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433378

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2015
	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	Timber
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which British woods are grown for timber use, if any.
	tabling member printed	Lord Fearn
	uin	HL4096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>Forestry is a devolved issue, so the answer relates to England only.</p><p>Many English woods are grown for timber amongst other uses, including oak and cherry. 2.6 million tonnes of English wood was delivered to primary wood processors and others in 2014. This is a 3% increase from the previous year. Active management of English woodlands at September 2015 was reported to be at 58%, up from 53% in 2013.</p><p>This is why this Government strongly supports the work of the Grown in Britain initiative. Its work in support of the woodland economy has helped to grow a £2bn a year forestry and wood processing industry, which employs over 40,000 people.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 14/12/2015 17:48:13 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	488 label Biography information for Lord Fearn

432576

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	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	Domestic Waste: Waste Disposal
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what advice they give local authorities on (1) the minimum desirable frequency of waste collections for (a) recyclates, (b) food waste, and (c) other residual waste, and (2) the criteria that they should use when deciding such frequencies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL3985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>Decisions on collection arrangements and frequency are for each Local Authority to make, taking into account local circumstances including the practicalities, characteristics of the area, providing the service that local residents want, and the need to protect public health and the environment.</p><br /><p>Defra has funded the Waste and Resources Action Programme to provide advice and support to Local Authorities on good practice for waste and recycling, and to help Local Authorities promote their services more effectively and make them convenient. We are also encouraging greater harmonisation of waste collection and recycling services across different local authority areas.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 10/12/2015 15:10:24 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves

432584

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	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	Food Poverty
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why they have made no assessment of the number of people experiencing food insecurity.
	tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
	uin	HL3993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>There is no single definition of food insecurity. The factors that impact on household food security are complex. There are multiple indicators such as quality, variety and desirability of diet as well as total intake, not all of which are measured consistently. It is therefore very difficult and potentially misleading to attempt to develop a single classification of food insecurity.</p><br /><p>Defra publishes statistics annually to show the proportion of household income spent on food by (a) all households and (b) the lowest income 20% of households.The most recent statistics are in the Food Statistics Pocketbook 2015 on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 10/12/2015 15:12:14 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
	tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark