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1017311

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2018
	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	Aarhus Convention
	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 he plans to maintain compliance with the Aarhus convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	197435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/12/2018 17:23:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

625945

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	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	Aarhus Convention
	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 is her policy for the Government to remain part of the UN ECE Aarhus Convention regardless of the outcome of the UK's negotiations to leave the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	51239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith, Deidre Brock, on 26 July 2016, PQ UIN43162.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/11/2016 11:39:29 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

539548

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2016
	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	Aarhus Convention
	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 is her policy that the UK will continue to adhere to the terms of the Aarhus Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters after the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	43162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>Until we leave the EU, EU law continues to apply so the UK continues to comply with EU law that implements obligations in the Aarhus Convention. The UK remains a Party to the Aarhus Convention.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 26/07/2016 14:58:43 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

987859

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2018
	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	Abandoned Vehicles
	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 local authorities are responsible for removing abandoned cars from private land.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	179169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities’ duties in respect of abandoned vehicles stem from the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978, as amended by the Clean Neighbourhoods &amp; Environment Act 2005.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s guidance on abandoned vehicles is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/abandoned-vehicles-council-responsibilities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/abandoned-vehicles-council-responsibilities</a></p><p> </p><p>Where it appears to a local authority that a vehicle in its area is abandoned, it will be its duty to remove the vehicle. This duty applies to all land in the open air or any land forming part of a highway. However, in respect of such vehicles that are not on the carriageway, this duty does not apply where the costs of removing them to the nearest convenient carriageway is unreasonably high.</p><p> </p><p>It is up to councils to decide how best to meet their statutory duties in respect of abandoned vehicles, and how to prioritise this against other local services.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 22/10/2018 09:01:59 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

818667

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	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	Abandoned Vehicles
	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 the time frame is for local authorities to (a) respond and (b) take action in regard to a report of an untaxed or abandoned vehicle on a public road.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	121431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Where it appears to a local authority that a vehicle in its area is abandoned, it has a duty to remove the vehicle, unless (in the case of vehicles not on a carriageway) the cost of moving the vehicle to the nearest carriageway would be unreasonably high. There is no statutory definition of ‘abandoned’, and it is for councils to determine whether any particular vehicle has been abandoned.</p><p>There is no statutory time frame for responding to reports of abandoned vehicles. Where a vehicle is abandoned on land that is ‘occupied’, the local authority must give the occupier 15 days’ notice that it proposes to remove the vehicle. The local authority is not entitled to remove the vehicle if the occupier objects to the proposal within that period. If the occupier gives the local authority permission to remove the vehicle during this 15-day period, the vehicle may be removed immediately, but there is no statutory time-frame for doing so.</p><p>It is up to councils to decide how best to meet their statutory duties in respect of abandoned vehicles, and how to prioritise this against other local services.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/01/2018 17:21:49 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

984964

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2018
	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	Abandoned Vehicles and Fly-tipping
	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 support his Department provides to people that have experienced (a) fly tipping and (b) vehicles abandoned on their land.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	177664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Through the National Fly-tipping Prevention Group, the Government has published a series of fly-tipping prevention guides for householders, businesses and landowners affected by fly-tipping. We have also published the Fly-tipping Partnership Framework, which outlines best practice for the prevention, reporting, investigation and clearance of fly-tipping to be adapted to suit local circumstances. These are available on the National Fly-tipping Prevention Group website: <a href="http://www.tacklingflytipping.com" target="_blank">www.tacklingflytipping.com</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have statutory duties concerning the removal of abandoned cars, as set out in the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978, and amended by the Clean Neighbourhoods &amp; Environment Act 2005. Local authorities also have enforcement powers to penalise individuals who abandon vehicles or parts of vehicles, including issuing a Fixed Penalty Notice or prosecution, and can recover certain costs from offenders.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance is available on GOV.UK and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/abandoned-vehicles-council-responsibilities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/abandoned-vehicles-council-responsibilities</a></p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 18/10/2018 11:33:59 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

795386

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2017
	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	Acute Oak Decline
	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 research his Department is undertaking into acute oak decline.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	115807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Defra has invested over £2 million in research into acute oak decline over the last five years. Significant progress has been made in discovering the bacterial cause of the weeping stem lesions. Ongoing research aims to understand the exact role of the native bark boring beetle (<em>Agrilus biguttatus</em>) and whether other stress factors, such as climate and soil conditions, may make trees more vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 30/11/2017 16:50:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

682319

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2017
	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	Africa and South America: Primates
	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 discussions her Department has had with her counterparts in African and South American countries on the preservation of monkeys and apes.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	62553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>We have had no recent bilateral discussions with African and South American counterparts about the conservation of monkeys or apes. The UK and other EU Member States did however submit a successful proposal to give the Barbary macaque greater protection under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species at the Conference of Parties which I attended last year. Along with a number of African range states, the UK is a member of the Great Apes Survival Partnership, a United Nations conservation programme which aims to conserve great apes.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/02/2017 10:06:09 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

679759

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2017
	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	Africa: Ivory
	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 are being taken to end the ivory trade in Africa.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	62114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2017 answer text <p>The UK is committed to tackling poaching of elephants and illegal trade. We fully support the existing ban on international commercial trade in ivory under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).</p><p> </p><p>I attended the CITES Conference of Parties held in Johannesburg from 24 September to 5 October 2016, where the UK discussed elephant and ivory issues with a wide range of countries, including a number of African range states. At the conference, Parties agreed by consensus proposals on the closure of domestic ivory markets where they contribute to poaching or illegal trade and decisive action to strengthen National Ivory Action Plans, which help combat illegal ivory trade in key markets. In addition, proposals that could have led to the re-opening of international commercial trade in ivory were defeated.</p><p> </p><p>Poaching to supply the illegal trade in ivory is a major threat to elephants. The UK has played a leading role in efforts to combat this problem including initiating and supporting a series of global conferences. The UK was represented by the Secretary of State at the Hanoi Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade in Vietnam in November 2016, the third in the series. At this conference, countries committed to practical actions to tackle the illegal wildlife trade, including trade in ivory, building on commitments made at previous conferences in London and Kasane. In addition, the Secretary of State announced an additional £13 million for measures to tackle the illegal wildlife trade, doubling our investment.</p><p> </p><p>The UK regularly discusses action to tackle the illegal trade in wildlife with a number of key range states, as well as transit and consumer countries, and shares its expertise internationally to help combat illicit flows of ivory.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 01/02/2017 10:34:36 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

631144

	registered interest
	date	07/11/2016
	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	Africa: Lions
	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 discussions her Department has had with governments in Africa on UK support for efforts to ensure the survival of lions in the wild.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	51981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The UK is actively supporting efforts to ensure the survival of African lions in the wild and has entered into various discussions both directly and indirectly with various governments. Earlier this year Defra helped fund an African lion range country meeting held in Uganda which 28 lion range countries attended. Discussions took place about the conservation, management and restoration of the lion and its habitat in Africa and agreed a number of important messages in the final communique.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has taken a strong interest in the issue of hunting of lions and worked with the Member States of the European Union to develop a proposal to CITES to strengthen controls to ensure that hunting of lions is sustainable. In addition the UK chaired negotiations on lion conservation at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Conference of Parties held in Johannesburg from 24 September to 5 October this year. This saw the trade in wild lion bones banned and the establishment of a new CITES Task Force.</p><p>.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/11/2016 09:59:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann