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1363297

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
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	Drinking Water: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
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 data his Department holds on the levels of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in drinking water; whether he plans to collect further data and commission research to determine those levels; and what plans he has to introduce limits to PFAS in drinking water.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	62823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has published data on the prevalence of PFAS in the environment, as part of their environmental surveillance programme which is here: <a href="https://environment.data.gov.uk/water-quality/view/landing" target="_blank">https://environment.data.gov.uk/water-quality/view/landing</a>.</p><p>In England, Defra and the Drinking Water Inspectorate are working closely with other regulators to assess levels of PFAS, their sources, the potential risks including to drinking water, and have initiated research into fully quantitative analytical methods which should be ready by spring 2022. The Inspectorate has recently written to water companies, introducing additional requirements for sampling, testing and monitoring for PFAS in raw water sources from which abstractions are used for drinking water. Information gathered will inform water company risk assessments and support future drinking water policy and regulatory approaches.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/10/2021 14:45:40 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1359233

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
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 his Department is taking to monitor the prevalence of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in the UK's water supply; and whether he plans to make the results of such monitoring public information.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	56237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Water companies are responsible for identifying risks and sampling the drinking water supply for anything that may cause the supply not to be wholesome. This includes the detection of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Although standards for PFAS are not specified in the drinking water regulations, the Drinking Water Inspectorate has provided guidance on concentrations of PFAS in drinking water since 2009 and has recently written to water companies, introducing additional requirements for sampling, testing and monitoring for PFAS in raw water sources from which abstractions are used for drinking water.</p><p> </p><p>Results are shared with the Inspectorate who will assess and decide if further action is necessary. The Inspectorate publishes information on the quality of drinking water where significant and in the public interest here:</p><p><a href="https://www.dwi.gov.uk/what-we-do/annual-report/" target="_blank">https://www.dwi.gov.uk/what-we-do/annual-report/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 25/10/2021 11:20:23 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1348240

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
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	Chemicals: Regulation
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 he has conducted an economic impact assessment on the anticipated costs of UK REACH to (a) UK industry, (b) consumers’ access to goods and (c) levels of employment in (i) the UK and (ii) Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle constituency.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	35857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>As a result of the transition to UK REACH, businesses will incur costs as a result of obtaining the data needed to support registrations for GB market, along with maintaining access to the EU market. This data submission provides the assurance that those responsible for placing chemicals on the GB market understand – and continue to assess – risk to public health and the environment. Costs will vary depending on the ease and extent to which the company in question can obtain the data, which is a matter of commercial negotiation between business.</p><p> </p><p>Negotiations between businesses are still progressing, and therefore any assessment of these costs would be limited at this time. We acknowledge that there may be impacts on consumer access to goods, and on employment, but both issues are subject to significant uncertainty.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the importance of our chemicals industry and we will continue to work at pace with the sector to explore what both government and industry can do to help reduce these transitional costs whilst safeguarding public health and the environment.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 22/07/2021 16:24:31 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1348241

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
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	Chemicals: Regulation
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 (a) meetings and (b) discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of industry and other stakeholders on the future of UK REACH since 1 January 2021; if he will list those meetings; and what steps his Department plans to take in response to the matters raised in those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	35858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>Our fundamental priority is to protect the environment and human health. UK REACH places the responsibility on industry to identify and manage the risks posed by chemicals to the environment and human health, including demonstrating how substances can be used safely and communicating this information down the supply chain. <br> <br> In February, the Government received a letter from several chemical trade associations which raised concerns over the transitional costs associated with UK REACH, particularly the costs associated with accessing the data to support registrations, and made a proposal for how these could be mitigated. A working group of policy officials and industry representatives met regularly, to consider this and other related proposals.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State met with industry representatives on 21 July 2021 to further discuss its proposals and emphasised the need for robust systems that are in line with the fundamental principles of UK REACH. We will formally respond to the proposals shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 35859 question first answered 22/07/2021 15:56:43 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1348242

registered interest
date	19/07/2021
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	Chemicals: Regulation
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 potential merits of bringing forward proposals to amend UK REACH to (a) allow chemical substances already in the EU REACH database to be grandfathered in with minimal data sets, such as Safety Data Sheet information added to the new independent UK REACH database, and (b) require only new substances, or substances specifically identified as of concern to the UK regulator, requiring the provision of full data packages.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	35859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>Our fundamental priority is to protect the environment and human health. UK REACH places the responsibility on industry to identify and manage the risks posed by chemicals to the environment and human health, including demonstrating how substances can be used safely and communicating this information down the supply chain. <br> <br> In February, the Government received a letter from several chemical trade associations which raised concerns over the transitional costs associated with UK REACH, particularly the costs associated with accessing the data to support registrations, and made a proposal for how these could be mitigated. A working group of policy officials and industry representatives met regularly, to consider this and other related proposals.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State met with industry representatives on 21 July 2021 to further discuss its proposals and emphasised the need for robust systems that are in line with the fundamental principles of UK REACH. We will formally respond to the proposals shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 35858 question first answered 22/07/2021 15:56:43 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1330705

registered interest
date	08/06/2021
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	Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes
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 progress his Department has made on implementing a deposit return scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	12280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to introducing a deposit return scheme for drinks containers. We recently undertook a second consultation on introducing the deposit return scheme, in which we set out timelines for the scheme to go live.</p><p> </p><p>We want to have an ambitious but realistic timetable to ensure that we are implementing a deposit return scheme that will be as effective as possible in achieving our objectives. We have therefore reviewed the timelines required to implement a deposit return scheme and currently anticipate that the scheme would launch in 2024, subject to the outcome of the second consultation and parliamentary passage of the Environment Bill.</p><p> </p><p>We are now analysing responses to the consultation and will set out next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 11604 question first answered 10/06/2021 15:50:58 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1314104

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
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, when his Department plans to publish its response to the Public Accounts Committee Forty-Fifth Report, Managing flood risk, including that Committee's request for a reply by April 2021 setting out (a) the findings of his Department's research into non-take up of insurance, (b) how his Department plans to ensure that remaining obstacles to obtaining affordable insurance are tackled and (c) what steps he is taking to overcome the obstacles to households implementing property-level flood resilience measures.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government will respond to the Public Accounts Committee Forty-Fifth Report on managing flood risk via Treasury Minutes which is due to be published on 17 May on the Government website. The Government also wrote to the Committee in April setting out its response to non-take up of flood insurance. This response letter and further detail will be provided within the Treasury Minute on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/05/2021 16:08:23 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1308190

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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 and Minerals: Norway
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 he has had with his Norwegian counterpart on fishing quotas in the Svalbard Special Protection Zone; and what steps the Government is taking as a signatory to the Treaty of Paris to preserve rights to (a) fish and (b) minerals in that zone.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	179413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s long held position regarding the application of the Treaty of Paris to the maritime zones of Svalbard is well known to Norway. Under the Treaty, access to the resources of the maritime zones of Svalbard are to be managed by Norway in a non-discriminatory manner.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is continuing to discuss the issues with Norway, and would like to provide longer-term certainty for industry on their fishing rights.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 15/04/2021 11:44:35 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1305302

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
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, with reference to his Department's press release, UK agrees fishing catch limits with EU and Norway, published on 16 March 2021, what proportion of the approximately 25,000 tonnes of unallocated Arctic Cod quota the UK will attempt to acquire for the UK far fishing fleet.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	174250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The press release of 16 March 2021 relates to the trilateral agreement between the UK, Norway, and the EU on catch limits for the six jointly managed stocks in the North Sea.</p><p> </p><p>The UK remains in discussion with Norway on possible bilateral quota exchanges for 2021 across a range of stocks, including Arctic stocks. In conducting these discussions, the Government considers the interests of the entire UK fleet.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 13/04/2021 13:37:54 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1289630

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	Aquariums: Coronavirus
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 aquariums are included among the indoor attractions that will be able to open in Step 3 of the roadmap for reopening announced on 22 February 2021.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	158183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government announced on 22 February 2021 that outdoor attractions including the outdoor parts of zoos and aquariums will be able to reopen from, at the earliest, 12 April 2021. The remaining indoor parts of zoos and aquariums will be able to reopen from, at the earliest, 17 May 2021.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/03/2021 17:53:15 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy