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1156163

registered interest
date	24/10/2019
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	Plastics: Tobacco
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 discussions she has had with cigarette manufacturers on eliminating plastic in cigarette butts.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	4945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government published the Resources and Waste Strategy last year, setting out our plans to reduce, reuse and recycle more plastic than we do now. Our target is to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste throughout the life of the 25 Year Environment Plan, but for the most problematic plastics we are going faster.</p><p>We pledged £20 million to the Plastics Research and Innovation Fund which aims to reduce the environmental costs of plastic and litter. Our sights are set on problematic plastics such as cigarette filters which contain single-plastic polymers and blight our streets and seas. The fund will seek to deliver strategic networking and research that will coordinate existing knowledge across the UK, catalysing new ideas and rapid solutions.</p><p>Ministers have met twice with the Tobacco Manufacturers Association in the last three years, but the Government has not held discussions with any individual tobacco companies about eliminating plastic in cigarette butts.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/10/2019 12:43:05 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1151955

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
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: Seasonal 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, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2019 to Question 1779 on Agriculture: Seasonal Workers, whether her Department plans to publish data from the seasonal workers pilot scheme prior to the conclusion of the evaluation of the outcomes of that pilot scheme.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	4415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The numbers of visa applications made, approved and refused under Seasonal Workers Pilot scheme are published in the quarterly Immigration statistics. This information is available on the Gov.uk website at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2019/list-of-tables" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2019/list-of-tables</a></p><p> </p><p>The Home Department and Defra have established a regime to monitor and evaluate the Pilot against its objectives and expected benefits. We will publish the outcomes of the evaluation process of the Pilot once that evaluation is complete.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 28/10/2019 10:55:57 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1151311

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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: British Overseas Territories
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 she plans to publish her Department's response to the UK Overseas Territories Environment Funding Call for Evidence.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	3609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>We expect to publish the summary of responses from the <em>Call for Evidence on safeguarding the environment in the British Overseas Territories</em> in November, ahead of the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) which is scheduled to take place on 26<sup>th</sup> and 27<sup>th</sup> November 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The summary of responses will also set out UK Government’s intended next steps for taking this work forward. We are still developing the agenda for the JMC, but it is likely to include a discussion on environmental funding.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith grouped question UIN 3610 question first answered 29/10/2019 13:35:22 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1151312

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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: British Overseas Territories
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 the summary of the UK Overseas Territories Environment Funding Call for Evidence will be published before the next UK Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council; and whether environmental funding will be on the agenda at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	3610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>We expect to publish the summary of responses from the <em>Call for Evidence on safeguarding the environment in the British Overseas Territories</em> in November, ahead of the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) which is scheduled to take place on 26<sup>th</sup> and 27<sup>th</sup> November 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The summary of responses will also set out UK Government’s intended next steps for taking this work forward. We are still developing the agenda for the JMC, but it is likely to include a discussion on environmental funding.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith grouped question UIN 3609 question first answered 29/10/2019 13:35:22 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1151326

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Eutrophication: Solent
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 is taking to support (a) the University of Portsmouth, (b) Natural England, (c) Southern Water, (d) Portsmouth Water and (e) the Partnership for Urban South Hampshire in tackling eutrophication in the Solent region.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	3784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>At a local level in the Solent, organisations under Defra (the Environment Agency and Natural England) work with Local Planning Authorities, water companies and academic institutions, including funding research on Solent oyster restoration and water quality directly, as well as with multi-partnership committees and working groups like Partnership for South Hampshire (formerly known as Partnership for Urban South Hampshire) on subjects including water quality.</p><p> </p><p>This work includes sharing evidence, assessing water company permits, providing strategic advice to local authority plans, providing environmental information for the investment plans of water companies through the Water Industry National Environment Programme (WINEP) and developing diffuse water pollution plans.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is concerned about the effect of eutrophication in the Solent and is working widely in partnership and through policy to find a way forward for improvements in the water environment.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/10/2019 13:19:04 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1151327

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Eutrophication
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 recent trends in local authority funding on the ability of councils to combat eutrophication.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	3785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Defra has not undertaken an assessment of recent trends in local authority funding on the ability of councils to combat eutrophication. Defra does not allocate any funding to local authorities for the purposes of combating eutrophication.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/10/2019 17:58:22 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1151340

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Plastics: Packaging
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 has had recent discussions with the large supermarket chains on reducing the amount of single-use plastics they sell in favour of reusable containers.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	3619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Resources and Waste Strategy (RWS) sets out our approach to reducing the use of single-use plastics. The Secretary of State met with major supermarket retailers on 25 September and discussed the impact of the reforms set out in the RWS, including a Deposit Return Scheme for drinks containers and reform of packaging waste regulations.</p><p>In April last year, the Waste and Resources Action Plan and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation launched their world-leading UK Plastics Pact, with support from the Government, and all major supermarkets have signed up to it. The Pact brings these organisations together with four key targets for 2025 that aim to reduce the amount of plastic waste generated. This includes action to eliminate problematic or unnecessary single-use plastic packaging items. Our proposed reforms will support supermarkets in achieving those targets.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/10/2019 13:26:13 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1151362

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Rights of Way
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 the Government has made of the risk of ancient rights of way being lost due to them not being registered by local authorities before the 2026 deadline.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	3635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>We have been working with stakeholders to consider this risk and implement the measures needed to mitigate it, including reforming and simplifying the process for registering rights of way. The legislation will contain an exception for rights of way in current use in order to avoid losing valuable paths that are still active.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/10/2019 12:40:38 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1151363

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Rights of Way
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 potential merits of extending the deadline for registering public rights of way beyond 2026.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	3636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>We recognise the need for sufficient time to register public rights of way before the cut-off date. Stakeholder views on whether there is a need to extend the deadline are mixed, and will be taken into account, although no decision has yet been taken. We will continue to consider views and weigh up the need to extend the deadline against the certainty that the cut-off date will bring.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 29/10/2019 12:33:42 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1151516

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
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	Dynamic Food Procurement National Advisory Board: Devon
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 criteria were used to appoint members from Devon to the Dynamic Food Procurement Board.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	3597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Dynamic Food Procurement National Advisory Board (DFPNAB) is not a statutory body. It is an independent grass roots body with participants from member organisations, public procurers and small businesses with a shared interest in promoting the use of the dynamic purchasing model in the food supply chain. While its members are not appointed by the Secretary of State, Defra does take part in meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Trials of the dynamic procurement model have shown it can, in the right circumstances, offer greater access to public sector contracts for small, medium and local producers. The Government is investigating the larger scale use of dynamic purchasing for food procurement and the DFPNAB has freely shared its knowledge and expertise to assist with this work.</p><p> </p><p>The DFPNAB meets approximately every three months. The date of the next meeting has not been agreed, but is expected to take place in January 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The DFPNAB does not publish the minutes of meetings.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not monitor the effectiveness of independent bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith grouped question UIN 3598 3599 3600 question first answered 28/10/2019 14:37:01 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire