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535521

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2016
	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	Lake Windermere: Speed Limits
	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 review the speed limit on Lake Windermere.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	42480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The speed limit on Lake Windermere is governed by local byelaws. It is for the relevant authority, in this case, the Lake District National Park Authority, to make any changes to the current speed limit, if they consider it necessary. The Secretary of State has no powers in this matter unless the authority makes changes to the current byelaws and submits them for confirmation.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 18/07/2016 10:55:49 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

449371

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	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	Floods
	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 proportion of the total spending allocation her Department has made to supporting communities affected by recent floods has been spent to date.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	25051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>Defra is administering a Farming Recovery Fund to support farmers affected by the flooding. Further support to communities is available through the Communities and Business Recovery Scheme provided by the Department for Communities and Local Government. Farmers affected by flooding will be able to claim grants of between £500 and £20,000 to cover the cost of restoring their farmland. The RPA will pay out on all eligible claims. The deadline for Fund applications is 1 April 2016.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 04/02/2016 17:51:46 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

506463

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	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	Flood Control: Cumbria
	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 her Department's news story, £700 million boost for flood defences brings £150 million more for Yorkshire and Cumbria, published on 17 March 2016, how much funding the Government plans to allocate to flood defences in (a) Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency and (b) Kendal in each of the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	32909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>In the Budget, the Government recently announced that it will invest up to £24 million in flood defences in the Kendal area in the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency, subject to the Environment Agency concluding a review of its need. This is in addition to other schemes within the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency, such as £450,000 being spent on the Arnside embankment.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency will shortly publish their initial assessments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/04/2016 11:19:17 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

532470

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	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	Plastic Bags
	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 plans to produce data on the reduction in single-use plastic carrier bag usage in England for the period ending 6 April 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	41748
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government will release single-use carrier bag data on or before 31 July this year for the reporting period 5 October 2015 – 6 April 2016. The release will include a summary of the significant points, incorporating an indication of the reduction in single-use carrier bag usage.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/07/2016 12:14:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

63643

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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	Kielder Water
	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 his Department will assess the viability of using Kielder Water as a water source and linking it to the national water grid.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	202032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We have been working closely with Ofwat and the Environment Agency to consider how we can promote connectivity in our water supply system of which the establishment of a national water grid is only one option. The infrastructure investment needed for a grid is considerable. Water is also heavy, difficult and costly to move. Relatively local connections are likely to be the best options, incrementally building a wider and more integrated network.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Water companies are already joining up sources of supply to build resilience and are strongly encouraged to consider options for interconnections in their Water Resources Management Plans (WRMP), alongside other options, such as demand management. All water companies have statutory WRMPs, which look ahead at least 25 years. The Water Act 2014 includes provisions that will make it easier for water companies to make bulk supply arrangements between their networks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Kielder Water has a very large capacity and offers security of supply to customers in the Northumbrian Water Limited operating area. Other water companies outside the area have investigated ways of using Kielder as part of their 2014 WRMPs. The water companies found that local solutions offered better value for both customers and the environment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 30/06/2014 13:57:39 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

63644

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	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: Lake District
	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 his Department will assess the viability of limiting the extraction of water from Windermere and Ullswater only when flow levels are high to reduce the risk of over-extraction and flood control.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	202031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Environment Agency limits United Utilities to abstracting water from Windermere and Ullswater to periods when there is adequate flow in the downstream rivers. Recent studies of Windermere and Ullswater have concluded that both abstraction licences are sustainable. Current abstraction levels would not have a material impact on flood risk as the total daily abstraction would only equate to approximately 1 percent of the flow during a flood.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 30/06/2014 14:02:08 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

76764

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	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	Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme: North West
	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 funding was awarded under the Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme to (a) Westmorland and Lonsdale, (b) Cumbria and (c) North West England; and what the (i) type and (ii) purpose was of the funding provided in each such area.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	204835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Three rounds have been run since the scheme was announced in November 2011 and grant funding has been awarded as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>a) Westmorland and Lonsdale – 29 projects awarded a total of £232,355;</p><p> </p><p>b) Cumbria – 224 projects awarded a total of £2,256,444;</p><p> </p><p>c) North west England - 739 projects awarded a total of £7,007,954.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The scheme provides small capital grants between £2,500 and £35,000 to farmers, foresters and horticultural businesses to improve their competitiveness. The scheme aims to help businesses become more profitable and resilient, while reducing the impact of farming on the environment, by using resources more efficiently. Funding is awarded to individual projects; as such, the purpose of the funding in each area will vary from project to project.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 14/07/2014 15:58:43 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

78699

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	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	Forests
	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 annual cost of invasive species to the forestry industry.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	206543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A 2010 report entitled “The Economic Cost of Invasive Non-Native Species on Great Britain”, based on research commissioned jointly by the GB Administrations, estimated that the annual cost of invasive non-native species to forestry was £109,396,000. The table below provides a breakdown of this figure.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The types of impact costs taken into account are provided in the report, which is available on the on the website of the GB Non-native Species Secretariat at <a href="http://www.nonnativespecies.org/downloadDocument.cfm?id=487" target="_blank">http://www.nonnativespecies.org/downloadDocument.cfm?id=487</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Eng</strong><strong>l</strong><strong>and</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sco</strong><strong>tland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Great Britain</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rabbit</p></td><td><p>£24,352,000</p></td><td><p>£37,899,000</p></td><td><p>£7,766,000</p></td><td><p>£70,017,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deer</p></td><td><p>£10,886,000</p></td><td><p>£3,866,000</p></td><td><p>£2,626,000</p></td><td><p>£17,378,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Edible Dormouse</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grey Squirrel</p></td><td><p>£3,963,000</p></td><td><p>£1,219,000</p></td><td><p>£915,000</p></td><td><p>£6,097,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhododendron</p></td><td><p>£2,874,000</p></td><td><p>£2,874,000</p></td><td><p>£2,873,000</p></td><td><p>£8,621,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Insects</p></td><td><p>£612,000</p></td><td><p>£2,603,000</p></td><td><p>£517,000</p></td><td><p>£3,732,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plant Pathogens</p></td><td><p>£1,195,000</p></td><td><p>£8,000</p></td><td><p>£153,000</p></td><td><p>£1,356,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Quarantine and research</p></td><td><p>£1,648,000</p></td><td><p>£197,000</p></td><td><p>£100,000</p></td><td><p>£1,945,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>T</strong><strong>o</strong><strong>tal</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£45</strong><strong>,</strong><strong>780</strong><strong>,</strong><strong>000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£48</strong><strong>,</strong><strong>666</strong><strong>,</strong><strong>000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£14</strong><strong>,</strong><strong>950</strong><strong>,</strong><strong>000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£109</strong><strong>,</strong><strong>396</strong><strong>,</strong><strong>000</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 01/09/2014 14:26:39 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

78700

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	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	Forests
	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 promote the forestry industry.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	206547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is committed to promoting the forestry industry in line with its Forestry and Woodlands Policy Statement.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to supporting the industry-led Grown in Britain initiative, which has already gained commitment from 26 major UK Contractors Group companies, with a collective turnover of over £26 billion, to buy British timber preferentially where possible, we are providing support to the sector though the Rural Development Programme, which has provided over £167 million over the past seven years. The new Farming and Forestry Productivity Scheme will further improve the forestry industry’s productivity by supporting new business entrants, innovative practice and our forestry skills base.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive has funded over 3,400 woodfuel boilers, helping to create a new sustainable market for British timber. In addition, our £15 million Rural Community Energy Fund is supporting 12 projects enabling communities to utilise local woodlands to meet their biomass energy requirements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 22/07/2014 11:39:08 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

78701

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2014
	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	Food 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, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2014, Official Report, column 611W, on Biofuels, what steps her Department has taken to embed the importance of food security across her Department's policies; and what research her Department supports in this area.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	206548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Through business planning Defra is able to ensure that food security is embedded as a priority objective across all relevant policy areas. For example, Defra’s policy to improve the openness of world markets will not only promote growth, but also ensure the diversity of the UK’s food supply. Pressing for reform of agricultural and trade policies will also contribute to future food security by increasing agricultural productivity and reducing inefficiencies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In terms of research, the Government’s Agri-Tech Strategy, published last July, sets out our approach to helping improve global food supply while maximising the economic potential of the UK’s agri-food science base. This is on top of the more than £400 million a year the Government was already spending on research into different aspects of food security, funded by the Research Councils, Department for International Development and Devolved Administrations as well as Defra.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 22/07/2014 11:03:51 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron