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706221

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	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	Cats: 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 steps she is taking to protect the Scottish wildcat population in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	65968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text The Scottish wild cat is protected in the UK in accordance with the EU Habitats Directive. The only recorded population living in the wild in the UK is in Scotland. As wildlife protection is a devolved issue any additional measures for their protection in Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Government. answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/03/2017 16:07:40 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

706726

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2017
	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	Animal Products: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2017 to Question 60831, what the country of origin was of each trophy for which an import application was received; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	66129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text Records show that two of the hunting trophy export applications originate in Tanzania, and 15 originate from South Africa. answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/03/2017 15:01:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

706216

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	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	Natural England
	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 much funding she plans to provide to National Trails England in each year to 2020.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	66037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text Natural England will provide funding of £1.8 million for the national trails in England in 2017/18. Natural England is committed to finding a secure future for national trails. Future levels of funding for 2018/19 and 2019/2020 and how best to secure future funding will be part of the discussions Natural England is currently holding with the National Trail Partnerships. answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 07/03/2017 13:10:11 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

706217

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2017
	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	Flood Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Efficiency Review of 27 February 2017, what assessment she has made of the effect of the proposed six per cent budget savings on spending on flood defences.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	66032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text Government is investing £2.5 billion over six years to better protect the country from flooding. This includes over 1,500 flood defence schemes, which will better protect more than 300,000 homes by 2021. The Efficiency Review will take a strategic look at how government delivers services across the whole public sector, seeking opportunities to make improvements and drive value for money. Defra, like all other departments, will now under take a process of assessing the scope for efficiencies across its portfolio. answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 06/03/2017 14:28:25 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

860786

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	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	Agriculture: Subsidies
	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 his Department plans to use the Statements of Environmental Opportunity from National Character Area profiles to ensure the new environmental land management scheme enhances English landscapes.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	132143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2018 answer text A new environmental land management system will be developed in the light of the outputs of the open consultation “Health and harmony: the future for food, farming and the environment in a Green Brexit”. We will draw upon the skills knowledge and data held by our stakeholders including the classification of the English countryside encapsulated in the 159 National Character Areas in England, each with its own statements of Environmental Opportunity.<p> </p><p>In particular we will be looking for ways of incentivising land managers to work together to secure environmental improvements at the landscape and catchment level.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/03/2018 12:40:37 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

652641

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2016
	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	Animals and Plants: Imports
	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 estimate she has made of the number of import permits granted in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	56341
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Licences Issued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2333</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2247</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures above relate to licences/authorisations issued by the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s (APHA) Centre for International Trade – Imports.</p><p> </p><p>Trade from the EU in furs/skins does not require APHA documentation and can move on commercial documentation.</p><p> </p><p>Our data retention policy stipulates that we only hold three years’ worth of data hence why we have not provided data for five years as requested.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/12/2016 09:56:53 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1110821

	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	Electronic Equipment: Recycling
	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 tonnes of electronic waste were recycled in each year in the UK since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	242703
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount of obligated WEEE received for treatment at AATFs (tonnes)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount of non-obligated WEEE received at AATFs for treatment (tonnes)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total (tonnes)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>486,403.968</p></td><td><p>77,426.524</p></td><td><p>563,830.492</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>505,398.630</p></td><td><p>74,667.937</p></td><td><p>580,066.567</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>501,050.257</p></td><td><p>158,319.669</p></td><td><p>659,369.926</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>494,407.835</p></td><td><p>184,834.761</p></td><td><p>679,242.596</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>509,809.170</p></td><td><p>134,811.069</p></td><td><p>644,620.239</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>529,058.633</p></td><td><p>132,069.321</p></td><td><p>661,127.954</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>592,428.047</p></td><td><p>126,999.022</p></td><td><p>719,427.069</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>534,582.034</p></td><td><p>118,592.058</p></td><td><p>653,174.092</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>501,885.359</p></td><td><p>61,409.832</p></td><td><p>563,295.191</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The above table details the quantity of UK electronic waste received at Approved Authorised Treatment facilities for treatment and subsequent recycling for the period 2010 to 2018. This data only reflects electronic waste received at sites which have been approved as part of the WEEE regulations to issue WEEE evidence in support of the financial obligations placed on EEE producers.</p><p> </p><p>There are other waste operators, who will hold a permit issued under the Environmental Permitting regulations who will also be treating and recycling WEEE delivered to them outside of the WEEE producer Responsibility system. Such operators are not required under their data reporting requirement to provide specific WEEE data.</p><p> </p><p>Defra make a substantiated estimate on this additional WEEE treated and recycled, when reporting the UK position to the EU. The substantiated estimate is for an additional 270,000 tonnes per annum of WEEE being treated and recycled in addition to amounts detailed in the above table.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/04/2019 14:01:19 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1140231

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	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	Plastics: Recycling
	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 increase support for catalytic chemical recycling and upcycling to realise the ambition of zero plastic waste.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
	uin	278919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>£4.7 million of grant funding was announced on 12 June and made available through the Waste &amp; Resources Action Programme, to support new capital infrastructure projects that will help to recycle difficult plastic packaging and textile materials.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also incentivises business-led technology innovation through Innovate UK and its role to fund business-led innovation through the allocation of competitively awarded grants. This fund has previously supported chemicals recycling projects. Further details on Innovate UK are available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/innovate-uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/innovate-uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 23/07/2019 15:51:05 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

797488

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	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	Flood Control: Morecambe and Lunesdale
	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 Morecambe and Lunesdale will be eligible for funding from the additional £76 million announced for flood defence schemes in the Autumn Budget; what the (a) qualifiying criteria and (b) process for application for that funding will be; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
	tabling member printed	David Morris
	uin	116451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>£36 million will be invested in schemes using the same criteria as for other projects in our current record level six-year capital improvement programme to better protect 300,000 homes by 2021. This funding is focused on maximising the economic benefits of Government’s investment and the number of homes better protected.</p><p> </p><p>The remaining £40 million will be particularly focused on deprived communities at a high risk of flooding. We will announce the criteria for this funding in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Regional flood and coastal committees will liaise with the Environment Agency locally to clarify their flood and coastal defence improvement needs, and ensure these are well understood when funding becomes available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/12/2017 17:34:31 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

773958

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2017
	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	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 the allocation criteria to local authorities for the revised air quality plan will be.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	108676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>£255 million has been allocated as an implementation fund to assist local authorities in carrying out feasibility studies and delivering their local plans. These will focus on supporting the development and implementation of measures to deliver compliance in the shortest possible time. The Government will assess these local plans to ensure they are effective, fair, good value and deliver the necessary air quality compliance.</p><p> </p><p>Legally binding directions require the 23 local authorities identified for the first time in the plan to produce initial plans by 31 March 2018 with final plans by 31 December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 26/10/2017 09:35:29 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell