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1037858

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	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	Bovine Tuberculosis: Vaccination
	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 his Department has to expand the badger vaccination programme.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	206347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Landowners and private groups across England can apply to Natural England for a licence to vaccinate badgers against TB. Animal &amp; Plant Health Agency (APHA) provides training for those who wish undertake such vaccination and Defra provides financial support for projects within the Edge Area under the Badger Edge Vaccination Scheme (BEVS).</p><p>BEVS, relaunched in 2018 following a global vaccine shortage, provides matched funding and training for groups that want to take part. Three groups were successful with their applications in 2018. On 13 September 2018 we re-opened the scheme and asked for expressions of interest from those wishing to apply to vaccinate from 2019. The application process closes on 25 January 2019.</p><p>A long-standing research programme at APHA to identify an oral vaccine and a palatable bait in which to deliver it is also ongoing. An efficacy study is currently in progress, with results due later this year.</p><p>We are currently considering the report of the TB Strategy review, conducted by a team led by Professor Sir Charles Godfray, the scope of which includes badger vaccination. A Government response to the review will be published later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/01/2019 13:42:08 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1039099

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	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	Port of Ramsgate: Dredging
	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 Natural England has made a Habitat Regulation Assessment prior to the dredging of the Port of Ramsgate.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	207205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>In 2010/2011, Natural England (NE) worked with Ramsgate Harbour on environmental assessment and monitoring of their water injection dredging activities, including a Habitats Regulations Assessment of the activity undertaken at that time. After noting reports that dredging was taking place in order to prepare the port for expansion via water injection, NE have contacted the port directly to clarify what dredging is being undertaken, including volumes and locations. NE have also been in touch with the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to clarify under which powers the port are undertaking this activity and whether an MMO licence would be required.</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 15/01/2019 15:52:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1038355

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	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	Farmers: Advisory Services
	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 he has to increase access to independent agronomic advice for farmers in advance of proposed changes in agricultural legislation under the Agriculture Bill 2017-19.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	206712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>There are already a range of independent organisations that offer agronomic advice to farmers. This includes the Association of Independent Crop Consultants who provide advice to growers covering 3.5 million acres in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In terms of designing future schemes, we will work closely with farmers, stakeholders and other organisations to consider the role of specialist advice in helping land managers deliver environmental benefits through the new Environmental land management (ELM) scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/01/2019 17:13:18 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1037903

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	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	Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes
	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 31 October 2018 to Question 183372 on Beverage Containers: Recycling, if he will take account of the outcome of the Scottish consultation on a future deposit return system when designing such a scheme for England.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	206400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/01/2019 14:16:44 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1039020

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	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	Tyres: Snow and Ice
	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 the use of winter tyres on roads on air quality.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	207298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Defra has not made an assessment of the effect of the use of winter tyres on roads on air quality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2018, Defra carried out a joint call for evidence with the Department for Transport on particulate emissions from brakes, tyres and road. We are now considering the evidence submitted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/01/2019 17:40:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1038504

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	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	Special Protection Areas
	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 3 December 2018 to Question 196865 on Special Protection Areas, whether the Bowland Fells SPA will be reclassified to include the lesser black-backed gull before Natural England issues its supplementary advice to the site’s objectives in spring 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	206880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/01/2019 10:59:40 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1038364

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	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: Malvern Hills
	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 21 November 2018 to Question 191481 on Birds: Malvern Hills, which bird groups Natural England has met with; and when Natural England propose to next meet with those bird groups.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	206849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Natural England attends the annual Wildlife Panel for the Malvern Hills where it is presented with a summary bird report for the area for the year. The last panel was held in March 2018 and Natural England will attend the next meeting in March this year. In the meantime Natural England continues to liaise with members of the group.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/01/2019 17:34:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1037871

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	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	Tree Planting
	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 trees have been planted in each (a) region, (b) local authority area and (c) parliamentary constituency since April 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North Warwickshire
	tabling member printed	Craig Tracey
	uin	206433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Forestry Commission statistics published as part of their Corporate Performance Indicators on 13 November 2018 indicate that at the end of September 2018 at least 15.2 million trees have been planted since April 2010 with government support, equivalent to approximately 12,900 hectares of woodland. Annual figures are provided in the same report.</p><p> </p><p>A separate report has been produced by the Forestry Commission using the best available information <em>New Planting of Trees Supported by the Rural Development Programme for England, and other forms of Government Support; April 2010 to September 2018. </em>This gives a breakdown of government supported planting by region, local authority area and parliamentary constituency. A draft copy of this report, which is subject to further review, has been placed in the library. The Forestry Commission is planning to publish the final version of the report with the next release of their Corporate Performance Indicators in February 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 15/01/2019 17:04:07 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4509 label Biography information for Craig Tracey

1038549

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	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	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, with reference to ministerial directions issued to 23 local authorities on 27 July 2017 alongside the 2017 UK Air Quality Plan, which of those local authorities has submitted (a) a final plan (b) a draft plan and (c) neither a final nor draft plan to his Department; and on what date each respective plan was received by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	206818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The 23 local authorities are working together in eleven groupings. Eight out of the eleven local authority groupings submitted a plan by the 31 December 2018. They are currently under consideration. The local authorities that have submitted a plan are Bath &amp; NE Somerset Council; Basildon &amp; Rochford District councils; Surrey Heath, Guildford and Rushmoor councils; Fareham Borough Council; Gateshead, North Tyneside and Newcastle City councils, Middlesbrough Borough Council, Sheffield City and Rotherham Borough Council, and New Forest District Council. The local authority groupings which have not submitted are Bristol City Council, Coventry City Council and Greater Manchester councils. Ministers are considering the suitable action for those that have and haven’t provided plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/01/2019 15:07:28 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1038408

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2019
	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	Beverage Containers: Deposit Return Schemes
	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 recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on a deposit return scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Falkirk
	tabling member printed	John McNally
	uin	206865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Policy officials continue to engage regularly with the Scottish Government. Ministers met in July 2018 and are due to meet again in February 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 14/01/2019 11:53:24 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4424 label Biography information for John McNally