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418432

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	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	Fracking
	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 she will publish the final version of her Department's report, Shale Gas: Rural Economy Impacts.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	10066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>The full version of the draft rural economy impacts paper was released on 1 July and is available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/draft-shale-gas-rural-economy-impacts-paper" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/draft-shale-gas-rural-economy-impacts-paper</a>. The draft paper was intended as a rapid review of existing literature; it is not analytically robust. Work on this paper was discontinued and we have no plans to update it.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/09/2015 10:55:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

418422

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2015
	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	Climate Change
	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 Adaptation Sub-Committee Progress Report 2014, what steps she is taking to minimise the risks to the well-being of UK citizens identified in that report.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	10071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>The National Adaptation Programme report sets out over 370 actions that are being taken to address the risks identified in the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment, many of which impact on the well-being of UK citizens. The Government is committed to continue implementing the National Adaptation Programme, working across Government and with business, councils, civil society and academia.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/09/2015 13:26:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

418677

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	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	Business: Carbon Emissions
	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 (a) FTSE 100 and (b) FTSE 350 companies made voluntary climate disclosures beyond legal reporting requirements in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
	tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
	uin	10134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Defra does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/09/2015 16:15:12 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

418658

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	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	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 plans she has to counteract the rise in fly-tipping.
	tabling member constituency	Beckenham
	tabling member printed	Bob Stewart
	uin	10163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Tackling fly-tipping is a priority for the Government. As set out in our manifesto we will be giving councils the power to issue fixed penalty notices for small-scale fly-tipping as well as reviewing the existing fixed penalty notices for littering.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These steps will build on other Government action to tackle fly-tipping, which has included; working with the Sentencing Council on its guideline for sentencing for environmental offences, which came into force on 1 July last year; making it easier for vehicles suspected of being involved in waste crime to be stopped, searched and seized; and continuing work in partnership with others through the Defra chaired National Fly-Tipping Prevention Group to promote and disseminate good practice in the prevention, reporting, investigation and clearance of fly-tipped waste.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/09/2015 16:12:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	3919 label Biography information for Bob Stewart

348582

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	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	Bats: Churches
	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 information her Department holds on the application and interpretation of provisions in the Habitats Directive on bats inhabiting church premises in other EU member states.
	tabling member constituency	Meriden
	tabling member printed	Mrs Caroline Spelman
	uin	1114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Whilst we do not hold any information about how other Member States apply or interpret the provisions in the Habitats Directive in relation to bats in churches, the Government understands the problems that the presence of bats can cause.</p><p>To assist churches, Defra has funded research to identify techniques that can be used to deter bats from sensitive areas of churches, the results of which were published in March 2014. English Heritage is now funding a project trialling the techniques identified by this research in several churches to develop a toolkit and advice pack. A bid for Heritage Lottery funding to help pay for the implementation of this toolkit is also being prepared.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/06/2015 11:20:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman

348639

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	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, what proportion of the funding for flood protection was provided through (a) her Department's standard partnership funding framework, (b) private sector contributions and (c) other public sector contributions as at 31 March 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	1231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2015 answer text <p>Between April 2011 and March 2015, £134m of partnership funding contributions were provided towards new flood and coastal erosion management schemes. This represents around 5% of the £2.4bn in Defra funding provided for flood schemes over the same period.</p><p /> <p>Around 25% of the £134m originated from private sector sources and the remainder from the public sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/06/2015 09:49:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

349370

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	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	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 legislative proposals her Department plans to bring forward to implement a total ban on ivory sales in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	1580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK has played a leading role in galvanising international action to combat the illegal wildlife trade, and in pressing for a total ban on ivory sales we will work with our international partners and interested parties at home to seek their views about how we best achieve this and over what timeframe.</p><p>The Government is committed to maintaining the current global ban on any new international trade in raw ivory. In addition, the UK does not permit trade in raw ivory tusks of any age and we are pressing for this approach to be taken across the whole of the European Union.</p><p>We also warmly welcome the recent indications from the Government of China that it intends in due course to close its legal domestic market for ivory. This will remove a key driver of the demand which in turn fuels the continued poaching that is currently resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of elephants every year.</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 1581 1582 question first answered 16/06/2015 09:25:13 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

349371

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	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	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 recent steps she has taken to implement a total ban on ivory sales.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	1581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK has played a leading role in galvanising international action to combat the illegal wildlife trade, and in pressing for a total ban on ivory sales we will work with our international partners and interested parties at home to seek their views about how we best achieve this and over what timeframe.</p><p>The Government is committed to maintaining the current global ban on any new international trade in raw ivory. In addition, the UK does not permit trade in raw ivory tusks of any age and we are pressing for this approach to be taken across the whole of the European Union.</p><p>We also warmly welcome the recent indications from the Government of China that it intends in due course to close its legal domestic market for ivory. This will remove a key driver of the demand which in turn fuels the continued poaching that is currently resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of elephants every year.</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 1580 1582 question first answered 16/06/2015 09:25:13 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

349429

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	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	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 her policy is on a total ban on ivory sales in the UK and internationally.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	1582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK has played a leading role in galvanising international action to combat the illegal wildlife trade, and in pressing for a total ban on ivory sales we will work with our international partners and interested parties at home to seek their views about how we best achieve this and over what timeframe.</p><p>The Government is committed to maintaining the current global ban on any new international trade in raw ivory. In addition, the UK does not permit trade in raw ivory tusks of any age and we are pressing for this approach to be taken across the whole of the European Union.</p><p>We also warmly welcome the recent indications from the Government of China that it intends in due course to close its legal domestic market for ivory. This will remove a key driver of the demand which in turn fuels the continued poaching that is currently resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of elephants every year.</p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 1580 1581 question first answered 16/06/2015 09:25:13 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

349199

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	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	Beaches: Litter
	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 ensure that beaches are cleaned and cleared of litter, rubbish, debris and discarded household items.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>We all want beaches which are clear of litter and rubbish. Local Authorities and other land managers have a duty to keep their land clear of litter and refuse: this includes beaches above the high water mark. The Code of Practice on Litter and Refuse sets out the standards we expect them to achieve. It recognises that cleaning beaches can present particular challenges because of the terrain, accessibility and the need to be sensitive to habitats.</p><p>Defra works with and supports the work of Keep Britain Tidy, which runs the globally-recognised Blue Flag beach award in England. This year, 61 beaches in England were awarded a Blue Flag, and 111 achieved the new Seaside Award (formerly the Quality Coast Award), with 31 beaches achieving both awards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 15/06/2015 11:12:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon