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50352

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2014
	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
	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 property level protection measures on flood insurance premiums.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	198264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The levels of insurance premiums are commercial decisions taken by individual insurance companies. These will take into account a range of factors and we cannot guarantee that installing property level protection will reduce premiums. However, installing property level protection will reduce the level of damage, distress and disruption associated with flooding for the householder.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working with the insurance industry to ensure that affordable cover continues to be available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

64504

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	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	Recycling: York
	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 waste collected in City of York has been recycled in each year since 2008-09; and what funding his Department provided to City of York local authority to increase recycling rates in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The proportion of household waste collected in City of York which was recycled for the five years since 2008/9 is presented in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage <br> (Rounded)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/9</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proportion of all waste collected by City of York Council (household and non-household) which was recycled for the five years since 2008/9 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage<br> (Rounded)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>45%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These statistics are taken from data submitted by the Council.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Local authorities receive revenue support grant and council tax to fund waste collection and disposal. These funds are not ring-fenced. We have no record of funding to York City Council specifically to increase recycling rates over this period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 03/07/2014 10:53:37 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64505

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	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, how much has been spent on biodiversity on the public forest estate in each year since 2004-05.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202849
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>While all sustainable forest management on the public forest estate can benefit biodiversity, the following table shows the money spent by the Forestry Commission specifically for the benefit of biodiversity:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Financial year</em></p></td><td><p><em>Spend on public forest estate (£)</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004-05</p></td><td><p>2,719,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>3,673,847</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>4,785,114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>3,871,339</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>4,456,223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>4,787,026</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>5,196,665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>4,132,597</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>3,730,628</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>3,831,024</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 03/07/2014 10:59:31 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64508

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	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: Yorkshire and the Humber
	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 hectares of Forestry Commission public forest estate there was in Yorkshire and the Humber in each year since 2008-09; and what the make-up of such forest was.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The latest figures for area of the Forestry Commission public forest estate in the Yorkshire and Humber region are set out in the table below. The data is organised to show area of coniferous woodland and broadleaved woodland. Land on the public forest estate which does not fall into either of these two categories is shown as ‘other'; this includes open habitats and land waiting to be restocked after felling.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Broadleaved</em></p></td><td><p>2,488</p></td><td><p>2,594</p></td><td><p>2,680</p></td><td><p>2,704</p></td><td><p>2,749</p></td><td><p>2,782</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Conifer</em></p></td><td><p>15,015</p></td><td><p>14,726</p></td><td><p>14,446</p></td><td><p>14,285</p></td><td><p>14,030</p></td><td><p>13,923</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Other</em></p></td><td><p>4,267</p></td><td><p>4,362</p></td><td><p>4,244</p></td><td><p>4,259</p></td><td><p>4,469</p></td><td><p>4,545</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><strong> 23,779 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 23,693 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 23,382 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 23,260 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 23,261 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 23,264 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 03/07/2014 10:21:03 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64509

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	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, how much Government spending there was on public forest estate in each year since 2008-09.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	202853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Government spending on the public forest estate since 2008-09 has been as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>2008/9</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£ (million)</p></td><td><p>18.7m</p></td><td><p>14.3m</p></td><td><p>7.9m</p></td><td><p>14.6m</p></td><td><p>26.1m</p></td><td><p>19.9m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 03/07/2014 10:28:18 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

78631

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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	Rural Areas: Cost of Living
	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 reduce the cost of living in rural communities.
	tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
	tabling member printed	Albert Owen
	uin	904935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Labour presided over the longest and deepest recession since the war.</p><p> </p><p>We have taken action to elevate the impact on households.</p><p> </p><p>For example, rural households spend a large proportion of their income on travel.</p><p> </p><p>We have reduced fuel duty meaning pump prices are 13p per litre lower than they would have been under Labour's plans.</p><p> </p><p>This means it is £7 cheaper for motorists every time they fill their tank.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/07/2014 14:47:37 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1474 label Biography information for Albert Owen

78630

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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 steps she is taking to reduce levels of air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
	tabling member printed	Mike Kane
	uin	904933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government has invested heavily in measures that will help reduce air pollution from transport, energy and industrial sources. We are providing over two billion pounds to promote the use of ultra-low emission vehicles and sustainable transport, and are funding clean bus technology and modal shift programmes to encourage cycling and walking.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Nationally we support local authorities in England to deliver local measures and work with Devolved Administrations to improve air quality across the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 17/07/2014 14:19:52 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

48204

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2014
	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
	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 levels of stock his Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
	uin	196205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Core Defra does not hold this information because some stocks are held locally and some are ordered centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

78905

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2014
	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	EU Law
	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 times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within her Department's responsibility.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
	uin	206656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled, on 18 October 2012, that by failing to ensure appropriate collection and associated treatment of urban waste water at London and Whitburn, the United Kingdom had failed to fulfil its obligations under the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (Case C-301/10). The Department is currently in discussion with the European Commission on how to give effect to the Court’s judgment. Since May 2010, no other infraction cases in respect of matters for which my Department is responsible have resulted in adverse judgements against the UK by the European Court.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 01/09/2014 14:41:26 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

48811

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	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
	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 progress has been made on the Lower Thames Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	196841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Further to my answer to the hon. Member for Windsor on Monday, 24 February 2014, Official Report column 83W, the Environment Agency is continuing to work with partners to develop the River Thames Scheme (Datchet to Teddington). This includes flood channel capacity improvements, property level protection measures and the construction of three new channels.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Preparatory work, which is under way, includes establishing appropriate consents and approval needed with planning authorities, undertaking surveys needed to gain consents, and the development of a funding package with other risk management authorities. The Environment Agency is planning to submit its Strategic Outline Case for this project to Defra as part of the HM Treasury and the Cabinet Office's Major Projects Authority approvals process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency aims to start the work on improving weir capacity in 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Full appraisal and outline design of the flood channel and capacity improvements will commence this summer. It is expected that this will take three to four years to enable the proposal for the new flood channels to be submitted for planning consents and authorisations. It is estimated that the construction of the flood channel will commence in 2020 and will take five to six years to complete.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie