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1728683

registered interest
date	10/09/2024
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	Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal
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 limit the number of bins into which councils require householders to separate their rubbish.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	5225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering the Collection and Packaging Reforms to the announced timelines, including the Simpler Recycling policy in England, subject to spending review outcomes. Ministers are reviewing final policy positions relating to Simpler Recycling; we hope to provide further certainty and clarity to stakeholders as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 20/09/2024 11:42:12 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1724567

registered interest
date	30/07/2024
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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of (a) Anglian Water and (b) all water companies in England in (i) identifying and (ii) removing barriers that prevent the connectivity of surface waters.
tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
uin	2621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the need for well-connected surface waters, so that water can be moved to where it is most needed. Water companies, including Anglian Water, have focussed their resilience improvements on water grids and transfers, a number of which have been built in recent years. The resilience of our water supply has been strengthened by the action taken by Government, regulators and the private sector, including water companies investing £469 million to investigate additional resources like new reservoir projects and inter-regional water transfers.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 20/09/2024 11:01:40 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	5141

1728095

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Seafood: Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
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 skills grants (a) are available and (b) he plans to make available for the seafood sector in Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes constituency.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	4748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>Food security is national security, and a sustainable fishing industry is an important part of that. Decisions on any future funding for the fishing industry will be taken through the Spending Review processes. Discussions on the opportunities and challenges facing the industry over the last few months have been helpful in gaining an understanding of what other types of support or government action may be appropriate in the future, including on skills.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 19/09/2024 15:59:38 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

1728276

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Land Use
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 publish a land use framework.
tabling member constituency	South Shropshire
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	4844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government will publish a Land Use Framework for England in due course in the form of a Green Paper, accompanied by a public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 19/09/2024 15:55:59 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1727153

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
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	Swimming: Regulation
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 press notice entitled Record number of new bathing sites get the go ahead, published on 13 May 2024, whether he plans to publish a consultation on bathing water regulations.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury
tabling member printed	Julia Buckley
uin	4104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>Bathing waters are one of the most visible ways in which the public interacts with the water environment. The Government recognises that there have been increasing changes to how and where people use bathing waters. Ministers are currently working through priorities and options for future reform of the bathing water system.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 19/09/2024 11:52:58 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	5171

1727878

registered interest
date	06/09/2024
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	Land and Seas and Oceans: Environment Protection
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 progress his Department has made to meet the commitment to protect 30% of (a) land and (b) seas by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	4540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>In July, the Secretary of State confirmed the Government’s intention to launch a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP). Our review will make sure that the EIP is fit for purpose to deliver on our ambitious targets, including 30by30, and we will communicate updates in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 19/09/2024 11:49:12 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1725676

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Redundancy Pay
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 cost to his Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	3034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The details of any ministerial severance payments can be found in our Annual Report &amp; Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 18/09/2024 12:30:42 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1727666

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Regulation
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 he is taking to help ensure regulators sponsored by his Department have sufficient resources for enforcement work.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Steve Race
uin	4464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The department recognises the vital role that regulators play in the context of enforcement. The enforcement powers of bodies such as Ofwat and the Environment Agency are key to ensuring companies meet their obligations across the water and waste sectors in England and Wales. The Water (Special Measures) Bill, which was introduced into Parliament on 4 September, will strengthen the power of the water industry regulators and expand the cost recovery powers available to the regulators, enabling them to recover their costs for enforcement action from water companies.</p><p> </p><p>Officials work closely with Defra’s public bodies throughout each spending review period, to agree enforcement plans and the required resources.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 18/09/2024 11:53:37 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	5064

1727608

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
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, if he will publish the outputs of the Air Quality Common Framework emissions reduction sub-group.
tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Pippa Heylings
uin	4471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The Air Quality Common Framework emissions reduction sub-group is a working level meeting between officials in the UK Governments. We will consider further whether any additional information regarding emissions policies under consideration should be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice answering member printed Emma Hardy question first answered 18/09/2024 11:35:16 answering member 4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy
tabling member	5078

1728345

registered interest
date	09/09/2024
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	Beavers: 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, if he will review the rules on beaver (a) protection and (b) management.
tabling member constituency	Chichester
tabling member printed	Jess Brown-Fuller
uin	4913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to review the rules on beaver protection. Beavers are a protected species under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. Protection makes it an offence to deliberately capture, kill, disturb, or injure beavers, or to damage or destroy their breeding sites or resting places. Protection means a licence is required for certain beaver management actions.</p><p> </p><p>Defra will continue to work with Natural England to develop our approach to beaver reintroductions and management in England. Beaver management should follow the 5-step management approach published on GOV.UK. Licensed projects are responsible for managing animals they have released and are also expected to follow the Code for Reintroductions and other Conservation Translocations in England. Landowners and managers who may be affected by beaver activity can find further guidance on beaver management, including when a licence might be needed, on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Coventry East answering member printed Mary Creagh question first answered 18/09/2024 11:30:09 answering member 1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh
tabling member	5335