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100701
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-23more like thismore than 2014-10-23
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Tree Felling more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2014 to Question 208409, what the maximum level of fine and sanction available for illegal tree felling was in each year since 1982; and when the level of fine or sanction was last reviewed and last increased under provisions in the Criminal Justice Act 1982. more like this
tabling member constituency Basingstoke more like this
tabling member printed
Maria Miller more like this
uin 211724 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answer text <p>The penalty for felling a tree without the authority of a felling licence is prescribed by section 17 of the Forestry Act 1967. A person guilty of this offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale or twice the sum which appears to the court to be the value of the tree, whichever is the higher. The standard scale of fines was introduced into the Forestry Act by the Criminal Justice Act 1982.</p><p> </p><p>Changes to the standard scale are made the Ministry of Justice and apply uniformly across all offences using the standard scale. The level 4 fine maximum at present is £2,500.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Since 1982, the standard scale has been revised as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Level:</p></td><td><p>1982:</p></td><td><p>1992 (as amended by the Criminal Justice Act 1991):</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>£25</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£50</p></td><td><p>£500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>£200</p></td><td><p>£1,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>£500</p></td><td><p>£2,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>£1,000</p></td><td><p>£5,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency North Cornwall more like this
answering member printed Dan Rogerson more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-28T14:48:32.6597314Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-28T14:48:32.6597314Z
answering member
1504
label Biography information for Dan Rogerson more like this
tabling member
1480
label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller more like this
100702
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-23more like thismore than 2014-10-23
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Waste Management more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress she has made towards meeting the recovery target for construction and demolition waste in the Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC); and what steps she is taking to meet and enforce that target. more like this
tabling member constituency Bristol East more like this
tabling member printed
Kerry McCarthy more like this
uin 211686 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answer text <p>The construction and demolition sector has made great strides in reducing the amount of waste that is sent to landfill. We are required to report on the recovery of construction and demolition waste across the UK, with a target of achieving a recovery rate of at least 70% by 2020. It is challenging to measure progress against this target and the methodology is being reviewed, but provisional estimates indicate that England is achieving a recovery rate that is comfortably above 70%, with the amount landfilled having decreased by over 40% between 2008 and 2012.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency North Cornwall more like this
answering member printed Dan Rogerson more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-28T14:47:17.5774306Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-28T14:47:17.5774306Z
answering member
1504
label Biography information for Dan Rogerson more like this
tabling member
1491
label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy more like this
100370
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-22more like thismore than 2014-10-22
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Solar Power more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the area of land occupied by solar panel arrays that was arable land useable for economically farmed fruits or vegetables. more like this
tabling member constituency Newport West more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Flynn more like this
uin 211405 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-27more like thismore than 2014-10-27
answer text <p>We have made no estimate of the amount of land occupied by solar panels which was arable land useable for economically farmed fruits or vegetables.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-27T16:48:56.4360023Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-27T16:48:56.4360023Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
545
label Biography information for Paul Flynn more like this
100371
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-22more like thismore than 2014-10-22
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Solar Power more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release of 19 October 2014, on the reduction of subsidies for solar farms to safeguard farmland, what estimate she has made of the potential annual change in mW of solar-generated energy as a result of that policy. more like this
tabling member constituency Sunderland Central more like this
tabling member printed
Julie Elliott more like this
uin 211422 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-27more like thismore than 2014-10-27
answer text <p>The decision to make land covered by solar panels ineligible for the CAP Basic Payment Scheme reflects the fact that agriculture is no longer the predominant use of such land. The Government wants farmers to prioritise making the best use of their land for agriculture and food production. However, we have made no estimate of the potential annual reduction in generating capacity.<br></p> more like this
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-27T16:44:43.3723953Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-27T16:44:43.3723953Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
4127
label Biography information for Julie Elliott more like this
100587
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-22more like thismore than 2014-10-22
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010 more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will bring forward the review of the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Black of Brentwood more like this
uin HL2324 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-27more like thismore than 2014-10-27
answer text <p>The Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010 are not due for review until after they have been in force for five years, which will be April 2015. However, Defra is beginning to gather evidence on the operation of the regulations now, with a view to completing the review by summer 2015.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord De Mauley more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-27T17:50:36.7293091Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-27T17:50:36.7293091Z
answering member
2202
label Biography information for Lord De Mauley more like this
tabling member
4171
label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood more like this
100159
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-21more like thismore than 2014-10-21
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Dangerous Dogs more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dogs have been removed from their owners because those dogs were deemed dangerous in the last year. more like this
tabling member constituency Daventry more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Heaton-Harris more like this
uin 211204 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answer text <p>Statistics on the number of dogs seized are not held centrally. Such information would be held by each police force.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-28T12:41:44.4167405Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-28T12:41:44.4167405Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
3977
label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris more like this
100160
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-21more like thismore than 2014-10-21
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Dangerous Dogs more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been for owning a dog banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in the last two years. more like this
tabling member constituency Daventry more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Heaton-Harris more like this
uin 211209 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answer text <p>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court for offences under 1(3) of the Dangerous Act 1991<sup>(1)</sup>, England &amp; Wales, 2012-2013<sup>(2)(3)</sup> can be seen in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Outcome</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proceeded against</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td><p>232</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(1) Possession, without exemption of a Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa or other designated fighting dog.</p><p> </p><p>(2) The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p><p> </p><p>(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from the administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services – Ministry of Justice <strong>PQC 830-14</strong></p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-28T12:37:54.8599464Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-28T12:37:54.8599464Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
3977
label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris more like this
100161
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-21more like thismore than 2014-10-21
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Solar Power: Biodiversity more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the conclusions of the BRE National Solar Centre Report on Biodiversity Guidance for Solar Developments published in partnership; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Sunderland Central more like this
tabling member printed
Julie Elliott more like this
uin 211259 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-24more like thismore than 2014-10-24
answer text <p>We want farmers to prioritise making the best use of their land for agriculture and food production, rather than secondary uses. Nevertheless, we welcome the work of the BRE in partnership with the solar and biodiversity conservation sectors to encourage best practice where solar farms are permitted, to mitigate some of the impacts of these developments.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-24T13:43:14.6044553Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-24T13:43:14.6044553Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
4127
label Biography information for Julie Elliott more like this
100162
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-21more like thismore than 2014-10-21
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Weeds Act 1959 more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of compliance with the Weeds Act 1959 across the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Nicholas Brown more like this
uin 211219 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answer text <p>We have not made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Weeds Act 1959 across the UK. Natural England (the delegated authority for investigating complaints about injurious weeds) monitors compliance with the Act through the collection of data such as the number of enforcement notices issued per year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There were 37 enforcement notices in 2013. However, we encourage communications between landowners and complainants to try and resolve any issues informally. In the vast majority of cases, this approach is successful.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency North Cornwall more like this
answering member printed Dan Rogerson more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-28T13:51:31.4945345Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-28T13:51:31.4945345Z
answering member
1504
label Biography information for Dan Rogerson more like this
tabling member
523
label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown more like this
100165
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-10-21more like thismore than 2014-10-21
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Dangerous Dogs more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many dog attacks have been recorded in the last two years. more like this
tabling member constituency Daventry more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Heaton-Harris more like this
uin 211275 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answer text <p>The Government do not keep records of dog attacks. However, the National Health Service records hospital admissions for dog bites. These showed that in England and Wales for the period February 2012 to January 2013 there were 6,372 admissions for dog bites and for the period February 2013 to January 2014 there were 6,743.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth more like this
answering member printed George Eustice more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-28T12:44:31.3841229Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-28T12:44:31.3841229Z
answering member
3934
label Biography information for George Eustice more like this
tabling member
3977
label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris more like this