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678020

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
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: Lancaster
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 place in the Library successful applications made by the Environment Agency in (a) April 2016 to July 2016 and (b) August 2016 to November 2016 relating to the Lancaster City council area.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	61347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>Between April and July 2016, the Environment Agency secured Local Levy funding for the Lancaster Phase 3 scoping study. The study will enable the Environment Agency to identify options to deliver a flood defence scheme in the future. This scheme is expected to better protect at least 100 properties in the Lancaster City Council area.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the initial application will be placed in the Library in due course.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/01/2017 12:43:32 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

678021

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
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: Lancaster
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 place in the Library a copy of applications made for funding of flood defences in the Lancaster City district area made by Lancashire County Council between April and July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	61346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>Between April and July 2016, Lancashire County Council has been successful in securing government Flood Defence Grant-in-Aid for the ‘Lancaster Phase 4 – Mill Race Surface Water Study’. This study will enable Lancashire County Council to identify the most appropriate and feasible options to address surface water flooding within Lancaster City Centre.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the initial application will be placed in the Library in due course.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/01/2017 12:47:56 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

677504

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
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, pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2017 to Question 60585, whether she plans to replace all funding from EU sources paid to UK farmers and growers after 2020 from the public purse; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	61247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>We have been able to provide early certainty on payments to 2020 with the guarantees of funding. No decisions have yet been taken about future support beyond 2020. Before issuing detailed proposals, we will shortly be publishing for consultation two Green Papers setting out our ambitions for food, farming, and the environment. We look forward to working with industry, rural communities, and the public to shape our plans for the future outside the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/01/2017 15:54:11 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

677507

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
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	Litter
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 she has made of the total cost of clearing litter in (a) St Albans, (b) Hertfordshire, (c) the east of England and (d) England since 2010.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
uin	61290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>We have made no specific assessment of the costs of clearing litter in these areas. Data on local government spending, including on street cleansing, which includes tackling litter, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-authority-revenue-expenditure-and-financing</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of litter clearance is not recorded separately; the figures reported for spending on street cleansing also include spending on clearing fly-tipped waste and on activities which would be required even if all litter was disposed of appropriately, such as sweeping up fallen leaves or emptying public bins.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate the annual cost to local government of clearing litter in England runs to hundreds of millions of pounds.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/01/2017 14:18:22 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

677509

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
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: Civil Servants
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 additional civil servants her Department has employed since 23 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	61158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The number of additional staff the Department has employed on both fixed term and a permanent basis since 23 June 2016 until 23 January 2017 is 215.</p><p> </p><p>This figure includes internal transfers and Civil Servants from Other Government Departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/01/2017 15:50:15 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

677510

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
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
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 much of the £170 million announced for flood defence and resilience measures in the Autumn Statement 2016 has been spent; and on what projects that funding has been spent.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	61146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>Three schemes will benefit from the £20 million allocated for new flood defence investment announced in the Autumn Statement 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The three schemes are as follows;</p><ul><li>£17 million for Burton Upon Trent Flood Alleviation Scheme (Staffordshire),</li><li>£2 million for Otley Flood Alleviation Scheme (Yorkshire); and</li><li>£1.7 million for Stainforth Dunston Hill Flood Alleviation Works (Yorkshire).</li></ul><p> </p><p>In total the schemes will better protect 5,000 properties (4,100 home and 900 non-residential properties).</p><p> </p><p>£150 million of the funding is intended to improve the resilience of roads and rail infrastructure in areas that experienced severe flooding last winter. The Department for Transport will announce further details of the investment in due course.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 26/01/2017 12:10:33 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

677511

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
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 assessment she has made of the potential merits of seeking to continue to remain subject to the EU Water Framework Directive.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	61092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced last year our plans for a Repeal Bill that will convert current EU law into domestic British law. Our intention is to ensure a smooth and orderly transition via the Repeal Bill. Without pre-judging what our future relationship with the EU will be or future decisions Parliament may make, this will provide as much certainty as possible by maintaining the existing laws; and this will include the laws that transpose the EU Water Framework Directive.</p><p>Withdrawal from the EU will allow us to select policies that work best for the UK, including policy on sustainable water planning and management aiming to maximise the benefits that people, wildlife and the economy get from our water environment.</p><p>Going forward, the 25 year environment plan framework will give us a basis on which to plan our policies and regulatory framework for the future. We will consider what aspects of our current legislative framework are fit for purpose to deliver the 25 year environment plan framework and shape our legislation accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/01/2017 14:13:26 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

676028

registered interest
date	20/01/2017
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	Maize: Genetically Modified Organisms
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 Government's policy is on the authorisation for the placing on the market for cultivation of genetically modified maize which is scheduled for a decision on 27 January 2017 at the European Commission under Directive 2001/18/EC; what account she has taken in formulating that policy of representations from the devolved administrations; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	61037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes a science-based approach on the authorisation of genetically modified (GM) products, and is consulting the devolved administrations (DA) on the proposed approval of three types of GM maize to be considered at an EU meeting on 27 January. An EU decision permitting the cultivation of these crops will not apply in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland because the DAs have an agreed exemption. Nor would the crops be expected to be grown in England, because they are designed to control insect pests that are not a problem for farmers in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/01/2017 14:50:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

675483

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
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: Finance
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 detail the funding for flood defences set out in the National Infrastructure Delivery Plan by NUTS 1 region.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	60933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government are investing £2.5 billion between 2015 and 2021, delivering at least 1,500 new flood defence schemes and better protecting 300,000 homes.</p><p> </p><p>The six year Capital Investment Programme will provide Flood Defence Grant-in-Aid as shown below for flood defence schemes by NUTS 1 regions. The nationally coordinated project investment includes capital expenditure on flood defences which are located in more than one NUTS 1 region and capitalised costs which support the development of these physical and natural defences.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>NUTS1 region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>NUTS1 code</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total government investment (£m) between April 2015 and March 2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKF</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>198</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKH</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>217</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Greater London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKI</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>134</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKC</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKD</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>210</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKJ</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>510</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>176</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKG</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>75</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and The Humber</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>487</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>NATIONALLY COORDINATED PROJECT INVESTMENT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>452</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: The NUTS 1 statistical regions correspond with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_England" target="_blank">regions of England</a> as used by the UK's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_National_Statistics" target="_blank">Office for National Statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/01/2017 14:42:54 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

675484

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
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: Ammonia
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 has been made of including the permeable ammonia-recycling crust within the Farming Ammonia Reduction Grant.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	60899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>In order to deliver grants to farmers under the scheme by the European Commission’s deadline of 30 September 2017, it was necessary to use equipment that had already been costed by Natural England. The permeable ammonia-recycling crust was not on the list of equipment that had been previously costed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/01/2017 15:41:41 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan