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389922

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Government Bills
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, how many and which Government bills introduced in the last Parliament affected predominantly (a) England and (b) England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
	tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
	uin	7154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The following Government bills as introduced over the five years of the last Parliament affected predominantly England or England and Wales.</p><p>The proposals that were announced by my Right Honourable Friend, the Leader of the House of Commons, on 2 July on English votes for English laws provide for certification of bills and clauses or schedules by the Speaker of the House of Commons based on the devolution settlement.</p><p>This list is based on an assessment of the effects of provisions rather than the territorial extent of a bill, which concerns the legal jurisdiction to which the bill extends, which may be wider than application. For example, since England and Wales form a single legal jurisdiction a bill might extend to England and Wales but only affect England. The list does not consider whether the subject-matter of any individual clauses or schedules of a bill would be within the legislative competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly or Scotland Parliament or, if appropriate, the National Assembly for Wales. As such this list is not a guide to the likely certification of these bills had the proposed certification process applied to them.</p><p>Some of the bills listed contain provisions which extend and/or apply to Northern Ireland, Scotland or, as appropriate, Wales. Under the proposals announced on 2 July, bills, clauses and schedules within them would be certified, and so any provisions which apply to Scotland and/or Northern Ireland would not have been subject to the new process.</p><p>The list refers to bills at the time of introduction and does not take into account amendments made during their passage. If the territorial extent and/or application of a bill is to be amended in such a way that would affect devolved matters, the consent of the relevant devolved legislature(s) would be sought. This is in accordance with the convention that the UK Parliament will not normally legislate with regard to devolved matters except with the agreement of the devolved legislature.</p><p><br>a) On introduction, applied predominantly to England</p><p>Academies Bill (which became the Academies Act 2010)</p><p>Local Government Bill (which became the Local Government Act 2010)</p><p>b) On introduction, applied predominantly to England and Wales</p><p>Charities Bill (which became the Charities Act 2011)</p><p>Education Bill (which became the Education Act 2011)</p><p>Police (Detention and Bail) Bill (which became the Police (Detention and Bail) Act 2011)</p><p>Local Government Finance Bill (which became the Local Government Finance Act 2012)</p><p>Sunday Trading (London and Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill (which became the Sunday Trading (London and Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Act 2012)</p><p>Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill (which became the Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Act 2012)</p><p>Defamation Bill (which became the Defamation Act 2013)</p><p>Local Audit and Accountability Bill (which became the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014)</p><p>Offender Rehabilitation Bill (which became the Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014)</p><p>Modern Slavery Bill (which became the Modern Slavery Act 2015)</p><p>Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill (which became the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act 2015)</p><p> </p><p>The corrected totals in the Answer to Question 4228 are: a) two predominantly England-only bills; b) 11 predominantly England and Wales-only bills.</p><p>I would also like to correct my answer to the Hon Member for Arfon (Hywel Williams) of 2 July 2015, Official Report, col 1656. The number of bills in the previous Parliament that are considered to have been predominantly England-only upon introduction is two.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/07/2015 06:17:25 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

389293

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	English Votes for English Laws
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on English votes on English laws; and on what dates such discussions took place.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	6604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>The Leader of the House of Commons met with the Secretary of State for Wales to discuss English votes for English laws in advance of publication of proposed changes to the Standing Orders.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/07/2015 15:07:23 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

390437

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	English Votes for English Laws: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, whether he plans to consult the public in Wales on his proposals for English votes on English laws.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	7184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The proposals have been published and it is open to all with an interest to consider the proposals and express views on them before they are put to the House of Commons for a decision. I have met colleagues who represent constituencies in Wales and I am happy to have further such conversations.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/07/2015 15:15:05 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

390436

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	English Votes for English Laws
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment he has made of the comparability of the method of selection of members to the legislative Grand Committee as set out in the proposed Standing Orders on English votes on English laws with selection processes for bodies performing the same functions in the devolved administrations.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	7232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government's proposals relate to the procedures of the House of Commons and are designed to be compatible with these. There is no selection process required for Legislative Grand Committees. All Members who represent constituencies in the relevant nations would be able to serve on the Legislative Grand Committees, whose role it would be to give consent to certified bills or provisions after Report Stage.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/07/2015 15:18:25 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

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

536139

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2016
	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	Water Poverty
	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 support households which are in water poverty.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	42633
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>Water companies already offer a wide range of support to around 760,000 customers that struggle to pay their water bills. By 2020, they have committed to help an additional one million customers. The support they offer includes the nationally mandated WaterSure Scheme, voluntary social tariffs, charitable trusts, debt advice, payment plans and water efficiency advice.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to supporting a water industry built around transparency, resilience and affordability. We will continue to work with the Consumer Council for Water, Ofwat and the industry to ensure they continue to provide a fair deal for all customers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 18/07/2016 10:57:42 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

536438

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2016
	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	Lighting
	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 encourage local authorities to tackle light pollution and help protect dark skies in their areas.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	42831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government is taking a number of steps to encourage local authorities to address light pollution.</p><p> </p><p>The National Planning Policy Framework includes consideration of the impact of light pollution on local amenity, intrinsically dark landscapes and nature conservation. The Department for Communities and Local Government has also published additional guidance setting out when light pollution is relevant to planning, which the Government asks all local authorities to have regard to when considering planning decisions: <a href="http://planningguidance.communities.gov.uk/blog/guidance/light-pollution/" target="_blank">http://planningguidance.communities.gov.uk/blog/guidance/light-pollution/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Other Government action includes encouragement for local authorities to introduce LED street lighting where it is economically feasible to do so, in order to reduce glare. Defra has also supported applications from National Parks, such as Exmoor and South Downs, to become International Dark Sky Parks or Reserves.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/07/2016 11:08:39 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

536456

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2016
	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	Food: Waste
	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 she has made of the potential (a) merits and (b) effectiveness of introducing voluntary targets to reduce food waste in (i) households, (ii) businesses and (iii) public bodies.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	42857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Targets within our voluntary agreements with businesses such as the Courtauld Commitment with the grocery sector have been very effective in helping businesses and households to reduce food waste, make associated financial savings and deliver carbon savings and other environmental benefits. Local authorities have also benefited through reduced household waste disposal costs.</p><p> </p><p>Household food waste has reduced by 15% between 2007 and 2012 despite an increase of 4% in the number of households in the UK. This reduction alone has avoided 18Mt of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. Supply chain food and packaging waste reduced by 7.4% between 2009 and 2012, with interim results for Courtauld 3 showing a further 3.2% reduction in food waste by 2014.</p><p> </p><p>We want to do more to build on the success of the voluntary approach. The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) therefore launched Courtauld 2025 on 15 March this year. This is a commitment by stakeholders across the UK food and drink system – including hospitality and food service businesses, retailers, food manufacturers and local authorities - and includes a voluntary target of a 20% reduction in food and drink waste arising in the UK. According to WRAP’s analysis, reaching this level of reduction would deliver an estimated £20bn savings to the UK economy, including £4bn savings to businesses (with the majority of savings benefitting householders).</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/07/2016 11:11:01 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

536458

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2016
	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, what information her Department holds on how many times air quality safety levels were breached in (a) Port Talbot, (b) Stanford-le-Hope, (c) Glasgow, (d) London, (e) Scunthorpe, (f) Leeds, (g) Eastbourne, (h) Nottingham, (i) Southampton and (j) Oxford since 2011.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	42859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Defra uses both monitoring and modelling to assess air quality in the UK. Currently, 148 monitoring stations in the Automatic Urban Rural Network report near-real-time data on five key pollutants: particulate matter (PM<sub>10</sub> and PM<sub>2.5</sub>), sulphur dioxide (SO<sub>2</sub>), ozone (O<sub>3</sub>) and nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>). Information about these sites and modelled data is available on Defra’s UK-Air website.</p><p> </p><p>For the purposes of EU compliance reporting, the UK is divided into 43 zones. The relevant zone for each area is shown in the table below. Details for compliance in each year since 2011 can be found at: <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/annualreport/index" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/annualreport/index</a>. Compliance reports for last year will be published in October.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s ambition is for the UK to have the best natural environment anywhere. Clean air is an essential part of that ambition. In December last year, the Government published the national air quality plan for reducing nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>) concentrations through a new programme of Clean Air Zones in five cities in England, including Leeds, Nottingham and Southampton, as well as Birmingham and Derby, along with the Ultra-Low Emission Zone in London. The plan combines targeted local and national measures and continued investment in clean technologies. These measures will also reduce PM concentrations.</p><p> </p><p>All 10 areas exceeded the annual mean limit value for NO<sub>2</sub> in a number of years since 2011, and some areas also exceeded the hourly limit value. The latest available data for the 10 areas is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Zone </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year NO</strong><strong><sub>2</sub></strong><strong> hourly limit value exceeded</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year NO</strong><strong><sub>2</sub></strong><strong> annual mean value exceeded</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Port Talbot</strong></p></td><td><p>Swansea Urban Area</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (2011 – 2014, modelled roadside exceedances in Port Talbot)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Port Talbot</strong></p></td><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>2014,2015,2016</p></td><td><p>2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Stanford-le-Hope</strong></p></td><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>2016 (Luton)</p></td><td><p>2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Glasgow</strong></p></td><td><p>Glasgow Urban Area</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p>Greater London Urban Area</p></td><td><p>2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016</p></td><td><p>2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scunthorpe</strong></p></td><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (2011 background exceedance in Scunthorpe)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Leeds</strong></p></td><td><p>West Yorkshire Urban Area</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (2011 – 2014, modelled roadside exceedances in Leeds)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Eastbourne</strong></p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>2011,2012</p></td><td><p>2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nottingham</strong></p></td><td><p>Nottingham Urban Area</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Southampton</strong></p></td><td><p>Southampton Urban Area</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011, 2012, 2013, 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Oxford </strong></p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>2011,2012</p></td><td><p>2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (2011 – 2014, modelled roadside exceedances in Oxford)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Latest compliance data shows that the UK is meeting the EU daily and annual mean limits for PM concentrations. There were exceedances of the daily mean limit value for PM<sub>10</sub> in 2011 and 2012 in London.</p><p> </p><p>There were exceedances in the annual mean limit value for Benzo [a] Pyrene (B[a]P) in all years between 2011 and 2014 in Port Talbot and 2011 to 2015 in Scunthorpe. There are action plans in place for B[a]P in all affected areas. Details can be found at: <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/bap-nickel-measures" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/bap-nickel-measures</a>.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/07/2016 11:16:59 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

536461

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2016
	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: Ribble Valley
	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 projections are for levels of air pollution in the Ribble Valley over the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	42875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>The latest projections for Ribble Valley Borough Council were undertaken as part of the analysis carried out during the development of the Air Quality Plans (published in December last year). For the purposes of air quality assessment, the UK is divided into 43 zones. The Ribble Valley is within the North West &amp; Merseyside zone and the plan for the North West &amp; Merseyside zone can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/486209/aq-plan-2015-north-west-and-merseyside-uk0033.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/486209/aq-plan-2015-north-west-and-merseyside-uk0033.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest projections for nitrogen dioxide (NO<sub>2</sub>) and particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub> and PM<sub>10</sub>) for the Ribble Valley are shown below. These projections used a base year of 2013. It shows the maximum modelled concentration in the 2013 base year is predicted to decrease by 2020 for all three pollutants. These maximum concentrations are well below the relevant annual mean limit values for all three pollutants.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013 Base Year NO2</p></td><td><p>2020 Projection NO2</p></td><td><p>2013Base year PM10</p></td><td><p>2020 Projection PM10</p></td><td><p>2013 Base Year PM2.5</p></td><td><p>2020 Projection PM2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Overall max concentration (ugm-3)</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The projections for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are available here: <a href="https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/no2ten/2015-no2-projections-from-2013-data" target="_blank">https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/no2ten/2015-no2-projections-from-2013-data</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/07/2016 11:20:42 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans