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1645612

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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
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 her Department's policy is on whether farmers whose cattle are permanently housed indoors with precautions to prevent badger ingress should pay insurance in case tuberculosis is subsequently detected at the abattoir.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	190055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>Defra does not get involved in cattle keepers’ decisions relating to their bovine TB insurance cover.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 23/06/2023 13:15:22 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1645613

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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: Shropshire
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 his Department has made an assessment of the potential presence of tuberculosis in badgers on land owned by the Shropshire Wildlife Trust.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	190056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>Defra does not have information on the location of land owned by the Shropshire Wildlife Trust. Therefore, no assessment has been made on the potential presence of tuberculosis in badgers.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 23/06/2023 13:20:51 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1645617

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Roads: Shrewsbury
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 his Department has held discussions with the Environment Agency on its objections to plans for the North West Relief Road in Shrewsbury.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	190060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Environment Agency has not formally objected to Shropshire Council’s proposals for the North West Relief Road. As a statutory consultee, it has been involved in detailed discussions with Shropshire Council and its representatives for several years. Throughout this period, the Environment Agency has offered detailed opinion and advice on several critical matters. Some of these have been resolved and/or noted by the Council. However, the Environment Agency has outstanding concerns about issues to do with protecting the water resources aquifer from which Severn Trent Water draws water supplies for the town of Shrewsbury. The Environment Agency does not consider the information supplied by the Council and its representatives to demonstrate an appropriate level of assessment and risk mitigation. It is for the Council to decide if it wishes further information to be formally submitted to enable the Council Members to make an informed decision. The Environment Agency continues to work with Shropshire Council to resolve this issue and is committed to keeping stakeholders informed.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/06/2023 12:50:08 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1645636

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Textiles: 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 her Department has to incentivise (a) recycling and (b) reuse of textiles.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	190063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s 2018 Resources &amp; Waste Strategy for England identified textiles as a priority sector for action. Our ambitions to minimise textile waste will be outlined in the upcoming document Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste, which constitutes a new Waste Prevention Programme for England. We expect to publish this in summer 2023.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/06/2023 12:56:23 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1645637

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	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, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating an extended producer responsibility scheme for (a) tyres, (b) mattresses, (c) white goods and (d) other items.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	190064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government committed in its Resources and Waste Strategy for England to review and consult on potential measures such as extended producer responsibility and product standards for five new waste streams (including tyres and bulky waste such as mattresses) by the end of 2025. We are considering what policy and legislative framework would be most appropriate for these and other waste streams.</p><p> </p><p>We will shortly be publishing our consultation on reforming the existing producer responsibility regime for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) which includes white goods, and invite the Member to respond to those proposals at his convenience.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/06/2023 13:05:31 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1645638

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Mattresses: 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 steps her Department is taking to increase rates of recycling of mattresses.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	190065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>We are exploring options in relation to bulky furniture waste, which includes mattresses, having identified this category in the Resources and Waste Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>We are looking at the best ways to reduce waste arising, increase recycling and reuse and minimise the materials ending up in landfill or incineration.</p><p> </p><p>This work includes consideration of extended producer responsibility along with other non-EPR policy options.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/06/2023 13:09:12 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1645639

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Chewing Gum: 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 steps her Department is taking to increase recycling of chewing gum.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	190066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>Defra, in partnership with Keep Britain Tidy and chewing gum producers, have established the Chewing Gum Task Force through which gum producers will take greater responsibility for the litter and staining caused by their products. Gum producers will be investing up to £10 million over five years to help tackle the issue. As part of the programme of works the Task Force will look at ways of supporting innovation and sharing latest research, which might include recycling of chewing gum.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/06/2023 13:25:56 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1645640

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Tobacco: 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 steps she is taking to tackle littering from cigarette butts.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	190067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>Cigarette butts continue to be the most littered item according to a survey commissioned by Defra. On our behalf, WRAP have explored options for tackling littering of cigarette butts, including making the industry financially responsible for the costs of dealing with littered butts.</p><p> </p><p>The research, which will be published in due course, highlighted the need for further data. We will therefore continue to monitor the available evidence on the prevalence of littered cigarette filters before taking further action.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/06/2023 13:31:41 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

1645685

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Fish Farming: Animal Welfare
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 her Department plans to publish its response to the Animal Welfare Committee's Opinion on the Welfare of Farmed Fish at the Time of Killing.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	190131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston, on 10 March 2023, PQ <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-03-06%2F158986&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cfdf78d4af8864929da6c08db71ae7adb%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638228766452736604%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=j7yYKezdLWmaAC8%2FI%2BzkLnHVNP3uNBK0cOOxdSGE7H0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UIN 158986</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 23/06/2023 14:02:49 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1645707

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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 Abstraction: Licensing
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 her Department will work with the Environment Agency to develop a service level agreement with water abstraction licence holders on time for adaption when licences are changed.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	190174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>In April we published our Plan for Water, which sets out the importance of ensuring a clean and plentiful water supply, including environmentally sustainable water abstraction. I expect the Environment Agency to take what action is needed to reduce the environmental damage caused by abstraction – this will include changing abstraction licences.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency has indicated that it will consider giving abstractors time to adapt to licence changes on a case-by-case basis. Management options could include, for example, building a storage reservoir to replace a summer spray irrigation licence to abstract from a river. The Environment Agency is currently developing its approach, but current thinking is that it will be up to abstractors to justify why they need time to adapt. There will not be any fixed adaptation time but instead the period of time will be consistent with the environmental risks, the proposed adaptation and how much notice an abstractor has already had of the changes. Where an abstraction is already damaging the environment then it may not be possible for the Environment Agency to allow any time to adapt, especially where an abstraction is damaging a designated site or species. The Government also supports the agricultural sector with its Farming Transformation Fund grants for the construction of new on-farm reservoirs. We are also supporting the creation of national and regional Water Resource Management Plans for agriculture, which will help farmers plan their water resources and ensure better resilience to drought.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/06/2023 13:59:03 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper