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	registered interest
	date	13/03/2017
	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	Trees: Roads
	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 importance of street trees in reducing urban pollution; and what plans she has to increase the number of street trees in the forthcoming air quality plan being prepared by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
	uin	67507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s plans for tackling air quality are set out in the national air quality plan for nitrogen dioxide, which was published in December 2015 and will be revised by 31 July this year. The Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG) is considering further the evidence around the potential of trees to contribute to improvements in air quality to inform our further policy development. The AQEG is an Expert Committee to Defra that provides independent scientific advice on air quality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/03/2017 12:01:51 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

709127

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2017
	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	Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to ensure that local authorities submit accurate, up-to-date information to the Environment Agency on licence holders subject to the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Browning
	uin	HL5884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The role of the Environment Agency is to publish the information supplied by local councils in the public register, as required by the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013. The Environment Agency aims at making it as simple as possible for councils to provide that information, including engaging with them on how to best submit data to the public register.</p><p> </p><p>The Electronic Public Register currently hosts data for 310 of 326 local councils across England.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 20/03/2017 13:03:51 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	236 label Biography information for Baroness Browning

711126

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	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	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, what representations she has received on the merits of banning all plastic bags in pursuit of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 on conservation and sustainable use of the marine environment.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	67964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>We have received representations from the French Government to join a coalition to build a political impetus towards the elimination of single-use plastic bags. The associated declaration makes clear that this goal can be achieved through a variety of measures. Our 5p charge on single use carrier bags is a good example of how we are contributing towards a reduction in the use of single-use plastic bags.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/03/2017 09:50:35 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

711123

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	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	Marine Environment: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Ministers of her Department will be representing the UK at the High-Level UN Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 in New York on 5 to 9 June 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	67962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>No decisions have yet been taken on who will represent the UK at the High-Level UN Conference to support implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/03/2017 10:25:47 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

711124

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	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	Marine Environment: Sustainable Development
	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 actions she plans to recommend to the High-Level UN Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 in New York on 5 to 9 June 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	67963
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Working with the European Union and other Member States we will use this conference to reiterate our commitment to deliver healthy and productive oceans. To achieve this we will press for continued collaboration through the use of existing regional organisations, such as Regional Seas Conventions and Regional Fisheries Management Organisations. We will also aim to secure progress on marine pollution (including marine litter), implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, and on a new internationally legally binding instrument under the United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea.</p><p> </p><p>This will cover measures such as area based management tools (including marine protected areas), environmental impact assessments, capacity building and the transfer of marine technology, and marine genetic resources including questions on the sharing of benefits.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/03/2017 10:23:18 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

711000

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	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	Floods: Property Development
	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 help facilitate research into can-float flood resilient buildings for infill development in flood risk zones.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	67955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>Defra is not undertaking research in this area though we understand that various organizations, such as Building Research Establishment (BRE), Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Baca architectural partnership are already engaged in this area.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to explore with the industry more widely on how people could be incentivised to take action to manage their flood risk. We recently published the Property Flood Resilience Action Plan. The group has set up task groups in specific areas to examine detailed issues.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/03/2017 10:06:52 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope