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1019374

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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	Clinical 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, if he will estimate how much (a) anatomical and (b) cytotoxic waste the UK (i) produced in (A) 2017 and (B) 2018 and (ii) will produce in (A) 2025 and (B) 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	198203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the information reported to the Environment Agency by waste management operators through its waste returns system. Figures shown are for the amount of waste incinerated for each of the different types.</p><p> </p><p>These data are for England only - waste management is a devolved matter and the Devolved Administrations should be contacted for figures in those nations.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency is not in a position to estimate arisings of the specified wastes in 2025 and 2030.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Waste type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018 year to date</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non-infectious anatomical</p></td><td><p>160 tonnes</p></td><td><p>148 tonnes</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cytotoxic and cytostatic</p></td><td><p>1730 tonnes</p></td><td><p>1397 tonnes</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/12/2018 11:46:21 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1019375

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	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	Clinical 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, how many incinerators of anatomical and cytotoxic waste operate in the UK; what the volume of capacity of each incinerator is; and where each incinerator is located.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	198204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>These data are for England only - waste management is a devolved matter and the Devolved Administrations should be contacted for figures in those nations.</p><p>The table below gives a list of all of the incinerators in England that are permitted to dispose of anatomical and cytotoxic waste, their maximum permitted annual throughputs and location.</p><p>The actual capacity of each incinerator will vary from year to year according to the mixture of waste types it receives for disposal and the number of shutdowns that are needed for maintenance and repairs.</p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Permit number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Operator</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Site</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Site Address</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Maximum permitted throughput (tonnes/year)</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>WP3935SM</p></td><td><p>Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust</p></td><td><p>Addenbrooke's Hospital Incinerator</p></td><td><p>Addenbrookes Hospital<br> Hills Road<br> CB2 2QQ</p></td><td><p>4500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>YP3934SM</p></td><td><p>Peake (GB) Ltd</p></td><td><p>Peake (GB) Ltd</p></td><td><p>Peake GB Ltd<br> Pengover<br> PL14 3NQ</p></td><td><p>5241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GP3236AX</p></td><td><p>Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust</p></td><td><p>Derriford Incinerator EPR/GP3236AX/T001</p></td><td><p>Derriford Hospital<br> Derriford Road<br> PL6 8DH</p></td><td><p>4270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EP3530XY</p></td><td><p>SRCL Ltd</p></td><td><p>Ipswich Waste to Energy Facility</p></td><td><p>Ipswich Waste to Energy Facility<br> Woodbridge Road East<br> Ipswich<br> IP4 5PG</p></td><td><p>8500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZP3230XC</p></td><td><p>SRCL Limited</p></td><td><p>Oldham Clinical Waste Incinerator</p></td><td><p>Royal Oldham Hospital<br> Rochdale Road<br> Oldham<br> OL1 2JH</p></td><td><p>7884</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ZP3730XJ</p></td><td><p>SRCL Limited</p></td><td><p>Bolton Clinical Waste Incinerator</p></td><td><p>Royal Bolton Hospital<br> Minerva Road<br> Bolton<br> BL4 0JR</p></td><td><p>6570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BT2866IG</p></td><td><p>Grundon Waste Management Ltd</p></td><td><p>GRUNDON INCINERATOR COLNBROOK</p></td><td><p>Lakeside Clinical Waste Incinerator<br> Lakeside Road<br> Colnbrook<br> SL3 0EG</p></td><td><p>10000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LP3037UU</p></td><td><p>SRCL Ltd</p></td><td><p>Hillingdon Clinical Waste Incinerator</p></td><td><p>The Incinerator<br> Pield Heath Road<br> UB8 3NN</p></td><td><p>8000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>JP3133XP</p></td><td><p>SRCL Ltd</p></td><td><p>Sidcup Waste to Energy Facility</p></td><td><p>Queen Mary's Hospital<br> Sidcup<br> DA14 6LT</p></td><td><p>8000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HP3230XA</p></td><td><p>SRCL Ltd</p></td><td><p>Ashford Clinical Incinerator</p></td><td><p>William Harvey Hospital<br> Kennington Road<br> Willesborough<br> TN24 0LZ</p></td><td><p>8500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VP3130EF</p></td><td><p>SRCL Limited</p></td><td><p>Avonmouth Clinical Waste Incinerator</p></td><td><p>Avonmouth Clinical Waste Incinerator<br> Holesmouth Road<br> Avonmouth<br> BS11 9BP</p></td><td><p>6570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PP3530XK</p></td><td><p>SRCL Ltd</p></td><td><p>Bournemouth Waste To Energy Facility</p></td><td><p>The Incinerator Complex, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, Dorset<br> BH7 7DW</p></td><td><p>8000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CP3930XL</p></td><td><p>SRCL Ltd</p></td><td><p>Knostrop Clinical Waste Incinerator</p></td><td><p>Knostrop Treatment Works<br> Knowsthorpe Lane<br> Leeds<br> LS9 0PJ</p></td><td><p>17000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>VP3136ZD</p></td><td><p>Tradebe Healthcare National Limited</p></td><td><p>Redditch Clinical Waste Treatment Facility</p></td><td><p>The Incinerator, Alexandra Hospital<br> Woodrow Drive<br> B98 7UB</p></td><td><p>10000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WP3239SJ</p></td><td><p>Veolia ES Birmingham Limited</p></td><td><p>Tyseley Energy from Waste Plant</p></td><td><p>Tyseley Waste Disposal Ltd<br> James Road<br> Birmingham<br> B11 2BA</p></td><td><p>5250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BS5193IE</p></td><td><p>Veolia ES Cleanaway (UK) Limited</p></td><td><p>Ellesmere Port Incinerator</p></td><td><p>BRIDGES ROAD<br> SOUTH WIRRAL<br> CH65 4EQ</p></td><td><p>100000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UP3034CN</p></td><td><p>Augean Treatment Ltd</p></td><td><p>East Kent Waste Recovery Facility EPR/UP3034CN/V003</p></td><td><p>East Kent Waste Recovery Facility<br> Ramsgate Road<br> CT13 9ND</p></td><td><p>13140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FP3935KL</p></td><td><p>Tradebe Fawley Limited</p></td><td><p>Tradebe Fawley HTI EPR/FP3935KL/V005</p></td><td><p>Tradebe Fawley Limited<br> Charleston Road<br> Hythe<br> SO45 3NX</p></td><td><p>45000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/12/2018 14:07:20 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

786996

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2017
	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	Inland Waterways
	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 has made an assessment of the potential benefits to waterways management of the proposals by the Inland Waterways Association to transfer management of the waterways from the Environment Agency to the Canal and River Trust.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	112204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Defra has not received proposals from the Inland Waterways Association for the transfer of the management of the waterways from the Environment Agency to the Canal and River Trust.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/11/2017 16:22:24 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

837740

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	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	Heathrow Airport: Inland Waterways
	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 effect of proposals to expand Heathrow airport on the (a) environmental and (b) financial cost to operators and owners of waterways and canals in the areas surrounding Heathrow.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	126771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) has not yet made a detailed assessment of the effect of proposals to expand Heathrow Airport.</p><p> </p><p>Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) is currently working on its detailed proposal and once this is submitted the EA will assess it. The EA will be responding to the first phase of HAL’s public consultation which was launched on 17 January 2018. The EA will not be able to assess the detailed proposals until HAL submit their application for a Development Consent Order, which they expect to do by the end of 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/02/2018 11:10:56 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

541012

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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	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 she is taking to increase the rate of new woodland planting.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	43626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Forestry is a devolved matter and the answer refers to England only.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We encourage tree planting by championing sector-led initiatives, such as Grown in Britain and the Roots to Prosperity strategy. Their work to grow demand for wood from ground level up is helping develop the woodland economy. We also support the Woodland Carbon Code to help to attract private investment in woodland creation.</p><p> </p><p>The window for Woodland Creation Grant applications for planting over the next two seasons, under the Rural Development Programme, closed on 31 March. We are continuing to process these applications and agreements are expected to be issued this month.</p><p> </p><p>The Forestry Commission plans to re-open the £1m Forestry Innovation Fund for Woodland Creation Planning Grants for new applications this month. Funding for this has been confirmed by HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>The Forestry Commission continues to support landowners to make applications through a series of workshops and online support.</p><p> </p><p>As announced by the Chancellor in August, all Countryside Stewardship applications signed or agreed before the Autumn Statement will be fully funded, even when these continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/09/2016 10:07:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

541015

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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	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 the area of new woodland planting was in 2015-16; and what assessment she has made of progress towards meeting her Department's target for such planting.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	43627
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Forestry is a devolved matter and the answer refers to England only.</p><p> </p><p>Figures published by the Forestry Commission show that between April 2015-June 2016, 1,292,000 trees were planted on 968 hectares, supported by the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Forestry Commission estimates that a further 165 hectares of woodland was created without RDPE support during 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to planting 11 million trees during this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/09/2016 10:10:46 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

541017

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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	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 reduce approval process timescales for woodland planting.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	43628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Forestry is a devolved matter and the answer refers to England only.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have improved the process for Countryside Stewardship applications for woodland creation in the 2016-17 planting season. Any amendments that may be required for existing Environmental Stewardship Schemes can be made earlier in this year than in previous years. The Rural Payments Agency has new systems for digitisation of land registration and parcel amendments to support smoother application processing. Scoring has been simplified and we have introduced a self-calculating and self-populating application form to ease the application process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/09/2016 10:15:30 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1110864

	registered interest
	date	09/04/2019
	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: Conservation
	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 current protections in place for swifts, swallows and martins.
	tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
	uin	242873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>Like all wild birds, swifts, swallows and martins as well as their nests and eggs are offered robust protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Individuals convicted of an offence could face up to six months in prison or an unlimited fine, or both.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/04/2019 13:02:16 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1090992

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2019
	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	Disposable Wipes: Biodegradability
	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 the Government is taking to ban the marketing of single-use wipes as flushable if they do not conform to the Water UK approved fine to flush standard.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	233610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government set out in the Resources and Waste Strategy, the actions we will take to encourage producers to take more responsibility for the lifespan of their products and make sure these are more carefully designed with resource efficiency, and waste prevention in mind. This includes wet wipes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with the water industry and wet wipe manufacturers to prevent wet wipes entering our waterways and damaging our marine environment. I hosted a cross industry wet wipes roundtable in November 2016, to tackle the issue of wipes being incorrectly flushed and causing sewer blockages. Following the meeting, revised wet wipe industry guidance requires a ‘Do Not Flush’ label to be displayed far more prominently on non-flushable wipes.</p><p> </p><p>We support the water industry’s ongoing work on their voluntary ‘Fine to Flush’ label, to ensure that any wipes which are marked as being ‘flushable’, are plastic free and are truly flushable, meaning they can enter the sewage system without causing blockages or harming the environment. We are actively encouraging the water and wet wipe industries to work together to develop an agreed ‘flushability’ standard for those wipes that are intended for disposal via toilets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 25/03/2019 10:05:50 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

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