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1149860

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date	16/10/2019
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	Packaging: Waste Disposal
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 improve consumer education on using compostable packaging.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	1000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that innovation into biodegradable and compostable packaging could help reduce the environmental impacts of packaging if it is disposed of in the right way. However, currently this is often not the case. If biodegradable packaging is put in the domestic waste bin, for example, it is likely to end up in landfill and can break down to release powerful greenhouse gases, such as methane. If biodegradable plastic is mistakenly recycled with other plastics, it has the potential to damage the quality of the new products made from the recycled plastic.</p><p> </p><p>As a consequence of these concerns, the Government published a call for evidence in July 2019 to help consider the development of standards or certification criteria for all bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable plastics to better understand their effects on the environment and our current waste system. As we develop our proposals to reform the packaging producer responsibility system we will consider the role of composting, informed by the outputs of this work.</p><p> </p><p>Building on commitments in the Resources and Waste Strategy we launched a consultation earlier this year on reforming the packaging producer responsibility system, which proposed a mandatory UK-wide labelling system that provides clear information to help people to recycle. Defra officials are exploring how a mandatory labelling scheme can address consumer confusion about what to do with compostable packaging. We will take primary powers in the Environment Bill to enable us to implement a mandatory labelling scheme. The consultation closed on 13 May and the summary of responses and next steps can be found via the below link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/packaging-waste-changing-the-uk-producer-responsibility-system-for-packaging-waste" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/packaging-waste-changing-the-uk-producer-responsibility-system-for-packaging-waste</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 1001 1002 question first answered 25/10/2019 10:22:11 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1149862

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Packaging: Recycling
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 plans she has to reform the producer responsibility system for packaging to make composting recognised as a form of recycling.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	1002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises that innovation into biodegradable and compostable packaging could help reduce the environmental impacts of packaging if it is disposed of in the right way. However, currently this is often not the case. If biodegradable packaging is put in the domestic waste bin, for example, it is likely to end up in landfill and can break down to release powerful greenhouse gases, such as methane. If biodegradable plastic is mistakenly recycled with other plastics, it has the potential to damage the quality of the new products made from the recycled plastic.</p><p> </p><p>As a consequence of these concerns, the Government published a call for evidence in July 2019 to help consider the development of standards or certification criteria for all bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable plastics to better understand their effects on the environment and our current waste system. As we develop our proposals to reform the packaging producer responsibility system we will consider the role of composting, informed by the outputs of this work.</p><p> </p><p>Building on commitments in the Resources and Waste Strategy we launched a consultation earlier this year on reforming the packaging producer responsibility system, which proposed a mandatory UK-wide labelling system that provides clear information to help people to recycle. Defra officials are exploring how a mandatory labelling scheme can address consumer confusion about what to do with compostable packaging. We will take primary powers in the Environment Bill to enable us to implement a mandatory labelling scheme. The consultation closed on 13 May and the summary of responses and next steps can be found via the below link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/packaging-waste-changing-the-uk-producer-responsibility-system-for-packaging-waste" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/packaging-waste-changing-the-uk-producer-responsibility-system-for-packaging-waste</a></p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 1000 1001 question first answered 25/10/2019 10:22:12 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1149868

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Energy Supply
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 the Answer of 2 October 2019 to Question 290327 and to the Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 290324, if she will introduce the same policy as the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and switch to an electricity provider that supplies electricity solely from renewable resources within the next 12 months; and for what reason her Department has not already ensured its electricity is supplied solely from renewable resources.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	1008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>In response to PQ290397 Defra Group already procures 88% of the energy used in 2018/19 from renewable sources. In the core Department this rises to 99.9%. The Core Department’s energy policy states it will purchase renewable electricity from the Crown Commercial Services Electricity Frameworks.</p><p> </p><p>The only reason the Core Department utilises non-renewable electricity is where the landlord purchases the electricity for a leased site and then recharges the Core Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/10/2019 10:10:02 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1149901

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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: Northern Ireland
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) advice and (b) guidance his Department has issued to agri-food (i) farmers and (b) producers in Northern Ireland on that industry.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>Implementing the outcome of the referendum to leave the EU raises significant issues for farmers and agrifood businesses. Whilst the Government’s preference is to leave with an agreement, we have been working hard taking steps to ensure people and businesses are prepared in the event that this is not possible. This includes: publishing numerous pieces of communications since August 2018, including technical notices explaining to businesses and citizens across the UK what they need to do to prepare; and contacting thousands of businesses who trade with the EU, telling them to start getting ready for no-deal customs procedures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 25/10/2019 09:51:19 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1149924

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Gun Sports: Lead
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 discussions he has had with representatives of field sports association on reducing the level of use of lead-shot through an increase in the use of steel-shot.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	1032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>As far as we are aware, Defra Ministers have not had any recent discussions with field sport organisations on reducing the level of use of lead-shot through an increase in the use of steel-shot.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/10/2019 15:36:29 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1149941

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Public Footpaths
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 17 November 2016 (HL Deb, col 1532), what assessment they have made of the current state of the footpath network in England; and whether its condition has improved or worsened since that answer.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Responsibility for the management and maintenance of the 118,000 miles of public rights of way in England lies with local authorities.</p><p> </p><p>Natural England assess the condition of the network of National Trails, which are maintained to agreed Quality Standards. The last assessment covered the 2017/18 reporting year and noted that the number of out of condition items (such as gates and stiles) remained relatively low during the monitoring period.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/10/2019 16:38:45 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1149943

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Public Footpaths
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 17 November 2016 (HL Deb, col 1532), what was the outcome of their discussions with the chief executive of the Ramblers.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>I have met the Chief Executive of the Ramblers several times since November 2016. At these meetings we discussed a number of areas including the England Coast Path, National Trails, rights of way reform and the 25 Year Environment Plan. We noted the positive working relationship between our organisations and agreed to continue engagement on these matters in future.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 22/10/2019 16:35:22 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1149944

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Public Footpaths
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to improve and extend the footpath network since the publication of their Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy in 2017 on 21 April 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
uin	HL152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>The Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) does not contain measures to improve and extend the national footpath network. However, funding has been provided under the CWIS to improve walking routes alongside highways and to improve road crossings in towns and cities, including through the £210 million Cycle Ambition Cities programme.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 29/10/2019 12:54:55 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

1149993

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Animal Products: Imports
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 the 12 week public consultation on trophy hunting imports will commence.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>Last month we announced that we will be consulting on whether to further restrict the import and export of hunting trophies. We are acting quickly to respond to the public’s concerns and the consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 25/10/2019 10:02:57 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1149996

registered interest
date	16/10/2019
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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease 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, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of the recommendations of the Bovine TB Strategy Review published in October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>I am very grateful for the work of Professor Sir Charles Godfray and his team in exploring how we might accelerate progress in tackling Bovine TB. This is a terrible disease which creates considerable trauma in the farming industry and is very difficult to eradicate for a number of reasons. Sir Charles’s review is an important contribution. The Government will publish its response shortly.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 29/10/2019 11:36:06 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch