and health risks in different circumstances, and the methodology to be applied to valuation of those units in different contexts. Nevertheless, as a spur to the methodological investigation, an initial survey of monetary valuations of various units of impact by different departments and agencies including case studies was undertaken. This was conducted by the Institute of Transport Studies at the University of Leeds and compiled into a “Survey of the Value of Life/ Health used in Government Departments”, which has been placed in the Library. In addition, HSE and DfT have already placed in the Library their members' responses to the ITS survey.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 07/07/2014 13:55:50 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	427 label Biography information for Mr Stephen O'Brien