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1699982

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	Electronic Cigarettes: Environment Protection
	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 he has made of the potential impact on the environment of non-compliant vapes.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	20950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>As confirmed by the Government response to the consultation on Creating a Smokefree Generation and Tackling Youth Vaping consultation, Defra is leading on implementing a ban on disposable or single-use vapes due to the environmental harm caused by these devices. On 11 March draft regulations were published along with an impact assessment, which set out the main environmental concerns. Single-use vapes are an inefficient use of finite raw materials, they are inherently difficult to recycle and are often discarded incorrectly. When littered they pose a risk to soil, water and biodiversity and are a fire risk when thrown into residual waste. A report published by Defra earlier this year provides a broader assessment of the environmental impacts of single-use vapes and can be found online here: <a href="https://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails?ProjectId=21447" target="_blank">Analysis of the market for vapes: exploring the environmental impacts of single-use vapes - EV0157 (defra.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has not made any environmental assessment of current non-compliant vapes.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 23/04/2024 10:50:21 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1700095

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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: Standards
	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 it remains his policy to increase Defra host funding for catchment partnerships.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	20955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Last year we announced in the Plan for Water to increase funding for catchment groups, to deliver tailored long-term catchment action plans to improve all water bodies in England. This remains the government’s policy.</p><p> </p><p>The around 100 Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) Partnerships across England are critical partners in delivering many of the Government’s goals in the Environment Improvement Plan, including clean and plentiful water. At present the government annually provides approximately £1.7m funding to Catchment Partnerships as well as the CaBa National Support Group to deliver water outcomes on the ground. We also provide additional funding to Catchment Partnerships through the Water Environment Improvement Fund to deliver projects on the ground.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Additionally, earlier this month Defra launched the Water Restoration Fund, to which eligible Catchment Partnerships may apply for funding for projects to restore and enhance the water environment, using environmental fines and penalties collected from water and sewerage companies.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 23/04/2024 10:45:43 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1700138

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	Clean Air Zones
	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 he will make an assessment of the potential impact of clean air zones on levels of air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	20956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The latest air quality data was published in September 2023 as part of the 2022 National Compliance assessment, and is publicly available on the DEFRA UK Air website at the following link: <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/annualreport/" target="_blank">Air Pollution in the UK report - Defra, UK</a>. The 2022 Evaluation of Local NO<sub>2</sub> Plans, published in February 2024, provides information regarding the impacts of clean air zones, and is publicly available on the DEFRA website at the following link: <a href="https://randd.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails?ProjectID=20688&amp;FromSearch=Y&amp;Publisher=1&amp;SearchText=AQ0851%20&amp;SortString=ProjectCode&amp;SortOrder=Asc&amp;Paging=10#Description" target="_blank">Evaluation of Local NO2 Plans - AQ0851 (defra.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 23/04/2024 10:42:25 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1700430

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	Sewage: 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, who is responsible for defining the content of storm overflow discharges.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
	uin	21317
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Storm overflows are permitted by the Environment Agency (EA) following our published <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fwater-companies-environmental-permits-for-storm-overflows-and-emergency-overflows%2Fwater-companies-environmental-permits-for-storm-overflows-and-emergency-overflows&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cc607b7a8c59d4ef4944e08dc5e0e0c37%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638488661621692620%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=38KBNtJaUQCAuJG%2BVLDCa78ohQpqI8Ibpkc9ou6rh80%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">guidance</a>. Discharges from storm overflows as are referred to as “storm sewage”, which in most part is the combination of “foul sewage” (domestic and trade wastewater) and “rainfall runoff”.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Environment Act 2021, sewerage undertakers will be required to monitor sewerage assets and the impact they have on the local environment. In April 2023, we consulted on Continuous Water Quality Monitoring and Event Duration Monitoring. Our consultation response published in September 2023 detailed our plans for a new water quality monitoring programme, which will place a duty on water companies to publish near real time information on the impact of sewage discharges.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore grouped question UIN 21318 21319 question first answered 23/04/2024 11:52:28 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1700431

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	Sewage: 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, for what reason a storm overflow that is at least 95% rainwater is defined as raw sewage.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
	uin	21318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Storm overflows are permitted by the Environment Agency (EA) following our published <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fwater-companies-environmental-permits-for-storm-overflows-and-emergency-overflows%2Fwater-companies-environmental-permits-for-storm-overflows-and-emergency-overflows&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cc607b7a8c59d4ef4944e08dc5e0e0c37%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638488661621692620%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=38KBNtJaUQCAuJG%2BVLDCa78ohQpqI8Ibpkc9ou6rh80%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">guidance</a>. Discharges from storm overflows as are referred to as “storm sewage”, which in most part is the combination of “foul sewage” (domestic and trade wastewater) and “rainfall runoff”.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Environment Act 2021, sewerage undertakers will be required to monitor sewerage assets and the impact they have on the local environment. In April 2023, we consulted on Continuous Water Quality Monitoring and Event Duration Monitoring. Our consultation response published in September 2023 detailed our plans for a new water quality monitoring programme, which will place a duty on water companies to publish near real time information on the impact of sewage discharges.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore grouped question UIN 21317 21319 question first answered 23/04/2024 11:52:28 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1700432

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	Sewage: 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, whether his Department plans to take steps to test storm overflow water to ensure that it is accurately defined.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
	uin	21319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>Storm overflows are permitted by the Environment Agency (EA) following our published <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fwater-companies-environmental-permits-for-storm-overflows-and-emergency-overflows%2Fwater-companies-environmental-permits-for-storm-overflows-and-emergency-overflows&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cc607b7a8c59d4ef4944e08dc5e0e0c37%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638488661621692620%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=38KBNtJaUQCAuJG%2BVLDCa78ohQpqI8Ibpkc9ou6rh80%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">guidance</a>. Discharges from storm overflows as are referred to as “storm sewage”, which in most part is the combination of “foul sewage” (domestic and trade wastewater) and “rainfall runoff”.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Environment Act 2021, sewerage undertakers will be required to monitor sewerage assets and the impact they have on the local environment. In April 2023, we consulted on Continuous Water Quality Monitoring and Event Duration Monitoring. Our consultation response published in September 2023 detailed our plans for a new water quality monitoring programme, which will place a duty on water companies to publish near real time information on the impact of sewage discharges.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore grouped question UIN 21317 21318 question first answered 23/04/2024 11:52:28 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1700536

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	Property Flood Resilience Scheme
	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 he has made of the impact of maintaining the maximum flood resilience repair grant at £5000 on (a) levels of take up and (b) the type of property covered.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	21423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>When activated, the Defra PFR Repair Grant Scheme provides for up to £5000 as a contribution towards making a property more flood resilient. It is intended as a one-off payment to assist households and business to put place in measures that will provide greater resilience to future floods. It is not intended as compensation for flooding. Property owners can choose to add to the available grant to implement further PFR measures in their property.</p><p> </p><p>There is a reasonable expectation that property owners will take steps, including having suitable insurance, which may now include an additional up to £10,000 for resilient repairs under the Build Back Better scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The level of grant is kept under review and for the recent activations of the scheme we have increased the amount that can be claimed as part of the £5,000 grant to enable PFR surveys to be undertaken.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 23/04/2024 12:00:12 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1700537

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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	Property Flood Resilience Scheme
	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 eligibility criteria for the Property Flood Resilience repair grant scheme changed from 25 affected properties to 50; and whether his Department made an assessment of the potential impact of changing the eligibility criteria on the number of properties that would no longer be eligible before making the change.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	21424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The activation of the schemes in 2019 and 2020 was based on a qualifying criteria of 25 homes per local authority (including District level).</p><p> </p><p>Feedback from local authorities following those schemes suggested that some reported that they missed out on financial support under the 2019/20 activations of the FRF because they did not meet the 25 flooded homes threshold, but they would have qualified if all flooded properties (both domestic and commercial) were considered eligible, which disadvantage small rural district authorities due to property density in those areas.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, the FRF was revised in 2021 and published on 28 October, recognising these issues. Eligibility was to be based on flooded properties, both domestic and commercial, across LLFA geographies.</p><p> </p><p>The 50 flooded property threshold at LLFA area was introduced as part of the FRF and PFR Grant activation in respect of Storm Babet in October 2023, and has resulted in properties in many districts that would have been excluded under the previous threshold being able to participate.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 23/04/2024 11:57:05 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1700797

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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: 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, whether his Department has provided financial assistance to farmers to repair flood damage.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	21669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Farming Recovery Fund has been opened to provide farmers support to recover from uninsurable damage with grants of between £500 and £25,000 to return their land to the condition it was before exceptional flooding of Storm Henk. The fund was initially opened in nine English local authority areas where the Flood Recovery Framework has already been activated to help farms which have experienced the highest levels of flooding, and the eligibility for the Fund remains under review.</p><p> </p><p>This forms part of a package of support available to farmers through the Flood Recovery Framework, including a grant of up to £2,500 through the Business Recovery Grant Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore grouped question UIN 21522 question first answered 23/04/2024 10:54:08 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1700982

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Farmers: Finance
	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 financial assistance he is making available to farmers following recent extended wet weather.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	21522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Farming Recovery Fund has been opened to provide farmers support to recover from uninsurable damage with grants of between £500 and £25,000 to return their land to the condition it was before exceptional flooding of Storm Henk. The fund was initially opened in nine English local authority areas where the Flood Recovery Framework has already been activated to help farms which have experienced the highest levels of flooding, and the eligibility for the Fund remains under review.</p><p> </p><p>This forms part of a package of support available to farmers through the Flood Recovery Framework, including a grant of up to £2,500 through the Business Recovery Grant Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore grouped question UIN 21669 question first answered 23/04/2024 10:54:08 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson