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576415

registered interest
date	05/09/2016
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	Coastal Areas: 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, how much her Department has spent on coastal defences for each UK region, in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	45019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>Historically the Environment Agency has not collected separate financial information for the different types of flooding it reduces through investment, but by the community that benefits. Therefore the specific information requested cannot be provided.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows Government spend on all flood and coastal erosion risk management schemes by Office of National Statistics region between 2011-2012 and 2014-15.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) Grant in Aid Capital Spend (£k)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ONS Region </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>24,670</p></td><td><p>21,567</p></td><td><p>24,533</p></td><td><p>33,594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p>32,007</p></td><td><p>23,295</p></td><td><p>28,890</p></td><td><p>46,592</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p>12,818</p></td><td><p>7,802</p></td><td><p>13,340</p></td><td><p>15,039</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>17,138</p></td><td><p>23,716</p></td><td><p>11,463</p></td><td><p>13,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>12,833</p></td><td><p>16,925</p></td><td><p>23,125</p></td><td><p>44,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p>32,241</p></td><td><p>46,467</p></td><td><p>38,801</p></td><td><p>63,320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p>16,476</p></td><td><p>16,048</p></td><td><p>23,731</p></td><td><p>34,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>1,258</p></td><td><p>4,374</p></td><td><p>9,299</p></td><td><p>6,779</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and the Humber </strong></p></td><td><p>20,564</p></td><td><p>22,001</p></td><td><p>37,464</p></td><td><p>59,240</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>As part of the six year capital investment programme the Environment Agency has updated their financial systems and will be able to provide information on schemes for coastal erosion and sea flooding from 2015-16 onwards. Information on budget allocations for coastal erosion and sea flooding schemes between 2015 and 2021 have been provided in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>FCERM Grant in Aid (GiA) budget allocations</strong> <strong>for coastal erosion and sea flooding schemes</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>ONS Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016 FCERM GiA (£k)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017 FCERM GiA (£k)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018 FCERM GIA (£k) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019 FCERM GIA (£k) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-2020 FCERM GIA (£k) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-2021 FCERM GIA (£k) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>9,772</p></td><td><p>9,894</p></td><td><p>20,500</p></td><td><p>45,386</p></td><td><p>23,451</p></td><td><p>7,025</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p>38,702</p></td><td><p>15,641</p></td><td><p>14,031</p></td><td><p>27,408</p></td><td><p>20,660</p></td><td><p>21,631</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p>9,105</p></td><td><p>9,228</p></td><td><p>5,891</p></td><td><p>12,080</p></td><td><p>15,986</p></td><td><p>18,115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p>7,811</p></td><td><p>1,908</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>268</p></td><td><p>1,343</p></td><td><p>4,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p>28,291</p></td><td><p>29,365</p></td><td><p>22,209</p></td><td><p>9,730</p></td><td><p>6,030</p></td><td><p>2,918</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p>31,708</p></td><td><p>40,852</p></td><td><p>56,736</p></td><td><p>52,050</p></td><td><p>52,158</p></td><td><p>64,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p>11,018</p></td><td><p>8,147</p></td><td><p>16,550</p></td><td><p>8,658</p></td><td><p>5,807</p></td><td><p>23,095</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and the Humber </strong></p></td><td><p>7,772</p></td><td><p>21,146</p></td><td><p>21,046</p></td><td><p>16,483</p></td><td><p>14,054</p></td><td><p>11,237</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>144,192</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>136,181</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>157,194</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>172,063</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>139,489</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>153,007</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/09/2016 13:23:52 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

573431

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Seagulls
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 her Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of removing the protected status of seagulls in urban areas on local authorities' ability to manage seagull populations more effectively.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	44108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>Defra has not undertaken such an assessment. The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 already allows for the control of gulls, under licence from Natural England, in the interest of public health and safety or to prevent disease. Local authorities, businesses and individuals are also able to take action to manage urban gull populations e.g. using bins with secured lids, ensuring domestic animals are not fed outside and that streets are clear of litter.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/09/2016 13:56:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

573662

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Birds of Prey
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 press release by Natural England of 29 July 2016 to issue a licence for buzzard control, whether she plans to issue further such licences during the current Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	44532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>Responsibility for issuing licences for buzzard control is a matter for Natural England. All wild birds, including buzzards, are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which makes it illegal to take, injure, or kill a wild bird, or to disturb them while nesting and protects their nests and eggs except under the authority of a licence.</p><p> </p><p>Section 16 of the Act gives provision for Natural England to grant a licence to manage wildlife for a number of reasons including preventing serious damage to livestock. Natural England considers each application on its merits but would not license any activity which would adversely affect the conservation status of a species.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/09/2016 12:08:13 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

573663

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Lynx
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 rewilding lynxes.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	44204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 prohibits the release of species that are not ordinarily resident in the wild, without a licence granted by Natural England.</p><p> </p><p>If a licence application for the reintroduction of lynx is received, Natural England would consider it carefully in accordance with appropriate international guidelines, taking account of socio-economic impacts and the impact on the welfare of the animals themselves.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/09/2016 11:56:53 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

573664

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries
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 effects of dumping steel flue dust on the surrounding environment; and what guidance and regulations apply to the disposal of steel flue dust.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	44216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>Defra has not undertaken an assessment of the effects of disposing of flue dust from steelworks on the environment. Impacts of direct releases to the environment from steel production are assessed on a site-specific basis during determination of applications for environmental permits. Wastes produced from flue gas abatement are disposed of through many different disposal or recovery routes. Assessment of any environmental impact of these waste operations is also done on a site-specific basis.</p><p> </p><p>Flue dust produced from steelworks will be hazardous waste to be treated and disposed of at a permitted hazardous waste disposal facility. Those who produce or handle hazardous waste have a duty to ensure that the waste causes no harm or damage. Waste producers have specific responsibilities known as 'duty of care'. Those who produce, store, collect transport or receive waste for recycling or disposal must also meet extra requirements, which are described on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/dispose-hazardous-waste" target="_blank">GOV.UK website</a>.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/09/2016 13:19:53 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

573666

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Sewers
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 prevent the pollution of urban waterways caused by the misconnection of household drainage pipes.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Mrs Theresa Villiers
uin	44591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>I recognise that misconnection of household drainage pipes can cause problems in urban areas. Defra and the Environment Agency have been working with water companies to highlight and target areas of greatest risk. Water companies that have a greater risk of pollution have also allocated resources for dealing with misconnections over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and the Environment Agency are working with Water and Sewerage Companies and the Consumer Council for Water through a National Misconnections Strategy Group (NMSG) to develop good practice for the industry, as well as looking at measures to limit misconnections being made in the first place. We see that continued proactive communication direct with customers, white goods manufacturers and trade organisations, is a key preventative tool.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/09/2016 15:45:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

574033

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Local Air Quality Management
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 use of air quality management areas by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Mims Davies
uin	44749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>Air quality has improved significantly in recent decades and we are working at local, national and international levels to continue those improvements. The UK currently meets legal limits for almost all pollutants; however, reducing levels for nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>) remains the most challenging.</p><p>Local authorities (LAs) have opportunities to improve air quality for the protection of public health and the environment through decisions they make on land use planning, permitting, roads and air quality management areas (AQMAs).</p><p> </p><p>Across the UK, 259 LAs declared 715 AQMAs since 1999. Most AQMAs in the UK are in urban areas and have been established to address the contribution to air pollution from traffic emissions of NO<sub>2</sub> or particulate matter (PM<sub>10</sub>). Details of the current AQMAs declared by LAs, broken down by region and pollutant, are set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total LAs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of LAs with AQMAs </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>For NO<sub>2</sub> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>For PM<sub>10</sub></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>For SO<sub>2</sub></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England (outside London)</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p>497</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>N. Ireland</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>393</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>259</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>612</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>96</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/09/2016 12:15:05 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies

574072

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
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	Nature Conservation: EU Law
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 she will make it her policy to incorporate in domestic law the objectives of the (a) EU Habitats Directive and (b) EU Birds Directive.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	44666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government is considering the impacts of the decision to leave the EU, including future arrangements for existing legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to conserving our natural environment, building on the UK’s long history of wildlife protection. This includes a manifesto commitment to produce a 25 Year Plan for the Environment.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/09/2016 11:59:55 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

542087

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
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	Hunting Act 2004
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been since 2010 under the Hunting Act 2004.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	43936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts and found guilty at all courts for offences under the Hunting Act 2004 in England and Wales from 2010 to 2015 (latest available) is available in the outcomes by offence tables in the annual publication, which is linked below. The relevant section is ‘121A – Offences under the Hunting Act 2004’ in the summary non motoring offences section. Statistics covering 2016 are scheduled for publication in May 2017.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2015</a></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/09/2016 10:29:54 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

542176

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
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	Air Pollution
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 Government plans to wait until the EU Commission has confirmed acceptance of the UK Air Quality Plan before making a decision on airport expansion.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Scully
uin	43870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government submitted a revised air quality plan to the European Commission on 17 December last year. There is no formal timetable under the Air Quality Directive for the Commission to assess the plan. We are working with the Commission to ensure compliance with the nitrogen dioxide limits in the Directive in the shortest possible time.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is fully committed to delivering the infrastructure this country needs, including delivering runway capacity to the timetable set out by the Airports Commission.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/09/2016 14:11:55 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully